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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 2013-14
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 As a
percent
of public
school
enrollment,
2013-141
Percent
change in
number
served,
2000-01
to
2013-14
1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 4,710,089 6,295,816 6,434,916 6,401,238 6,429,331 6,464,096 12.9 2.7 389,751 592,087 723,738 730,558 735,890 729,703
Alabama 94,601 99,828 82,286 80,149 79,705 80,803 10.8 -19.1 7,154 7,554 7,492 7,355 7,344 7,238
Alaska 14,390 17,691 18,048 18,055 17,959 17,920 13.7 1.3 1,458 1,637 2,104 2,166 2,116 2,062
Arizona 56,629 96,442 125,816 127,198 128,281 129,801 11.8 34.6 4,330 9,144 14,756 15,235 15,386 15,278
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 64,881 64,790 64,698 65,166 13.3 4.7 4,626 9,376 13,034 13,275 12,789 12,529
California 468,420 645,287 672,174 679,269 688,346 698,947 11.1 8.3 39,627 57,651 72,404 73,720 75,285 76,345
                             
Colorado 56,336 78,715 84,710 87,233 89,280 90,904 10.4 15.5 4,128 8,202 11,797 12,348 12,799 12,576
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 68,167 68,280 69,730 70,785 13.0 -4.2 5,466 7,172 7,933 7,956 8,025 8,034
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,608 19,166 19,224 18,717 14.2 11.7 1,493 1,652 2,123 2,230 2,304 1,815
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 11,947 12,536 12,585 11,774 15.1 11.5 411 374 957 1,431 1,550 1,441
Florida 234,509 367,335 368,808 358,922 354,352 356,488 13.1 -3.0 14,883 30,660 36,027 37,445 37,470 37,633
                             
Georgia 101,762 171,292 177,544 179,423 185,037 190,587 11.1 11.3 7,098 16,560 15,911 16,539 17,395 17,528
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 19,716 19,605 19,696 19,221 10.3 -19.7 809 1,919 2,398 2,449 2,554 2,402
Idaho 21,703 29,174 27,388 26,864 27,086 27,592 9.3 -5.4 2,815 3,591 3,596 3,379 3,283 3,260
Illinois 236,060 297,316 302,830 292,956 292,430 294,227 14.2 -1.0 22,997 28,787 36,488 36,943 37,211 37,611
Indiana 112,949 156,320 166,073 164,147 168,815 169,830 16.2 8.6 7,243 15,101 18,725 18,172 18,476 18,014
                             
Iowa 59,787 72,461 68,501 67,990 65,882 64,704 12.9 -10.7 5,421 5,580 7,378 7,467 7,109 6,534
Kansas 44,785 61,267 66,873 65,809 67,369 68,625 13.8 12.0 3,881 7,728 10,604 10,598 10,850 11,218
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 102,370 98,785 97,555 97,467 14.4 3.1 10,440 16,372 17,963 17,422 17,455 17,332
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 82,943 82,301 81,238 78,667 11.1 -19.7 6,703 9,957 10,427 11,206 11,209 9,784
Maine 27,987 35,633 32,261 32,078 32,194 32,219 17.5 -9.6 2,895 3,978 3,824 3,831 3,793 3,722
                             
Maryland 88,017 112,077 103,490 103,563 103,429 103,788 12.0 -7.4 7,163 10,003 12,875 13,114 13,062 13,136
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 167,526 166,236 166,437 166,859 17.5 2.9 12,141 14,328 16,662 16,491 16,583 16,759
Michigan 166,511 221,456 218,957 210,034 203,427 200,451 12.9 -9.5 14,547 19,937 23,183 21,086 20,831 20,511
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 122,850 123,353 123,785 124,507 14.6 13.3 8,646 11,522 15,076 15,361 15,289 15,175
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 64,038 64,334 64,860 65,687 13.3 5.5 5,642 6,944 10,191 10,498 10,244 10,070
                             
