| Table AC2 |
| Total Number of Teachers Employed (in Full-Time Equivalency) |
| to Provide Special Education and Related Services |
| For Children and Youth with Disabilities, Ages 6-21 |
| During the 1998-99 School Year |
| -EMPLOYED- | |||
| STATE | FULLY CERTIFIED |
NOT FULLY CERTIFIED |
TOTAL EMPLOYED |
| ALABAMA | 5,704 | 160 | 5,864 |
| ALASKA | 1,016 | 48 | 1,064 |
| ARIZONA | 4,001 | 280 | 4,281 |
| ARKANSAS | 2,866 | 137 | 3,002 |
| CALIFORNIA | 21,827 | 5,747 | 27,573 |
| COLORADO | 3,243 | 664 | 3,908 |
| CONNECTICUT | 5,358 | 0 | 5,358 |
| DELAWARE | 1,354 | 218 | 1,572 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 527 | 0 | 527 |
| FLORIDA | 14,492 | 2,303 | 16,795 |
| GEORGIA | 9,982 | 221 | 10,203 |
| HAWAII | 1,102 | 365 | 1,467 |
| IDAHO | 976 | 33 | 1,008 |
| ILLINOIS | 19,276 | 1,008 | 20,284 |
| INDIANA | 5,685 | 665 | 6,350 |
| IOWA | 4,535 | 603 | 5,138 |
| KANSAS | 3,341 | 0 | 3,341 |
| KENTUCKY | 4,678 | 557 | 5,235 |
| LOUISIANA | 5,485 | 2,601 | 8,086 |
| MAINE | 2,001 | 184 | 2,185 |
| MARYLAND | 6,545 | 805 | 7,350 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 10,156 | 0 | 10,156 |
| MICHIGAN | 11,900 | 951 | 12,851 |
| MINNESOTA | 6,428 | 704 | 7,132 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 3,663 | 357 | 4,020 |
| MISSOURI | 7,911 | 503 | 8,414 |
| MONTANA | 601 | 59 | 661 |
| NEBRASKA | 2,212 | 16 | 2,227 |
| NEVADA | 1,782 | 30 | 1,812 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 1,605 | 255 | 1,860 |
| NEW JERSEY | 14,722 | 225 | 14,947 |
| NEW MEXICO | 3,439 | 356 | 3,795 |
| NEW YORK | 27,114 | 7,167 | 34,281 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 7,768 | 1,022 | 8,790 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 687 | 40 | 728 |
| OHIO | 13,556 | 620 | 14,177 |
| OKLAHOMA | 3,898 | 55 | 3,954 |
| OREGON | 2,627 | 115 | 2,742 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 13,490 | 19 | 13,509 |
| PUERTO RICO | 2,873 | 0 | 2,873 |
| RHODE ISLAND | 1,558 | 13 | 1,571 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 4,543 | 327 | 4,870 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 843 | 9 | 852 |
| TENNESSEE | 4,636 | 56 | 4,692 |
| TEXAS | 21,008 | 3,495 | 24,503 |
| UTAH | 2,309 | 102 | 2,411 |
| VERMONT | 833 | 6 | 838 |
| VIRGINIA | 10,038 | 1,505 | 11,543 |
| WASHINGTON | 4,493 | 45 | 4,538 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 2,329 | 338 | 2,667 |
| WISCONSIN | 6,831 | 284 | 7,116 |
| WYOMING | 1,226 | 1,237 | 2,463 |
| AMERICAN SAMOA | 17 | 65 | 82 |
| GUAM | 135 | 14 | 149 |
| NORTHERN MARIANAS | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| PALAU | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS | 83 | 60 | 143 |
| BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | 309 | 46 | 355 |
| U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS | 321,645 | 36,735 | 358,380 |
| 50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. | 321,074 | 36,511 | 357,585 |
| ------------------- |
| Please see data notes for an explanation of individual State differences. |
| The total FTE for the U.S. and Outlying Areas and the 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico |
| may not equal the sum of the individual States and Outlying Areas because of rounding. |
| Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000. |
| U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS). |