Digest of Education Statistics: 2009
Digest of Education Statistics: 2009

NCES 2010-013
April 2010


Table 52. Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990–91 through 2007–08
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 As a percent of public school enrollment, 2007-081 Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to 2007-08 1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 4,710,089 6,295,816 6,633,902 6,718,619 6,712,605 6,686,361 6,605,695 13.4 4.9 389,751 592,087 698,608 706,401 699,841
Alabama 94,601 99,828 93,056 93,402 92,635 89,013 84,772 11.4 -15.1 7,154 7,554 8,218 8,026 7,111
Alaska 14,390 17,691 17,959 18,134 17,997 17,760 17,535 13.4 -0.9 1,458 1,637 2,082 1,987 1,954
Arizona 56,629 96,442 112,125 119,841 124,504 126,654 131,136 12.1 36.0 4,330 9,144 14,062 14,040 14,097
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 66,793 68,088 67,314 68,133 65,965 13.8 6.0 4,626 9,376 10,286 11,689 11,795
California 468,420 645,287 675,763 675,417 676,318 672,737 670,904 10.6 4.0 39,627 57,651 66,653 67,052 68,002
                           
Colorado 56,336 78,715 82,447 83,249 83,498 83,559 83,077 10.4 5.5 4,128 8,202 10,540 10,939 10,802
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 73,952 73,028 71,968 69,127 68,987 12.1 -6.6 5,466 7,172 7,881 6,833 7,660
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,417 18,698 18,857 19,366 19,435 15.9 16.0 1,493 1,652 2,073 2,213 2,264
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 13,242 13,424 11,738 11,113 10,863 13.9 2.9 411 374 507 754 567
Florida 234,509 367,335 397,758 400,001 398,916 398,289 391,092 14.7 6.5 14,883 30,660 34,350 33,644 32,819
                           
Georgia 101,762 171,292 190,948 195,928 197,596 196,810 189,424 11.5 10.6 7,098 16,560 20,728 20,410 18,454
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 23,266 22,711 21,963 21,099 20,441 11.4 -14.7 809 1,919 2,423 2,459 2,477
Idaho 21,703 29,174 29,092 28,880 29,021 28,439 27,989 10.3 -4.1 2,815 3,591 4,043 3,889 3,976
Illinois 236,060 297,316 318,111 322,982 323,444 326,763 321,668 15.2 8.2 22,997 28,787 35,454 37,152 36,957
Indiana 112,949 156,320 171,896 175,205 177,826 179,043 179,076 17.1 14.6 7,243 15,101 19,228 19,364 19,530
                           
Iowa 59,787 72,461 73,717 73,637 72,457 71,394 69,204 14.3 -4.5 5,421 5,580 6,118 6,199 5,872
Kansas 44,785 61,267 65,139 65,290 65,595 65,831 65,712 14.0 7.3 3,881 7,728 9,267 9,524 9,608
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 103,783 106,916 108,798 109,354 109,187 16.4 15.5 10,440 16,372 21,317 21,007 20,591
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 101,933 102,498 90,453 89,422 88,153 12.9 -10.0 6,703 9,957 10,597 10,503 10,151
Maine 27,987 35,633 37,784 37,573 36,522 35,564 34,425 17.5 -3.4 2,895 3,978 4,348 4,145 3,889
                           
Maryland 88,017 112,077 113,865 112,404 110,959 106,739 104,585 12.4 -6.7 7,163 10,003 12,148 11,590 11,752
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 159,042 161,993 162,654 165,959 166,747 17.3 2.8 12,141 14,328 15,195 15,813 15,920
Michigan 166,511 221,456 238,292 242,083 243,607 241,941 236,576 14.0 6.8 14,547 19,937 24,290 24,268 24,097
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 114,193 115,491 116,511 117,924 119,332 14.2 8.6 8,646 11,522 13,402 13,989 14,286
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 66,848 68,883 68,099 67,590 65,717 13.3 5.5 5,642 6,944 8,319 8,430 8,422
                           
