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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 2019-20 |
State or jurisdiction | 3- to 21-year-olds served | 3- to 5-year-olds served | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990-91 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | 2015-16 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | As a percent of public school enrollment, 2019-201 |
Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to 2019-20 |
1990-91 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | 2015-16 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||
United States | 4,710,089 | 6,295,816 | 6,434,916 | 6,676,974 | 6,964,424 | 7,134,248 | 7,281,881 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 389,751 | 592,087 | 723,738 | 746,499 | 793,039 | 818,575 | 723,726 | ||||||||
Alabama | 94,601 | 99,828 | 82,286 | 84,278 | 90,319 | 93,472 | 96,429 | 13.1 | -3.4 | 7,154 | 7,554 | 7,492 | 7,368 | 7,827 | 8,036 | 8,472 | ||||||||
Alaska | 14,390 | 17,691 | 18,048 | 18,390 | 19,148 | 19,479 | 19,473 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 1,458 | 1,637 | 2,104 | 2,115 | 2,430 | 2,477 | 2,474 | ||||||||
Arizona | 56,629 | 96,442 | 125,816 | 132,592 | 140,702 | 144,812 | 148,121 | 13.3 | 53.6 | 4,330 | 9,144 | 14,756 | 15,328 | 16,517 | 16,746 | 10,552 | ||||||||
Arkansas | 47,187 | 62,222 | 64,881 | 68,178 | 72,835 | 74,863 | 76,483 | 15.4 | 22.9 | 4,626 | 9,376 | 13,034 | 12,981 | 13,716 | 13,497 | 10,144 | ||||||||
California | 468,420 | 645,287 | 672,174 | 727,718 | 767,562 | 788,268 | 754,502 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 39,627 | 57,651 | 72,404 | 78,610 | 83,853 | 86,456 | 50,582 | ||||||||
Colorado |
56,336 | 78,715 | 84,710 | 95,101 | 102,240 | 105,186 | 109,276 | 11.9 | 38.8 | 4,128 | 8,202 | 11,797 | 12,774 | 14,293 | 14,471 | 15,029 | ||||||||
Connecticut | 63,886 | 73,886 | 68,167 | 75,030 | 79,758 | 82,336 | 85,010 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 5,466 | 7,172 | 7,933 | 8,691 | 9,120 | 9,785 | 6,406 | ||||||||
Delaware | 14,208 | 16,760 | 18,608 | 20,742 | 23,196 | 24,382 | 26,060 | 19.0 | 55.5 | 1,493 | 1,652 | 2,123 | 2,030 | 2,616 | 2,801 | 3,263 | ||||||||
District of Columbia | 6,290 | 10,559 | 11,947 | 12,258 | 13,399 | 14,113 | 14,927 | 16.6 | 41.4 | 411 | 374 | 957 | 1,471 | 1,789 | 1,895 | 2,146 | ||||||||
Florida | 234,509 | 367,335 | 368,808 | 372,476 | 389,626 | 405,796 | 420,515 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14,883 | 30,660 | 36,027 | 39,359 | 39,862 | 42,076 | 42,980 | ||||||||
Georgia |
101,762 | 171,292 | 177,544 | 202,314 | 214,267 | 219,111 | 225,610 | 12.8 | 31.7 | 7,098 | 16,560 | 15,911 | 18,201 | 18,833 | 18,661 | 11,271 | ||||||||
Hawaii | 12,705 | 23,951 | 19,716 | 19,223 | 19,276 | 19,592 | 20,125 | 11.2 | -16.0 | 809 | 1,919 | 2,398 | 2,444 | 2,469 | 2,555 | 2,704 | ||||||||
Idaho | 21,703 | 29,174 | 27,388 | 29,718 | 32,908 | 34,310 | 35,846 | 11.7 | 22.9 | 2,815 | 3,591 | 3,596 | 3,331 | 3,733 | 3,866 | 4,106 | ||||||||
