Proportional Share of Total Limited-English
Proficient K-12
Students
by County in State of Arizona
School Year (Fall): 1999
Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Students:
125,301
Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research
Unit,
Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State
University
using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996-
1997 through
1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics,
Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, U.S.
Department of
Education, May 2002.
Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996- 1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.
These figures can be compared to population figures for Arizona’s total and K-12 student populations below. A comparison shows, for example, that while 55.0 % of Limited-English Proficient students in Arizona attend schools in districts in Maricopa County, 59.9% of the total Arizona population and 58.7% of the K- 12 student population resides in Maricopa County.
Percent of Total Population, K-12 Students, and Limited English Proficient Students By County in State of Arizona
|
Arizona County |
Percent of Total Population |
Percent of Total K-12 Students |
Percent of LEP Students |
|
APACHE |
1.4% |
2.4% |
4.8% |
|
COCHISE |
2.3% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
|
COCONINO |
2.3% |
2.9% |
2.9% |
|
GILA |
1.0% |
1.0% |
0.6% |
|
GRAHAM |
0.7% |
0.7% |
0.1% |
|
GREENLEE |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
LA PAZ |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
|
MARICOPA |
59.9% |
58.7% |
55.0% |
|
MOHAVE |
3.0% |
2.8% |
0.9% |
|
NAVAJO |
1.9% |
3.4% |
4.6% |
|
PIMA |
16.4% |
15.0% |
12.2% |
|
PINAL |
3.5% |
3.1% |
1.9% |
|
SANTA CRUZ |
0.7% |
1.1% |
5.1% |
|
YAVAPAI |
3.3% |
2.8% |
1.1% |
|
YUMA |
3.1% |
3.4% |
8.1% |
|
TOTAL AZ |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Source: County total population figures from U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1 and Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data. Total and Limited English Proficient student figures from Fall 1999 compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using Common Core of Data (CCD): School Years 1996- 1997 through 1999-2000, National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, May 2002.