Educational Demographics Unit
1st = Hispanic 2,613,480 (43.2%) 2nd = White 2,171,861 (35.9%) 3rd = African American 510,779 (8.4%) 4th = Asian 484,220 (8.0%) 5th = Filipino 144,759 (2.4%)
6th = American Indian 51, 926 (0.9%) 7th = Pacific Islander 38,651 (0.6%)
Comment: Pacific Islanders (PI) are the 7th largest ethnic group and the 6th largest ethnic minority group in the California public schools. Enrollment has grown from 22,396 in 1985-86
Numbers of 12th Grade Graduates Completing all Courses Required for University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) � 1999-00
Female = 933 (28.5%) Male = 850 (22.7%) Total = 1,783 (25.7%)
Rank = 1st Asian (57.9%) 2nd = Filipino (45.4%) 3rd = White (40.2%) 4th = Pacific Islander (25.7%)
Comment: The majority of PI high school graduate students are not completing the required CSU/UC courses.
Dropout Rate 1999-00
1st = African American 4.6% 2nd = Hispanic 3.9% 3rd = American Indian 3.5%
4th = Pacific Islander 3.3%
Comment:: PI students have the 4th highest state dropout rate.
Number of English Language Learners (ELL) 2000-2001
Tongan (Rank 22nd) 1,877 students
Samoan (Rank 23rd) 1,747 students
Marshallese (Rank 53rd) 147 students
Chamorro (Rank 55th) 71 students
Comment: Samoans migrated to the US over 50 years ago, but still have a large number of ELL students. Tongans have been here about 30 years.
Number of Pacific Islander Teachers 2000-2001
Female 352 Male 193 Total 545
Comment: Who are the 545 teachers? Slight decrease in the number of teachers
1985-86 = 170 teachers (0.1%) 1998-99=606 teachers (0.2%)
99-00=585 (0.2%) 2000-01=545 (0.2%)
Number of Pacific Islander Administrators 2000-2001
Female 22 Male 19 Total 41
Comment: Who are the 41 administrators?
Number of Pacific Islander Pupil Services Staff (Counselors, Psychologists, Child Welfare and Attendance Staff) 2000-2001
Female 23 Male 9 Total 32
Comment: Who are the 32 PS staff members?
Special Education Enrollment 2000-2001
2,817 students out of 38, 651
Disabilities:
Mental Retardation = 222; Hard of Hearing = 38; Deaf = 35; Speech/Language Impairment=730; Visual Impairment=36; Emotional Disturbance=77; Orthopedic Impairment=60; Other Health Impairment=78; Specific Learning Disability=1,436;Deaf-Blindness=7; Multiple Disability=32; Autism=50; Traumatic Brain Injury=16
United Way Study Data-Los Angeles County-1996
Sixteen ethnic groups were included in this study. The PI groups studied were Chamorro, Hawaiian, and Samoan.
Other Ethnic Groups identified in this study:
White, Latino, African American, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Native American, Asian Indian, Cambodian, Thai, Laotian
Group Population Rank Growth Rank Income Rank MedianHousehold Rank
Chamorro 5,682 15 58% 11 $10,035 11 $32,228 8
Hawaiian 7,126 14 16% 13 $16,557 4 $37,713 5
Samoan 10,675 13 43% 12 $6,357 15 $29,328 12
TOTALS 23,483 39% $10,983 $33,089
Group CollegeGrads Rank Poverty Rank Unemploy-ment Rank HomeOwnership Rank
Chamorro 7% 13 22% 11 8% 9 37% 10
Hawaiian 18% 8 10% 5 6% 7 39% 8
Samoan 6% 15 26% 13 12% 14 26% 14
TOTALS 10% 19% 9% 34%
PACIFIC ISLANDER DATA
Arrests per 100,000 = 5,742.3 Rank 4th
Less than high school = 31%
High School graduate = 58%
College graduate = 11% (6% for Samoans and Tongans)
