Table 204.20.

Number and percentage of public school students participating in programs for English language learners, by state: Selected years, 2002-03 through 2011-12

State	Number of public school students participating in programs for English language learners														Percent of students participating in programs for English language learners
	2002-03		2005-06		2007-08		2008-09		2009-10		2010-11		2011-12		2002-03		2005-06		2007-08		2008-09		2009-10		2010-11		2011-12
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15
United States	4,118,918	1	4,421,489	1	4,153,870	1	4,439,514	1	4,364,510	1	4,370,004	1	4,389,325	1	8.7	1	9.2	1	8.6	1	9.2	1	9.1	1	9.1	1	9.1	1
Alabama	10,568		16,550		20,943		19,523		19,497		17,559		17,895		1.5		2.2		2.8		2.6		2.6		2.4		2.4
Alaska	16,351		20,743		16,752		11,937		14,581		14,894		14,538		12.3		15.6		12.8		9.2		11.1		11.3		11.1
Arizona	140,664		166,195		143,482		118,868		78,793		70,716		70,527		15.9		17.6		14.6		12.1		8.2		7.5		7.5
Arkansas	15,146		20,700		25,896		27,629		29,735		31,457		32,671		3.4		4.4		5.4		5.8		6.3		6.6		6.9
California	1,587,771		1,557,935		1,517,559	2	1,498,660		1,468,815	3	1,445,496	2	1,415,623		25.7		25.0		24.5	2	24.3		24.1	3	23.6	2	23.2
Colorado	86,118		99,790		84,900		88,254		94,391		98,809		101,262		11.5		12.8		10.7		10.9		11.4		11.8		12.0
Connecticut	21,970		28,662		29,424		28,886		29,266		29,671		29,318		4.0		5.2		5.4		5.4		5.4		5.6		5.6
Delaware	3,445		5,900		7,179		7,111		7,615		6,766		6,972		3.1		5.2		6.3		6.1		6.5		5.6		5.9
District of Columbia	5,363		4,274		4,092		4,370		4,203		3,741		3,745		7.9		7.2		7.0		9.9		9.6		8.4		8.4
Florida	203,659		221,624		231,326		226,037		230,440		229,659		234,347		8.0		8.3		8.7		8.6		8.8		8.7		8.8
Georgia	70,464		86,615		81,008		82,000		86,668		80,965		83,400		4.7		5.4		4.9		5.0		5.2		4.9		5.0
Hawaii	12,853		18,106		16,959		18,564		18,097		19,092		24,750		7.0		9.9		9.4		10.3		10.0		10.6		13.5
Idaho	18,747		18,184		16,660		17,657		15,931		15,361		15,143		7.5		6.9		6.3		6.6		6.0		5.8		5.7
Illinois	168,591		172,375	2	156,673		204,737		179,850		174,335		170,626		8.2		8.2	2	7.5		9.7		8.6		8.4		8.2
Indiana	42,560		56,400		46,092		45,527		48,364		48,574		50,082		4.3		5.5		4.5		4.4		4.7		4.7		5.0
Iowa	13,961		15,156		19,442		20,334		20,867		21,733		22,503		2.9		3.1		4.0		4.2		4.2		4.4		4.5
Kansas	17,942		24,671		31,760		34,095		38,011		39,323		41,052		3.8		5.3		6.8		7.2		8.0		8.1		8.5
Kentucky	6,343		10,138		12,896		14,589		14,244		16,351		16,878		1.0		1.5		1.9		2.2		2.1		2.4		2.5
Louisiana	11,042		11,942		8,545		12,223		12,499		11,617		12,348		1.5		1.8		1.3		1.9		1.9		1.7		1.9
Maine	2,575		3,332		3,803		4,128	2	4,467		4,792		5,104		1.2		1.7		2.0		2.2	2	2.4		2.5		2.7
Maryland	27,311		31,416		36,971	2	39,919	2	43,179		45,500		51,574		3.2		3.7		4.4	2	4.7	2	5.1		5.3		6.0
Massachusetts	50,578		50,007		53,788		47,198		49,612		52,610		62,354		6.1		6.2		6.7		5.9		6.3		6.7		7.9
Michigan	54,961		60,212		47,139		55,593		53,565		50,773		52,811		3.2		3.7		3.0		3.6		3.5		3.5		3.7
Minnesota	51,224		53,661		55,377		55,738		54,349		40,778		54,034		6.1		6.6		6.9		7.0		6.8		5.1		6.8
Mississippi	2,250		2,859		5,428		6,543		6,061		5,617		6,175		0.5		0.6		1.1		1.3		1.2		1.1		1.3
Missouri	13,121		18,745		16,472	2	15,468		19,393		20,411		23,169		1.4		2.0		1.8	2	1.7		2.2		2.3		2.6