Illinois | 236,060 | 297,316 | 302,830 | 296,784 | 295,066 | 297,960 | 300,356 | 15.1 | 1.0 | 22,997 | 28,787 | 36,488 | 37,878 | 37,137 | 38,046 | 37,946 | ||||||||
Indiana | 112,949 | 156,320 | 166,073 | 171,368 | 176,104 | 178,511 | 182,135 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 7,243 | 15,101 | 18,725 | 18,049 | 18,644 | 18,914 | 19,622 | ||||||||
Iowa |
59,787 | 72,461 | 68,501 | 63,822 | 65,935 | 67,990 | 69,673 | 13.6 | -3.8 | 5,421 | 5,580 | 7,378 | 6,226 | 6,976 | 7,429 | 7,831 | ||||||||
Kansas | 44,785 | 61,267 | 66,873 | 70,762 | 73,729 | 75,511 | 77,559 | 15.7 | 26.6 | 3,881 | 7,728 | 10,604 | 11,387 | 11,772 | 12,105 | 9,091 | ||||||||
Kentucky | 78,853 | 94,572 | 102,370 | 99,283 | 104,270 | 106,158 | 108,475 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 10,440 | 16,372 | 17,963 | 17,044 | 18,070 | 18,232 | 18,546 | ||||||||
Louisiana | 72,825 | 97,938 | 82,943 | 84,221 | 84,473 | 86,829 | 89,121 | 12.6 | -9.0 | 6,703 | 9,957 | 10,427 | 10,430 | 9,885 | 10,484 | 10,921 | ||||||||
Maine | 27,987 | 35,633 | 32,261 | 32,531 | 33,004 | 2 | 34,382 | 35,020 | 19.7 | -1.7 | 2,895 | 3,978 | 3,824 | 3,512 | 3,384 | 3,642 | 2,397 | |||||||
Maryland |
88,017 | 112,077 | 103,490 | 105,440 | 108,491 | 110,563 | 113,714 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 7,163 | 10,003 | 12,875 | 13,473 | 14,300 | 14,645 | 15,526 | ||||||||
Massachusetts | 149,743 | 162,216 | 167,526 | 168,199 | 173,762 | 176,627 | 179,634 | 18.7 | 10.7 | 12,141 | 14,328 | 16,662 | 16,802 | 18,022 | 18,377 | 18,906 | ||||||||
Michigan | 166,511 | 221,456 | 218,957 | 197,316 | 198,751 | 199,794 | 199,147 | 13.4 | -10.1 | 14,547 | 19,937 | 23,183 | 20,573 | 21,624 | 22,073 | 20,594 | ||||||||
Minnesota | 79,013 | 109,880 | 122,850 | 128,218 | 135,386 | 3 | 141,454 | 145,888 | 16.3 | 32.8 | 8,646 | 11,522 | 15,076 | 15,843 | 16,586 | 3 | 18,353 | 19,196 | ||||||
Mississippi | 60,872 | 62,281 | 64,038 | 66,799 | 69,197 | 69,433 | 70,329 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 5,642 | 6,944 | 10,191 | 8,660 | 8,400 | 8,261 | 8,391 | ||||||||
Missouri |
101,166 | 137,381 | 127,164 | 126,328 | 131,114 | 132,286 | 132,638 | 14.5 | -3.5 | 4,100 | 11,307 | 15,891 | 17,123 | 18,400 | 18,253 | 12,606 | ||||||||
Montana | 16,955 | 19,313 | 16,761 | 17,387 | 18,803 | 19,380 | 19,645 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 1,751 | 1,635 | 1,656 | 1,592 | 1,660 | 1,722 | 1,047 | ||||||||
Nebraska | 32,312 | 42,793 | 44,299 | 47,795 | 50,415 | 52,005 | 52,774 | 16.1 | 23.3 | 2,512 | 3,724 | 5,050 | 5,557 | 6,217 | 6,551 | 6,731 | ||||||||
Nevada | 18,099 | 38,160 | 48,148 | 55,452 | 60,123 | 60,120 | 63,828 | 12.8 | 67.3 | 1,401 | 3,676 | 6,947 | 8,838 | 8,984 | 8,443 | 8,787 | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 19,049 | 30,077 | 29,920 | 28,806 | 29,233 | 29,920 | 30,400 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 1,468 | 2,387 | 3,135 | 3,335 | 3,519 | 3,677 | 3,809 | ||||||||
New Jersey |
178,870 | 221,715 | 232,002 | 232,401 | 238,178 | 241,063 | 246,693 | 17.7 | 11.3 | 14,741 | 16,361 | 17,073 | 18,674 | 19,846 | 20,701 | 14,851 | ||||||||
