Map Shows States With Most Diverse Teachers [Video]

More diversity among teachers is linked to more successful teaching, especially for students from racially disadvantaged backgrounds. But not all states are doing as well when it comes to their public education workforce diversity levels.

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) showed the states with the most and least diverse teacher workforces. Based on the teacher workforce from 2018 to 2022, Washington, D.C., had the most diverse workforce, with 72.6 percent of teachers identifying as people of color.

Hawaii followed, with racial minorities making up 71.2 percent of its teacher workforce.

Also on the top 10 most diverse list were Texas, New Mexico, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi and Nevada. All of those states had between 27.8 percent and 45.1 percent of their teacher workforces identify as people of color.

Some states saw substantially lower rates of diversity in their teacher workforce. The least diverse state was found to be West Virginia, with only …