English Learner Demographics

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What percent of students in California speak a language other than English at home?

A total of 2,858,064 students in California speak a language other than English in their homes. This number represents about 45.9% of the state’s public school enrollment (6,226,989). Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What percent of students in PUSD speak a language other than English at home?

A total of 10,384 students in PUSD speak a language other than English in their homes. This number represents about 29% of the district’s enrollment (35,808). Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What percent of students in California are English Learners?

The 1,349,503 English Learners constitute 21.7% of the total enrollment (6,226,989) in California public schools. Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What percent of students in San Diego County are English Learners?

The 110,769 English Learners constitute 22.2% of the total enrollment in San Diego County public schools (499,850). Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What percent of students in PUSD are English Learners?

The 4,297 English Learners constitute 12% of the total enrollment in PUSD. Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What percent of English Learners in San Diego County have a home language of Spanish?

A total of 90,556 English Learners – 81.75% have Spanish as a home language. Percentage of Students Having Spanish as a Home Language Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What percent of English Learners in PUSD have a home language of Spanish?

A total of 1,314 English Learners – 31% have Spanish as a home language. Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What’s the 2 nd largest language group of students in San Diego County schools?

The 2 nd largest language group is Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) – 3,165 students (2.86%) followed by Vietnamese – 2,683 students (2.42%) Arabic – 2,365 (2.14%), and Chaldean – 1,937 students (1.75%). Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What’s the 2 nd largest language group of students in PUSD schools?

The 2 nd largest language group is Mandarin – 405 students (9%); followed by Vietnamese – 336 students (8%); followed by Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) – 318 students (7%); followed by Farsi – 287 students (6.6%); followed by Korean – 232 students (5%) Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

How many Districts in San Diego County do not have any English Learners in them?

0 - all of the districts in San Diego County have English Learners. 100%

Where does San Diego County rank compared to other counties in terms of the number of English Learners?

San Diego County ranks 3 rd Source: California Department of Education. (2013). Retrieved from DataQuest:

What knowledge do students enter school with but sometimes leave without, and yet they need to know this knowledge to go to college?

The knowledge of a language other than English.

What percent of students in San Diego County did not graduate from High School and what percent were English Learners?

20.2% (8,697) of San Diego County students did not graduate. 36.2% (3,153) out of that number were English Learners 36.2%

What is the number of Dual Language Programs in San Diego County?

There are 72 Dual Language Programs in San Diego County. Dual Language Programs in San Diego County

What is the percent of students who received Seal of Biliteracy countywide?

3.3% of High School Graduates received the Seal of Biliteracy. # of High School Graduates Awarded Seal of Biliteracy