Missouri 101,166 137,381 143,593 142,872 143,204 141,406 138,292 15.1 0.7 4,100 11,307 15,268 15,415 15,629
Montana 16,955 19,313 19,435 19,515 19,259 18,557 18,158 12.7 -6.0 1,751 1,635 1,925 1,941 1,971
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 44,561 45,712 45,239 44,833 45,687 15.7 6.8 2,512 3,724 4,665 4,886 5,179
Nevada 18,099 38,160 45,201 47,015 47,794 48,230 48,332 11.3 26.7 1,401 3,676 5,492 5,669 5,715
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 31,311 31,675 31,782 31,399 32,274 16.1 7.3 1,468 2,387 2,902 2,905 2,523
                           
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 241,272 245,878 249,385 250,109 250,099 18.1 12.8 14,741 16,361 19,329 19,782 19,580
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 51,814 51,464 50,322 47,917 46,384 14.1 -11.2 2,210 4,970 6,441 6,300 6,337
New York 307,366 441,333 442,665 452,312 447,422 451,929 453,715 16.4 2.8 26,266 51,665 58,297 60,156 63,040
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 193,956 193,377 192,820 192,451 191,668 12.9 10.7 10,516 17,361 20,543 20,433 19,914
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 14,044 14,681 13,883 13,825 13,616 14.3 -0.3 1,164 1,247 1,520 1,567 1,560
                           
Ohio 205,440 237,643 253,878 260,710 266,447 269,133 269,742 14.8 13.5 12,487 18,664 22,702 23,455 23,137
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 93,045 95,022 96,601 95,860 95,323 14.8 11.4 5,163 6,393 8,149 7,625 7,617
Oregon 54,422 75,204 76,083 77,094 77,376 77,832 78,264 13.8 4.1 2,854 6,926 8,167 8,311 8,572
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 273,259 282,356 288,733 292,798 293,865 16.3 21.1 17,982 21,477 25,964 27,599 28,145
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 32,223 31,532 30,681 30,243 29,033 19.7 -5.5 1,682 2,614 2,815 2,982 2,967
                           
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 111,077 111,509 110,219 107,353 103,731 14.6 -2.1 7,948 11,775 11,603 13,864 10,472
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 17,760 17,921 17,631 17,824 17,971 14.8 6.8 2,105 2,286 2,747 2,684 2,683
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 122,627 122,643 120,122 120,263 120,925 12.5 -3.9 7,487 10,699 12,008 11,967 12,264
Texas 344,529 491,642 506,771 514,236 507,405 494,302 472,749 10.1 -3.8 24,848 36,442 40,236 39,351 37,528
Utah 46,606 53,921 57,745 59,840 60,526 61,166 63,066 10.9 17.0 3,424 5,785 7,462 7,597 8,023
                           
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,670 13,894 13,917 14,010 1,097 1,237 1,556 1,602
Virginia 112,072 162,212 172,788 174,417 174,640 170,794 168,496 13.7 3.9 9,892 14,444 17,480 16,968 16,845
Washington 83,545 118,851 123,673 124,067 124,498 122,979 123,698 12.0 4.1 9,558 11,760 13,429 13,174 13,529
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 50,772 50,377 49,677 49,054 47,855 16.9 -4.9 2,923 5,445 5,833 6,013 5,849
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 127,828 129,179 130,076 128,526 126,496 14.5 0.9 10,934 14,383 16,077 15,591 14,867
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 13,430 13,565 13,696 13,945 14,254 16.5 8.4 1,221 1,695 2,469 2,645 2,842
                           
Bureau of Indian
   Education
6,997 8,448 8,343 8,051 7,795 6,918 7,057 -16.5 1,092 338 330 234 325
                           
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 83,948 93,716 93,256 102,995 105,451 49.2 3,892 8,168 5,149 7,749 10,205
American Samoa 363 697 1,135 1,239 1,211 1,146 1,171 68.0 48 48 80 78 169
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,460 2,485 2,480 2,380 2,259 -0.4 198 205 171 152 162
Northern Marianas 411 569 669 751 750 774 784 6.9 37.8 211 53 70 76 78
Palau 131 10
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 77,932 87,485 87,125 97,129 99,680 18.9 52.2 3,345 7,746 4,677 7,314 9,644
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,752 1,756 1,690 1,566 1,557 9.8 3.7 90 106 151 129 152
—Not available.
1 Percentage of students with disabilities is based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade.
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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. U.S. totals for 2007-08 do not include data for Vermont.
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 2007, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved April 21, 2009, from http://www.ideadata.org/PartBdata.asp. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2007-08. (This table was prepared September 2009.)