[Cloudbringer]

My High School required students to take one language for at least two years and the options were Russian (which I took), Spanish, French. They also offered Latin (which I also took), but it didn't count toward the requirement.

Here in NY state they now require the equivalent of two semesters of language knowledge for graduating from State universities and most High Schools and many lower schools have languages available or required for their students. Granted they should really start the kids off in 4th or 5th grade (9 or 10 yrs old) and continue, but that's rare, as local schools often have financial considerations and difficulty affording/finding language teachers at that level.