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The Growing Numbers of Limited English Proficient Students, 1991-2002
Type: Horace Feature
Source: Horace. Vol. 19, #2. Winter 2003.
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Each year, the United States Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students issues data from its Survey of the States. These data, published by The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition, demonstrate the acceleration of the number of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students not only in those states that have a history of linguistic and cultural diversity, but also in a large group of additional states that have experienced notable increases in immigration over the past decade.
Number of LEP Students, 2001-2002
LEP Population Growth, 1992-2002
Nationwide LEP Enrollment & Total K-12 Enrollment, 1991-2002
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Year
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Total K-12 Enrollment
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Growth Since 1991
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LEP Enrollment
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Growth Since 1991
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1991–92
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43,134,517
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-
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2,430,712
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-
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92–93
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44,444,939
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3%
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2,735,952
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13%
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93–94
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45,443,389
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5%
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3,037,922
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25%
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94–95
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47,745,835
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11%
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3,184,696
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31%
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95–96
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47,582,665
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10%
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3,228,799
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33%
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96–97
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46,714,980
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8%
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3,452,073
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42%
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97–98
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46,023,969
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7%
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3,470,268
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43%
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98–99
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46,153,266
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7%
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3,540,673
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46%
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99–00
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47,356,089
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10%
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4,416,580
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82%
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00–01
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47,665,483
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11%
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4,584,946
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89%
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01–02
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48,296,777
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12%
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4,747,763
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95%
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Most Commonly Spoken Languages Nationwide
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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Hmong
Haitian Creole
Korean
Arabic
Chinese, Cantonese
Russian
Tagalog
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Chinese, unspecified
Navajo
Khmer
Portuguese
Urdu
Chinese, Mandarin
Serbo-Croatian
Lao
Japanese
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Source: The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition website, www.ncela.gwu.edu. The NCELA website provides the information presented above along with a wealth of other national and state data about students’ English language acquisition patterns, educational programs for English language learners. The national information represented here can be found on a one-page poster at www.ncela.gwu.edu/states/stateposter.pdf. For specific information about English language learners in your state, don’t miss State Elementary & Secondary LEP Enrollment Growth and Top Languages, 2000—2001, available at www.ncela.gwu.edu/states/reports/statedata/2001/index.html.
This resource last updated: March 11, 2003
Database Information:
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Source: Horace. Vol. 19, #2. Winter 2003.
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: CES National
School Level: All
Issue: 19.2
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