NYC's English Language Learners

A recently published demographic report from the NYC Dept. of Education's Office of English Language Learners provides some eye-opening statistics. As mentioned in the report, approximately 41% of students enrolled in NYC public schools speak another language than English at home. ELLs make up 14.4% percent of the entire DOE population and as of 2013 there are 159,162 enrolled in the school system. The largest portion of these students come from the Dominican Republic. Users can access other reports on the DOE website, which holds other important information for ELLs  such as the enrollment process and types of ELL programs. Take a look at some the report highlights below.