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Title III Immigrant Student Demographics

Data collected about immigrant students enrolled in California's public and private schools.

The California Department of Education conducts an annual data collection about immigrant students enrolled in California's public and private schools. The data collection is conducted as part of the requirements of Title III under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Title III, Part A, sections 3201(1) and (5) define immigrant children and youth as individuals who:

  • are aged 3 through 21,
  • were not born in any state, and
  • have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more states for more than three full (cumulative) academic years. Section 3201(13) of the ESSA defines State as each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Local educational agencies (LEAs) report the number of immigrant students via the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS). Private schools report the number of immigrant students via the Student National Origin Report.

Table I: Title III Funding for Immigrant Students in California 2014–15 to 2021–22

CALPADS Collection Funding Year Number of Students in Title III Programs Per-Student Allocation Total Title III Funding
Fall 2020 2021–22 22,401 $157.20 $3,521,437
Fall 2019 2020–21 73,318 $110.95 $8,134,632
Fall 2018 2019–20 88,423 $100.42 $8,879,426
Fall 2017 2018–19 115,646 $98.35 $11,373,797
Fall 2016 2017–18 113,280 $96.45 $10,925,860
Fall 2015 2016–17 117,386 $86.45 $10,148,028
Fall 2014 2015–16 98,867 $87.31 $8,632,078
Fall 2013 2014–15 65,609 $92.95 $6,100,293

Table II: Countries of Origin ranking by number of Immigrant Students, Fall 2021

Rank Country of Origin Number of Students

1

Mexico

31,869

2

Guatemala

15,507

3

El Salvador

10,644

4

India

8,547

5

China

8,138

6

Philippines

6,281

7

Honduras

6,239

8

Afghanistan

6,180

9

Viet Nam

5,336

10

Korea, Republic of

3,101

11

Japan

3,023

12

Armenia

2,007

13

Russian Federation

1,906

14

Canada

1,865

15

Brazil

1,771

16

Colombia

1,413

17

United Kingdom

1,323

18

Nicaragua

1,184

19

Egypt

1,174

20

Ukraine

1,147

21

Taiwan, Province of China

1,084

22

Yemen

1,012

23

Germany

1,000

24

Israel

947

25

Pakistan

867

26

Iran, Islamic Republic of

813

Subtotal: 126,091 (86.93%)
All other countries: 18,946 (13.07%)
Grand total: 145,037 (100.00%)

Table III: LEAs ranked by number of Immigrant Students (Top 25), Fall 2021

Rank LEA Number of Students

1

Los Angeles Unified

19,159

2

Irvine Unified

4,416

3

San Diego Unified

3,449

4

Oakland Unified

3,054

5

San Juan Unified

2,868

6

Cupertino Union

2,355

7

Fremont Unified

1,912

8

Glendale Unified

1,768

9

Twin Rivers Unified

1,671

10

West Contra Costa Unified

1,628

11

San Francisco Unified

1,422

12

Garden Grove Unified

1,404

13

Elk Grove Unified

1,386

14

Torrance Unified

1,324

15

Poway Unified

1,261

16

Mt. Diablo Unified

1,225

17

Santa Clara Unified

1,144

18

Capistrano Unified

1,118

19

Sacramento City Unified

1,015

20

Santa Ana Unified

1,002

21

Hayward Unified

930

22

Cajon Valley Union

864

23

Alhambra Unified

851

24

Walnut Valley Unified

851

25
Fresno Unified
845

Student subtotal: 58,927 (40.63%)
All other LEAs: 86,110 (59.37%)
Grand total: 145,037 (100.00%)

Table IV: Counties ranked by number of Immigrant Students (Top 25), Fall 2021

Rank County Number of Students

1

Los Angeles

37,354

2

Orange

13,611

3

Santa Clara

11,989

4

San Diego

11,719

5

Alameda

9,479

6

Sacramento

8,268

7

Riverside

5,879

8

San Bernardino

5,429

9

Contra Costa

5,147

10

San Mateo

4,050

11

Fresno

3,073

12

San Joaquin

2,999

13

Kern

2,880

14

Stanislaus

2,218

15

Ventura

1,948

16

Santa Barbara

1,665

17

Marin

1,489

18

Tulare

1,478

19

San Francisco

1,454

20

Monterey

1,442

21

Sonoma

1,352

22

Merced

1,099

23

Placer

1,008

24

Solano

915

25

Imperial

851

Student subtotal: 138,796 (95.70%)
All other counties: 6,241 (4.30%)
Grand total: 145,037 (100.00%)

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, December 15, 2022
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