Black Teachers’ Salaries, Raises Trail Those of White Teachers
In 2023-24, the average salary for Black teachers was $65,013, compared to $70,695 for White teachers, Rand found. White teachers also got a higher annual raise on average — $2,030 — compared to $1,684 for Black teachers.
Rand’s findings and warnings over these racial disparities in teacher pay come as other research has shown that the number of teachers of color lags behind the growing enrollment of students of color.
For instance, data released in August by TNTP, a national education research, policy and consulting nonprofit, pointed to an ongoing “representation gap” between students of color and teachers of color. Students of color make up 55% of nationwide enrollment, while 22% of educators nationwide are teachers of color, TNTP found.
TNTP analyzed student and teacher racial demographic data at the school district and state levels.
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