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Table 204.25.English learners (ELs) who received services in an English language instruction educational program (LIEP) in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2011 through fall 2021
State or jurisdiction Number of ELs who received services in an LIEP Number of ELs who received services in LIEPs as a percent of total EL enrollment
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
   United States  4,375,816 4,468,590 4,539,049 4,495,256 4,546,934 4,624,221 4,828,356 4,832,405 4,936,136 4,854,730 4,898,719 94.5 92.1 92.1 93.4 93.7 93.4 96.4 96.2 96.5 97.8 93.1
Alabama 18,044 17,463 17,755 19,239 18,887 20,016 24,078 27,529 31,408 31,497 31,661 92.7 88.4 88.0 87.8 93.4 94.9 96.0 99.4 98.4 96.5 90.6
Alaska 15,500 15,187 14,958 15,142 13,482 13,654 14,709 14,600 14,430 13,195 13,327 93.8 92.6 90.7 93.6 88.7 93.2 94.2 94.4 94.0 95.0 95.1
Arizona 85,614 71,801 79,913 69,673 64,094 61,352 66,009 60,043 58,998 65,038 73,899 88.7 78.6 87.9 90.1 95.6 87.1 82.9 73.6 78.8 79.7 79.1
Arkansas 29,920 31,411 32,062 33,938 35,421 38,934 36,074 33,234 34,159 34,652 34,875 91.2 91.1 90.4 89.8 92.4 93.9 90.6 86.3 86.9 88.3 87.7
California 1,318,345 1,469,973 1,452,139 1,354,691 1,335,525 1,297,245 1,246,453 1,185,606 1,121,925 1,089,013 1,083,021 95.0 96.6 96.3 96.9 97.2 97.4 98.1 99.1 97.7 100.0 96.0

Colorado

112,258

114,254

118,139

99,290

104,195

105,038

101,670

97,255

94,269

88,127

90,001

99.8

99.9

99.9

94.6

99.9

99.3

97.5

97.5

97.7

97.8

97.9
Connecticut 31,002 30,284 30,921 34,568 35,132 36,257 39,251 40,522 42,740 41,905 46,404 99.7 95.5 95.0 96.1 100.0 99.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.2
Delaware 6,741 7,161 7,861 8,110 9,248 10,734 12,673 13,896 14,425 14,039 15,620 96.2 95.4 94.1 95.8 95.4 100.0 100.0 94.4 94.3 96.3 96.7
District of Columbia 5,007 5,546 5,608 5,638 5,847 6,189 7,440 7,962 8,860 8,515 9,493 93.8 82.5 94.5 96.3 95.6 94.2 91.5 93.5 93.9 91.1 94.6
Florida 235,848 245,431 240,727 250,679 267,715 288,104 279,806 281,294 277,791 264,041 269,027 87.6 88.3 84.5 98.3 99.9 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.8 99.8

Georgien

78,672

90,521

98,553

100,761

107,397

108,882

102,464

116,944

111,762

119,726

65,387

86.8

96.3

99.9

96.2

97.6

97.4

83.1

97.8

87.0

95.0

48.9
Hawaii 19,848 18,969 16,553 15,340 13,619 12,658 14,773 16,579 17,737 16,769 16,440 99.7 98.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.7
Idaho 15,201 12,877 12,208 11,582 12,174 15,304 17,300 19,053 20,996 18,268 18,036 93.4 90.6 89.2 90.8 90.4 94.6 97.1 99.2 99.0 99.1 99.3
Illinois 161,018 175,714 171,288 185,144 186,609 189,782 207,445 203,135 217,759 211,718 132,389 85.8 92.4 91.8 92.0 96.3 92.2 100.0 89.7 95.0 96.9 55.3
Indiana 49,011 50,054 53,437 55,434 48,796 45,990 53,653 59,927 64,391 66,695 70,944 95.6 95.9 95.4 96.0 96.3 96.6 96.6 97.5 95.4 98.2 98.2

