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 CBO CUNY Library DOE Enrollment 12478 9414 4263 27895

Enrollment by Provider Type - NYC

CBO 23%

DOE 52%

CUNY 17% Library 8%

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.
16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Enrollment Number showing gain

Educational Functioning Levels ABE Level 1 ABE Level 2 ABE Level 3 ABE Level 4 ABE Level 5 ABE Level 6 ESL Level 1 ESL Level 2 ESL Level 3 ESL Level 4 ESL Level 5 ESL Level 6 Total number of students

Enrollment 918 3761 8440 5660 1401 574 14133 3377 3882 4911 4306 2687 54050

Number of Students Making Gain 554 2143 4548 2603 797 156 7123 2350 2635 2997 2304 1234 29444

Percentage of students making gain 60% 57% 54% 46% 57% 27% 50% 70% 68% 61% 54% 46% 54%

Student Demographics

Gender of students - NYC

Male 34%

Female 66%

Gender Female Male

Number of Students 35635 18415 54050

% 66% 34%

Student Age
16-18 2% 60 plus 6% 19-24 17%

45-59 24%

25-44 51%

Age 16-18 19-24 25-44 45-59 60 plus

Number 890 9240 27612 13161 3147

Student ethnicity - NYC

Pacific Islander 0.3% White 8.9% Asian 12.9%

Native American or Alaskan 0.3%

Latino/a 44.6%

AfricanAmerican, AfroCaribbean, or African 33.1%

Ethnicity Native American or Alaskan Asian African-American, Afro-Caribbean, or African Latino/a White Pacific Islander

Count 141 6992 17879 24086 4794 158

Employment status at Entry

Unemployed >1 yr available 9% Employed fulltime 26%

Unemployed <1 yr available 8%

Not available for employment 37%

Employed parttime 19%

Inmate 0%

Employment status Employed full-time Employed part-time Inmate Not available for employment Retired Unemployed <1 yr available Unemployed >1 yr available

Number 14017 9991 6 20055 525 4140 5026