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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 2011–12
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 As a percent of public school enroll-ment,
2011-121
Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to
2011-12
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 4,710,089 6,295,816 6,712,605 6,480,540 6,434,916 6,401,238 12.9 1.7 389,751 592,087 698,608 716,175 723,738 730,558
Alabama 94,601 99,828 92,635 82,997 82,286 80,149 10.6 -19.7 7,154 7,554 8,218 7,258 7,492 7,355
Alaska 14,390 17,691 17,997 17,893 18,048 18,055 13.6 2.1 1,458 1,637 2,082 1,987 2,104 2,166
Arizona 56,629 96,442 124,504 125,866 125,816 127,198 11.8 31.9 4,330 9,144 14,062 14,340 14,756 15,235
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 67,314 65,039 64,881 64,790 13.4 4.1 4,626 9,376 10,286 12,865 13,034 13,275
California 468,420 645,287 676,318 673,428 672,174 679,269 10.7 5.3 39,627 57,651 66,653 71,783 72,404 73,720
                             
Colorado 56,336 78,715 83,498 83,765 84,710 87,233 10.2 10.8 4,128 8,202 10,540 11,327 11,797 12,348
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 71,968 68,738 68,167 68,280 12.3 -7.6 5,466 7,172 7,881 8,019 7,933 7,956
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,857 19,348 18,608 19,166 14.7 14.4 1,493 1,652 2,073 2,572 2,123 2,230
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 11,738 11,371 11,947 12,536 18.1 18.7 411 374 507 683 957 1,431
Florida 234,509 367,335 398,916 376,576 368,808 358,922 13.6 -2.3 14,883 30,660 34,350 34,944 36,027 37,445
                             
Georgia 101,762 171,292 197,596 177,070 177,544 179,423 10.7 4.7 7,098 16,560 20,728 16,491 15,911 16,539
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 21,963 19,957 19,716 19,605 10.9 -18.1 809 1,919 2,423 2,455 2,398 2,449
Idaho 21,703 29,174 29,021 27,787 27,388 26,864 9.7 -7.9 2,815 3,591 4,043 3,932 3,596 3,379
Illinois 236,060 297,316 323,444 313,583 302,830 292,956 14.0 -1.5 22,997 28,787 35,454 36,962 36,488 36,943
Indiana 112,949 156,320 177,826 172,095 166,073 164,147 15.7 5.0 7,243 15,101 19,228 18,602 18,725 18,172
                             
Iowa 59,787 72,461 72,457 66,636 68,501 67,990 13.7 -6.2 5,421 5,580 6,118 6,267 7,378 7,467
Kansas 44,785 61,267 65,595 66,219 66,873 65,809 13.6 7.4 3,881 7,728 9,267 10,354 10,604 10,598
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 108,798 106,045 102,370 98,785 14.7 4.5 10,440 16,372 21,317 18,865 17,963 17,422
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 90,453 85,119 82,943 82,301 11.8 -16.0 6,703 9,957 10,597 9,952 10,427 11,206
Maine 27,987 35,633 36,522 32,766 32,261 32,078 17.2 -10.0 2,895 3,978 4,348 3,843 3,824 3,831
                             
Maryland 88,017 112,077 110,959 103,018 103,490 103,563 12.1 -7.6 7,163 10,003 12,148 12,532 12,875 13,114
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 162,654 167,297 167,526 166,236 17.5 2.5 12,141 14,328 15,195 16,271 16,662 16,491
Michigan 166,511 221,456 243,607 227,973 218,957 210,034 13.4 -5.2 14,547 19,937 24,290 24,245 23,183 21,086
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 116,511 121,359 122,850 123,353 14.6 12.3 8,646 11,522 13,402 14,706 15,076 15,361
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 68,099 63,988 64,038 64,334 13.2 3.3 5,642 6,944 8,319 9,649 10,191 10,498
                             
