Table 50. | Percentage distribution of students 6 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by educational environment and type of disability: Selected years, fall 1989 through fall 2010 |
Type of disability | All environ- ments |
Regular school, time inside general class | Separate school for students with disabilities | Separate residen- tial facility |
Paren- tally placed in regular private schools1 |
Home-bound/ hospital placement |
Correc- tional facility |
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Less than 40 percent | 40-79 percent | 80 percent or more | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
All students with disabilities | |||||||||
1989 | 100.0 | 24.9 | 37.5 | 31.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 0.6 | — |
1990 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 36.4 | 33.1 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — | 0.5 | — |
1994 | 100.0 | 22.4 | 28.5 | 44.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | — | 0.6 | — |
1995 | 100.0 | 21.5 | 28.5 | 45.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
1996 | 100.0 | 21.4 | 28.3 | 46.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
1997 | 100.0 | 20.4 | 28.8 | 46.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
1998 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 29.9 | 46.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
1999 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 29.8 | 45.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
2000 | 100.0 | 19.5 | 29.8 | 46.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
2001 | 100.0 | 19.2 | 28.5 | 48.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | — | 0.4 | — |
2002 | 100.0 | 19.0 | 28.7 | 48.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
2003 | 100.0 | 18.5 | 27.7 | 49.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | — | 0.5 | — |
2004 | 100.0 | 17.9 | 26.5 | 51.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | — | 0.4 | — |
2005 | 100.0 | 16.7 | 25.1 | 54.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | — | 0.4 | — |
2006 | 100.0 | 16.4 | 23.8 | 54.8 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2007 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 56.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2008 | |||||||||
All students with disabilities | 100.0 | 14.9 | 21.4 | 58.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Autism | 100.0 | 35.7 | 18.2 | 36.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | # |
Deaf-blindness | 100.0 | 28.5 | 16.3 | 31.2 | 15.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
Developmental delay | 100.0 | 16.2 | 20.6 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | # |
Emotional disturbance | 100.0 | 23.1 | 19.3 | 39.3 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Hearing impairments | 100.0 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 53.7 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Intellectual disability | 100.0 | 48.2 | 26.9 | 17.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Multiple disabilities | 100.0 | 45.9 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 19.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
Orthopedic impairments | 100.0 | 24.7 | 16.5 | 51.5 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
Other health impairments2 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 24.4 | 60.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Specific learning disabilities | 100.0 | 8.4 | 27.9 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Speech or language impairments | 100.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 86.5 | 0.3 | # | 2.8 | # | # |
Traumatic brain injury | 100.0 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 45.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Visual impairments | 100.0 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 62.2 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
2009 | |||||||||
All students with disabilities | 100.0 | 14.6 | 20.7 | 59.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Autism | 100.0 | 34.8 | 18.3 | 37.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | # |
Deaf-blindness | 100.0 | 33.3 | 13.3 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
Developmental delay | 100.0 | 16.2 | 20.5 | 61.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | # |
Emotional disturbance | 100.0 | 22.2 | 18.8 | 40.6 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Hearing impairments | 100.0 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 54.6 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Intellectual disability | 100.0 | 48.2 | 26.7 | 17.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Multiple disabilities | 100.0 | 45.5 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
Orthopedic impairments | 100.0 | 23.6 | 16.3 | 52.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Other health impairments2 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 23.8 | 61.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Specific learning disabilities | 100.0 | 8.0 | 26.6 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Speech or language impairments | 100.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 86.3 | 0.3 | # | 3.1 | 0.1 | # |
Traumatic brain injury | 100.0 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 46.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Visual impairments | 100.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 62.6 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | # |
2010 | |||||||||
All students with disabilities | 100.0 | 14.2 | 20.1 | 60.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Autism | 100.0 | 34.1 | 18.1 | 38.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | # |
Deaf-blindness | 100.0 | 33.4 | 11.9 | 23.0 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | # |
Developmental delay | 100.0 | 16.1 | 19.8 | 62.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | # |
Emotional disturbance | 100.0 | 21.3 | 18.3 | 42.1 | 13.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Hearing impairments | 100.0 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 56.1 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Intellectual disability | 100.0 | 47.7 | 26.8 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Multiple disabilities | 100.0 | 45.9 | 15.9 | 13.0 | 19.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
Orthopedic impairments | 100.0 | 22.9 | 16.2 | 53.3 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Other health impairments2 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 23.0 | 62.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Specific learning disabilities | 100.0 | 7.3 | 25.6 | 65.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Speech or language impairments | 100.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 86.5 | 0.3 | # | 2.9 | 0.1 | # |
Traumatic brain injury | 100.0 | 20.9 | 23.6 | 47.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Visual impairments | 100.0 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 63.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | # |
—Not available. | |||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | |||||||||
1 Students who are enrolled by their parents or guardians in regular private schools and have their basic education paid through private resources, but receive special education services at public expense. These students are not included under "Regular school, time inside general class" (columns 3 through 5). | |||||||||
2 Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes. | |||||||||
NOTE: Data are for the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and the Bureau of Indian Education schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved June 11, 2012, from https://www.ideadata.org/DACAnalyticTool/Intro_2.asp. (This table was prepared June 2012.) |