These are the top five non-English languages spoken by students in Missouri’s public schools this school year and nine years ago.
1. Spanish — 10,400 students
2. Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian — 1,597
3. Vietnamese — 1,058
4. Somali — 644
5. Arabic — 542
1. Spanish — 2,768 students
2. Vietnamese — 941
3. Bosnian — 441
4. Somali — 400
5. Chinese — 304
Source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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