Language Research

FLE - Distribution of Offered Languages by State

The National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey collects and analyzes K-12 foreign language enrollment data as it currently stands in the United States, where more than 21 percent of households speak a language other than English at home.

Selected Languages by State

The following maps show the distribution of schools offering the selected languages by state, including Arabic, American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Other. To update data for your school, district or state, email research@americancouncils.org.


Arabic

American Sign Language

Chinese

French

German

Japanese

Latin

Russian

Spanish

Other

Source: American Councils for International Education, American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Center for Applied Linguistics: The National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey (2017)