New Mexico | 36,000 | 52,256 | 46,628 | 49,667 | 52,838 | 53,996 | 54,147 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 2,210 | 4,970 | 5,224 | 4,245 | 4,413 | 6,607 | 3,817 | ||||||||
New York | 307,366 | 441,333 | 454,542 | 499,551 | 522,221 | 530,702 | 540,245 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 26,266 | 51,665 | 64,923 | 67,067 | 71,893 | 73,348 | 75,084 | ||||||||
North Carolina | 122,942 | 173,067 | 185,107 | 198,808 | 200,905 | 201,658 | 203,848 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 10,516 | 17,361 | 18,433 | 19,070 | 19,899 | 20,111 | 20,909 | ||||||||
North Dakota | 12,294 | 13,652 | 13,170 | 13,953 | 15,153 | 15,902 | 16,438 | 14.5 | 20.4 | 1,164 | 1,247 | 1,714 | 1,972 | 2,189 | 2,343 | 2,492 | ||||||||
Ohio |
205,440 | 237,643 | 259,454 | 253,896 | 266,670 | 271,090 | 275,267 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 12,487 | 18,664 | 22,454 | 21,897 | 25,247 | 26,419 | 27,487 | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 65,457 | 85,577 | 97,250 | 108,459 | 112,080 | 115,289 | 116,875 | 16.7 | 36.6 | 5,163 | 6,393 | 8,298 | 9,023 | 9,751 | 10,309 | 10,054 | ||||||||
Oregon | 54,422 | 75,204 | 81,050 | 84,517 | 87,156 | 89,125 | 91,493 | 14.9 | 21.7 | 2,854 | 6,926 | 9,392 | 10,374 | 11,331 | 11,693 | 9,009 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 214,254 | 242,655 | 295,080 | 303,633 | 320,817 | 327,908 | 339,283 | 19.8 | 39.8 | 17,982 | 21,477 | 31,072 | 33,022 | 36,340 | 37,012 | 30,533 | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 20,646 | 30,727 | 25,332 | 23,515 | 23,748 | 24,170 | 24,548 | 17.2 | -20.1 | 1,682 | 2,614 | 2,945 | 3,022 | 3,168 | 3,235 | 2,350 | ||||||||
South Carolina |
77,367 | 105,922 | 100,289 | 101,776 | 104,698 | 106,521 | 108,932 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 7,948 | 11,775 | 11,083 | 9,432 | 9,568 | 9,792 | 10,399 | ||||||||
South Dakota | 14,726 | 16,825 | 18,026 | 19,527 | 21,190 | 21,712 | 22,175 | 15.8 | 31.8 | 2,105 | 2,286 | 2,738 | 2,627 | 2,941 | 2,923 | 3,039 | ||||||||
Tennessee | 104,853 | 125,863 | 120,263 | 129,386 | 129,319 | 130,229 | 131,408 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 7,487 | 10,699 | 13,096 | 12,905 | 13,950 | 14,592 | 14,958 | ||||||||
Texas | 344,529 | 491,642 | 442,019 | 463,238 | 498,588 | 532,185 | 588,317 | 10.8 | 19.7 | 24,848 | 36,442 | 41,494 | 43,787 | 49,681 | 53,750 | 35,112 | ||||||||
Utah | 46,606 | 53,921 | 70,278 | 79,932 | 84,196 | 86,532 | 87,968 | 12.9 | 63.1 | 3,424 | 5,785 | 8,990 | 10,007 | 10,731 | 10,741 | 7,889 | ||||||||
Vermont |
12,160 | 13,623 | 13,936 | 13,903 | 14,482 | 2 | 14,911 | 15,555 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 1,097 | 1,237 | 1,762 | 1,774 | 2,005 | 2,050 | 2,128 | |||||||
Virginia | 112,072 | 162,212 | 162,338 | 164,757 | 172,370 | 175,450 | 179,481 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 9,892 | 14,444 | 17,081 | 16,755 | 18,296 | 18,807 | 19,653 | ||||||||
Washington | 83,545 | 118,851 | 127,978 | 135,757 | 143,498 | 147,628 | 152,495 | 13.5 | 28.3 | 9,558 | 11,760 | 14,275 | 15,361 | 16,425 | 17,140 | 18,256 | ||||||||
