This, on top of what truly is a teacher retention crisis in our state and nation. 

Our policy problems are totally human-made. We must support public education.

-Angela

Texas students are becoming 'majority-minority.' Data shows how teaching staffs lag behind

Latino students make up the majority but only 30% of teachers are Latino

Hannah Dellinger, Staff writer

Sep. 28, 2022

Kindergarten dual-language students work on an assignment at Vines Primary School in Aldine ISD Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Houston.

Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

Though the majority of Texas public school students are Latino, most 

teachers and principals in the state are white.

While 53 percent of the state's 5.4 million students enrolled during the

2021-22 school year were Latino, data from the Texas Education Agency

shows, just 29 percent of teachers and 25 percent of principals were Latino.

White students accounted for 26 percent of the student population, but

white teachers account for 56 percent of teachers and 57 percent of

principals.

Research shows teacher and administrator diversity benefits all 

students, particularly students of color, and many advocates say

educators should more closely reflect the cultural and racial 

demographics of students.

Hannah Dellinger is the Houston Chronicle's suburban education reporter covering 30 

plus school districts in the region.