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Table 1-9: Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas,
by LEP status and state: Fall 2007
  Number of children and
students with disabilities
served under IDEA,
Part B		 Percentª of children
served under IDEA,
Part B		 Percentb of population
served under IDEA,
Part B


State		 Limited
English
proficiency
English
proficient		 Limited
English
proficiency
English
proficient		 Limited
English
proficiency
English
proficient
Alabama 1,307 83,465 1.54 98.46 0.11 7.00
Alaska 2,704 14,831 15.42 84.58 1.43 7.85
Arizona 15,970 115,166 12.18 87.82 0.94 6.81
Arkansas 2,591 63,374 3.93 96.07 0.36 8.69
California 184,226 486,678 27.46 72.54 1.86 4.90
Colorado 10,030 73,047 12.07 87.93 0.82 5.94
Connecticut 3,662 65,325 5.31 94.69 0.41 7.35
Delaware 51 19,384 0.26 99.74 0.02 8.81
District of Columbia 564 10,299 5.19 94.81 0.42 7.76
Florida 25,987 365,105 6.64 93.36 0.61 8.63
Georgia 5,356 184,068 2.83 97.17 0.21 7.10
Hawaii 1,396 19,045 6.83 93.17 0.47 6.44
Idaho 1,510 26,479 5.39 94.61 0.36 6.35
Illinois 5,042 316,626 1.57 98.43 0.15 9.30
Indiana 2,743 176,333 1.53 98.47 0.16 10.50
Iowa 2,308 66,896 3.34 96.66 0.30 8.63
Kansas 2,983 62,729 4.54 95.46 0.40 8.44
Kentucky 1,118 108,069 1.02 98.98 0.11 10.28
Louisiana 594 87,559 0.67 99.33 0.05 7.51
Maine 406 34,019 1.18 98.82 0.13 11.17
Maryland 3,433 101,152 3.28 96.72 0.24 7.02
Massachusetts 8,626 158,121 5.17 94.83 0.54 9.98
Michigan 2,927 233,649 1.24 98.76 0.11 8.85
Minnesota 6,433 112,899 5.39 94.61 0.48 8.44
Mississippi 366 65,351 0.56 99.44 0.05 8.06
Missouri 990 137,302 0.72 99.28 0.07 9.13
Montana 931 17,227 5.13 94.87 0.39 7.31
Nebraska 2,229 43,458 4.88 95.12 0.47 9.15
Nevada 8,411 39,921 17.40 82.60 1.29 6.15
New Hampshire - - . . . .
New Jersey 4,380 245,719 1.75 98.25 0.20 11.29
New Mexico 9,513 36,871 20.51 79.49 1.80 6.99
New York 32,927 420,788 7.26 92.74 0.68 8.69
North Carolina 7,530 184,138 3.93 96.07 0.32 7.93
North Dakota 122 13,494 0.90 99.10 0.07 8.12
Ohio 2,559 267,183 0.95 99.05 0.09 9.10
Oklahoma 2,587 92,736 2.71 97.29 0.27 9.83
Oregon 7,694 70,570 9.83 90.17 0.85 7.80
Pennsylvania 5,894 287,971 2.01 97.99 0.19 9.36
Rhode Island 869 28,164 2.99 97.01 0.32 10.53
South Carolina 2,461 101,270 2.37 97.63 0.22 8.95
South Dakota 765 17,206 4.26 95.74 0.36 8.19
Tennessee 1,302 119,623 1.08 98.92 0.08 7.80
Texas 78,009 394,740 16.50 83.50 1.15 5.82
Utah 5,592 57,474 8.87 91.13 0.67 6.92
Vermont - - . . . .
Virginia 4,154 164,342 2.47 97.53 0.21 8.45
Washington 8,458 115,240 6.84 93.16 0.53 7.16
West Virginia 177 47,678 0.37 99.63 0.04 11.39
Wisconsin 5,708 120,788 4.51 95.49 0.40 8.47
Wyoming 2,845 11,409 19.96 80.04 2.14 8.60
 
BIE schools 2,509 4,548 35.55 64.45 . .
 
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 490,949 6,089,529 7.46 92.54 0.63 7.79
 
American Samoa 1,168 - 100.00 . . .
Guam 2,084 - 100.00 . . .
Northern Marianas 6 778 0.77 99.23 . .
Puerto Rico 256 99,424 0.26 99.74 0.02 9.16
Virgin Islands 158 1,399 10.15 89.85 . .
 
U.S. and outlying areas 494,621 6,191,308 7.40 92.60 0.62 7.81
 
 
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB #1820-0043:
 "Children with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,"
2007.  Data updated as of July 15, 2008.
 
Note:  Please see the Part B LEP Data Notes in appendix B for information the state submitted to clarify its data submission.
 
ªPercent = Number of children and students ages 3-21 in the English proficient column divided by the English proficient total,
multiplied by 100.
 
bPercent of population = Number of students ages 3-21 served under IDEA, Part B divided by the number of students
ages 3-21 in the population, multiplied by 100.  See table C1 for the denominator.
 
The sum of English proficient percentages may not equal 100 percent because of rounding.
 
- Data not available.
 
. Percentage cannot be calculated.