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Table 52. Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2003-04
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                        |                                         Ages 3 to 21                                      |                     Ages 3 to 5
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                        |         |         |         |         |          |          |Disabled students|    Percent|       |       |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |          |          |     as a percent|    change,|       |       |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |          |          | of public school|  ages 3 to|       |       |       |       |       |
                        |         |         |         |         |          |          |      enrollment,|21, 1990-91|       |  1999-|       |       |       |   
State or jurisdiction   |  1990-91|1999-2000|  2000-01|  2001-02|   2002-03|   2003-04|       2003-04\1\| to 2003-04|1990-91|   2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03| 2003-04
________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
1                       |        2|        3|        4|        5|         6|         7|                8|          9|     10|     11|     12|     13|     14|      15
________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
   United States .......|4,710,089|6,190,235|6,295,816|6,407,418| 6,523,428| 6,633,902|             13.7|       38.5|389,751|581,997|592,087|612,084|638,394| 670,406
                        |_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
Alabama ................|  94,601 |   99,733|   99,828|   96,477|    95,194|    93,056|             12.7|       -1.6| 7,154 |  7,316|  7,554|  7,526|  7,854|   7,843
Alaska .................|  14,390 |   17,495|   17,691|   18,017|    18,116|    17,959|             13.4|       24.8| 1,458 |  1,633|  1,637|  1,678|  1,774|   1,968
Arizona ................|  56,629 |   93,333|   96,442|  100,886|   103,488|   112,125|             11.1|       98.0| 4,330 |  9,076|  9,144|  9,906| 10,606|  11,952
Arkansas ...............|  47,187 |   60,864|   62,222|   63,969|    65,610|    66,793|             14.7|       41.5| 4,626 |  9,031|  9,376|  9,504| 10,007|  10,670
California .............| 468,420 |  640,815|  645,287|  657,671|   669,447|   675,763|             10.5|       44.3|39,627 | 58,491| 57,651| 58,456| 60,265|  61,950
                        |         |         |         |         |          |          |                 |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado ...............|  56,336 |   76,858|   78,715|   80,083|    81,327|    82,447|             10.9|       46.3| 4,128 |  8,059|  8,202|  8,581|  9,200|   9,673
Connecticut ............|  63,886 |   74,722|   73,886|   74,016|    74,126|    73,952|             12.8|       15.8| 5,466 |  7,275|  7,172|  7,390|  7,722|   8,135
Delaware ...............|  14,208 |   16,287|   16,760|   17,295|    17,817|    18,417|             15.7|       29.6| 1,493 |  1,641|  1,652|  1,875|  1,836|   2,031
District of Columbia ...|   6,290 |    9,348|   10,559|   12,456|    12,065|    13,242|             17.0|      110.5|   411 |    560|    374|    436|   400 |     301
Florida ................| 234,509 |  356,198|  367,335|  379,609|   390,883|   397,758|             15.4|       69.6|14,883 | 29,363| 30,660| 32,590| 34,387|  35,258
                        |         |         |         |         |          |          |                 |           |       |       |       |       |       |
Georgia ................| 101,762 |  164,374|  171,292|  178,239|   184,142|   190,948|             12.5|       87.6| 7,098 | 15,922| 16,560| 17,709| 18,689|  20,260
Hawaii .................|  12,705 |   22,964|   23,951|   23,526|    23,509|    23,266|             12.7|       83.1|   809 |  1,860|  1,919|  1,930|  2,112|   2,284
Idaho ..................|  21,703 |   29,112|   29,174|   29,100|    29,062|    29,092|             11.5|       34.0| 2,815 |  3,626|  3,591|  3,650|  3,684|   3,807
Illinois ...............| 236,060 |  287,475|  297,316|  306,355|   311,436|   318,111|             15.1|       34.8|22,997 | 27,689| 28,787| 29,664| 31,140|  32,718
Indiana ................| 112,949 |  151,599|  156,320|  161,519|   167,584|   171,896|             17.0|       52.2| 7,243 | 14,499| 15,101| 16,347| 17,448|  18,439
