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Table 204.70. Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2014-15
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 As a
percent of
public
school
enroll-
ment,
2014-151
Percent
change in
number
served,
2000-01
to
2014-15
1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 4,710,089 6,295,816 6,434,916 6,429,331 6,464,096 6,555,291 13.0 4.1 389,751 592,087 723,738 735,890 729,703 735,760
Alabama 94,601 99,828 82,286 79,705 80,803 82,354 11.1 -17.5 7,154 7,554 7,492 7,344 7,238 7,150
Alaska 14,390 17,691 18,048 17,959 17,920 18,023 13.7 1.9 1,458 1,637 2,104 2,116 2,062 2,034
Arizona 56,629 96,442 125,816 128,281 129,801 131,541 11.8 36.4 4,330 9,144 14,756 15,386 15,278 15,113
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 64,881 64,698 65,166 66,621 13.6 7.1 4,626 9,376 13,034 12,789 12,529 12,881
California 468,420 645,287 672,174 688,346 698,947 711,205 11.3 10.2 39,627 57,651 72,404 75,285 76,345 76,641
                             
Colorado 56,336 78,715 84,710 89,280 90,904 92,782 10.4 17.9 4,128 8,202 11,797 12,799 12,576 12,553
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 68,167 69,730 70,785 73,293 13.5 -0.8 5,466 7,172 7,933 8,025 8,034 8,431
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,608 19,224 18,717 19,889 14.8 18.7 1,493 1,652 2,123 2,304 1,815 2,050
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 11,947 12,585 11,774 12,172 15.0 15.3 411 374 957 1,550 1,441 1,429
Florida 234,509 367,335 368,808 354,352 356,488 362,925 13.2 -1.2 14,883 30,660 36,027 37,470 37,633 38,158
                             
Georgia 101,762 171,292 177,544 185,037 190,587 196,048 11.2 14.5 7,098 16,560 15,911 17,395 17,528 17,725
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 19,716 19,696 19,221 19,081 10.5 -20.3 809 1,919 2,398 2,554 2,402 2,364
Idaho 21,703 29,174 27,388 27,086 27,592 28,477 9.8 -2.4 2,815 3,591 3,596 3,283 3,260 3,267
Illinois 236,060 297,316 302,830 292,430 294,227 294,916 14.4 -0.8 22,997 28,787 36,488 37,211 37,611 37,599
Indiana 112,949 156,320 166,073 168,815 169,830 170,465 16.3 9.0 7,243 15,101 18,725 18,476 18,014 17,931
                             
Iowa 59,787 72,461 68,501 65,882 64,704 63,866 12.6 -11.9 5,421 5,580 7,378 7,109 6,534 6,322
Kansas 44,785 61,267 66,873 67,369 68,625 69,845 14.0 14.0 3,881 7,728 10,604 10,850 11,218 11,570
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 102,370 97,555 97,467 97,820 14.2 3.4 10,440 16,372 17,963 17,455 17,332 16,994
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 82,943 81,238 78,667 79,245 11.1 -19.1 6,703 9,957 10,427 11,209 9,784 9,709
Maine 27,987 35,633 32,261 32,194 32,219 31,920 17.5 -10.4 2,895 3,978 3,824 3,793 3,722 3,445
                             
Maryland 88,017 112,077 103,490 103,429 103,788 104,136 11.9 -7.1 7,163 10,003 12,875 13,062 13,136 13,105
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 167,526 166,437 166,859 167,799 17.6 3.4 12,141 14,328 16,662 16,583 16,759 16,716
Michigan 166,511 221,456 218,957 203,427 200,451 198,171 12.9 -10.5 14,547 19,937 23,183 20,831 20,511 20,456
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 122,850 123,785 124,507 125,437 14.6 14.2 8,646 11,522 15,076 15,289 15,175 15,296
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 64,038 64,860 65,687 66,448 13.5 6.7 5,642 6,944 10,191 10,244 10,070 9,299
                             
