Participation in Education

Elementary/Secondary Enrollment

Table A-8-1. Number of public school students and number and percentage of public school students who were English language learners (ELLs), by state: Selected school years, 2000–01 through 2009–10

State	Total public school enrollment				ELL enrollment							Percent ELL enrollment
State	2000–01	2005–06	2008–09	2009–10	2000–01		2005–06		2008–09		2009–10	2000–01	2005–06	2008–09	2009–10
Total¹	46,588,307	48,013,931	48,033,126	48,023,353	3,707,689		4,416,404		4,439,641		4,660,275	8.0	9.2	9.2	9.7
Total, reported	46,588,307	48,013,931	48,033,126	48,023,353	3,462,796		4,176,174		4,293,065		4,658,504	7.4	8.7	8.9	9.7
Alabama	728,532	743,626	745,668	748,889	7,226		16,550		19,523		19,497	1.0	2.2	2.6	2.6
Alaska	131,985	133,288	130,236	131,265	19,314		20,743		11,937		14,581	14.6	15.6	9.2	11.1
Arizona	871,882	943,841	979,320	958,968	131,865		166,195		118,868		78,793	15.1	17.6	12.1	8.2
Arkansas	449,693	472,609	474,423	474,897	11,847		20,700		27,629		29,735	2.6	4.4	5.8	6.3
California	5,976,924	6,240,080	6,163,045	6,100,700	1,473,703		1,557,935		1,498,660		1,763,486	24.7	25.0	24.3	28.9

Colorado	723,696	779,219	812,068	825,242	60,839		99,790		88,254		94,391	8.4	12.8	10.9	11.4
Connecticut	537,521	549,744	539,250	538,756	19,924		28,662		28,886		29,266	3.7	5.2	5.4	5.4
Delaware	112,055	114,371	116,804	117,628	2,081		5,900		7,111		7,615	1.9	5.2	6.1	6.5
District of Columbia	68,925	59,616	44,331	43,866	8,594		4,274		4,370		4,203	12.5	7.2	9.9	9.6
Florida	2,431,884	2,663,973	2,623,067	2,627,390	187,526		221,624		226,037		230,440	7.7	8.3	8.6	8.8

Georgia	1,444,937	1,597,682	1,649,598	1,660,643	54,444		86,615		82,000		86,668	3.8	5.4	5.0	5.2
Hawaii	184,360	182,818	179,478	180,196	12,718		18,106		18,564		18,097	6.9	9.9	10.3	10.0
Idaho	245,009	261,907	267,951	266,707	18,084		18,184		17,657		15,931	7.4	6.9	6.6	6.0
Illinois	2,025,426	2,097,924	2,117,674	2,101,198	126,404		172,375	²	204,737		179,850	6.2	8.2	9.7	8.6
Indiana	987,854	1,026,106	1,028,259	1,026,053	30,929		56,400		45,527		48,364	3.1	5.5	4.4	4.7

Iowa	495,080	483,482	487,559	491,255	11,253		15,156		20,334		20,867	2.3	3.1	4.2	4.2
Kansas	468,347	467,292	470,540	474,026	14,878		24,671		34,095		38,011	3.2	5.3	7.2	8.0
Kentucky	643,730	679,621	669,858	679,901	4,030		10,138		14,589		14,244	0.6	1.5	2.2	2.1
Louisiana	740,512	648,313	650,099	651,930	10,269		11,942		12,223		12,499	1.4	1.8	1.9	1.9
Maine	211,190	195,174	190,972	188,694	2,062	²	3,332		4,128	²	4,467	1.0	1.7	2.2	2.4

Maryland	852,920	860,021	843,781	848,252	24,213		31,416		39,919	²	43,179	2.8	3.7	4.7	5.1
Massachusetts	825,104	808,121	794,982	792,874	45,418		50,007		47,198		49,612	5.5	6.2	5.9	6.3
Michigan	1,704,883	1,635,076	1,537,515	1,510,716	36,667	²	60,212		55,593		53,565	2.2	3.7	3.6	3.5
Minnesota	848,091	809,156	800,053	798,508	44,357		53,661		55,738		54,349	5.2	6.6	7.0	6.8
Mississippi	496,513	493,952	491,194	491,651	2,176		2,859		6,543		6,061	0.4	0.6	1.3	1.2