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Iowa ...................|  59,787 |   71,970|   72,461|   73,084|    73,563|    73,717|             15.3|       23.3| 5,421 |  5,599|  5,580|  5,487|  5,773|   5,985
Kansas .................|  44,785 |   60,036|   61,267|   61,873|    63,905|    65,139|             13.8|       45.4| 3,881 |  7,334|  7,728|  8,135|  8,685|   9,190
Kentucky ...............|  78,853 |   91,521|   94,572|   98,146|   100,298|   103,783|             15.6|       31.6|10,440 | 15,897| 16,372| 17,747| 18,637|  20,219
Louisiana ..............|  72,825 |   96,632|   97,938|   99,325|   100,942|   101,933|             14.0|       40.0| 6,703 |  9,671|  9,957| 10,061| 10,769|  11,386
Maine ..................|  27,987 |   35,139|   35,633|   36,580|    37,139|    37,784|             18.7|       35.0| 2,895 |  3,954|  3,978|  4,230|  4,482|   4,647
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Maryland ...............|  88,017 |  111,711|  112,077|  112,426|   113,128|   113,865|             13.1|       29.4| 7,163 |  9,750| 10,003| 10,614| 11,510|  12,105
Massachusetts ..........| 149,743 |  165,013|  162,216|  150,003|   155,561|   159,042|             16.2|        6.2|12,141 | 14,568| 14,328| 13,070| 13,955|  14,822
Michigan ...............| 166,511 |  213,585|  221,456|  226,061|   231,799|   238,292|             13.6|       43.1|14,547 | 19,236| 19,937| 20,887| 22,325|  23,465
Minnesota ..............|  79,013 |  107,860|  109,880|  110,964|   112,626|   114,193|             13.5|       44.5| 8,646 | 11,366| 11,522| 11,804| 12,370|  12,987
Mississippi ............|  60,872 |   62,359|   62,281|   62,196|    63,807|    66,848|             13.5|        9.8| 5,642 |  6,812|  6,944|  6,902|  7,268|   7,994
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Missouri ...............| 101,166 |  134,950|  137,381|  141,524|   144,165|   143,593|             15.9|       41.9| 4,100 | 10,683| 11,307| 12,222| 13,966|  15,140
Montana ................|  16,955 |   19,039|   19,313|   19,262|    19,274|    19,435|             13.1|       14.6| 1,751 |  1,614|  1,635|  1,687|  1,728|   1,798
Nebraska ...............|  32,312 |   42,577|   42,793|   43,864|    43,891|    44,561|             15.6|       37.9| 2,512 |  3,707|  3,724|  3,896|  4,290|   4,445
Nevada .................|  18,099 |   35,703|   38,160|   40,227|    42,532|    45,201|             11.7|      149.7| 1,401 |  3,664|  3,676|  3,976|  4,401|   4,933
New Hampshire ..........|  19,049 |   28,597|   30,077|   30,270|    30,981|    31,311|             15.1|       64.4| 1,468 |  2,193|  2,387|  2,452|  2,570|   2,586
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New Jersey .............| 178,870 |  214,875|  221,715|  228,844|   235,515|   241,272|             17.5|       34.9|14,741 | 16,058| 16,361| 16,716| 17,433|  18,545
New Mexico .............|  36,000 |   52,346|   52,256|   52,225|    51,904|    51,814|             16.0|       43.9| 2,210 |  5,115|  4,970|  5,145|  5,207|   5,656
New York ...............| 307,366 |  434,347|  441,333|  440,232|   440,515|   442,665|             15.5|       44.0|26,266 | 50,140| 51,665| 53,313| 54,328|  55,588
North Carolina .........| 122,942 |  173,067|  173,067|  186,972|   190,806|   193,956|             14.3|       57.8|10,516 | 17,361| 17,361| 19,010| 19,921|  21,018
North Dakota ...........|  12,294 |   13,612|   13,652|   13,627|    13,901|    14,044|             13.7|       14.2| 1,164 |  1,283|  1,247|  1,294|  1,394|   1,501
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Ohio ...................| 205,440 |  236,200|  237,643|  238,547|   248,127|   253,878|             13.8|       23.6|12,487 | 19,341| 18,664| 19,075| 19,182|  19,659
Oklahoma ...............|  65,457 |   83,149|   85,577|   87,801|    91,226|    93,045|             14.9|       42.1| 5,163 |  6,077|  6,393|  6,714|  7,414|   7,769
Oregon .................|  54,422 |   73,531|   75,204|   76,129|    77,100|    76,083|             13.8|       39.8| 2,854 |  6,387|  6,926|  7,227|  7,370|   7,453
Pennsylvania ...........| 214,254 |  233,273|  242,655|  249,731|   262,325|   273,259|             15.0|       27.5|17,982 | 21,161| 21,477| 21,885| 23,265|  24,459
Rhode Island ...........|  20,646 |   29,895|   30,727|   31,816|    32,718|    32,223|             20.2|       56.1| 1,682 |  2,651|  2,614|  2,692|  2,830|   2,930
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South Carolina .........|  77,367 |  103,153|  105,922|  110,037|   110,195|   111,077|             15.9|       43.6| 7,948 | 11,352| 11,775| 11,967| 11,927|  11,818
