Table 204.20.

English language learner (ELL) students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2016

State	Number of ELL students											Number of ELL students as a percent of total enrollment
	2000		2005		2010		2013		2014	2015	2016	2000		2005		2010		2013		2014	2015	2016
1	2		3		4		5		6	7	8	9		10		11		12		13	14	15
United States	3,793,764	1	4,471,300	1	4,455,860	1	4,568,197	1	4,670,356	4,794,994	4,858,377	8.1	1	9.2	1	9.0	1	9.2	1	9.3	9.5	9.6
Alabama	7,226		16,550		17,559		17,457		18,651	20,228	20,725	1.0		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.5	2.7	2.8
Alaska	19,337		20,743		14,963		14,945		15,089	15,203	14,662	14.5		15.4		11.3		11.4		11.5	11.5	11.0
Arizona	131,933		174,856		76,320		69,636		67,389	67,195	70,546	15.0		18.2		7.3		6.3		6.1	6.1	6.3
Arkansas	11,850		20,709		31,537		35,961		37,799	38,376	41,482	2.6		4.6		6.8		7.3		7.7	7.8	8.4
California	1,479,819		1,571,463		1,474,250	2	1,413,167		1,392,295	1,307,804	1,260,672	24.5		25.2		23.3	2	22.7		22.3	21.0	20.2
Colorado	60,852		99,797		99,804		107,742		104,979	104,289	105,810	8.4		13.3		13.0		12.3		11.8	11.6	11.7
Connecticut	20,499		29,789		30,428		31,301		34,855	35,064	36,573	3.6		5.2		5.3		5.7		6.4	6.5	6.8
Delaware	2,081		5,919		6,858		8,212		8,482	9,704	10,831	1.8		5.1		5.8		6.2		6.3	7.2	7.9
District of Columbia	8,594		5,001		5,261		7,331		7,330	6,215	6,574	12.5		6.6		6.9		9.4		9.1	7.4	7.7
Florida	187,566		221,705		229,758		250,430		252,318	268,189	288,921	7.7		8.7		8.7		9.2		9.2	9.6	10.3
Georgia	54,444		86,615		81,409		90,563		97,768	112,006	114,427	3.8		5.8		5.2		5.3		5.6	6.4	6.5
Hawaii	12,718		18,106		19,092		15,949		14,425	13,619	12,658	6.9		9.8		10.4		8.5		7.9	7.5	7.0
Idaho	18,097		18,184		15,393		13,251		12,755	13,492	16,187	7.4		7.3		6.0		4.5		4.4	4.6	5.4
Illinois	126,475		172,049	3	174,340		191,209		210,221	194,040	197,496	6.2		8.3	3	8.3		9.3		10.3	9.5	9.8
Indiana	30,953		56,510		49,573		55,955		57,839	50,717	47,676	3.1		5.6		4.9		5.3		5.5	4.8	4.5
Iowa	11,253		15,156		21,733		23,137		25,875	27,300	28,659	2.3		3.1		4.5		4.6		5.1	5.4	5.6
Kansas	14,878		24,671		39,323		45,530		47,209	52,789	54,667	3.2		5.2		8.4		9.4		9.5	10.6	11.1
Kentucky	4,030		10,138		16,351		19,602		20,716	22,067	21,897	0.6		1.5		2.4		2.9		3.0	3.2	3.2
Louisiana	10,293		12,006		11,698		15,037		18,665	23,924	22,843	1.4		1.6		1.6		2.1		2.6	3.3	3.2
Maine	2,410	3	3,353		4,792		5,201		5,177	5,091	5,295	1.1	3	1.6		2.4		2.8		2.8	2.8	2.9
Maryland	24,213		31,416		45,500		56,047		60,705	63,349	69,079	2.8		3.6		5.3		6.5		6.9	7.2	7.8
Massachusetts	49,077		51,618		54,988		70,883		75,531	82,779	86,658	5.0		5.3		5.6		7.4		7.9	8.6	9.0
Michigan	49,279	3	65,419		56,474		72,811		81,678	89,597	94,921	2.9	3	3.7		3.2		4.7		5.3	5.8	6.2
Minnesota	44,360		57,831		48,428		64,377		66,934	71,162	72,128	5.2		6.8		5.8		7.6		7.8	8.2	8.2
Mississippi	2,176		2,859		5,620		6,574		7,773	9,588	13,042	0.4		0.6		1.1		1.3		1.6	2.0	2.7
Missouri	10,238		18,745		21,918		27,355		29,144	29,690	30,950	1.1		2.0		2.4		3.0		3.2	3.2	3.4
Montana	7,713	3	6,711		3,300		3,311		3,299	3,202	3,000	5.0	3	4.5		2.2		2.3		2.3	2.2	2.0
