NEW YORK CITY ADULT EDUCATION STUDENT STATISTICS

The following tables and charts show data reported by adult education providers in the New York City region of New York State for the fiscal year 2012, which spans the period between July 1, 2011 and June 30th, 2012.

All students reported here fulfill the National Reporting System (NRS) guidelines for reporting, namely, they have completed 12 hours of instruction and have been post tested using one of the State Education Department approved assessment instruments.

In FY 2012, Adult Education programs in the New York City region served 54,050 students. Of these, 33,296 students attended English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and 20,754 attended Basic Education or GED (ABE) classes.

To put these numbers in context, it is useful to look at the need for adult literacy programs in New York City. The American Community Survey (2010) listed the number of NYC residents above the age of 25 without a high school diploma, the potential audience for ABE instruction as 999,712. It also lists the number of residents who 'speak English Less Than Well', the potential target population for ESL classes as 1,855,681.

More details on the NYC adult literacy student population appear in the rest of this document.

Below is a breakdown of enrollment by provider type.

Provider Type Enrollment

CBO 12478

CUNY 9414

Library 4263

DOE 27895

CBO 23%

CUNY 17%

Library 8%

DOE 52%

Enrollment by Provider Type - NYC

Enrollment and Educational Gain

The NRS categorizes students into 6 Adult Basic Education (ABE) and 6 English as a Second Language (ESL) levels based on their pretest scores. Students show educational gain if their post test places them in an NRS level that is higher than their pretest level.

Educational Functioning Levels Enrollment Number of Students

Making Gain Percentage of students making gain

ABE Level 1 918 554 60%

ABE Level 2 3761 2143 57%

ABE Level 3 8440 4548 54%

ABE Level 4 5660 2603 46%

ABE Level 5 1401 797 57%

ABE Level 6 574 156 27%

ESL Level 1 14133 7123 50%

ESL Level 2 3377 2350 70%

ESL Level 3 3882 2635 68%

ESL Level 4 4911 2997 61%

ESL Level 5 4306 2304 54%

ESL Level 6 2687 1234 46%

Total number of students 54050 29444 54%

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

Enrollment

Number showing gain

Student Demographics

Gender

Number of Students %

Female 35635 66%

Male 18415 34%

54050

Female 66%

Male 34%

Gender of students - NYC

Age Number

16-18 890

19-24 9240

25-44 27612

45-59 13161

60 plus 3147

16-18 2%

19-24 17%

25-44 51%

45-59 24%

60 plus 6%

Student Age

Ethnicity Count

Native American or Alaskan 141

Asian 6992

African-American, Afro-Caribbean, or African 17879

Latino/a 24086

White 4794

Pacific Islander 158

Native American or Alaskan

0.3%

Asian 12.9%

African-American, Afro-

Caribbean, or African 33.1%

Latino/a 44.6%

White 8.9%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

Student ethnicity - NYC

Employment status Number

Employed full-time 14017

Employed part-time 9991

Inmate 6

Not available for employment 20055

Retired 525

Unemployed <1 yr available 4140

Unemployed >1 yr available 5026

Employed full-time 26%

Employed part-time 19%

Inmate 0%

Not available for employment

37%

Unemployed <1 yr available

8%

Unemployed >1 yr available

9%

Employment status at Entry