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Changing Demographics
Changing Demographics
The 2010 U.S. census data indicates changes in the U.S. and Colorado student EL and Hispanic populations. In Colorado, 83% of the ELs are Hispanic. However, this does not mean that all Hispanic students are English learners and that all English learners are Hispanic.
The number of foreign-born people in the U.S. has increased substantially over the past 10 years, increasing from 31.1 million in 2000 to 40 million in 2010. The figures below are indicators of the changing demographics of the U.S. population and the new challenges and opportunities for school districts.
WPS Demographics
WPS Demographics
Total Enrollment: 9,282 students
English Language Learners: 35%
Asian: 4%
Black: 1%
Hispanic: 76%
White: 16%
F&R Lunch: 79%
Homeless: 7%
English Language Learners: 2,932
Non-English Proficient (NEP) = 26%
Limited English Proficient (LEP) = 47%
Fluent English Proficient (FEP) = 27%
(This information was taken from May 2020 Annual Report)
Colorado Demographics
Colorado Demographics
In 2021, approximately 570,000 foreign-born individuals resided in Colorado, accounting for 10 percent of the state population – a smaller share compared to immigrants in the United States overall (14 percent), as seen in Table 1. The growth rate of the foreign-born population in Colorado slowed considerably from 160 percent in the period between 1990 and 2000 to 54 percent between 2000 and 2021. Nevertheless, the growth of the immigrant population in Colorado still outpaced that of the U.S. immigrant population more generally and of the native-born population.
The share of school-age children with one or more foreign-born parents is smaller in Colorado (22 percent) than in the United States overall (26 percent), as shown in Table 2.
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