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Research - State Comparative Data - Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH, PROFICIENT, 2005-2006
                     
Rank System Percent   Rank System Percent   Rank System Percent  
                     
1 Bradford SSD 0.0 %   Milan SSD 0.5 % 101 Hamilton County 2.2 %
Carroll County 0.0   52 McKenzie SSD 0.6     Obion County 2.2  
Clinton City 0.0     McNairy County 0.6     Sumner County 2.2  
Hancock County 0.0     Smith County 0.6   104 Rogersville City 2.3  
H-Rock-Bruceton SSD 0.0   55 Bledsoe County 0.7   105 Greeneville City 2.4  
Meigs County 0.0     Blount County 0.7     Maury County 2.4  
Oneida SSD 0.0   57 Benton County 0.8   107 Fayette County 2.6  
Overton County 0.0     Fayetteville City 0.8   108 Maryville City 2.7  
Perry County 0.0     Houston County 0.8   109 Alcoa City 2.8  
Pickett County 0.0   Weakley County 0.8   Athens City 2.8  
Richard City 0.0   61 Cocke County 0.9     Jackson/Madison County 2.8  
Roane County 0.0     Decatur County 0.9     Oak Ridge 2.8  
Scott County 0.0     Lauderdale County 0.9   113 Haywood County 3.2  
Van Buren County 0.0     Lincoln County 0.9   114 Johnson City 3.4  
Wayne County 0.0   Marion County 0.9   115 Robertson County 4.2  
West Carroll SSD 0.0   66 Bristol City 1.0     Rutherford County 4.2  
17 Gibson SSD 0.1     Cannon County 1.0   117 Union City 4.3  
Huntingdon SSD 0.1     Cumberland County 1.0   118 Cleveland City 4.4  
Lake County 0.1     Dyersburg City 1.0   119 DeKalb County 4.5  
Moore County 0.1   Franklin County 1.0   120 Memphis City 4.9  
Morgan County 0.1     McMinn County 1.0   121 Loudon County 5.4  
Newport City 0.1   72 Kingsport City 1.1     Warren County 5.4  
23 Claiborne County 0.2   73 Bradley County 1.2   123 Putnam County 6.1  
Fentress County 0.2     Trenton SSD 1.2   124 Sweetwater City 6.8  
Grundy County 0.2   75 Grainger County 1.3   125 Crockett County 7.1  
Hickman County 0.2     Hardeman County 1.3   126 Manchester City 8.0  
Humphreys County 0.2     Tullahoma City 1.3   127 Hamblen County 8.1  
Lewis County 0.2   78 Dyer County 1.5   128 Dayton City 8.5  
Sullivan County 0.2     Monroe County 1.5   129 Franklin SSD 8.9  
White County 0.2   Sequatchie County 1.5   130 Lebanon SSD 9.0  
31 Anderson County 0.3     Trousdale County 1.5   131 Alamo City 9.3  
Campbell County 0.3   82 Chester County 1.6   132 Murfreesboro City 9.6  
Elizabethton City 0.3     Coffee County 1.6   133 Bedford County 10.9  
Jackson County 0.3     Dickson County 1.6   134 Metro/Nashville 11.0  
Paris SSD 0.3   Macon County 1.6   135 Lenoir City 12.1  
Stewart County 0.3     Montgomery County 1.6   136 Bells City 28.4  
Tipton County 0.3     Wilson County 1.6          
Union County 0.3   88 Henry County 1.7     State 3.1%  
39 Cheatham County 0.4     Lexington City 1.7          
Clay County 0.4   Marshall County 1.7          
Giles County 0.4     Rhea County 1.7          
Hardin County 0.4     South Carroll SSD 1.7          
Johnson County 0.4     Williamson County 1.7          
Lawrence County 0.4   94 Humboldt City 1.8          
Polk County 0.4   Knox County 1.8          
Washington County 0.4     Shelby County 1.8          
47 Carter County 0.5   97 Sevier County 1.9          
Greene County 0.5   98 Etowah City 2.0          
Hawkins County 0.5     Unicoi County 2.0          
Henderson County 0.5   100 Jefferson County 2.1          
                     
Source: State of Tennessee, Statewide Report Card, November, 2006.