This video offers a snapshot of data presented in the 2016–18 Biennial Report to Congress on the Title III State Formula Grant Program. In school year (SY) 2017–18, one in five students (20.4%) in California were identified as an English learner (EL). In Texas, nearly three out of 20 students enrolled in Texas schools were identified as ELs. California and Texas ranked first and second in EL fall enrollment in 2017. In Nevada, about one out of seven students was identified as an EL (16.8% of all students). In New Mexico, nearly 16% of its elementary and secondary enrollment was identified as an EL. Nevada and New Mexico are ranked 35th and 37th, respectively, in terms of the size of their total student populations.
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