How many languages do students speak in Alameda Countys public schools?
The ethnic and cultural diversity in Alameda County lends itself to having a myriad of different languages spoken in the area. Of the nearly 220,000 students in Alameda County public schools, the four most common foreign languages spoken are Spanish (14 percent); Cantonese (1.5 percent); Vietnamese (.9 percent); Tagalog (.9 percent); Mandarin (.7 percent); other languages (4 percent). Other languages include Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Mien, Punjabi, Russian, Thai, and Tigrinya.) For more information about the districts, including demographic and test data, visit Ed-Data.
