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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary Districts in the United States: 2001-2002 - Table 20. Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary migrant students and number and percentage of students served in English Language Learner (ELL) Programs in the 100 largest districts in the United States and jurisdictions: By school district, school year 2001–02

Table 20. Number and percentage of public elementary and secondary migrant students and number and percentage of students served in English Language Learner (ELL) Programs in the 100 largest districts in the United States and jurisdictions: By school district, school year 2001–02

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Name of reporting district
State
Number of migrant students1 Percentage of migrant students Number of summer migrant students2 Percentage of summer migrant students Number of students served in ELL programs3 Percentage of students served in ELL programs
New York City Public Schools
NY
141,916 13.5
Los Angeles Unified
CA
2,363 0.3 1,383 0.2 307,594 41.8
Puerto Rico Department of Education
PR
(4) 446 0.1
City of Chicago School District
IL
0 0.0 61,037 14.0
Dade County School District
FL
2,060 0.5 351 0.1 69,452 18.5
 
Broward County School District
FL
697 0.3 355 0.1 30,298 11.6
Clark County School District
NV
83 # 0 0.0 30,629 12.5
Houston Independent School District
TX
1,303 0.6 59,904 28.4
Philadelphia City School District
PA
837 0.4 793 0.4
Hawaii Department of Education
HI
1,304 0.7 329 0.2 15,765 8.5
 
Hillsborough County School District
FL
3,545 2.1 1,254 0.7 18,219 10.7
Detroit City School District
MI
228 0.1 7,533 4.5
Dallas Independent School District
TX
954 0.6 54,224 33.2
Fairfax County Public Schools
VA
0 0.0 19,248 12.0
Palm Beach County School District
FL
2,928 1.8 967 0.6 18,413 11.5
 
Orange County School District
FL
1,113 0.7 374 0.2 18,280 11.6
San Diego City Unified
CA
108 0.1 91 0.1 38,867 27.4
Montgomery County Public Schools
MD
0 0.0 15,101 11.0
Prince Georges County Public Schools
MD
0 0.0 9,370 6.9
Duval County School District
FL
127 0.1 43 # 2,481 1.9
 
Gwinnett County School District
GA
45 # 0 0.0 7,796 6.7
Memphis City School District
TN
Pinellas County School District
FL
0 0.0 0 0.0 2,815 2.5
Baltimore County Public Schools
MD
0 0.0 2,101 2.0
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
NC
0 0.0 6,048 5.7
 
Wake County Schools
NC
463 0.5 316 0.3 4,206 4.1
Cobb County School District
GA
21 # 0 0.0 7,708 7.8
Baltimore City Public School System
MD
0 0.0 1,277 1.3
Milwaukee School District
WI
0 0.0 5,667 5.8
De Kalb County School District
GA
41 # 0 0.0 14,665 15.0
 
Long Beach Unified
CA
2,584 2.7 1,422 1.5 31,697 32.9
Jefferson (KY) County
KY
146 0.2 16 # 2,193 2.3
Jefferson (CO) County
CO
168 0.2 211 0.2 5,349 6.0
Albuquerque Public Schools
NM
0 0.0 45 0.1 15,417 17.7
Polk County School District
FL
1,932 2.4 462 0.6 3,604 4.4
 
Fresno Unified
CA
9,076 11.2 2,304 2.8 24,491 30.2
Fort Worth Independent School District
TX
140 0.2 20,730 25.7
Austin Independent School District
TX
191 0.2 15,612 20.1
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
VA
0 0.0 792 1.0
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
MD
0 0.0 994 1.3
 
Mesa Unified District
AZ
5,153 6.9
Jordan School District
UT
167 0.2 138 0.2 4,196 5.7
Orleans Parish School Board
LA
123 0.2 127 0.2 1,459 2.0
Denver County
CO
986 1.4 205 0.3 18,336 25.3
Cleveland City School District
OH
1 #
 
Granite School District
UT
0 0.0 0 0.0 10,789 15.0
Brevard County School District
FL
30 # 2 # 973 1.4
Fulton County School District
GA
0 0.0 0 0.0 4,365 6.2
District of Columbia Public Schools
DC
804 1.2 175 0.3 8,215 12.0
Nashville-Davidson County School District
TN
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1Migrant students include those who were enrolled at any time during the previous (2000-01) regular school year.
2Migrant students include those who were served in a summer program immediately prior to the (2001-02) school year.
3English-Language-Learner (formerly known as Limited-English-Proficient). Individuals who (1) were not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; or (2) come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; or (3) are American Indians and Alaskan Natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English proficiency; and who, by reason thereof, have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language, to deny such individuals the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms where the language of instruction is English or to participate fully in our society.
4Data were missing for more than 20 percent of schools.
NOTE: The universe for this table includes outlying areas, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Department of Defense schools.
SOURCE: Data reported by states to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2001-02, Version 1a, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2001-02, Version 1a.

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