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Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 51. 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 2010–11
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2008-091 2009-10 2010-112 As a percent of public school enroll-
ment,
2010-113
Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to
2010-11
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 4,710,089 6,295,816 6,712,605 6,483,372 6,480,540 6,419,405 13.0 2.0 389,751 592,087 698,608 699,966 716,175 720,344
Alabama 94,601 99,828 92,635 82,861 82,997 82,286 10.9 -17.6 7,154 7,554 8,218 7,079 7,258 7,492
Alaska 14,390 17,691 17,997 17,662 17,893 18,048 13.7 2.0 1,458 1,637 2,082 1,941 1,987 2,104
Arizona 56,629 96,442 124,504 124,793 125,866 125,816 11.7 30.5 4,330 9,144 14,062 14,028 14,340 14,756
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 67,314 64,719 65,039 64,883 13.5 4.3 4,626 9,376 10,286 12,288 12,865 13,036
California 468,420 645,287 676,318 671,095 673,428 672,174 10.7 4.2 39,627 57,651 66,653 70,497 71,783 72,404
                             
Colorado 56,336 78,715 83,498 83,577 83,765 84,710 10.0 7.6 4,128 8,202 10,540 11,255 11,327 11,797
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 71,968 68,853 68,738 68,167 12.2 -7.7 5,466 7,172 7,881 7,911 8,019 7,933
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,857 19,084 19,348 18,608 14.4 11.0 1,493 1,652 2,073 2,237 2,572 2,123
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 11,738 10,671 11,371 11,947 16.8 13.1 411 374 507 543 683 957
Florida 234,509 367,335 398,916 384,975 376,576 368,808 14.0 0.4 14,883 30,660 34,350 33,796 34,944 36,027
                             
Georgia 101,762 171,292 197,596 179,707 177,070 177,544 10.6 3.6 7,098 16,560 20,728 16,185 16,491 15,911
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 21,963 20,130 19,957 19,716 11.0 -17.7 809 1,919 2,423 2,501 2,455 2,398
Idaho 21,703 29,174 29,021 27,930 27,787 27,045 9.8 -7.3 2,815 3,591 4,043 3,981 3,932 3,583
Illinois 236,060 297,316 323,444 318,529 313,583 303,092 14.5 1.9 22,997 28,787 35,454 36,997 36,962 36,503
Indiana 112,949 156,320 177,826 176,114 172,095 166,073 15.9 6.2 7,243 15,101 19,228 18,834 18,602 18,725
                             
Iowa 59,787 72,461 72,457 67,362 66,636 68,501 13.8 -5.5 5,421 5,580 6,118 5,944 6,267 7,378
Kansas 44,785 61,267 65,595 65,730 66,219 66,873 13.8 9.2 3,881 7,728 9,267 9,896 10,354 10,604
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 108,798 107,732 106,045 102,370 15.2 8.2 10,440 16,372 21,317 19,755 18,865 17,963
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 90,453 86,022 85,119 82,943 11.9 -15.3 6,703 9,957 10,597 9,860 9,952 10,427
Maine 27,987 35,633 36,522 33,284 32,766 32,261 17.1 -9.5 2,895 3,978 4,348 3,700 3,843 3,824
                             
Maryland 88,017 112,077 110,959 103,451 103,018 103,490 12.1 -7.7 7,163 10,003 12,148 12,203 12,532 12,875
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 162,654 168,497 167,297 167,526 17.5 3.3 12,141 14,328 15,195 16,317 16,271 16,662
Michigan 166,511 221,456 243,607 232,444 227,973 218,957 13.8 -1.1 14,547 19,937 24,290 24,488 24,245 23,183
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 116,511 119,991 121,359 122,850 14.7 11.8 8,646 11,522 13,402 14,361 14,706 15,076
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 68,099 64,407 63,988 64,038 13.1 2.8 5,642 6,944 8,319 8,968 9,649 10,191
                             
Missouri 101,166 137,381 143,204 132,946 129,886 127,164 13.8 -7.4 4,100 11,307 15,268 15,245 15,720 15,891
Montana 16,955 19,313 19,259 17,645 17,213 16,761 11.8 -13.2 1,751 1,635 1,925 1,954 1,722 1,656
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 45,239 44,038 43,470 44,299 14.8 3.5 2,512 3,724 4,665 4,522 3,712 5,050
Nevada 18,099 38,160 47,794 48,328 48,115 48,078 11.0 26.0 1,401 3,676 5,492 6,170 6,872 6,947
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 31,782 30,156 30,210 29,920 15.4 -0.5 1,468 2,387 2,902 2,891 3,090 3,135
                             
