A glimpse* into the top global languages (other than English or Spanish) of ESL students at the four largest school districts in Texas.
*Due to masking rules, some numbers are minimums for some languages. Source: TEA
Global Languages in Texas
When you combine the four school districts, Pashto (2597) is the largest group followed closely by Arabic (2210) and Vietnamese (2150).
Four Districts Combined
HoustonISD's largest groups are Pashto (1010) and Arabic (764) speakers.
HoustonISD
The largest region represented is South Asia with 1520 students but Pashto speakers account for 1010 students of this group.
HoustonISD : by Region
In Dallas, Swahili (238) comprises the largest group closely followed by Burmese (234).
DallasISD
The largest region represented is Sub-Saharan Africa with 510 students with almost half of those speaking Swahili.
DallasISD : by Region
At Cypress Fairbanks ISD near Houston, Vietnamese (1534) comprises the largest group.
Cy-Fair ISD
The largest region represented at CyFair ISD is East Asia & Pacific with 1837 students but 1534 of those speaking Vietnamese.
CyFair ISD : by Region
Northside ISD's (San Antonio area) largest group is also Pashto (1410) with Arabic (635) a distant second.
Northside ISD
The largest region represented in Northside ISD is South Asia with 1678 students but 1410 of those being Pashto speakers.