Iowa

22,425

23,923

25,978

26,988

27,240

28,025

28,555

30,332

30,189

29,580

30,862

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

98.0

97.1

97.1

95.8

97.3

97.4
Kansas 35,082 37,385 39,381 44,379 45,854 44,918 41,700 41,300 39,205 39,070 33,473 74.6 75.7 76.2 81.9 86.9 82.2 84.8 93.6 91.5 91.5 86.4
Kentucky 18,579 20,224 22,517 19,627 20,848 20,519 22,096 23,331 28,351 30,637 33,862 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.2 94.6 93.8 86.2 86.3 100.0 96.2 95.6
Louisiana 13,125 14,671 16,446 17,737 21,875 23,842 23,870 22,119 24,490 25,457 27,207 94.1 94.7 94.1 95.0 91.5 100.0 96.0 87.2 84.2 93.1 81.7
Maine 4,351 4,642 4,083 3,974 4,302 4,132 4,537 4,094 4,026 4,079 79.6 84.8 79.2 78.7 81.8 72.0 76.6 75.1 77.3 75.3

Maryland

55,597

59,946

61,801

60,683

63,289

69,011

79,570

84,095

93,219

88,803

98,528

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

99.9

99.9

99.9

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0
Massachusetts 61,196 65,509 68,635 70,523 73,916 77,174 84,529 84,782 88,280 82,627 90,414 85.4 92.2 93.2 89.8 89.3 89.1 90.5 89.2 90.0 89.7 93.1
Michigan 72,256 74,473 84,505 80,756 84,986 90,878 93,809 92,452 90,274 87,176 88,870 93.9 92.0 95.6 95.8 95.1 96.0 96.2 95.8 96.1 96.5 96.7
Minnesota 66,563 63,747 67,340 62,053 61,659 61,955 63,325 68,986 68,210 65,238 68,355 94.8 90.5 91.2 88.0 86.7 86.0 86.6 94.2 90.9 89.7 89.2
Mississippi 5,617 6,065 6,633 7,301 8,467 8,384 5,925 9,043 9,463 10,124 10,471 79.7 78.4 77.8 79.7 88.5 64.4 46.1 61.4 81.5 77.1 77.0

Missouri

20,963

22,476

22,890

25,372

25,713

27,216

30,020

30,638

31,294

29,720

31,577

84.2

83.0

82.4

87.3

86.8

88.1

88.6

89.4

91.5

91.4

92.4
Montana 2,449 1,854 2,933 2,716 2,800 2,623 2,738 2,805 2,953 2,782 2,799 73.8 49.4 85.2 84.6 89.2 90.0 88.0 82.7 83.1 76.7 78.4
Nebraska 20,169 18,390 19,104 19,990 20,436 22,147 23,128 21,991 21,587 21,533 23,238 99.3 99.4 99.3 99.0 99.1 100.0 99.4 94.1 93.7 96.9 97.1
Nevada 74,901 69,865 71,632 75,014 78,142 75,138 81,435 72,957 75,611 64,592 66,994 94.4 90.1 100.0 97.2 99.7 99.6 99.8 99.9 100.0 100.0 100.0
New Hampshire 3,849 3,709 3,579 3,570 3,624 3,786 4,223 4,632 4,196 3,700 3,710 85.6 84.8 84.9 86.2 87.7 88.8 85.5 93.8 85.4 77.7 76.9

New Jersey

55,712

60,249

66,463

66,990

65,690

66,591

76,978

80,853

92,426

89,240

106,698

97.7

97.8

97.2

93.9

95.7

94.0

96.8

96.9

93.6

93.9

94.5
New Mexico 54,724 54,859 45,251 45,263 44,797 46,398 33,560 36,435 44,109 38,900 45,275 92.5 92.9 78.9 90.8 85.5 93.7 63.8 71.3 83.4 78.6 76.0
New York 213,017 71,313 75,158 70,949 51,091 52,164 228,303 223,386 214,986 230,169 231,520 90.1 30.0 31.2 32.6 23.6 22.0 93.9 93.6 92.0 95.9 93.7
North Carolina 103,508 101,143 100,239 95,308 93,927 90,145 102,298 109,850 119,596 108,486 116,265 98.5 98.9 97.9 98.3 92.1 97.6 96.8 96.4 97.6 94.4 95.7
North Dakota 3,361 3,145 2,906 2,773 2,826 2,984 3,550 3,838 4,010 3,805 3,360 94.4 96.0 87.1 90.0 89.4 94.3 97.7 96.0 95.2 94.7 86.4

