Abstract
During the 2000–01 school year (SY), a total of 3,793,764 English learners (ELs) were enrolled in public schools in kindergarten through grade 12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, representing 8.1% of total student enrollment. By SY 2019–20, the EL population had grown by almost 1 million and a half students to a total of 5,115,887 ELs, representing 10.4% of total student enrollment. Nationally, the percentage of ELs enrolled in U.S. schools rose by 2.3 percentage points between SY 2000–01 and SY 2019–20.
Topics
Data and Demographics
English Learners