Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 204.40. Children 3 to 21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, by race/ethnicity and age group: School years 2000-01 through 2021-22
Age group and year Total American Indian/
Alaska Native
Asian Black Hispanic Pacific Islander White Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  Number of children served
3 to 21 years old                  
2000-01 6,295,709 80,073 121,044 1,259,348 877,655 (1) 3,957,589 ---  
2001-02 6,407,417 83,876 123,434 1,281,803 928,776 (1) 3,989,528 ---  
2002-03 6,522,977 86,525 130,252 1,311,270 980,590 (1) 4,014,340 ---  
2003-04 6,633,902 90,349 137,544 1,334,666 1,035,463 (1) 4,035,880 ---  
2004-05 6,718,630 92,553 144,339 1,355,550 1,081,697 (1) 4,044,491 ---  
2005-06 6,712,614 93,478 149,954 1,346,177 1,119,140 (1) 4,003,865 ---  

2006-07
6,686,386 94,181 153,265 1,335,870 1,154,217 (1) 3,948,853 ---  
2007-082 6,574,368 93,231 158,623 1,307,462 1,181,130 (1) 3,833,922 ---  
2008-092 6,461,938 93,672 162,630 1,273,996 1,200,290 (1) 3,725,896 5,454 3
2009-10 6,461,226 92,646 167,144 1,262,799 1,252,493 (1) 3,659,194 26,950 3
2010-11 6,435,141 91,258 145,896 1,214,849 1,310,031 19,581 3,518,169 135,357  
2011-124 6,401,238 88,665 147,697 1,196,679 1,352,435 19,203 3,436,105 160,458  

2012-134
6,429,331 86,884 150,913 1,189,148 1,406,540 20,343 3,396,135 180,268  
2013-144 6,464,096 86,307 155,668 1,191,817 1,469,282 19,606 3,356,261 185,274  
2014-154 6,555,291 86,226 161,250 1,199,743 1,531,923 20,227 3,350,084 205,980  
2015-164 6,676,974 87,870 167,263 1,208,510 1,602,140 20,408 3,366,701 224,911  
2016-174,5,6 6,802,402 87,724 174,486 1,219,376 1,679,626 20,525 3,374,045 247,278  
2017-184,5,7,8 6,964,424 88,870 184,409 1,234,609 1,758,498 20,807 3,409,308 268,565  

2018-194,5
7,134,248 90,489 192,918 1,251,038 1,844,017 20,640 3,443,719 291,673  
2019-204,5 7,281,881 88,647 195,083 1,271,092 1,905,740 20,967 3,467,454 333,099  
2020-214,9 7,182,916 85,422 200,345 1,243,999 1,944,398 20,790 3,356,903 332,342  
2021-224,10 7,259,425 84,348 203,230 1,232,361 2,010,715 21,160 3,372,214 351,998  
3 to 5 years old
   (including 5-year-
   olds not yet in
   kindergarten)11
                 
2000-01 572,001 6,886 13,203 93,281 78,070 (1) 400,650 ---  
2010-11 691,463 9,141 23,189 102,097 153,033 2,159 416,034 18,140  
2017-184,5,7 793,039 8,775 32,242 104,229 195,242 1,964 416,222 34,378  
2018-194,5 818,575 9,554 33,591 106,370 206,795 2,065 423,308 36,960  
2019-204,5 723,726 8,065 27,713 97,159 162,121 1,910 380,803 45,982  
2020-214 494,888 4,747 21,682 60,286 127,864 1,340 252,966 26,053  
2021-224,10 472,622 4,405 19,409 60,805 129,003 1,632 245,798 25,711  
5 to 21 years old
   (including 5-year-
   olds in kinder-
   garten)11
                 
2000-01 5,522,591 73,187 107,841 1,166,067 799,585 (1) 3,556,939 ---  
2010-11 5,506,524 82,117 122,707 1,112,752 1,156,998 17,422 3,102,135 117,217  
2017-184,5,8 6,171,385 80,095 152,167 1,130,380 1,563,256 18,843 2,993,086 234,187  
2018-194,5 6,315,673 80,935 159,327 1,144,668 1,637,222 18,575 3,020,411 254,713  
2019-204,5 6,558,155 80,582 167,370 1,173,933 1,743,619 19,057 3,086,651 287,117  
2020-214,9 6,688,028 80,675 178,663 1,183,713 1,816,534 19,450 3,103,937 306,289  
2021-224 6,786,803 79,943 183,821 1,171,556 1,881,712 19,528 3,126,416 326,287  
  Percentage distribution of children served
3 to 21 years old                  
2000-01 100.0 1.3 1.9 20.0 13.9 (1) 62.9 ---  
2001-02 100.0 1.3 1.9 20.0 14.5 (1) 62.3 ---  
2002-03 100.0 1.3 2.0 20.1 15.0 (1) 61.5 ---  
2003-04 100.0 1.4 2.1 20.1 15.6 (1) 60.8 ---  
2004-05 100.0 1.4 2.1 20.2 16.1 (1) 60.2 ---  
2005-06 100.0 1.4 2.2 20.1 16.7 (1) 59.6 ---  

2006-07
100.0 1.4 2.3 20.0 17.3 (1) 59.1 ---  
2007-082 100.0 1.4 2.4 19.9 18.0 (1) 58.3 ---  
2008-092 100.0 1.4 2.5 19.7 18.6 (1) 57.7 0.1 3
2009-10 100.0 1.4 2.6 19.5 19.4 (1) 56.6 0.4 3
2010-11 100.0 1.4 2.3 18.9 20.4 0.3 54.7 2.1  
2011-12 100.0 1.4 2.3 18.7 21.1 0.3 53.7 2.5  