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 249,385 223,910 229,066 232,002 16.5 4.6 14,741 16,361 19,329 15,379 16,451 17,073
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 50,322 45,957 45,782 46,614 13.8 -10.8 2,210 4,970 6,441 6,487 6,585 5,224
New York 307,366 441,333 447,422 444,339 461,470 454,542 16.6 3.0 26,266 51,665 58,297 61,799 64,903 64,923
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 192,820 187,728 184,893 185,107 12.4 7.0 10,516 17,361 20,543 18,682 18,144 18,433
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 13,883 13,278 13,262 13,170 13.7 -3.5 1,164 1,247 1,520 1,576 1,660 1,714
                             
Ohio 205,440 237,643 266,447 264,878 263,396 259,454 14.8 9.2 12,487 18,664 22,702 23,209 23,336 22,454
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 96,601 93,936 95,186 97,250 14.7 13.6 5,163 6,393 8,149 7,431 7,808 8,298
Oregon 54,422 75,204 77,376 79,404 80,062 81,050 14.2 7.8 2,854 6,926 8,167 9,008 8,946 9,392
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 288,733 294,958 294,595 295,080 16.5 21.6 17,982 21,477 25,964 29,496 30,186 31,072
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 30,681 27,596 26,332 25,332 17.6 -17.6 1,682 2,614 2,815 2,930 2,903 2,945
                             
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 110,219 101,896 101,039 100,289 13.8 -5.3 7,948 11,775 11,603 10,763 10,878 11,083
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 17,631 17,867 17,907 18,026 14.3 7.1 2,105 2,286 2,747 2,734 2,688 2,738
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 120,122 118,425 119,016 120,263 12.2 -4.4 7,487 10,699 12,008 12,325 12,858 13,096
Texas 344,529 491,642 507,405 452,311 444,198 442,019 9.0 -10.1 24,848 36,442 40,236 38,169 40,706 41,494
Utah 46,606 53,921 60,526 65,084 67,781 70,278 12.0 30.3 3,424 5,785 7,462 8,366 8,679 8,990
                             
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,917 14,163 13,936 14.4 2.3 1,097 1,237 1,556 1,750 1,762
Virginia 112,072 162,212 174,640 166,689 164,771 162,338 13.0 0.1 9,892 14,444 17,480 17,124 17,057 17,081
Washington 83,545 118,851 124,498 125,334 126,024 127,978 12.3 7.7 9,558 11,760 13,429 14,006 13,858 14,275
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 49,677 46,978 46,169 45,007 15.9 -10.6 2,923 5,445 5,833 5,899 5,754 5,607
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 130,076 125,304 125,503 124,722 14.3 -0.5 10,934 14,383 16,077 15,153 15,729 16,079
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 13,696 14,767 15,098 1,221 1,695 2,469 3,083 3,276
                             
Bureau of Indian
    Education
6,997 8,448 7,795 6,730 6,747 6,801 16.2 -19.5 1,092 338 330 330 394 396
                             
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 93,256 108,751 126,702 131,847 86.6 3,892 8,168 5,149 8,708 15,263 14,505
American Samoa 363 697 1,211 1,087 1,106 935 34.1 48 48 80 106 177 142
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,480 2,189 2,088 2,003 6.3 -11.6 198 205 171 201 182 165
Northern Marianas 411 569 750 816 870 944 8.5 65.9 211 53 70 80 78 104
Palau 131 10
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 87,125 103,118 121,159 126,560 26.7 93.2 3,345 7,746 4,677 8,185 14,681 13,952
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,690 1,541 1,479 1,405 9.1 -6.5 90 106 151 136 145 142
—Not available.
1 U.S. total for 2008-09 does not include data for Vermont.
2 U.S. total for 2010-11 does not include data for Wyoming.
3 Percentage of students with disabilities is based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade.
NOTE: Prior to October 1994, children and youth with disabilities were served under Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as well as under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. Data reported in this table for 1990-91 include children ages 0-21 served under Chapter 1.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, selected years, 1992 through 2006, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved June 4, 2012, from http://www.ideadata.org/PartBdata.asp. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2010-11. (This table was prepared June 2012.)

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