Montana	6,642		6,711		6,721		4,549		3,806		3,299		3,318		4.4		4.6		4.7		3.2		2.7		2.3		2.3
Nebraska	13,803		17,449		19,128		18,388		19,323		20,062		17,532		4.9		6.1		6.6		6.3		6.6		6.7		5.8
Nevada	58,753		63,856		46,602		75,952		67,868		83,351		84,125		15.9		15.5		10.9		17.6		16.0		19.4		19.6
New Hampshire	3,270		2,877	2	3,201		3,496		3,821		3,965		3,892		1.6		1.4	2	1.6		1.8		1.9		2.0		2.0
New Jersey	57,548		50,426		52,559	2	53,960		55,450		52,580		53,543		4.3		3.7		3.9	2	4.0		4.1		3.8		4.0
New Mexico	65,317		62,682		61,173		55,978	2	51,257		52,029		53,071		20.4		19.2		18.6		17.0	2	15.5		15.7		16.1
New York	178,704		193,701		209,449		183,736		200,433		207,708		204,898		6.2		6.9		7.7		6.8		7.4		7.8		7.8
North Carolina	59,712		73,206		126,792		113,155		105,651		102,397		98,264		4.5		5.3		8.9		7.8		7.3		7.1		6.7
North Dakota	883		2,213	2	2,645		3,540		3,031		2,788		2,589		0.9		2.3	2	2.8		3.7		3.3		3.0		2.7
Ohio	25,610		29,222		34,167		35,362		36,527		35,170		35,729		1.4		1.7		2.0		2.0		2.2		2.1		2.2
Oklahoma	40,179		47,380		37,744		38,314	2	39,259		41,431		44,593		6.4		7.5		5.9		5.9	2	6.0		6.3		6.7
Oregon	52,331		64,603		61,999		62,857		61,625		58,662		63,790		9.5		12.1		11.0		11.2		11.0		10.5		11.3
Pennsylvania	30,731	2	39,598	2	44,564		44,853		44,359		44,729		44,242		1.7	2	2.3	2	2.6		2.7		2.6		2.7		2.7
Rhode Island	10,050		7,090		6,672		6,466	2	6,340		7,161		7,724		6.4		5.1		5.0		4.9	2	4.9		5.5		6.1
South Carolina	7,467		14,372		13,531		31,422		34,661		36,360		38,986		1.1		2.1		1.9		4.4		4.8		5.1		5.4
South Dakota	4,522		5,110		3,994	2	3,580		4,005		4,383		4,736		3.5		4.2		3.3	2	2.8		3.2		3.5		3.7
Tennessee	26,808	2	28,251	2	25,670		27,433		27,550		29,680		30,996		3.0	2	3.0	2	2.7		2.8		2.8		3.0		3.1
Texas	625,946		702,436		445,334		704,142		708,615		718,350		722,043		14.9		15.8		9.7		15.2		15.0		15.0		14.9
Utah	43,269		49,915		46,398		43,957		46,591		41,805		32,423		9.0		10.1		8.3		8.3		8.5		7.7		5.9
Vermont	1,057		1,771		1,675	2	1,645	2	1,525		1,510		1,447		1.1		1.9		1.9	2	1.9	2	1.7		1.6		1.6
Virginia	49,780		72,184		84,080		86,745		86,475		87,752		91,431		4.3		6.0		6.9		7.1		7.0		7.1		7.4
Washington	70,431		75,103		80,694		82,711		65,101		90,282		82,070		6.9		7.3		7.8		8.0		6.3		8.7		7.9
West Virginia	1,281		1,942		2,335		1,617		1,605		1,786		1,914		0.5		0.7		0.8		0.6		0.6		0.6		0.7
Wisconsin	25,764		30,130		43,782		47,798		45,041		43,562		44,362		2.9		3.4		5.0		5.5		5.2		5.0		5.1
Wyoming	3,483		3,068		2,395		2,271		2,098		2,602		2,706		4.1		3.6		2.8		2.6		2.4		2.9		3.0

1 U.S. total includes imputation for nonreporting states.

2 Imputation for survey nonresponse. State-level imputations were based on the percentages reported by the state for other years applied to the enrollment for the given year.

3 Based on data reported by the California Education Agency (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/cefelfacts.asp).

NOTE: Includes students served in regular school districts, excluding regional education service agencies and supervisory union administrative centers, state-operated agencies, federally operated agencies, and other types of local education agencies, such as independent charter schools.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2002-03 through 2011-12. (This table was prepared September 2013.)