The Asian Population
I go to a rather small private school that goes from preschool to 12th grade. In recent years it has seemed that the Asian population there has increased significantly. In nearly every class you can hear two Asians talking together in their native tongue. Since we are a small school, each year a directory of all the names, addresses, names of parents, and telephone numbers of everyone is put out. The one for this year came out today and I decided to count the total number of Asians in the entire school; I also calculated the percentage of Asians in Elementary, Junior High, Senior High, and the Junior and Senior Highs combined. My results follow, but take note that they may bay inaccurate, as I counted by hand. Also, to be considered Asian, the name must have been Asian - adopted kids were not counted, as I do not know everyone in the school:
School Total
- 40 Asians out of 555 kids
- Approx. 7.207%
Elementary (Pre-K and Kindergarten Included)
- 17 Asians out of 364 kids
- Approx. 4.670%
Junior High
- 9 Asians out of 91 kids
- Approx. 9.890%
Senior High
- 14 Asians out of 100 kids
- Precisely 14.000%
Junior and Senior Highs Combined
- 23 Asians out of 191 kids
- Approx. 12.042%
More Information
- In grades 3 and under, there are only 7 Asians out of a possible 253; this is approx. 2.767%.
- There are no Asians in 5th grade.
- In grades 6 and up, 27 Asians out of a possible 231; this is approx. 11.688%.
- There are the most Asians in 7th grade, with a grand total of 5 in the class.
My Conclusions
These percentages tell me that Asian parents, like any sensible parents, are more likely to send their kids to America once they have hit age 11 or 12. The Asian children younger than this are probably here with their parents, who are most likely teaching at the university in town.