The table compares the number of high school students in a US school district who spoke different languages at home in 2008 and 2014. Overall, Spanish was the most common language in both years, and its speakers nearly doubled. Most languages saw growth, but a few, like Korean and Vietnamese, declined.
In 2008, 15,110 students spoke Spanish at home, rising sharply to 28,816 by 2014. Similarly, speakers of Chinese, Arabic, and Russian increased significantly. For example, Chinese speakers grew from 1,875 to 4,670, while Russian speakers quadrupled from 414 to 1,656. Smaller languages like Tagalog and Nepalese also saw notable rises, though their totals remained low.
However, Korean and Vietnamese speakers decreased slightly. Korean dropped from 3,029 to 2,735, and Vietnamese fell from 2,557 to 1,467. Polish was the only other language to decline, with a small reduction from 110 to 82.
In conclusion, Spanish remained dominant, while other languages like Chinese and Russian grew rapidly. The data suggests increasing linguistic diversity in the district over the six-year period.