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| Table 56. - | Number of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, State Operated Programs, by age group and state: 1990-91 to 1996-97 |
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| Birth to age 21 |Percent | Ages 0 to 5 | Percent
|___________________________________________|of students|___________________________________| change,
| | | | |that are | | | | |birth to 21
State | 1990-91 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 |disabled, |1990-91 |1994-95 |1995-96 |1996-97 | 1990-91
| | | | |1996-97\1\ | | | | |to 1996-97
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
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United States...........|4,761,742 |5,538,756 |5,745,338 |5,919,767 | 13.0 |440,661 |679,634 |716,624 |737,025 | 24.3
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Alabama ..................| 94,945 | 100,473 | 99,594 | 99,302 | 13.3 | 7,498 | 9,800 | 9,922 | 9,798 | 4.6
Alaska ...................| 14,745 | 17,942 | 18,036 | 18,061 | 13.9 | 1,813 | 2,458 | 2,447 | 2,317 | 22.5
Arizona .............. | 57,235 | 73,914 | 77,688 | 81,099 | 10.1 | 4,936 | 8,748 | 9,479 | 9,357 | 41.7
Arkansas .................| 47,835 | 54,279 | 56,055 | 57,475 | 12.6 | 5,274 | 8,543 | 9,695 | 9,903 | 20.2
California .............. | 469,282 | 563,489 | 583,789 | 604,075 | 10.6 | 40,489 | 71,461 | 72,914 | 75,802 | 28.7
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Colorado ............... | 57,102 | 71,496 | 73,633 | 73,992 | 11.0 | 4,894 | 10,212 | 11,060 | 9,717 | 29.6
Connecticut ..............| 64,562 | 75,695 | 78,549 | 84,412 | 16.0 | 6,142 | 8,864 | 9,764 | 10,834 | 30.7
Delaware ............. | 14,294 | 16,701 | 17,012 | 16,421 | 14.9 | 1,579 | 3,287 | 3,293 | 2,578 | 14.9
District of Columbia .....| 6,290 | 6,831 | 7,398 | 7,059 | 9.0 | 411 | 542 | 727 | 727 | 12.2
Florida ................. | 236,013 | 301,723 | 320,955 | 334,707 | 14.9 | 16,387 | 32,292 | 37,851 | 38,945 | 41.8
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Georgia ..................| 101,997 | 132,451 | 138,514 | 144,512 | 10.7 | 7,333 | 16,028 | 16,786 | 17,656 | 41.7
Hawaii .................. | 13,169 | 19,020 | 19,903 | 20,350 | 10.8 | 1,273 | 5,082 | 5,180 | 4,851 | 54.5
Idaho ....................| 22,017 | 23,737 | 24,671 | 26,128 | 10.7 | 3,129 | 3,849 | 3,936 | 4,144 | 18.7
Illinois .................| 239,185 | 258,461 | 265,456 | 275,198 | 13.9 | 26,122 | 32,195 | 33,461 | 35,783 | 15.1
Indiana ..................| 114,643 | 132,714 | 138,150 | 142,667 | 14.5 | 8,937 | 15,203 | 16,449 | 17,454 | 24.4
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Iowa .................... | 60,695 | 65,034 | 66,914 | 69,060 | 13.7 | 6,329 | 6,679 | 6,800 | 6,899 | 13.8
Kansas ...................| 45,212 | 52,861 | 55,031 | 56,845 | 12.2 | 4,308 | 7,056 | 7,564 | 7,860 | 25.7
Kentucky .................| 79,421 | 82,021 | 84,524 | 87,137 | 13.3 | 11,008 | 15,343 | 16,320 | 17,105 | 9.7
Louisiana ................| 73,663 | 91,344 | 93,304 | 94,727 | 11.9 | 7,541 | 12,291 | 11,833 | 11,450 | 28.6
Maine ................ | 27,987 | 31,037 | 32,719 | 33,678 | 15.8 | 2,895 | 3,695 | 4,402 | 4,316 | 20.3
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Maryland .................| 91,940 | 100,565 | 104,558 | 108,453 | 13.2 | 10,409 | 12,846 | 13,181 | 13,613 | 18.0
Massachusetts ............| 154,616 | 164,784 | 165,680 | 168,082 | 18.0 | 17,014 | 22,381 | 22,725 | 23,594 | 8.7
Michigan .................| 166,927 | 186,431 | 193,152 | 198,772 | 11.8 | 14,963 | 21,262 | 22,625 | 23,553 | 19.1
Minnesota ................| 80,896 | 96,539 | 100,888 | 103,929 | 12.3 | 10,529 | 13,324 | 13,399 | 13,576 | 28.5
Mississippi ..............| 60,934 | 65,912 | 67,520 | 66,161 | 13.1 | 5,704 | 6,871 | 7,323 | 6,881 | 8.6
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Missouri .............. | 101,955 | 119,148 | 123,811 | 127,864 | 14.2 | 4,889 | 10,297 | 10,804 | 10,972 | 25.4
Montana ............... | 17,204 | 18,161 | 18,876 | 19,119 | 11.6 | 1,934 | 2,117 | 2,278 | 2,240 | 11.1
Nebraska ................ | 32,761 | 38,763 | 39,926 | 40,578 | 13.9 | 2,961 | 4,048 | 4,029 | 4,003 | 23.9
