The table presents data on the languages spoken by high school students at home in a school district in the USA for the years 2008 and 2014.
The most notable trend is the significant increase in the number of students speaking Spanish at home, rising from 15,110 in 2008 to 28,816 in 2014. Similarly, Chinese and Arabic speakers more than doubled, with Chinese increasing from 1,875 to 4,670 and Arabic from 430 to 1,302. Russian speakers also saw a substantial rise from 414 to 1,656.
In contrast, the number of students speaking Korean and Vietnamese decreased slightly, with Korean dropping from 3,029 to 2,735 and Vietnamese from 2,557 to 1,467. Polish was the only other language to decline, falling from 110 to 82.
Smaller languages such as Hindi, Tagalog, and Nepalese showed growth, though their numbers remained relatively low. For example, Nepalese speakers increased from 95 to 439.
Overall, Spanish remained the dominant language, while several other languages experienced significant growth, reflecting changing demographic trends in the district.