South Dakota ...........|  14,726 |   16,246|   16,825|   16,931|    17,441|    17,760|             14.1|       20.6| 2,105 |  2,267|  2,286|  2,244|  2,362|   2,540
Tennessee ..............| 104,853 |  126,732|  125,863|  126,245|   125,389|   122,627|             13.1|       17.0| 7,487 | 10,690| 10,699| 11,132| 10,449|  11,121
Texas ..................| 344,529 |  493,850|  491,642|  492,857|   496,234|   506,771|             11.7|       47.1|24,848 | 36,079| 36,442| 37,244| 37,396|  40,607
Utah ...................|  46,606 |   54,957|   53,921|   54,570|    56,085|    57,745|             11.6|       23.9| 3,424 |  5,899|  5,785|  5,922|  6,381|   6,733
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Vermont ................|  12,160 |   14,073|   13,623|   13,886|    13,722|    13,670|             13.8|       12.4| 1,097 |  1,391|  1,237|  1,293|  1,307|   1,378
Virginia ...............| 112,072 |  157,995|  162,212|  170,518|   169,558|   172,788|             14.5|       54.2| 9,892 | 14,023| 14,444| 15,145| 15,691|  16,422
Washington .............|  83,545 |  116,235|  118,851|  120,970|   122,484|   123,673|             12.1|       48.0| 9,558 | 11,623| 11,760| 11,881| 12,445|  13,010
West Virginia ..........|  42,428 |   50,314|   50,333|   50,136|    50,443|    50,772|             18.1|       19.7| 2,923 |  5,409|  5,445|  5,332|  5,400|   5,604
Wisconsin ..............|  85,651 |  121,209|  125,358|  127,035|   127,031|   127,828|             14.5|       49.2|10,934 | 13,934| 14,383| 14,574| 14,802|  15,393
Wyoming ................|  10,852 |   13,307|   13,154|   13,286|    13,292|    13,430|             15.4|       23.8| 1,221 |  1,667|  1,695|  1,867|  2,037|   2,211
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Bureau of Indian        |         |         |         |         |          |          |                 |           |       |       |       |       |       |
   Affairs .............|    6,997|   12,913|    8,448|    8,571|     8,310|     8,343|             18.2|       19.2|  1,092|    386|    338|    266|    306|     344
                        |_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
   Other jurisdictions .|   38,986|   63,981|   70,670|   71,440|    74,964|    83,948|             12.7|      115.3|  3,892|  6,750|  8,168|  7,845|  8,720|   9,392
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American Samoa .........|      363|      703|      697|      813|       969|     1,135|              7.1|      212.7|     48|     55|     48|     64|    102|     138
Guam ...................|    1,750|    2,230|    2,267|    2,368|     2,406|     2,460|              7.8|       40.6|    198|    195|    205|    218|    230|     200
Northern Marianas ......|      411|      568|      569|      590|       588|       669|              5.9|       62.8|    211|     48|     53|     52|     52|      69
Palau ..................|     --- |      123|      131|      169|      --- |      --- |             --- |       --- |   --- |     11|     10|     13|   --- |    ---
Puerto Rico ............|   35,129|   58,740|   65,504|   65,874|    69,327|    77,932|             13.3|      121.8|  3,345|  6,274|  7,746|  7,378|  8,159|   8,806
Virgin Islands .........|    1,333|    1,617|    1,502|    1,626|     1,674|     1,752|              9.9|       31.4|     90|    167|    106|    120|    177|     179
________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________
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\1\Percent of students that are disabled is based on the enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade.
NOTE: Prior to 1994, children and youth with disabilities were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, and Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In October 1994, Congress passed the Improving America's Schools Act in which funding for children and youth with disabilities was consolidated under IDEA, Part B. Data reported in this table for years prior to 1994 include children served under Chapter 1. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, various years, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database. Retrieved on April 18, 2005 from http://www.ideadata.org/tables26th/ar_aa1.htm and http://www.ideadata.org/tables27th/ar_aa1.htm. National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2003-04. (This table was prepared April 2005.)


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