MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
IN MAINE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
2002 – 2003

31.5% of Maine's total K-8 student population is enrolled in one or more language programs.
This represents a 1.5% increase over the previous school year.

53% of Maine's total 9-12 student population is enrolled in one or more language programs. This represents a 1.5% decrease over the previous school year.

38.5% of Maine's total K-12 student population is enrolled in one or more language programs.
This represents a .05% increase over the previous school year.

34% of all elementary schools (191 public and 37 private) offer exploratory and/or sequential instruction
in one or more languages. This represents a 1% increase over the previous school year.
N. B. According to Maine Statute, an elementary school means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of kindergarten through grade 8.

100% of all secondary schools offer at least one two-year sequence in a modern or classical language.

MAINE STUDENT ENROLLMENT (K-12) IN SPECIFIC LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

	36% (30,373) French
	34% (28,657) Spanish
	21% (17,874) Exploratory/Introduction to Language(s)
	5% (4,491) Latin
	2% (1,751) German
	1% (1,057) Other

(American Sign Language, Ancient Greek, Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Passamaquoddy, Russian)

Total 84,203 The total represents a 1% increase over the previous school year.

MAINE TEACHERS OF MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES

(as reported by individual schools to the Maine Department of Education)

N.B. Those teachers who teach more than one language are included in the respective language categories above

Total	699
French	336
Spanish	336
Latin	68
German	33
American Sign Language	5
Greek	3
Japanese	3
Chinese	2
Russian	2
Italian	1

For additional information, contact Don Reutershan, Maine Department of Education, 207 624-6826 (phone) or don.reutershan@maine.gov (e-mail)