2012-13
100.0 1.4 2.3 18.5 21.9 0.3 52.8 2.8  
2013-14 100.0 1.3 2.4 18.4 22.7 0.3 51.9 2.9  
2014-15 100.0 1.3 2.5 18.3 23.4 0.3 51.1 3.1  
2015-16 100.0 1.3 2.5 18.1 24.0 0.3 50.4 3.4  
2016-175,6 100.0 1.3 2.6 17.9 24.7 0.3 49.6 3.6  
2017-185,7,8 100.0 1.3 2.6 17.7 25.2 0.3 49.0 3.9  

2018-195
100.0 1.3 2.7 17.5 25.8 0.3 48.3 4.1  
2019-205 100.0 1.2 2.7 17.5 26.2 0.3 47.6 4.6  
2020-21 100.0 1.2 2.8 17.3 27.1 0.3 46.7 4.6  
2021-22 100.0 1.2 2.8 17.0 27.7 0.3 46.5 4.8  
  Number of children served as a percent of total enrollment12
3 to 21 years old                  
2000-01 13.3 14.6 6.2 15.5 11.4 (1) 13.7 ---  
2001-02 13.4 14.9 6.1 15.7 11.4 (1) 13.9 ---  
2002-03 13.5 14.8 6.2 15.8 11.4 (1) 14.0 ---  
2003-04 13.7 15.2 6.4 16.0 11.5 (1) 14.2 ---  
2004-05 13.8 15.7 6.5 16.1 11.5 (1) 14.3 ---  
2005-06 13.7 15.6 6.6 15.9 11.4 (1) 14.3 ---  

2006-07
13.6 15.8 6.6 15.9 11.3 (1) 14.2 ---  
2007-082 13.3 15.7 6.6 15.6 11.3 (1) 14.0 ---  
2008-092 13.1 15.9 6.6 15.2 11.4 (1) 13.8 2.2 3
2009-10 13.1 15.6 6.7 15.2 11.5 (1) 13.7 8.0 3
2010-11 13.0 16.2 6.4 15.4 11.5 11.5 13.6 11.7  
2011-12 12.9 16.2 6.4 15.3 11.5 10.8 13.4 12.6  

2012-13
12.9 16.3 6.4 15.2 11.7 11.3 13.4 13.0  
2013-14 12.9 16.5 6.5 15.3 11.8 11.2 13.4 12.3  
2014-15 13.0 16.6 6.5 15.4 12.0 11.5 13.4 12.8  
2015-16 13.2 17.2 6.6 15.5 12.2 11.6 13.7 13.0  
2016-175,6 13.4 17.2 6.8 15.7 12.6 11.1 13.8 13.4  
2017-185,7,8 13.7 17.5 7.1 16.0 13.0 10.9 14.1 13.8  

2018-195
14.1 18.5 7.2 16.3 13.4 11.1 14.4 14.2  
2019-205 14.3 18.3 7.1 16.6 13.8 11.2 14.7 15.4  
2020-21 14.5 18.5 7.5 16.8 14.0 11.5 14.9 15.0  
2021-22 14.7 18.6 7.6 16.7 14.3 11.7 15.1 15.1  
---Not available.
1Included under Asian.
2Data do not include Vermont, for which 2007-08 and 2008-09 data were not available. In 2006-07, the total number of 3- to 21-year-olds served in Vermont was 14,010.
3For 2008-09 and 2009-10, data on children of Two or more races were reported by only a small number of states. Therefore, these data are not comparable to figures for later years.
4For 2011-12 and later years, the total column shows the overall counts of children as reported by the 50 states and the District of Columbia rather than the sum of counts reported for individual racial/ethnic groups. (Due to data limitations, summing the data for the racial/ethnic groups can result in overcounts. For example, for 2021-22, summing these data would result in a total overcount of 14,141 children in the 3- to 5-year-old age group and 2,460 children in the 5- to 21-year-old age group.)
5Data in the 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 rows include 2015-16 data for 3- to 21-year-olds in Wisconsin because 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 data were not available for children served in Wisconsin.
6Data in the 2016-17 rows include 2015-16 data for 3- to 5-year-olds in Nebraska because 2016-17 data were not available for children in that age group served in Nebraska.
7Data in the 2017-18 rows include 2016-17 data for 3- to 5-year-olds in Minnesota because 2017-18 data were not available for children in that age group served in Minnesota.
8Data in the 2017-18 rows include 2016-17 data for 5- to 21-year-olds in Maine and Vermont because 2017-18 data were not available for children in that age group served in those states.
9Data in the 2020-21 row include 2019-20 data instead of 2020-21 data for 5- to 21-year-olds in Louisiana because 2020-21 data were not available for children in that age group served in Louisiana.
10Data in the 2021-22 row include 2020-21 data instead of 2021-22 data for 3- to 5-year-olds in Louisiana because 2021-22 data were not available for children in that age group served in Louisiana.
11Prior to 2019-20, states/entities were required to report all 5-year-olds in the 3- to 5-year-old age group, regardless of school enrollment status. In 2019-20, states/entities had the option of reporting 5-year-olds in kindergarten in either the 3- to 5-year-old age group or the 5- to 21-year-old age group; therefore, the 3- to 5-year-old age group in this table includes some 5-year-olds in kindergarten. Starting in 2020-21, states/entities were required to report 5-year-olds in kindergarten in the 5- to 21-year-old age group ("school-age students") while reporting 5-year-olds not yet in kindergarten in the 3- to 5-year-old age group ("children in early education programs").
12Based on total public school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12. For total public school enrollment, see table 203.60.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data include only those children served for whom race/ethnicity was reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://data.ed.gov/dataset/idea-section-618-data-products. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 2000-01 through 2020-21 and 2021-22. (This table was prepared February 2023.)

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