(38KB)| Table 107. | Number of students with disabilities exiting special education, by basis of exit, age, and type of disability: United States and other jurisdictions, 2001-02 and 2002-03 |
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|Total exiting| Graduated| Received a|Reached| No longer| | Moved,|Moved, not|
| special| with| certificate|maximum| receives spe-| |known to| known to|Dropped
Age and type of disability | education| diploma|of attendance| age\1\|cial education| Died|continue| continue| out\2\
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1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10
_______________________________|_____________|__________|_____________|_______|______________|_____|________|__________|_______
| 2001-02
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Total, 14 and over .........| 596,233| 190,951| 35,610| 4,790| 65,744|1,841| 157,082| 60,471| 79,744
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Age | | | | | | | | |
14 ..........................| 67,990| --- | 131| --- | 17,880| 292| 36,565| 10,427| 2,695
15 ..........................| 70,454| --- | 123| --- | 14,941| 316| 37,056| 12,074| 5,944
16 ..........................| 79,519| 1,506| 370| --- | 13,410| 356| 34,578| 13,106| 16,193
17 ..........................| 131,428| 52,906| 6,109| --- | 10,836| 323| 26,921| 11,861| 22,472
18 ..........................| 151,207| 87,936| 14,376| --- | 6,169| 285| 14,654| 7,590| 20,197
19 ..........................| 62,557| 36,059| 8,225| --- | 1,742| 117| 4,482| 3,174| 8,758
20 ..........................| 17,523| 7,579| 3,050| 559| 481| 76| 1,783| 1,433| 2,562
21 and over .................| 15,555| 4,965| 3,226| 4,231| 285| 76| 1,043| 806| 923
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Type of disability | | | | | | | | |
Specific learning | | | | | | | | |
disabilities .............| 350,422| 128,776| 15,745| 1,140| 39,786| 588| 84,333| 34,124| 45,930
Mental retardation ..........| 66,013| 17,702| 12,147| 1,979| 2,340| 374| 16,885| 5,268| 9,318
Emotional disturbance .......| 95,457| 16,539| 2,837| 388| 7,105| 200| 36,833| 14,272| 17,283
Speech or language | | | | | | |
impairments ..............| 20,495| 4,346| 584| 59| 8,846| 18| 3,852| 1,499| 1,291
Multiple disabilities .......| 10,789| 3,347| 1,229| 652| 424| 260| 2,954| 808| 1,115
Other health impairments ....| 31,435| 10,881| 1,161| 112| 5,431| 212| 7,617| 2,926| 3,095
Hearing impairments .........| 6,610| 3,080| 485| 55| 486| 15| 1,521| 485| 483
Orthopedic impairments ......| 6,300| 2,433| 614| 116| 782| 101| 1,204| 487| 563
Visual impairments ..........| 2,543| 1,322| 163| 28| 192| 21| 485| 157| 175
Autism ......................| 3,198| 1,142| 480| 193| 149| 24| 816| 230| 164
Deaf-blindness ..............| 231| 81| 18| 19| 17| 2| 49| 18| 27
Traumatic brain injury ......| 2,740| 1,302| 147| 49| 186| 26| 533| 197| 300
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| 2002-03
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Total, 14 and over .........| 615,894| 195,090| 47,649| 5,035| 67,807|1,867| 172,135| 44,576| 81,735
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Age | | | | | | | | |
14 ..........................| 69,321| --- | 60| --- | 18,426| 268| 39,829| 8,012| 2,726
15 ..........................| 71,404| --- | 66| --- | 15,673| 301| 40,289| 8,780| 6,295
16 ..........................| 81,182| 1,572| 429| --- | 14,142| 379| 38,599| 9,327| 16,734
17 ..........................| 144,799| 60,211| 10,709| --- | 11,103| 354| 30,569| 8,521| 23,332
18 ..........................| 156,966| 89,373| 19,882| --- | 6,049| 253| 15,580| 5,535| 20,294
19 ..........................| 58,691| 32,442| 8,953| --- | 1,671| 131| 4,610| 2,359| 8,525
20 ..........................| 18,206| 7,342| 3,832| 820| 469| 104| 1,677| 1,248| 2,714
21 and over .................| 15,325| 4,150| 3,718| 4,215| 274| 77| 982| 794| 1,115
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Type of disability | | | | | | | | |
Specific learning | | | | | | | | |
disabilities .............| 359,616| 129,984| 23,362| 1,053| 40,258| 613| 92,797| 24,903| 46,646
Mental retardation ..........| 68,673| 17,846| 14,149| 2,185| 2,314| 370| 17,943| 4,743| 9,123
Emotional disturbance .......| 95,658| 17,331| 3,611| 417| 7,179| 206| 39,532| 9,584| 17,798
Speech or language | | | | | | | | |
impairments ..............| 21,777| 4,859| 694| 58| 9,561| 36| 4,008| 1,093| 1,468
Multiple disabilities .......| 11,102| 3,414| 1,398| 674| 448| 234| 3,112| 745| 1,077
Other health impairments ....| 36,613| 12,251| 2,039| 122| 6,163| 221| 9,703| 2,289| 3,825
Hearing impairments .........| 6,541| 2,974| 589| 48| 566| 11| 1,503| 360| 490
Orthopedic impairments ......| 6,318| 2,390| 660| 130| 654| 109| 1,437| 318| 620
Visual impairments ..........| 2,396| 1,194| 227| 39| 196| 14| 458| 109| 159
Autism ......................| 4,066| 1,431| 696| 236| 242| 32| 989| 233| 207
Deaf-blindness ..............| 182| 71| 14| 8| 13| 4| 37| 14| 21
Traumatic brain injury ......| 2,952| 1,345| 210| 65| 213| 17| 616| 185| 301
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---Not available. \1\The upper age mandate for providing special education and related services as defined by state law, practice, or court order. \2\Dropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not enrolled at the end of the report year, and did not exit through any of the other bases described. This category includes dropouts, runaways, GED recipients, expulsions, status unknown, and other exiters. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database. Retrieved April 18, 2005 from http://www.ideadata.org/tables26th/ar_ad2.htm and http://www.ideadata.org/tables27th/ar_ad2.htm. (This table was prepared April 2005.)
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