Figure 1. Comparative Map of Top 10 States for All English Learners and Black English Learners

Data for all ELs is from 2018-19 and data for Black ELs is from 2015-16.
The share of ELs in Illinois was calculated using preK-12 enrollment data in the denominator, whereas the other states only include K-12 enrollment in the denominator.
The two states that overlap for the two groups of students are Massachusetts and Washington, DC.
Source: Office of English Language Acquisition English Learners Who Are Black, 2020; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey”, 2018–19, English Learners file. Get the data
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