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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 2015-16
State or jurisdiction 3- to 21-year-olds served 3- to 5-year-olds served
1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 As a percent of public school enroll-ment,
2015-161
Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to
2015-16
1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
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 6,464,096 6,555,291 6,676,974 13.2 6.1 389,751 592,087 723,738 729,703 735,760 746,499
Alabama 94,601 99,828 82,286 80,803 82,354 84,278 11.3 -15.6 7,154 7,554 7,492 7,238 7,150 7,368
Alaska 14,390 17,691 18,048 17,920 18,023 18,390 13.9 4.0 1,458 1,637 2,104 2,062 2,034 2,115
Arizona 56,629 96,442 125,816 129,801 131,541 132,592 12.0 37.5 4,330 9,144 14,756 15,278 15,113 15,328
Arkansas 47,187 62,222 64,881 65,166 66,621 68,178 13.9 9.6 4,626 9,376 13,034 12,529 12,881 12,981
California 468,420 645,287 672,174 698,947 711,205 727,718 11.5 12.8 39,627 57,651 72,404 76,345 76,641 78,610
                             
Colorado 56,336 78,715 84,710 90,904 92,782 95,101 10.6 20.8 4,128 8,202 11,797 12,576 12,553 12,774
Connecticut 63,886 73,886 68,167 70,785 73,293 75,030 13.9 1.5 5,466 7,172 7,933 8,034 8,431 8,691
Delaware 14,208 16,760 18,608 18,717 19,889 20,742 15.4 23.8 1,493 1,652 2,123 1,815 2,050 2,030
District of Columbia 6,290 10,559 11,947 11,774 12,172 12,258 14.6 16.1 411 374 957 1,441 1,429 1,471
Florida 234,509 367,335 368,808 356,488 362,925 372,476 13.3 1.4 14,883 30,660 36,027 37,633 38,158 39,359
                             
Georgia 101,762 171,292 177,544 190,587 196,048 202,314 11.5 18.1 7,098 16,560 15,911 17,528 17,725 18,201
Hawaii 12,705 23,951 19,716 19,221 19,081 19,223 10.6 -19.7 809 1,919 2,398 2,402 2,364 2,444
Idaho 21,703 29,174 27,388 27,592 28,477 29,718 10.2 1.9 2,815 3,591 3,596 3,260 3,267 3,331
Illinois 236,060 297,316 302,830 294,227 294,916 296,784 14.5 -0.2 22,997 28,787 36,488 37,611 37,599 37,878
Indiana 112,949 156,320 166,073 169,830 170,465 171,368 16.4 9.6 7,243 15,101 18,725 18,014 17,931 18,049
                             
Iowa 59,787 72,461 68,501 64,704 63,866 63,822 12.6 -11.9 5,421 5,580 7,378 6,534 6,322 6,226
Kansas 44,785 61,267 66,873 68,625 69,845 70,762 14.3 15.5 3,881 7,728 10,604 11,218 11,570 11,387
Kentucky 78,853 94,572 102,370 97,467 97,820 99,283 14.5 5.0 10,440 16,372 17,963 17,332 16,994 17,044
Louisiana 72,825 97,938 82,943 78,667 79,245 84,221 11.7 -14.0 6,703 9,957 10,427 9,784 9,709 10,430
Maine 27,987 35,633 32,261 32,219 31,920 32,531 17.9 -8.7 2,895 3,978 3,824 3,722 3,445 3,512
                             
Maryland 88,017 112,077 103,490 103,788 104,136 105,440 12.0 -5.9 7,163 10,003 12,875 13,136 13,105 13,473
Massachusetts 149,743 162,216 167,526 166,859 167,799 168,199 17.4 3.7 12,141 14,328 16,662 16,759 16,716 16,802
Michigan 166,511 221,456 218,957 200,451 198,171 197,316 12.8 -10.9 14,547 19,937 23,183 20,511 20,456 20,573
Minnesota 79,013 109,880 122,850 124,507 125,437 128,218 14.8 16.7 8,646 11,522 15,076 15,175 15,296 15,843
Mississippi 60,872 62,281 64,038 65,687 66,448 66,799 13.7 7.3 5,642 6,944 10,191 10,070 9,299 8,660
                             
Missouri 101,166 137,381 127,164 123,292 124,652 126,328 13.7 -8.0 4,100 11,307 15,891 16,047 16,598 17,123
Montana 16,955 19,313 16,761 16,473 17,032 17,387 12.0 -10.0 1,751 1,635 1,656 1,596 1,620 1,592
Nebraska 32,312 42,793 44,299 46,983 47,341 47,795 15.1 11.7 2,512 3,724 5,050 5,373 5,465 5,557
Nevada 18,099 38,160 48,148 52,052 53,755 55,452 11.9 45.3 1,401 3,676 6,947 8,241 8,537 8,838
New Hampshire 19,049 30,077 29,920 29,011 28,978 28,806 15.8 -4.2 1,468 2,387 3,135 3,173 3,332 3,335
                             
