February 2008, Riverside County Office of Education, Kenneth M. Young, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools

2007 Student Diversity in Riverside County

Student Diversity African American 7.4%; American Indian 0.7%; Asian 2.5%; Filipino 2.0%; Hispanic or Latino 54.9%; Pacific Islander 0.4%; White 29.3%; Other 2.8%.

24% (102,040) of Riverside County students are limited in their ability to speak English. These students come from homes where more than 25 different languages are spoken. Languages other than English include:

Spanish
97,184
95.2%
Vietnamese
744
0.7%
Hmong
205
0.2%
Filipino (Tagalog)
810
0.8%
Lao
192
0.2%
Arabic
438
0.4%
Others
2,467
2.5%

 

 

High School New Graduates

Percentage of public high school graduates meeting requirements for admission to the University of California or California State University by ethnic group: 2006-2007

 
Riverside
State
American Indian
27.2%
23.5%
Asian
50.7%
60.0%
Pacific Islander
32.1%
28.8%
Filipino
42.0%
45.3%
African American
22.9%
25.5%
White
35.2%
40.2%
Hispanic
21.3%
25.5%
Average (All Students)
28.6%
35.9%

 

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The 2008 Report to the Community was written and prepared by the Riverside County Office of Education. It is also available as a pdf (17 MB). Copyright ©2008 Riverside County Superintendent of Schools. 3939 Thirteenth Street, Riverside, CA 92501