How many school-aged English learners are there in the U.S?
Based on state-reported data, it is estimated that 5,318,164 English Learners (ELs) were enrolled in public schools (pre-K through Grade 12) for the 2007-2008 school year. This number represents approximately 10.7% of total public school student enrollment. Among the states, California enrolled the largest number of public school EL students, with 1,526,036, followed by Texas (701,799), Florida (234,934), New York (213,000), and Illinois (175,454). The outlying areas had the highest overall percentages of EL students, with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marshall Islands identifying approximately 100% of their students as English Learners.
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