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In 2000–01, 3,793,764 English learners represented 8.1% of total enrollment; by 2019–20, 5,115,887 represented 10.4%. The overall EL share rose nationally by 2.3 percentage points, while individual states showed both increases and decreases. The document also summarizes percent changes in EL counts and shifts in EL enrollment shares among top states.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/english-learners-demographic-trends/586861/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/english-learners-demographic-trends/586861.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Sarah ","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-05","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":24},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"How many English learners were enrolled in 2000–01 and what share of total enrollment did they represent?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"In 2000–01, 3,793,764 English learners were enrolled, representing 8.1% of total K–12 enrollment.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What was the change in the English learner population by 2019–20?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"By 2019–20, the English learner population rose to 5,115,887, representing 10.4% of total enrollment—an increase of almost 1.5 million students.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Did all states show the same direction of change in English learner enrollment?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"No. Some states increased their EL population as a percentage of total enrollment while others decreased; Nevada and Texas increased, while California and New Mexico decreased between 2000–01 and 2019–20.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},586861,1793135240,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":24,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":24,"preview_page_count":4},962085320529,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_9964176cb1d06d4a9deccf72a44ae3dc","Office of English Language Acquisition  \nEnglish Learners: Demographic Trends  \nDuring 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 ofELs enrolled in U.S. schools rose by 2.3 percentage points between SY 2000–01 and SY 2019–20.  \nSchool Year 2000–01  \nEnglish Learners as a Percentage of Total Enrollment Within the Top 10 States: School Year 2000–01  \nCalifornia  \nNew Mexico  \nArizona Alaska Texas  \nWashington D.C.  \nNevada  \nColorado  \nUtah  \nNew York  \n0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% Percent  \nSchool Year 2019–20  \nEnglish Learners as a Percentage of Total Enrollment Within the Top 10 States: School Year 2019–20  \nTexas California  \nNew Mexico  \nNevada  \nWashington D.C.  \nIllinois  \nRhode Island  \nAlaska  \nWashington  \nDelaware  \n0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15 .0% 20 .0% 25 .0% Percent  \nWhile some states experienced increases in their EL population as a percentage of the total K–12 enrollment between the SYs 2000–01 and 2019–20, other states have experienced decreases. For example, both Nevada and Texas saw its EL population, as a percentage of its total enrollment, increase by over 3 percentage points and 5 percentage points respectively. Other states, such as California and New Mexico, experienced decreases of almost 5 percentage points in their EL population as a percentage of their total K–12 enrollment between the SYs 2000–01 and 2019–20.  \nPercent Change in Numbers of English Learners Per State: School Year 2000–01 to School Year 2019–20  \nIn addition to seeing  \n increases in the percentage  of ELs as part ofthe total  student population, the EL  \n student population in the  U.S. grew by almost 35%  between SY 2000–01 and  SY 2019–20. Forty-five  \n states and the District of  Columbia saw the numbers  ofELs increase. Wyoming’s  EL population increased by  8%, or 202 ELs, whereas  Texas’ EL population  \n jumped by almost 80%, or  451,087 students. Only five  states saw their numbers of  ELs decrease between SY  2000–01 and SY 2019–20.  \nChange in English Learner Enrollment as a Percentage of Total English Learner Enrollment, Top Five States: School Year 2000–01 to School Year 2019–20  \nThis line graph shows the EL enrollment pattern for states with the largest percent change in the number of ELs as the percentage of total EL enrollment in the U. S. between SYs 2000–01 and 2019–20. In SY 2000–01 California enrolled 39% of all ELs in U. S. schools, but only 22% in SY 2019–20. Conversely, Texas enrolled a larger share of the nation’s ELs from SY 2000–01 to SY 2019–20, increasing from 15% in SY 2000–01 to 20% in SY 2019–20.  \nSource: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics (2021). Digest of educational statistics.“Table 204.20 English learner (EL)  \nstudents enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2019”.  \n[https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d21/tables/dt21_204.20.asp](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d21/tables/dt21_204.20.asp)  \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)","cbCairP7cWgkGL7x","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairP7cWgkGL7x","pdf",519435,"English","# Overall growth in English learners\n## National enrollment share changes (2000–01 vs 2019–20)\n# Top-state comparisons\n## EL share within the top 10 states in 2000–01\n## EL share within the top 10 states in 2019–20\n# State-level changes\n## Changes in EL numbers as part of total enrollment\n## Percent change in EL counts by state\n# Selected trend illustration and sources","[{\"question\":\"How many English learners were enrolled in 2000–01 and what share of total enrollment did they represent?\",\"answer\":\"In 2000–01, 3,793,764 English learners were enrolled, representing 8.1% of total K–12 enrollment.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the change in the English learner population by 2019–20?\",\"answer\":\"By 2019–20, the English learner population rose to 5,115,887, representing 10.4% of total enrollment—an increase of almost 1.5 million students.\"},{\"question\":\"Did all states show the same direction of change in English learner enrollment?\",\"answer\":\"No. Some states increased their EL population as a percentage of total enrollment while others decreased; Nevada and Texas increased, while California and New Mexico decreased between 2000–01 and 2019–20.\"}]","English Learners: Demographic Trends | PDF",1792059650]