Missouri	911,673	915,870	898,568	897,385	10,237		18,745		15,468		19,393	1.1	2.0	1.7	2.2
Montana	154,700	145,259	141,786	141,693	8,406	²	6,711		4,549		3,806	5.4	4.6	3.2	2.7
Nebraska	284,924	285,547	292,161	294,948	11,276		17,449		18,388		19,323	4.0	6.1	6.3	6.6
Nevada	340,706	412,747	430,985	423,859	23,488	²	63,856		75,952		67,868	6.9	15.5	17.6	16.0
New Hampshire	208,461	205,636	197,934	197,131	2,728		2,877	²	3,496		3,821	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.9

New Jersey	1,297,372	1,380,119	1,359,082	1,368,811	56,844	²	50,426		53,960		55,450	4.4	3.7	4.0	4.1
New Mexico	320,303	326,761	328,737	331,436	68,679		62,682		55,978	²	51,257	21.4	19.2	17.0	15.5
New York	2,858,991	2,790,140	2,705,289	2,721,522	230,625		193,701		183,736		200,433	8.1	6.9	6.8	7.4
North Carolina	1,277,500	1,388,216	1,452,064	1,444,409	44,087		73,206		113,155		105,651	3.5	5.3	7.8	7.3
North Dakota	108,788	98,172	94,653	94,997	—		2,213	²	3,540		3,879	—	2.3	3.7	4.1

Ohio	1,820,221	1,769,274	1,729,072	1,672,054	328		29,222		35,362		36,527	#	1.7	2.0	2.2
Oklahoma	623,110	634,468	644,549	653,592	38,042		47,380		38,314	²	39,259	6.1	7.5	5.9	6.0
Oregon	544,756	535,176	560,334	558,960	43,416		64,603		62,857		61,625	8.0	12.1	11.2	11.0
Pennsylvania	1,771,473	1,752,402	1,687,148	1,682,891	24,857	²	39,598	²	44,853		44,359	1.4	2.3	2.7	2.6
Rhode Island	156,275	138,934	131,056	130,623	10,198		7,090		6,466	²	6,340	6.5	5.1	4.9	4.9

South Carolina	679,724	699,027	714,290	715,590	5,121		14,372		31,422		34,661	0.8	2.1	4.4	4.8
South Dakota	127,986	121,718	126,624	123,558	4,269		5,110		3,580		4,005	3.3	4.2	2.8	3.2
Tennessee	893,061	953,796	970,908	972,549	—		—		27,433		27,550	—	—	2.8	2.8
Texas	4,021,641	4,450,139	4,646,668	4,728,202	568,972		702,436		704,142		708,615	14.1	15.8	15.2	15.0
Utah	477,380	496,507	532,433	548,397	38,998		49,915		43,957		46,591	8.2	10.1	8.3	8.5

Vermont	100,904	94,160	87,440	89,999	942		1,771		—		—	0.9	1.9	—	—
Virginia	1,143,807	1,201,142	1,221,799	1,231,205	36,802		72,184		86,745		86,475	3.2	6.0	7.1	7.0
Washington	1,004,843	1,031,668	1,035,907	1,034,698	70,431		75,103		82,711		65,101	7.0	7.3	8.0	6.3
West Virginia	285,785	279,788	281,908	281,828	920		1,942		1,617		1,605	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.6
Wisconsin	877,159	874,098	867,035	864,898	22,542		30,130		47,798		45,041	2.6	3.4	5.5	5.2
Wyoming	89,711	86,155	86,971	87,913	2,522		3,068		2,271		2,098	2.8	3.6	2.6	2.4

— Not available.

# Rounds to zero.

¹ Includes imputed (or estimated) ELL enrollment data in cases where states did not report these data. In 2009–10, the data for Vermont were imputed.

² Percentages are imputed (or estimated).

NOTE: For more information on the Common Core of Data, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,” 2000–01 (version 1a), 2005–06 (version 1a), 2008–09 (version 1a), and 2009–10 (version 1a).

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