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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 2012-13
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 As a percent of public school enroll-ment,
2012-131
Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to
2012-13
1990-91 2000-01 2005-06 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
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 6,434,916 6,401,238 6,429,331 12.9 2.1 389,751 592,087 698,608 723,738 730,558 735,890
Alabama 94,601 99,828 92,635 82,286 80,149 79,705 10.7 -20.2 7,154 7,554 8,218 7,492 7,355 7,344
Alaska 14,390 17,691 17,997 18,048 18,055 17,959 13.7 1.5 1,458 1,637 2,082 2,104 2,166 2,116
Arizona 56,629 96,442 124,504 125,816 127,198 128,281 11.8 33.0 4,330 9,144 14,062 14,756 15,235 15,386
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 67,314 64,881 64,790 64,698 13.3 4.0 4,626 9,376 10,286 13,034 13,275 12,789
California 468,420 645,287 676,318 672,174 679,269 688,346 10.9 6.7 39,627 57,651 66,653 72,404 73,720 75,285
                             
Colorado 56,336 78,715 83,498 84,710 87,233 89,280 10.3 13.4 4,128 8,202 10,540 11,797 12,348 12,799
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 71,968 68,167 68,280 69,730 12.7 -5.6 5,466 7,172 7,881 7,933 7,956 8,025
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,857 18,608 19,166 19,224 14.9 14.7 1,493 1,652 2,073 2,123 2,230 2,304
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 11,738 11,947 12,536 12,585 16.5 19.2 411 374 507 957 1,431 1,550
Florida 234,509 367,335 398,916 368,808 358,922 354,352 13.2 -3.5 14,883 30,660 34,350 36,027 37,445 37,470
                             
Georgia 101,762 171,292 197,596 177,544 179,423 185,037 10.9 8.0 7,098 16,560 20,728 15,911 16,539 17,395
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 21,963 19,716 19,605 19,696 10.7 -17.8 809 1,919 2,423 2,398 2,449 2,554
Idaho 21,703 29,174 29,021 27,388 26,864 27,086 9.5 -7.2 2,815 3,591 4,043 3,596 3,379 3,283
Illinois 236,060 297,316 323,444 302,830 292,956 292,430 14.1 -1.6 22,997 28,787 35,454 36,488 36,943 37,211
Indiana 112,949 156,320 177,826 166,073 164,147 168,815 16.2 8.0 7,243 15,101 19,228 18,725 18,172 18,476
                             
Iowa 59,787 72,461 72,457 68,501 67,990 65,882 13.2 -9.1 5,421 5,580 6,118 7,378 7,467 7,109
Kansas 44,785 61,267 65,595 66,873 65,809 67,369 13.8 10.0 3,881 7,728 9,267 10,604 10,598 10,850
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 108,798 102,370 98,785 97,555 14.2 3.2 10,440 16,372 21,317 17,963 17,422 17,455
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 90,453 82,943 82,301 81,238 11.4 -17.1 6,703 9,957 10,597 10,427 11,206 11,209
Maine 27,987 35,633 36,522 32,261 32,078 32,194 17.3 -9.7 2,895 3,978 4,348 3,824 3,831 3,793
                             
Maryland 88,017 112,077 110,959 103,490 103,563 103,429 12.0 -7.7 7,163 10,003 12,148 12,875 13,114 13,062
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 162,654 167,526 166,236 166,437 17.4 2.6 12,141 14,328 15,195 16,662 16,491 16,583
Michigan 166,511 221,456 243,607 218,957 210,034 203,427 13.1 -8.1 14,547 19,937 24,290 23,183 21,086 20,831
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 116,511 122,850 123,353 123,785 14.6 12.7 8,646 11,522 13,402 15,076 15,361 15,289
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 68,099 64,038 64,334 64,860 13.1 4.1 5,642 6,944 8,319 10,191 10,498 10,244
                             
Missouri 101,166 137,381 143,204 127,164 125,075 123,655 13.5 -10.0 4,100 11,307 15,268 15,891 15,984 16,040
Montana 16,955 19,313 19,259 16,761 16,032 16,450 11.5 -14.8 1,751 1,635 1,925 1,656 1,696 1,697
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 45,239 44,299 44,829 45,564 15.0 6.5 2,512 3,724 4,665 5,050 5,175 5,379
Nevada 18,099 38,160 47,794 48,148 49,117 50,332 11.3 31.9 1,401 3,676 5,492 6,947 7,598 8,047
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 31,782 29,920 29,422 29,329 15.5 -2.5 1,468 2,387 2,902 3,135 3,158 3,227
                             