Ohio

40,910

43,149

48,329

46,077

48,807

54,230

51,138

54,693

58,606

57,578

61,764

95.5

95.3

95.9

96.1

95.1

95.8

96.6

97.5

97.6

96.7

96.7
Oklahoma 36,904 39,435 40,314 40,982 42,392 42,037 47,912 50,299 53,239 56,196 59,289 89.1 90.3 90.1 89.8 90.7 90.7 91.9 91.5 88.8 93.2 91.3
Oregon 55,408 54,005 54,791 47,831 50,687 54,482 49,477 48,295 50,597 49,659 52,227 94.6 95.1 95.5 96.7 96.1 96.3 97.0 96.5 95.2 95.1 95.0
Pennsylvania 48,043 49,859 45,083 48,300 49,926 56,109 61,677 67,725 67,739 67,247 72,827 97.1 95.8 93.1 93.8 95.1 99.9 99.4 99.0 93.8 94.0 93.8
Rhode Island 7,742 6,037 9,071 9,339 10,338 10,841 12,524 12,993 14,518 14,368 15,781 97.9 68.4 98.0 93.1 98.0 97.8 99.3 92.0 84.8 86.1 91.3

South Carolina

35,369

38,040

42,441

42,441

42,467

43,807

45,481

45,018

45,762

42,620

45,525

91.7

92.7

98.5

99.3

99.8

98.9

99.8

99.1

99.8

99.7

99.8
South Dakota 4,046 3,956 4,088 4,072 3,944 4,447 5,224 5,756 6,433 6,415 6,412 76.2 75.4 79.9 81.2 86.4 95.9 96.4 96.8 97.8 98.3 98.1
Tennessee 32,154 31,762 33,301 33,402 40,160 42,665 44,180 44,734 49,593 51,080 57,190 98.7 98.5 94.8 93.8 98.9 98.6 98.7 98.9 99.1 99.1 98.9
Texas 745,899 771,939 807,374 858,677 890,634 920,627 924,860 965,330 1,020,508 1,033,257 1,092,763 99.8 99.8 99.7 99.8 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Utah 37,154 38,476 37,652 36,964 38,620 40,100 45,274 30,878 53,110 52,423 54,398 96.8 98.1 97.3 89.4 90.2 97.1 98.0 61.0 97.7 97.0 94.9

Vermont

1,230

1,235

1,244

1,157

1,121

1,301

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1,643

1,265

1,242

78.2

76.9

77.1

80.1

80.5

91.0

---

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97.6

73.0

72.6
Virginia 97,507 99,690 93,603 104,680 107,532 111,976 113,186 107,039 115,694 112,510 117,297 99.7 99.8 91.0 99.9 100.0 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 95.7 99.9
Washington 96,437 106,221 110,945 109,513 110,924 122,354 116,039 118,809 127,758 124,392 121,239 99.0 99.0 98.8 98.9 98.3 99.8 90.8 92.3 98.6 98.9 97.9
West Virginia 1,829 2,240 2,889 2,825 2,150 2,506 2,019 1,992 2,040 1,686 1,906 98.1 92.7 99.2 98.7 77.0 94.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wisconsin 47,985 46,514 45,497 45,309 45,344 45,986 49,729 50,860 50,703 43,198 49,016 99.6 99.6 99.4 99.6 99.5 99.4 99.8 99.7 99.6 99.6 99.4
Wyoming 2,077 2,089 2,272 2,383 2,593 2,414 2,094 2,043 1,973 1,762 75.5 74.7 67.9 71.7 88.4 85.2 77.9 75.8 78.0 69.5

Bureau of Indian 
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  Puerto Rico2 3,349 2,943 2,007 2,096 1,552 977 957 753 582 519 1,191 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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‡Reporting standards not met.
1Though not available, data for the Bureau of Indian Education include students in programs designed for Native American students learning and studying Native American languages. However, Title III-A requires that an outcome of programs serving such children be increased English proficiency.
2Data for Puerto Rico are for students with "limited Spanish proficiency" or Spanish learners (SLs), instead of "English Learners," as Spanish is the language of instruction in Puerto Rico. However, Title III-A requires that an outcome of programs serving such children be increased English proficiency. The number of SLs receiving services is higher than SL enrollment reported in other tables due to a longer reporting period. Enrollment is collected at the beginning of the school year, while receiving services includes students identified as SLs at any point in the school year.
NOTE: A language instruction educational program (LIEP) is a course in which an English learner (EL) is placed in order to develop and attain English proficiency while meeting challenging state academic standards. An LIEP may include instruction in English and a child’s native language, and English-proficient children may participate in the course if it is designed to enable all participating children to become proficient in English and a second language. Estimates exclude prekindergarten ELs. Caution should be used when comparing 2020 and 2021 estimates to those of other years due to the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on reporting Title III data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, EDFacts file 116, Data Group 648 and EDFacts file 141, Data Group 678, 2011-12 through 2021-22. (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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