Missouri 101,166 137,381 127,164 125,075 123,655 123,292 13.4 -10.3 4,100 11,307 15,891 15,984 16,040 16,047
Montana 16,955 19,313 16,761 16,032 16,450 16,473 11.4 -14.7 1,751 1,635 1,656 1,696 1,697 1,596
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 44,299 44,829 45,564 46,983 15.3 9.8 2,512 3,724 5,050 5,175 5,379 5,373
Nevada 18,099 38,160 48,148 49,117 50,332 52,052 11.5 36.4 1,401 3,676 6,947 7,598 8,047 8,241
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 29,920 29,422 29,329 29,011 15.6 -3.5 1,468 2,387 3,135 3,158 3,227 3,173
                             
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 232,002 223,935 232,317 228,844 16.7 3.2 14,741 16,361 17,073 16,925 17,954 17,821
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 46,628 46,555 46,498 47,283 13.9 -9.5 2,210 4,970 5,224 5,021 4,494 4,347
New York 307,366 441,333 454,542 452,319 450,794 454,971 16.6 3.1 26,266 51,665 64,923 64,082 65,031 65,705
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 185,107 187,767 190,098 193,092 12.6 11.6 10,516 17,361 18,433 18,787 18,665 18,801
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 13,170 13,093 13,234 13,366 12.9 -2.1 1,164 1,247 1,714 1,791 1,804 1,830
                             
Ohio 205,440 237,643 259,454 259,064 255,953 254,541 14.8 7.1 12,487 18,664 22,454 23,904 23,401 22,933
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 97,250 98,960 100,893 103,136 15.1 20.5 5,163 6,393 8,298 8,480 8,500 8,599
Oregon 54,422 75,204 81,050 81,718 82,183 82,717 13.9 10.0 2,854 6,926 9,392 9,913 10,052 10,122
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 295,080 294,963 295,502 296,249 16.9 22.1 17,982 21,477 31,072 32,722 33,041 32,464
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 25,332 24,826 24,165 23,402 16.5 -23.8 1,682 2,614 2,945 2,984 2,910 2,906
                             
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 100,289 99,624 99,530 98,930 13.3 -6.6 7,948 11,775 11,083 10,862 10,626 9,728
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 18,026 18,005 18,316 18,508 14.1 10.0 2,105 2,286 2,738 2,726 2,659 2,668
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 120,263 124,070 127,407 130,387 13.1 3.6 7,487 10,699 13,096 13,381 13,067 12,583
Texas 344,529 491,642 442,019 439,675 439,635 443,612 8.6 -9.8 24,848 36,442 41,494 40,756 43,981 42,868
Utah 46,606 53,921 70,278 71,233 78,270 75,428 12.1 39.9 3,424 5,785 8,990 8,856 9,890 9,516
                             
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,936 13,833 13,873 13,904 15.7 2.1 1,097 1,237 1,762 1,752 1,831 1,779
Virginia 112,072 162,212 162,338 161,198 161,498 161,160 12.7 -0.6 9,892 14,444 17,081 16,677 16,611 16,400
Washington 83,545 118,851 127,978 129,346 130,778 131,997 12.5 11.1 9,558 11,760 14,275 14,588 14,763 14,667
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 45,007 44,259 44,487 44,375 15.8 -11.8 2,923 5,445 5,607 5,488 5,483 5,363
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 124,722 123,825 123,287 122,654 14.0 -2.2 10,934 14,383 16,079 16,106 16,325 16,166
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 15,348 15,419 11,883 11,993 12.9 -8.8 1,221 1,695 3,398 3,429
                             
                             
Bureau of Indian
      Education
6,997 8,448 6,801 6,504 1,092 338 396 305
                             
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 131,847 134,600 135,431 128,019 26.5 81.2 3,892 8,168 14,505 15,396 13,785 15,609
American Samoa 363 697 935 932 870 48 48 142 161 102 148
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,003 2,013 2,017 1,981 5.9 -12.6 198 205 165 179 161 166
Northern Marianas 411 569 944 931 895 906 8.5 59.2 211 53 104 104 86 87
Palau 131 119 104 -20.6 10 9 7
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 126,560 129,314 130,212 123,754 29.2 88.9 3,345 7,746 13,952 14,791 13,276 15,038
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,405 1,410 1,318 1,274 8.5 -15.2 90 106 142 161 151 163
—Not available.
1 Based on the total enrollment in public schools, prekindergarten through 12th grade. For total enrollment in public schools, see table 203.40.
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 29, 2015, from http://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/state-level-data-files/index.html#bcc. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2013-14. (This table was prepared December 2015.)

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