Table E-5-1.  Percentage of students receiving special education services in 9th grade, by race/ethnicity and sex: 2009

Sex	Total		White		Black		Hispanic		Asian		Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander		American Indian/Alaska Native		Two or more races
Total1	10.2		10.7		11.3		9.1		1.6		‡		23.1		10.6
Sex
Male	13.0		13.2		16.4		11.9		2.2	!	‡		26.7	!	14.2
Female	7.3		8.0		7.3		6.3		1.1	!	‡		18.6	!	7.2

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

1Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in table.

NOTE: These data are based on parent reports and are weighted by the W1PARENT variable. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, Base-Year Restricted-Use Data File.