LEP/ELL Students > Elementary & Secondary statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
This is the number of students served in appropriate programs of language assistance (e.g., English as a Second Language, High Intensity Language Training, bilingual education). The name of this field changed to English Language Learners (ELL) in the 2001-02 school year from Limited-English Proficient (LEP) used in prior school years.

Education Statistics > Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

1,598,366

# 2

Texas:

661,052

# 3

Florida:

196,037

# 4

Arizona:

155,840

# 5

Colorado:

97,043

# 6

Oregon:

70,548

# 7

Nevada:

69,896

# 8

Georgia:

65,876

# 9

Michigan:

62,025

# 10

North Carolina:

60,967

# 11

Virginia:

60,301

# 12

Washington:

58,523

# 13

New Jersey:

58,349

# 14

New Mexico:

54,528

# 15

Minnesota:

53,507

# 16

Utah:

49,556

# 17

Massachusetts:

49,297

# 18

Indiana:

42,632

# 19

Oklahoma:

40,042

# 20

Maryland:

27,695

# 21

Wisconsin:

26,424

# 22

Connecticut:

25,959

# 23

Ohio:

23,368

# 24

Kansas:

22,399

# 25

Alaska:

19,877

# 26

Idaho:

19,649

# 27

Arkansas:

17,174

# 28

Nebraska:

15,586

# 29

Iowa:

15,238

# 30

Missouri:

14,855

# 31

Hawaii:

12,850

# 32

Louisiana:

12,175

# 33

Alabama:

10,825

# 34

South Carolina:

10,653

# 35

Rhode Island:

9,723

# 36

Kentucky:

8,446

# 37

Montana:

6,668

# 38

District of Columbia:

5,727

# 39

South Dakota:

4,477

# 40

Delaware:

3,956

# 41

Wyoming:

3,475

# 42

Mississippi:

2,916

# 43

Maine:

2,852

# 44

New Hampshire:

2,755

# 45

Vermont:

1,992

# 46

North Dakota:

1,638

# 47

West Virginia:

1,477

Weighted average:

81,600.3

DEFINITION: This is the number of students served in appropriate programs of language assistance (e.g., English as a Second Language, High Intensity Language Training, bilingual education). The name of this field changed to English Language Learners (ELL) in the 2001-02 school year from Limited-English Proficient (LEP) used in prior school years.

Education Statistics > Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students (most recent) by state

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