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 249,385 232,002 223,935 232,317 16.9 4.8 14,741 16,361 19,329 17,073 16,925 17,954
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 50,322 46,628 46,555 46,498 13.7 -11.0 2,210 4,970 6,441 5,224 5,021 4,494
New York 307,366 441,333 447,422 454,542 452,319 450,794 16.6 2.1 26,266 51,665 58,297 64,923 64,082 65,031
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 192,820 185,107 187,767 190,098 12.5 9.8 10,516 17,361 20,543 18,433 18,787 18,665
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 13,883 13,170 13,093 13,234 13.1 -3.1 1,164 1,247 1,520 1,714 1,791 1,804
                             
Ohio 205,440 237,643 266,447 259,454 259,064 255,953 14.8 7.7 12,487 18,664 22,702 22,454 23,904 23,401
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 96,601 97,250 98,960 100,893 15.0 17.9 5,163 6,393 8,149 8,298 8,480 8,500
Oregon 54,422 75,204 77,376 81,050 81,718 82,183 14.0 9.3 2,854 6,926 8,167 9,392 9,913 10,052
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 288,733 295,080 294,963 295,502 16.8 21.8 17,982 21,477 25,964 31,072 32,722 33,041
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 30,681 25,332 24,826 24,165 17.0 -21.4 1,682 2,614 2,815 2,945 2,984 2,910
                             
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 110,219 100,289 99,624 99,530 13.5 -6.0 7,948 11,775 11,603 11,083 10,862 10,626
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 17,631 18,026 18,005 18,316 14.0 8.9 2,105 2,286 2,747 2,738 2,726 2,659
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 120,122 120,263 124,070 127,407 12.8 1.2 7,487 10,699 12,008 13,096 13,381 13,067
Texas 344,529 491,642 507,405 442,019 439,675 439,635 8.7 -10.6 24,848 36,442 40,236 41,494 40,756 43,981
Utah 46,606 53,921 60,526 70,278 71,233 78,270 12.8 45.2 3,424 5,785 7,462 8,990 8,856 9,890
                             
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,917 13,936 13,833 13,873 15.5 1.8 1,097 1,237 1,556 1,762 1,752 1,831
Virginia 112,072 162,212 174,640 162,338 161,198 161,498 12.8 -0.4 9,892 14,444 17,480 17,081 16,677 16,611
Washington 83,545 118,851 124,498 127,978 129,346 130,778 12.4 10.0 9,558 11,760 13,429 14,275 14,588 14,763
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 49,677 45,007 44,259 44,487 15.7 -11.6 2,923 5,445 5,833 5,607 5,488 5,483
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 130,076 124,722 123,825 123,287 14.1 -1.7 10,934 14,383 16,077 16,079 16,106 16,325
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 13,696 15,348 15,419 11,883 13.0 -9.7 1,221 1,695 2,469 3,398 3,429
                             
Bureau of Indian                            
Education 6,997 8,448 7,795 6,801 6,504 -23.0 1,092 338 330 396 305
                             
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 93,256 131,847 134,600 135,431 91.6 3,892 8,168 5,149 14,505 15,396 13,785
American Samoa 363 697 1,211 935 932 870 33.7 48 48 80 142 161 102
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,480 2,003 2,013 2,017 6.5 -11.2 198 205 171 165 179 161
Northern Marianas 411 569 750 944 931 895 8.4 63.6 211 53 70 104 104 86
Palau 131 119 10 9
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 87,125 126,560 129,314 130,212 30.0 97.4 3,345 7,746 4,677 13,952 14,791 13,276
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,690 1,405 1,410 1,318 8.7 -6.1 90 106 151 142 161 151
—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.
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 3, 2014, from https://inventory.data.gov/dataset/8715a3e8-bf48-4eef-9deb-fd9bb76a196e/resource/a68a23f3-3981-47db-ac75-98a167b65259. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2012-13. (This table was prepared October 2014.)

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