Missouri 101,166 137,381 143,204 129,886 127,164 125,075 13.6 -9.0 4,100 11,307 15,268 15,720 15,891 15,984
Montana 16,955 19,313 19,259 17,213 16,761 16,032 11.3 -17.0 1,751 1,635 1,925 1,722 1,656 1,696
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 45,239 43,470 44,299 44,829 14.9 4.8 2,512 3,724 4,665 3,712 5,050 5,175
Nevada 18,099 38,160 47,794 48,115 48,148 49,117 11.2 28.7 1,401 3,676 5,492 6,872 6,947 7,598
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 31,782 30,210 29,920 29,422 15.3 -2.2 1,468 2,387 2,902 3,090 3,135 3,158
                             
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 249,385 229,066 232,002 223,935 16.2 1.0 14,741 16,361 19,329 16,451 17,073 16,925
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 50,322 45,782 46,628 46,555 13.7 -10.9 2,210 4,970 6,441 6,585 5,224 5,021
New York 307,366 441,333 447,422 461,470 454,542 452,319 16.1 2.5 26,266 51,665 58,297 64,903 64,923 64,082
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 192,820 184,893 185,107 187,767 12.6 8.5 10,516 17,361 20,543 18,144 18,433 18,787
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 13,883 13,262 13,170 13,093 13.5 -4.1 1,164 1,247 1,520 1,660 1,714 1,791
                             
Ohio 205,440 237,643 266,447 263,396 259,454 259,064 14.9 9.0 12,487 18,664 22,702 23,336 22,454 23,904
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 96,601 95,186 97,250 98,960 14.9 15.6 5,163 6,393 8,149 7,808 8,298 8,480
Oregon 54,422 75,204 77,376 80,062 81,050 81,718 14.2 8.7 2,854 6,926 8,167 8,946 9,392 9,913
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 288,733 294,595 295,080 294,963 16.5 21.6 17,982 21,477 25,964 30,186 31,072 32,722
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 30,681 26,332 25,332 24,826 17.4 -19.2 1,682 2,614 2,815 2,903 2,945 2,984
                             
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 110,219 101,039 100,289 99,624 13.7 -5.9 7,948 11,775 11,603 10,878 11,083 10,862
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 17,631 17,907 18,026 18,005 14.3 7.0 2,105 2,286 2,747 2,688 2,738 2,726
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 120,122 119,016 120,263 124,070 12.6 -1.4 7,487 10,699 12,008 12,858 13,096 13,381
Texas 344,529 491,642 507,405 444,198 442,019 439,675 8.8 -10.6 24,848 36,442 40,236 40,706 41,494 40,756
Utah 46,606 53,921 60,526 67,781 70,278 71,233 12.4 32.1 3,424 5,785 7,462 8,679 8,990 8,856
                             
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,917 14,163 13,936 13,833 14.4 1.5 1,097 1,237 1,556 1,750 1,762 1,752
Virginia 112,072 162,212 174,640 164,771 162,338 161,198 12.8 -0.6 9,892 14,444 17,480 17,057 17,081 16,677
Washington 83,545 118,851 124,498 126,024 127,978 129,346 12.3 8.8 9,558 11,760 13,429 13,858 14,275 14,588
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 49,677 46,169 45,007 44,259 15.7 -12.1 2,923 5,445 5,833 5,754 5,607 5,488
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 130,076 125,503 124,722 123,825 14.2 -1.2 10,934 14,383 16,077 15,729 16,079 16,106
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 13,696 15,098 15,348 15,419 17.2 17.2 1,221 1,695 2,469 3,276 3,398 3,429
                             
Bureau of Indian                            
Education 6,997 8,448 7,795 6,747 6,801 1,092 338 330 394 396
                             
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 93,256 126,702 131,847 134,600 90.5 3,892 8,168 5,149 15,263 14,505 15,396
American Samoa 363 697 1,211 1,106 935 932 33.7 48 48 80 177 142 161
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,480 2,088 2,003 2,013 -11.2 198 205 171 182 165 179
Northern Marianas 411 569 750 870 944 931 63.6 211 53 70 78 104 104
Palau 131 10
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 87,125 121,159 126,560 129,314 97.4 3,345 7,746 4,677 14,681 13,952 14,791
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,690 1,479 1,405 1,410 -6.1 90 106 151 145 142 161
—Not available.  
1 Based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade. For total enrollment in public schools, see table 203.10.
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.
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 May 12, 2013, from http://tadnet.public.tadnet.org/pages/712. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2011-12. (This table was prepared May 2013.)

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