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Table 204.20. | English learner (EL) students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2020 |
State | Number of EL students | Number of EL students as a percent of total enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||
United States | 3,793,764 | 1 | 4,471,300 | 1 | 4,455,860 | 1 | 4,794,994 | 4,858,377 | 4,952,708 | 5,025,995 | 1 | 5,115,887 | 4,963,388 | 8.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.2 | 1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 1 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Alabama | 7,226 | 16,550 | 17,559 | 20,228 | 20,725 | 25,212 | 27,702 | 31,903 | 32,630 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Alaska | 19,337 | 20,743 | 14,963 | 15,203 | 14,662 | 15,623 | 14,686 | 15,346 | 13,894 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||
Arizona | 131,933 | 174,856 | 76,320 | 67,195 | 70,546 | 88,629 | 82,211 | 74,834 | 81,594 | 15.0 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Arkansas | 11,850 | 20,709 | 31,537 | 38,376 | 41,482 | 39,836 | 38,531 | 39,318 | 39,265 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | ||||||||
California | 1,479,819 | 1,571,463 | 1,474,250 | 2 | 1,307,804 | 1,260,672 | 1,197,296 | 1,196,099 | 1,148,024 | 1,062,264 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 2 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 17.7 | ||||||
Colorado |
60,852 | 99,797 | 99,804 | 104,289 | 105,810 | 104,299 | 99,732 | 96,490 | 90,155 | 8.4 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.5 | ||||||||
Connecticut | 20,499 | 29,789 | 30,428 | 35,064 | 36,573 | 38,089 | 40,200 | 41,973 | 39,333 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | ||||||||
Delaware | 2,081 | 5,919 | 6,858 | 9,704 | 10,831 | 12,296 | 13,164 | 15,294 | 14,581 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 | ||||||||
District of Columbia | 8,594 | 5,001 | 5,261 | 6,215 | 6,574 | 8,145 | 8,531 | 9,440 | 9,347 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | ||||||||
Florida | 187,566 | 221,705 | 229,758 | 268,189 | 288,921 | 280,540 | 282,023 | 278,498 | 264,546 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | ||||||||
Georgia |
54,444 | 86,615 | 81,409 | 112,006 | 114,427 | 113,605 | 119,610 | 128,502 | 125,963 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 12,718 | 18,106 | 19,092 | 13,619 | 12,658 | 14,773 | 16,579 | 17,737 | 16,769 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.6 | ||||||||
Idaho | 18,097 | 18,184 | 15,393 | 13,492 | 16,187 | 17,849 | 19,230 | 21,215 | 18,426 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Illinois | 126,475 | 172,049 | 3 | 174,340 | 194,040 | 197,496 | 217,790 | 228,640 | 229,180 | 218,480 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | ||||||
Indiana | 30,953 | 56,510 | 49,573 | 50,717 | 47,676 | 55,607 | 61,523 | 67,504 | 67,938 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Iowa |
11,253 | 15,156 | 21,733 | 27,300 | 28,659 | 29,473 | 31,320 | 31,509 | 30,410 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Kansas | 14,878 | 24,671 | 39,323 | 52,789 | 54,667 | 49,238 | 44,144 | 42,833 | 42,694 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | ||||||||
Kentucky | 4,030 | 10,138 | 16,351 | 22,067 | 21,897 | 25,653 | 27,067 | 28,351 | 31,842 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Louisiana | 10,293 | 12,006 | 11,698 | 23,924 | 22,843 | 25,060 | 25,568 | 29,081 | 27,339 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||||||||
Maine | 2,410 | 3 | 3,353 | 4,792 | 5,091 | 5,295 | 5,775 | 5,989 | 5,453 | 5,210 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||||||
Maryland |
24,213 | 31,416 | 45,500 | 63,349 | 69,079 | 79,656 | 84,120 | 93,249 | 88,834 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | ||||||||
Massachusetts | 49,077 | 51,618 | 54,988 | 82,779 | 86,658 | 93,217 | 95,086 | 98,055 | 92,076 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.2 | ||||||||
Michigan | 49,279 | 3 | 65,419 | 56,474 | 89,597 | 94,921 | 97,837 | 96,719 | 93,889 | 90,374 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | ||||||
Minnesota | 44,360 | 57,831 | 48,428 | 71,162 | 72,128 | 73,203 | 73,303 | 75,018 | 72,754 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Mississippi | 2,176 | 2,859 | 5,620 | 9,588 | 13,042 | 12,865 | 14,771 | 11,614 | 13,127 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | ||||||||
Missouri |
10,238 | 18,745 | 21,918 | 29,690 | 30,950 | 33,925 | 34,353 | 34,219 | 32,512 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||||||||
Montana | 7,713 | 3 | 6,711 | 3,300 | 3,202 | 3,000 | 3,191 | 3,457 | 3,555 | 3,627 | 5.0 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||||||