Missouri 101,166 137,381 127,164 123,655 123,292 124,652 13.6 -9.3 4,100 11,307 15,891 16,040 16,047 16,598
Montana 16,955 19,313 16,761 16,450 16,473 17,032 11.8 -11.8 1,751 1,635 1,656 1,697 1,596 1,620
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 44,299 45,564 46,983 47,341 15.1 10.6 2,512 3,724 5,050 5,379 5,373 5,465
Nevada 18,099 38,160 48,148 50,332 52,052 53,755 11.7 40.9 1,401 3,676 6,947 8,047 8,241 8,537
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 29,920 29,329 29,011 28,978 15.7 -3.7 1,468 2,387 3,135 3,227 3,173 3,332
                             
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 232,002 232,317 228,844 232,526 16.6 4.9 14,741 16,361 17,073 17,954 17,821 18,222
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 46,628 46,498 47,283 47,705 14.0 -8.7 2,210 4,970 5,224 4,494 4,347 4,285
New York 307,366 441,333 454,542 450,794 454,971 489,077 17.8 10.8 26,266 51,665 64,923 65,031 65,705 68,528
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 185,107 190,098 193,092 196,045 12.7 13.3 10,516 17,361 18,433 18,665 18,801 18,887
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 13,170 13,234 13,366 13,636 12.8 -0.1 1,164 1,247 1,714 1,804 1,830 1,801
                             
Ohio 205,440 237,643 259,454 255,953 254,541 254,187 14.7 7.0 12,487 18,664 22,454 23,401 22,933 22,411
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 97,250 100,893 103,136 105,671 15.3 23.5 5,163 6,393 8,298 8,500 8,599 8,919
Oregon 54,422 75,204 81,050 82,183 82,717 83,207 13.8 10.6 2,854 6,926 9,392 10,052 10,122 9,987
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 295,080 295,502 296,249 298,274 17.1 22.9 17,982 21,477 31,072 33,041 32,464 32,726
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 25,332 24,165 23,402 23,360 16.5 -24.0 1,682 2,614 2,945 2,910 2,906 2,942
                             
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 100,289 99,530 98,930 99,100 13.1 -6.4 7,948 11,775 11,083 10,626 9,728 8,971
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 18,026 18,316 18,508 18,975 14.3 12.8 2,105 2,286 2,738 2,659 2,668 2,568
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 120,263 127,407 130,387 130,729 13.1 3.9 7,487 10,699 13,096 13,067 12,583 12,527
Texas 344,529 491,642 442,019 439,635 443,612 451,623 8.6 -8.1 24,848 36,442 41,494 43,981 42,868 42,654
Utah 46,606 53,921 70,278 78,270 75,428 77,525 12.2 43.8 3,424 5,785 8,990 9,890 9,516 9,686
                             
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,936 13,873 13,904 14,008 16.0 2.8 1,097 1,237 1,762 1,831 1,779 1,819
Virginia 112,072 162,212 162,338 161,498 161,160 162,165 12.7 # 9,892 14,444 17,081 16,611 16,400 16,394
Washington 83,545 118,851 127,978 130,778 131,997 133,459 12.4 12.3 9,558 11,760 14,275 14,763 14,667 14,912
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 45,007 44,487 44,375 44,267 15.8 -12.1 2,923 5,445 5,607 5,483 5,363 4,804
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 124,722 123,287 122,654 120,434 13.8 -3.9 10,934 14,383 16,079 16,325 16,166 15,846
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 15,348 11,883 11,993 1,221 1,695 3,398 3,081
                             
Bureau of Indian
      Education
6,997 8,448 6,801 6,504 6,384 -24 1,092 338 396 305 410
                             
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 131,847 135,431 128,019 133,505 88.9 3,892 8,168 14,505 13,785 15,609 17,400
American Samoa 363 697 935 870 48 48 142 102 148 148
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,003 2,017 1,981 2,026 6.5 -10.6 198 205 165 161 166 171
Northern Marianas 411 569 944 895 906 892 56.8 211 53 104 86 87 84
Palau 131 119 104 106 -19.1 10 9 7 6
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 126,560 130,212 123,754 129,086 31.4 97.1 3,345 7,746 13,952 13,276 15,038 16,868
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,405 1,318 1,274 1,247 8.8 -17.0 90 106 142 151 163 123
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1 Based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade. For total enrollment in public schools, see table 203.40.
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 October 29, 2016, from http://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/state-level-data-files/index.html#bcc. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2014-15. (This table was prepared December 2016.)

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