Nebraska	11,276		17,449		20,077		15,418		17,528	20,900	22,507	3.9		6.1		7.0		5.0		5.6	6.6	7.1
Nevada	38,301	3	63,856		83,352		68,053		75,282	78,416	75,430	11.2	3	17.3		20.8		15.1		16.4	16.8	15.9
New Hampshire	2,728		2,876	3	3,965		3,513		3,605	4,116	4,321	1.3		1.4	3	1.9		1.9		2.0	2.3	2.4
New Jersey	55,463	3	50,515		52,771		61,151		66,748	68,725	70,941	4.2	3	3.7		3.8		4.5		4.8	4.9	5.0
New Mexico	68,679		62,682		52,557		51,095		48,906	52,821	44,899	21.4		19.6		16.1		15.1		14.4	15.7	13.4
New York	230,625		194,123		208,125		184,562	2	187,445	216,378	236,792	8.0		6.7		7.3		6.8	2	6.8	8.0	8.7
North Carolina	44,165		73,634		103,249		94,810		94,093	102,090	92,388	3.4		5.5		7.5		6.3		6.1	6.6	6.0
North Dakota	925	3	2,213	3	2,788		2,749		3,111	3,171	3,198	0.8	3	2.1	3	2.8		2.7		3.0	3.0	2.9
Ohio	25,658	3	29,804		37,116		43,502		46,766	51,441	56,945	1.4	3	1.6		2.0		2.5		2.7	3.0	3.3
Oklahoma	38,042		47,381		41,812		48,318		49,102	46,831	46,396	6.1		7.6		6.6		7.1		7.1	6.8	6.7
Oregon	43,416		64,676		58,946		49,722		49,485	52,786	56,598	7.9		11.7		10.7		8.6		8.5	9.2	9.8
Pennsylvania	42,412	3	42,795	3	47,014		48,404		51,623	52,624	56,454	2.3	3	2.4	3	2.6		2.8		3.0	3.1	3.3
Rhode Island	10,245		7,468		7,655		9,319		10,066	10,550	11,057	6.5		4.7		4.9		6.6		7.1	7.4	7.8
South Carolina	5,121		14,388		36,379		40,340		42,480	42,574	44,301	0.8		2.1		5.2		5.4		5.6	5.6	5.7
South Dakota	4,270		5,110		4,383		4,254		4,679	4,598	4,678	3.3		4.0		3.5		3.3		3.5	3.4	3.4
Tennessee	26,452	3	28,251	3	29,681		34,397		36,398	40,637	43,277	3.0	3	3.1	3	3.2		3.5		3.7	4.1	4.3
Texas	570,453		711,737		738,663		798,071		814,945	892,082	922,012	14.1		16.7		16.8		15.5		15.6	16.8	17.2
Utah	38,998		49,973		42,804		34,409		38,543	42,815	41,339	8.2		10.3		8.7		5.5		6.1	6.6	6.3
Vermont	942		1,775		1,510		1,348		1,439	1,448	1,506	0.9		1.8		1.5		1.5		1.6	1.6	1.7
Virginia	36,802		72,420		88,033		94,496		97,871	109,104	100,814	3.2		6.2		7.3		7.4		7.6	8.5	7.8
Washington	70,431	3	75,103		90,282		99,650		107,197	112,763	122,408	7.0	3	7.4		8.9		9.4		10.0	10.4	11.1
West Virginia	920		1,944		1,788		1,879		2,707	2,812	2,546	0.3		0.7		0.6		0.7		1.0	1.0	0.9
Wisconsin	22,542		30,130		43,638		43,007		42,729	45,669	46,342	2.6		3.4		5.0		4.9		4.9	5.3	5.4
Wyoming	2,534		3,077		2,602		2,756		2,707	2,964	2,849	2.8		3.6		3.1		3.0		2.9	3.1	3.0

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

2 Data are from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, EDFacts file 046, Data Group 123, extracted October 25, 2017, from the EDFacts Data Warehouse (internal U.S. Department of Education source).

3 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.

NOTE: Data for 2014 and earlier years include only those ELL students who participated in ELL programs. Starting with 2015, data include all ELL students, regardless of program participation. Counts and percentages in this table are aggregated from data collected at the school district level and may differ from those in tables based on data collected at other levels.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01 through 2016-17. (This table was prepared October 2018.)