West Virginia | 42,428 | 50,333 | 45,007 | 45,297 | 46,810 | 47,183 | 47,278 | 17.8 | -6.1 | 2,923 | 5,445 | 5,607 | 5,004 | 5,219 | 5,245 | 5,142 | ||||||||
Wisconsin | 85,651 | 125,358 | 124,722 | 120,864 | 120,864 | 4 | 120,864 | 4 | 120,864 | 4 | 14.2 | 4 | -3.6 | 4 | 10,934 | 14,383 | 16,079 | 16,089 | 16,089 | 4 | 16,089 | 4 | 16,089 | 4 |
Wyoming | 10,852 | 13,154 | 15,348 | 15,608 | 15,551 | 15,487 | 15,858 | 17.0 | 20.6 | 1,221 | 1,695 | 3,398 | 3,367 | 3,419 | 3,139 | 2,399 | ||||||||
Bureau of Indian Education |
6,997 | 8,448 | 6,801 | 6,309 | 6,285 | 6,754 | 7,023 | --- | -16.9 | 1,092 | 338 | 396 | 266 | 250 | 240 | 9 | ||||||||
Other jurisdictions |
38,986 | 70,670 | 131,847 | 128,268 | 110,613 | 107,736 | 107,941 | --- | 52.7 | 3,892 | 8,168 | 14,505 | 16,743 | 12,840 | 12,203 | 8,580 | ||||||||
American Samoa | 363 | 697 | 935 | 666 | 636 | 561 | 584 | --- | -16.2 | 48 | 48 | 142 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 64 | ||||||||
Guam | 1,750 | 2,267 | 2,003 | 2,036 | 2,015 | 1,929 | 1,854 | --- | -18.2 | 198 | 205 | 165 | 159 | 167 | 149 | 148 | ||||||||
Northern Marianas | 411 | 569 | 944 | 886 | 956 | 964 | 992 | --- | 74.3 | 211 | 53 | 104 | 93 | 116 | 108 | 78 | ||||||||
Palau | --- | 131 | --- | 97 | 74 | 81 | 90 | --- | -31.3 | --- | 10 | --- | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico | 35,129 | 65,504 | 126,560 | 123,376 | 105,827 | 103,137 | 103,318 | --- | 57.7 | 3,345 | 7,746 | 13,952 | 16,303 | 12,391 | 11,799 | 8,206 | ||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1,333 | 1,502 | 1,405 | 1,207 | 1,105 | 1,064 | 1,103 | --- | -26.6 | 90 | 106 | 142 | 132 | 126 | 90 | 78 |
---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Based on projected total public school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12. For total public school enrollment, see table 203.20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Data for 6- to 21-year-olds are for 2016-17 instead of 2017-18 because 2017-18 data for this age group were not available for this state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Data for 3- to 5-year-olds are for 2016-17 instead of 2017-18 because 2017-18 data for this age group were not available for this state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Data for 3- to 21-year-olds are for 2015-16 because 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 data were not available for this state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Prior to October 1994, children and youth with disabilities were served under Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) 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 of ESEA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 February 12, 2021, from https://www2.ed.gov/programs/osepidea/618-data/state-level-data-files/index.html. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2019-20; State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2029. (This table was prepared February 2021.) |