D. Student Characteristics
Chart 4
Student Enrollment by Program
ESL !"#$%&
ESL ' Health ()&
GED $%%&
Citizenship Preparation **&
Family Literacy ($&
Computer Literacy #%&
Microso+ O,ce
Applications #*&
Computer Support
Specialist %*&
Culinary Arts %!&
Nurse Aide Training $(&
Total - 3,251
1. Number of Students Enrolled by Program
Carlos Rosario School ESL students are placed according to their level of English proficiency. Chart 4
above provides information about student enrollment by program.
2. Student Attrition Rate During the Year Reported
This rate does not apply to the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School as the School serves
adults for whom education is not compulsory.
3. Student Re-Enrollment
The majority of students eligible for re-enrollment (89.16%) enrolled in fall 2009. The school maintained
its minimum enrollment of 1,550 students throughout the school year. Demand for classes remained
constant. As Carlos Rosario was oversubscribed (new student applicants outnumbered spaces available
for classes), the school held enrollment lotteries and established lottery waiting lists of over 300
students for day, afternoon, and evening sessions. In addition, regular waiting lists of more than 600
students were also kept for students seeking enrollment after the enrollment periods had ended.
4. Demographics
During the 2009-2010 academic year, Carlos Rosario offered more than 3,200 students an array
of programs and supportive services. These learners comprised an ethnically, geographically, and
linguistically diverse student body, with students coming from 72 countries and speaking 31 different
languages. Their native countries included Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Sudan, Bangladesh,
China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Togo, Vietnam, Poland, the Czech Republic, Yemen, Turkey, Brazil, the
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Honduras, and the United States.
Chart 5 and Chart 6 offer a demographic breakdown.
Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, Annual Report 2009-2010