Nevada .................. | 18,440 | 27,091 | 29,043 | 30,913 | 11.0 | 1,742 | 3,628 | 4,007 | 4,202 | 67.6
New Hampshire ............| 19,658 | 24,546 | 26,163 | 27,592 | 13.9 | 2,077 | 2,788 | 3,178 | 3,461 | 40.4
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New Jersey ...............| 181,319 | 194,940 | 200,469 | 206,252 | 17.1 | 17,190 | 18,970 | 20,046 | 20,617 | 13.8
New Mexico ...............| 36,037 | 46,844 | 49,325 | 51,280 | 15.4 | 2,247 | 5,596 | 6,310 | 6,840 | 42.3
New York .................| 307,458 | 383,822 | 407,421 | 427,907 | 15.1 | 26,353 | 54,470 | 61,289 | 64,822 | 39.2
North Carolina ...........| 123,126 | 145,510 | 151,414 | 158,272 | 13.1 | 10,700 | 21,130 | 21,007 | 21,259 | 28.5
North Dakota .............| 12,504 | 12,386 | 12,581 | 12,991 | 10.8 | 1,374 | 1,329 | 1,434 | 1,437 | 3.9
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Ohio .................. | 205,440 | 239,696 | 242,734 | 243,312 | 13.2 | 12,487 | 34,249 | 33,409 | 35,634 | 18.4
Oklahoma ............... | 65,653 | 72,496 | 73,495 | 75,601 | 12.2 | 5,359 | 6,657 | 7,079 | 7,035 | 15.2
Oregon ...................| 55,149 | 60,619 | 66,156 | 65,543 | 12.2 | 3,581 | 6,030 | 7,231 | 7,431 | 18.8
Pennsylvania .............| 219,428 | 213,785 | 218,556 | 222,494 | 12.3 | 23,156 | 26,064 | 27,525 | 27,541 | 1.4
Rhode Island ........... | 21,076 | 24,494 | 26,048 | 27,354 | 18.1 | 2,112 | 2,932 | 3,309 | 3,210 | 29.8
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South Carolina ...........| 77,765 | 84,217 | 88,419 | 92,787 | 14.2 | 8,346 | 11,495 | 12,216 | 12,518 | 19.3
South Dakota .............| 14,987 | 16,114 | 15,888 | 15,485 | 10.8 | 2,366 | 2,586 | 2,552 | 2,587 | 3.3
Tennessee ................| 104,898 | 126,909 | 129,617 | 128,672 | 14.2 | 7,536 | 12,981 | 13,307 | 13,400 | 22.7
Texas .................. | 350,636 | 430,010 | 451,590 | 472,661 | 12.3 | 30,955 | 40,117 | 42,304 | 43,802 | 34.8
Utah .....................| 47,747 | 52,778 | 54,527 | 55,848 | 11.6 | 4,565 | 6,128 | 6,925 | 7,189 | 17.0
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Vermont ..................| 12,263 | 11,034 | 11,587 | 12,076 | 11.4 | 1,200 | 1,498 | 1,556 | 1,542 | -1.5
Virginia .................| 113,971 | 138,252 | 143,985 | 146,840 | 13.4 | 11,791 | 14,832 | 15,510 | 15,605 | 28.8
Washington ...............| 85,395 | 106,725 | 108,851 | 109,227 | 11.2 | 11,409 | 15,072 | 14,526 | 14,198 | 27.9
West Virginia ............| 43,135 | 46,853 | 48,151 | 49,092 | 16.1 | 3,630 | 5,999 | 6,506 | 6,894 | 13.8
Wisconsin ................| 86,930 | 105,536 | 110,029 | 114,407 | 13.0 | 12,213 | 16,391 | 17,161 | 17,918 | 31.6
Wyoming ..................| 11,202 | 12,573 | 12,983 | 13,298 | 13.4 | 1,571 | 1,918 | 1,990 | 1,955 | 18.7
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Bureau of Indian Affairs .| 6,997 | 7,676 | 7,669 | 8,192 | --- | --- | 258 | 244 | 310 | 17.1
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Outlying areas .........| 39,445 | 49,139 | 51,823 | 55,243 | 7.9 | --- | 8,050 | 9,011 | 9,915 | 40.1
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American Samoa ...........| 363 | 479 | 400 | 415 | 2.8 | --- | 87 | 93 | 88 | 14.3
Guam .....................| 1,750 | 1,909 | 1,980 | 2,099 | 6.3 | --- | 307 | 301 | 336 | 19.9
Northern Marianas ........| 411 | 256 | 331 | 379 | 4.2 | --- | 53 | 80 | 107 | -7.8
Palau ....................| 459 | 152 | 120 | 116 | --- | --- | 10 | 10 | 7 | -74.7
Puerto Rico ..............| 35,129 | 44,693 | 47,230 | 50,726 | 8.2 | --- | 7,514 | 8,338 | 9,140 | 44.4
Virgin Islands ...........| 1,333 | 1,650 | 1,762 | 1,508 | 6.7 | --- | 79 | 189 | 237 | 13.1
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\1\Percent based on the enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade.
---Data not available. NOTE.--Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), formerly known as the Education of the Handicapped Act, now extends the right to a free and appropriate education to 3- to 5-year-old disabled children. 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, and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared March 1998.) |
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