SurveyItemResponse.joins("JOIN student_races on survey_item_responses.student_id = student_races.student_id JOIN students on students.id = student_races.student_id").where(
number_of_students_for_a_racial_group=SurveyItemResponse.joins("JOIN student_races on survey_item_responses.student_id = student_races.student_id JOIN students on students.id = student_races.student_id").where(