New Jersey 178,870 221,715 232,002 228,844 232,526 232,401 16.5 4.8 14,741 16,361 17,073 17,821 18,222 18,674
New Mexico 36,000 52,256 46,628 47,283 47,705 49,667 14.8 -5.0 2,210 4,970 5,224 4,347 4,285 4,245
New York 307,366 441,333 454,542 454,971 489,077 499,551 18.4 13.2 26,266 51,665 64,923 65,705 68,528 67,067
North Carolina 122,942 173,067 185,107 193,092 196,045 198,808 12.9 14.9 10,516 17,361 18,433 18,801 18,887 19,070
North Dakota 12,294 13,652 13,170 13,366 13,636 13,953 12.8 2.2 1,164 1,247 1,714 1,830 1,801 1,972
                             
Ohio 205,440 237,643 259,454 254,541 254,187 253,896 14.8 6.8 12,487 18,664 22,454 22,933 22,411 21,897
Oklahoma 65,457 85,577 97,250 103,136 105,671 108,459 15.7 26.7 5,163 6,393 8,298 8,599 8,919 9,023
Oregon 54,422 75,204 81,050 82,717 83,207 84,517 13.9 12.4 2,854 6,926 9,392 10,122 9,987 10,374
Pennsylvania 214,254 242,655 295,080 296,249 298,274 303,633 17.7 25.1 17,982 21,477 31,072 32,464 32,726 33,022
Rhode Island 20,646 30,727 25,332 23,402 23,360 23,515 16.6 -23.5 1,682 2,614 2,945 2,906 2,942 3,022
                             
South Carolina 77,367 105,922 100,289 98,930 99,100 101,776 13.3 -3.9 7,948 11,775 11,083 9,728 8,971 9,432
South Dakota 14,726 16,825 18,026 18,508 18,975 19,527 14.5 16.1 2,105 2,286 2,738 2,668 2,568 2,627
Tennessee 104,853 125,863 120,263 130,387 130,729 129,386 12.9 2.8 7,487 10,699 13,096 12,583 12,527 12,905
Texas 344,529 491,642 442,019 443,612 451,623 463,238 8.7 -5.8 24,848 36,442 41,494 42,868 42,654 43,787
Utah 46,606 53,921 70,278 75,428 77,525 79,932 12.3 48.2 3,424 5,785 8,990 9,516 9,686 10,007
                             
Vermont 12,160 13,623 13,936 13,904 14,008 13,903 15.8 2.1 1,097 1,237 1,762 1,779 1,819 1,774
Virginia 112,072 162,212 162,338 161,160 162,165 164,757 12.8 1.6 9,892 14,444 17,081 16,400 16,394 16,755
Washington 83,545 118,851 127,978 131,997 133,459 135,757 12.5 14.2 9,558 11,760 14,275 14,667 14,912 15,361
West Virginia 42,428 50,333 45,007 44,375 44,267 45,297 16.3 -10.0 2,923 5,445 5,607 5,363 4,804 5,004
Wisconsin 85,651 125,358 124,722 122,654 120,434 120,864 13.9 -3.6 10,934 14,383 16,079 16,166 15,846 16,089
Wyoming 10,852 13,154 15,348 11,993 15,608 16.5 18.7 1,221 1,695 3,398 3,081 3,367
                             
Bureau of Indian
      Education
6,997 8,448 6,801 6,384 6,309 -25.3 1,092 338 396 410 266
                             
Other jurisdictions 38,986 70,670 131,847 128,019 133,505 128,268 81.5 3,892 8,168 14,505 15,609 17,400 16,743
American Samoa 363 697 935 666 -4.4 48 48 142 148 148 50
Guam 1,750 2,267 2,003 1,981 2,026 2,036 6.6 -10.2 198 205 165 166 171 159
Northern Marianas 411 569 944 906 892 886 55.7 211 53 104 87 84 93
Palau 131 104 106 97 -26.0 10 7 6 6
Puerto Rico 35,129 65,504 126,560 123,754 129,086 123,376 32.5 88.3 3,345 7,746 13,952 15,038 16,868 16,303
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,333 1,502 1,405 1,274 1,247 1,207 8.7 -19.6 90 106 142 163 123 132
—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 August 10, 2017, 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," 2015-16. (This table was prepared August 2017.)

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