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Percentage of public schools that had any students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) because of special needs, or who were English–language learners (ELLs) or limited–English proficient (LEP), and percentage of students with an IEP or who were ELLs/LEP, by state: 2017–18

  IEP because of special needs or formally identified disability1   ELL/LEP
State Percent of schools with at least 1 student with an IEP or formally identified disability   Percent of K–12 students with an IEP or formally identified disability   Percent of schools with at least 1 ELL/LEP student   Percent of K–12 students who were ELLs/LEP  
United States 98.7   12.7   78.5   10.5  
                 
Alabama 97.3   11.1   75.8   3.7  
Alaska 96.2   13.4   67.6   5.5  
Arizona 98.5   12.2   82.1   6.2  
Arkansas 100.0   13.1   72.9   6.9  
California 97.9   10.4   93.6   20.9  
                 
Colorado 97.3   10.2   84.2   11.5  
Connecticut 99.3   15.8   86.8   10.1  
Delaware 100.0   16.3   86.3   9.1  
District of Columbia 97.0   15.3   81.7   11.9  
Florida 98.5   13.2   92.3   13.3  
                 
Georgia 99.4   11.9   86.1   9.2  
Hawaii 100.0   10.6   96.5   6.6  
Idaho 98.8   10.0   69.7   5.4  
Illinois 97.9   13.0   65.9   11.0  
Indiana 100.0   15.7   82.9   7.9 !
                 
Iowa 100.0   10.9   74.6   6.1  
Kansas 98.9   15.1   64.1   9.9  
Kentucky 97.0   12.8   67.1   4.5  
Louisiana 96.4   11.3   62.1   2.6  
Maine 100.0   18.0   48.7   1.8  
                 
Maryland ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Massachusetts 100.0   16.3   84.0   8.3  
Michigan 98.6   12.1   64.7   6.9  
Minnesota 96.2   12.9   68.2   7.8  
Mississippi 100.0   10.9   68.4   2.3  
                 
Missouri 100.0   12.6   59.7   5.2  
Montana 93.9   11.9   37.7   1.6 !
Nebraska 97.5   15.5   61.9   5.5  
Nevada 98.5   12.4   89.7   18.9  
New Hampshire 100.0   14.4   60.9   2.8  
                 
New Jersey 100.0   15.2   73.0   4.9  
New Mexico 98.0   17.4   90.9   16.3  
New York 99.6   16.1   83.5   9.7  
North Carolina 100.0   12.4   87.4   6.3  
North Dakota 98.7   12.2   54.3   3.4  
                 
Ohio 99.3   14.0   56.9   2.9  
Oklahoma 100.0   15.1   76.3   9.7  
Oregon 100.0   14.3   80.0   10.1  
Pennsylvania 100.0   15.2   68.8   3.4  
Rhode Island 99.2   13.4   79.4   9.0  
                 
South Carolina 98.2   13.2   84.8   8.2  
South Dakota 95.3   13.4   59.9   3.8  
Tennessee 100.0   12.6   79.4   6.6  
Texas 98.4   9.0   91.3   17.7  
Utah 99.2   11.5   90.2   8.1  
                 
Vermont 96.6   15.8   44.3   1.8  
Virginia 99.0   14.5   74.4   10.9  
Washington 100.0   12.9   90.8   10.1  
West Virginia 99.2   15.7   49.3   0.7  
Wisconsin 97.5   13.4   72.8   5.7  
Wyoming 97.4   12.8   71.4   3.0  
‡ Reporting standards not met. The response rate is below 50 percent.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
1 Public schools were asked about students with IEPs because of special needs. "Special needs" was not defined for respondents. In some public schools, gifted students have IEPs and may be reported here. Private schools were asked about students with a formally identified disability.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Preliminary Public School Principal Restricted-Use Data File," 2017–18.

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