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 2010, which spans the period between July 1, 2010 and June 30th, 2011. 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 2011, Adult Education programs in the New York City region served 54,454 students. Below is a breakdown of enrollment by provider type.
Provider Type CBO CUNY Library DOE Enrollment

11508 9236 4482 29228

Enrollment by Provider Type - NYC

CBO 21%

DOE 54%

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 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 992 3718 8173 5961 1446 505 14499 3339 3833 4888 4391 2709 54454

Number of Students Making Gain 592 1980 3945 2688 752 165 6947 2310 2578 2854 2273 1213 28297

Percentage of students making gain 60% 53% 48% 45% 52% 33% 48% 69% 67% 58% 52% 45% 52%

Student Demographics

Gender of students - NYC

Male 35%

Female 65%

Gender Female Male

Number of Students 35290 19164 54454

% 65% 35%

Student Age
60 plus 6%

16-18 2%

45-59 24%

19-24 17%

25-44 51%

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

Number

934 9406 28090 12905 3119

Student ethnicity - NYC

Pacific Islander 0.3% White 9.4% Asian 13.7%

Native American or Alaskan 0.2%

Latino/a 43.9%

AfricanAmerican, AfroCaribbean, or African 32.4%

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

Count

126 7484 17653 23901 5129 161

Employment status at Entry

Unemployed <1 yr available 8%

Unemployed >1 yr available 10%

Employed fulltime 27%

Not available for employment 36%

Employed parttime 18%

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

14575 9592 4 19743 380 4429 5312