A study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education provides a detailed look at the nation’s students who are learning English as a new language.
Ten Most Common Language Groups of LEP Students | ||
| Language | Number of LEP Students | Percent of LEP Students |
| Spanish | 2,963,256 | 76.9% |
| Vietnamese | 90,659 | 2.4 |
| Hmong | 68,892 | 1.8 |
| Korean | 47,427 | 1.2 |
| Arabic | 44,681 | 1.2 |
| Haitian Creole | 43,137 | 1.1 |
| Cantonese | 36,942 | 1.0 |
| Tagalog | 35,495 | 0.9 |
| Russian | 33,860 | 0.9 |
| Navajo | 33,622 | 0.9 |
| All others | 454,570 | 11.8 |
| Total | 3,852,540 | 100.0% |
Year | Number of LEP Students | Number of Teachers of LEP Students |
| 1992 | 2,314,079 | 364,485 |
| 2002 | 3,997,819 | 1,273,420 |
Note: The totals for LEP students in the two tables are different because a different number of respondents provided data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education
