NEW YORK STATE ADULT EDUCATION STUDENT STATISTICS The following tables and charts show data reported

by adult education providers in the West region of New York State for the fiscal year 2011, 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 West region served 10,151 students. Below is a breakdown of enrollment by provider type.
Provider Type BOCES CBO LV School District Enrollment 3898 44 506 5913

Enrollment by Provider Type - West

BOCES 38%

SD 57% LV 5%

CBO 0%

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.
3000 2500 2000 1500 Enrollment 1000 500 0 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 124 869 2410 2726 706 450 1542 231 255 400 250 188 10151

Number of Students Making Gain 93 567 1498 1570 440 288 887 168 185 262 141 75 6174

Percentage of students making gain 75% 65% 62% 58% 62% 64% 58% 73% 73% 66% 56% 40% 61%

Student Demographics

Gender of students - West

Male 47%

Female 53%

Gender Female Male

Number of Students 5343 4808 10151

% 53% 47%

Student Age - West

60 plus 2% 45-59 15% 16-18 14%

19-24 27%

25-44 42%

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

Number 1392 2687 4301 1554 217

Student ethnicity - West

Pacific Islander F 0.2% Native American or Alaskan A 2.1% Asian B 13.7%

White E 34.4%

Latino/a D 15.2%

AfricanAmerican, AfroCaribbean, or African C 34.4%

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

Count 216 1394 3491 1542 3490 18

Employment status at Entry - West

Unemployed >1 yr available 8% Employed fulltime 13% Employed parttime 8% Inmate 3%

Unemployed <1 yr available 12%

Not available for employment 56%

Employment status Employed full-time Employed part-time Inmate Not available for employment Retired Unemployed <1 yr available Unemployed >1 yr available

Number 1352 828 254 5637 16 1189 858