Indicator 2.3: Special Education
| Table 2.3a. Percentage of children ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by race/ethnicity: 1998 to 2003 |
| 1998
| 8.0
| 8.0
| 10.3
| 6.7
| 3.6
| 9.5 |
| 1999
| 7.9
| 7.8
| 10.2
| 6.7
| 3.7
| 9.4 |
| 2000
| 8.2
| 8.1
| 10.8
| 6.8
| 4.0
| 10.5 |
| 2001
| 8.3
| 8.2
| 11.1
| 7.1
| 4.0
| 11.0 |
| 2002
| 8.4
| 8.3
| 11.3
| 7.3
| 4.2
| 11.4 |
| 2003
| 8.6
| 8.4
| 11.5
| 7.5
| 4.4
| 11.9 |
| NOTE: Data have been revised from previously published reports. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), 1998 to 2003. |
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