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\nThrough the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD), the U.S. Department of Education disseminates data on local educational agencies (LEAs), commonly known as school districts. During the school year (SY) 2018–19, the CCD recorded 13,711 LEAs with English learners (ELs) enrolled. This fact sheet looks more closely at how ELs represent a percentage of total student enrollment.  \nEnglish Learners as a Percentage of Total Student Enrollment by Local Educational Agency: School Year 2018–191  \nDuring SY 2018–19, ELs represented 10% of total student enrollment in U. S. K–12 schools.2 Among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., ELs as a percentage of a state’s student enrollment ranged from 0.8% in West Virginia to 19.4% in California. In nine states (California, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Illinois, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, and Massachusetts), EL enrollment exceeded the national average.  \nSource: Source for document: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD),“Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey”, 2018–19 v.1a. Data were accessed on Sept. 15, 2020, at  \n[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pubagency.asp](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pubagency.asp)  \n1 Vermont did not report data on ELs.  \n2 Author calculations: Percentage of ELs is equal to total number ofELs divided by total number of students in the US.  \nFive States With the Highest Percentage of English Learners as a Percentage of  \nTotal Enrollment: School Year 2018–19  \nCalifornia  \n LEAs with the percentage of EL enrollment above the state average  \n LEAs with the percentage of EL enrollment at or below the state average  \nDuring SY 2018–19, ELs represented 19.4% of total student  \nenrollment in California, the greatest percentage in the nation.  \nThat year, 713 LEAs in California reported a higher  \npercentage ofELs than the state average, ranging up to 85.4% .  \nDuring SY 2018–19, ELs represented 17.8% of total  \nstudent enrollment in Texas. That year, 204 LEAs in  \nTexas reported a higher percentage ofELs than the  \nstate average, ranging up to 74.5% .  \nTexas  \nELs represented 15.3%  \nDuring SY 2018–19,  \nof total student enrollment in New Mexico.  \nThat year, 41 LEAs in New Mexico reported a  \nhigher percentage ofELs than the state  \naverage, ranging up to 76.7% .  \nDuring SY 2018–19, ELs represented 14.8% of total student enrollment in Nevada. That year, three LEAs in Nevada reported a higher percentage ofELs than the state average, ranging up to 17.4% .  \nDuring SY 2018–19, ELs represented 11.6% of  total student enrollment in Illinois. That year, 153  LEAs in Illinois reported a higher percentage of  ELs than the state average, ranging up to 60. 1% .   \nIllinois  \nOffice of English Language Acquisition  \n[OELA.ed.gov](OELA.ed.gov) • [NCELA.ed.gov](NCELA.ed.gov)  \n400 Maryland Ave., SW • Washington, DC 20202 • [www.ED.gov](www.ED.gov)","cbCaijlWzESiq1e0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijlWzESiq1e0","pdf",529547,"English","# English Learner Population by Local Educational Agency\n## National and state-level EL percentages in 2018–19\n## States with the highest EL enrollment shares\n## Data source and notes","[{\"question\":\"How many local educational agencies reported English learner enrollment in 2018–19?\",\"answer\":\"The NCES CCD recorded 13,711 LEAs with English learners enrolled during school year 2018–19.\"},{\"question\":\"What share of total U.S. K–12 enrollment did English learners represent in 2018–19?\",\"answer\":\"English learners represented 10% of total student enrollment in U.S. K–12 schools in 2018–19.\"},{\"question\":\"Which state had the highest percentage of English learners in 2018–19, and what was that percentage?\",\"answer\":\"California had the greatest share, with English learners representing 19.4% of total student enrollment in 2018–19.\"}]","English Learner Population by Local Educational Agency - English Learners as a Percentage of Total Student Enrollment - School Year 2018-19 | PDF",1792058610]