Table 2.3a. Number, percentage, and percentage distribution of children ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by race/ethnicity: 2006

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Table 2.3a. Number, percentage, and percentage distribution of children ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by race/ethnicity: 2006

Race/ethnicity	Number of children	Number of children served under IDEA	Percent of children in each racial/ethnic group served under IDEA	Percentage distribution of children served under IDEA
Total	78,158,284	6,693,292	8.6	100.0
White	47,465,391	3,948,876	8.3	59.0
Black	11,738,213	1,335,870	11.4	20.0
Hispanic	14,886,994	1,154,217	7.8	17.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	3,322,196	153,265	4.6	2.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	745,490	101,064	13.6	1.5

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), "Children with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2006.

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