Harrisonburg City Public Schools

KG-12th Grade Students – Birth Country

Ethiopia, 0.7%
Other, 6.5%
Dominican Republic, 0.7%

Guatemala, 0.8%
Mexico, 0.9%
Iraq, 2.4%
El Salvador, 2.5%

Puerto Rico, 2.6%

Honduras, 8.3%

U.S., 74.6%
• 74 different birth countries currently represented
• The majority of HCPS students are born in the U.S.
• Some of the “Other” birth countries with notable student populations include: Cuba, Tanzania, Ukraine, Eritrea,
Syria, Rwanda, Uganda, Nepal & Jordan.
• 9.3% of current HCPS KG-12th grade students are identified as Immigrants
(born outside the U.S., with fewer than three years in U.S. schools) As of 11/22/2022
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KG-12th Grade Students – Home Language

Vietnamese, 0.4%
Nepali, 0.5% Ukrainian, 0.4% Other, 4.2%

Russian, 0.8%
Swahili, 1.2%
Tigrinya, 1.7%
Kurdish, 2.8%

Arabic, 3.2%
Spanish, 48.8%

English, 36.0%

• 57 different home languages currently represented

• Spanish is the most widely spoken home language, and HCPS employs one or more Spanish-speaking Family
& School Liaison in each building.
• Some of the “Other” home languages with notable student populations include: French, Otomi, Chinese,
Kinyarwanda, Lao, Nubia & Pashto.
As of 11/22/2022