More children of immigrants enroll in earliest grades

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The proportion of immigrants’ children enrolled in nursery school and kindergarten has increased after two years of decline, according to census data released Monday. It’s a familiar story for Washington-area school districts such as Fairfax and Montgomery, which have watched their enrollments diversify as they balloon in the earliest grades.

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School enrollment White (non-Hispanic) Asian Black Hispanic
National 58% 4% 15% 21%
D.C. 7% – 79% 12%
Montgomery 37% 16% 23% 23%
Prince George’s