Nebraska | 11,276 | 17,449 | 20,077 | 20,900 | 22,507 | 23,332 | 22,067 | 23,035 | 22,223 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Nevada | 38,301 | 3 | 63,856 | 83,352 | 78,416 | 75,430 | 81,635 | 73,016 | 70,217 | 64,601 | 11.2 | 3 | 17.3 | 20.8 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.7 | ||||||
New Hampshire | 2,728 | 2,876 | 3 | 3,965 | 4,116 | 4,321 | 4,988 | 4,992 | 4,911 | 4,759 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||||||
New Jersey |
55,463 | 3 | 50,515 | 52,771 | 68,725 | 70,941 | 79,574 | 83,560 | 98,748 | 95,042 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | ||||||
New Mexico | 68,679 | 62,682 | 52,557 | 52,821 | 44,899 | 52,892 | 51,111 | 52,898 | 49,497 | 21.4 | 19.6 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.0 | ||||||||
New York | 230,625 | 194,123 | 208,125 | 216,378 | 236,792 | 243,737 | 238,885 | 233,627 | 239,954 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.4 | ||||||||
North Carolina | 44,165 | 73,634 | 103,249 | 102,090 | 92,388 | 105,801 | 114,363 | 122,599 | 114,901 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | ||||||||
North Dakota | 925 | 3 | 2,213 | 3 | 2,788 | 3,171 | 3,198 | 3,669 | 4,018 | 4,212 | 4,018 | 0.8 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||||
Ohio |
25,658 | 3 | 29,804 | 37,116 | 51,441 | 56,945 | 53,392 | 56,724 | 60,049 | 59,519 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||||||
Oklahoma | 38,042 | 47,381 | 41,812 | 46,831 | 46,396 | 52,200 | 54,645 | 59,952 | 60,282 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | ||||||||
Oregon | 43,416 | 64,676 | 58,946 | 52,786 | 56,598 | 51,036 | 50,050 | 53,127 | 52,230 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.3 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 42,412 | 3 | 42,795 | 3 | 47,014 | 52,624 | 56,454 | 61,724 | 68,443 | 72,200 | 71,571 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||||
Rhode Island | 10,245 | 7,468 | 7,655 | 10,550 | 11,057 | 12,620 | 12,523 | 17,116 | 16,684 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | ||||||||
South Carolina |
5,121 | 14,388 | 36,379 | 42,574 | 44,301 | 45,574 | 45,411 | 45,871 | 42,731 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | ||||||||
South Dakota | 4,270 | 5,110 | 4,383 | 4,598 | 4,678 | 5,452 | 5,975 | 6,579 | 6,529 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||||||||
Tennessee | 26,452 | 3 | 28,251 | 3 | 29,681 | 40,637 | 43,277 | 44,790 | 45,266 | 50,037 | 51,568 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||||
Texas | 570,453 | 711,737 | 738,663 | 892,082 | 922,012 | 926,325 | 966,594 | 1,021,540 | 1,034,543 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.1 | ||||||||
Utah | 38,998 | 49,973 | 42,804 | 42,815 | 41,339 | 46,220 | 50,463 | 54,357 | 54,067 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Vermont |
942 | 1,775 | 1,510 | 1,448 | 1,506 | 1,770 | 1,753 | 3 | 1,683 | 1,734 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||||||
Virginia | 36,802 | 72,420 | 88,033 | 109,104 | 100,814 | 114,739 | 107,173 | 115,803 | 117,553 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | ||||||||
Washington | 70,431 | 3 | 75,103 | 90,282 | 112,763 | 122,408 | 127,777 | 128,795 | 129,564 | 125,822 | 7.0 | 3 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | ||||||
West Virginia | 920 | 1,944 | 1,788 | 2,812 | 2,546 | 2,035 | 2,012 | 2,040 | 1,686 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||||||||
Wisconsin | 22,542 | 30,130 | 43,638 | 45,669 | 46,342 | 49,905 | 51,094 | 50,902 | 43,359 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Wyoming | 2,534 | 3,077 | 2,602 | 2,964 | 2,849 | 2,839 | 2,704 | 2,736 | 2,531 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1U.S. total includes imputation for nonreporting states. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2Data 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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3Imputation 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 2009 and earlier years may include prekindergarten EL students. Starting with 2010, states were instructed to exclude prekindergarten EL students from EDFacts reporting. Data for 2014 and earlier years include only those EL students who participated in EL programs. Starting with 2015, data include all EL students, regardless of program participation. For 2018 and earlier, 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. Starting with 2019, counts and percentages are based on data collected at the state level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01 through 2018-19, and "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2019-20 and 2020-21; and EDFacts file 141, Data Group 678, 2020-21. (This table was prepared October 2022.) |