Table AD3
Number of Students Ages 17-21+
Exiting Special Education with a Diploma
During the 1998-99 School Year

  ALL
DISABILITIES		 MENTAL
RETARDATION		 HEARING
IMPAIRMENTS		 SPEECH OR
LANGUAGE
IMPAIRMENTS		 VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS
ALABAMA 1,513 83 34 11 17
ALASKA 406 24 8 6 3
ARIZONA 1,946 185 70 28 15
ARKANSAS 2,244 634 23 23 16
CALIFORNIA 9,705 189 183 387 97
COLORADO 2,170 147 50 102 23
CONNECTICUT 3,042 186 42 113 18
DELAWARE 300 30 7 0 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 4,944 194 74 338 64
GEORGIA 1,411 157 21 17 15
HAWAII 428 19 6 10 4
IDAHO 743 130 18 11 6
ILLINOIS 7,967 892 192 111 52
INDIANA 4,317 749 86 32 48
IOWA 2,249 557 31 6 6
KANSAS 2,064 338 38 32 18
KENTUCKY 2,050 690 38 20 29
LOUISIANA 1,019 27 53 21 16
MAINE 1,044 89 22 48 3
MARYLAND 2,817 108 60 207 19
MASSACHUSETTS 5,836 562 60 1,040 27
MICHIGAN 4,677 437 119 100 43
MINNESOTA 4,031 830 83 127 24
MISSISSIPPI 689 96 7 9 11
MISSOURI 3,977 453 51 92 40
MONTANA 513 49 9 4 2
NEBRASKA 722 124 14 42 6
NEVADA 378 2 5 3 3
NEW HAMPSHIRE 1,024 36 10 115 5
NEW JERSEY 8,778 285 66 106 23
NEW MEXICO 1,132 72 13 87 12
NEW YORK 6,775 30 110 165 40
NORTH CAROLINA 2,727 233 89 19 29
NORTH DAKOTA 380 57 2 24 1
OHIO 8,770 2,492 127 58 47
OKLAHOMA 3,032 538 53 44 45
OREGON 1,078 39 45 67 11
PENNSYLVANIA 9,279 1,426 96 37 72
PUERTO RICO 455 52 23 17 19
RHODE ISLAND 1,013 43 9 38 8
SOUTH CAROLINA 1,087 97 28 19 14
SOUTH DAKOTA 332 43 3 4 2
TENNESSEE 1,963 48 46 96 34
TEXAS 13,072 926 193 104 78
UTAH 1,592 129 32 33 13
VERMONT 374 39 5 28 3
VIRGINIA 3,935 189 53 41 26
WASHINGTON 2,388 287 56 46 9
WEST VIRGINIA 1,689 396 34 7 12
WISCONSIN 4,210 571 92 101 33
WYOMING 332 18 9 15 3
AMERICAN SAMOA 18 0 . . .
GUAM 43 3 0 0 0
NORTHERN MARIANAS 10 1 0 0 0
PALAU 0 0 0 0 0
VIRGIN ISLANDS 27 9 3 0 0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 131 12 0 11 0
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 148,848 16,052 2,601 4,222 1,165
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 148,619 16,027 2,598 4,211 1,165

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Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
Washington state data based on previous year's data.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

 

 
Table AD3
Number of Students Ages 17-21+
Exiting Special Education with a Diploma
During the 1998-99 School Year

  EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE		 ORTHOPEDIC
IMPAIRMENTS		 OTHER HEALTH
IMPAIRMENTS		 SPECIFIC
LEARNING
DISABILITIES		 DEAF-BLINDNESS
ALABAMA 108 14 69 1,162 0
ALASKA 15 2 17 314 0
ARIZONA 115 13 27 1,389 6
ARKANSAS 11 8 108 1,385 0
CALIFORNIA 588 133 265 7,759 2
COLORADO 252 106 . 1,397 4
CONNECTICUT 496 8 248 1,852 4
DELAWARE 14 6 . 239 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 384 95 345 3,418 0
GEORGIA 186 13 130 861 0
HAWAII 89 6 9 281 0
IDAHO 19 2 31 507 2
ILLINOIS 1,279 97 139 5,159 2
INDIANA 326 47 53 2,915 3
IOWA 234 48 0 1,334 0
KANSAS 177 22 152 1,188 1
KENTUCKY 120 18 65 1,030 0
LOUISIANA 34 28 97 729 0
MAINE 111 0 51 648 0
MARYLAND 315 15 109 1,857 0
MASSACHUSETTS 474 41 51 3,419 2
MICHIGAN 449 349 . 3,150 .
MINNESOTA 724 64 251 1,868 2
MISSISSIPPI 2 30 0 527 1
MISSOURI 221 29 127 2,907 0
MONTANA 35 2 26 362 3
NEBRASKA 35 11 33 449 0
NEVADA 20 6 14 320 0
NEW HAMPSHIRE 84 6 118 635 1
NEW JERSEY 1,166 40 144 6,295 2
NEW MEXICO 62 16 29 820 0
NEW YORK 769 50 415 5,049 0
NORTH CAROLINA 128 29 270 1,891 0
NORTH DAKOTA 29 4 9 249 0
OHIO 393 106 356 4,895 1
OKLAHOMA 102 13 69 2,078 2
OREGON 84 9 69 727 0
PENNSYLVANIA 1,190 39 33 6,216 2
PUERTO RICO 3 19 26 290 2
RHODE ISLAND 110 5 67 721 0
SOUTH CAROLINA 66 19 43 799 0
SOUTH DAKOTA 10 3 6 249 0
TENNESSEE 91 31 204 1,393 0
TEXAS 954 103 620 9,883 5
UTAH 109 9 25 1,196 1
VERMONT 70 4 19 203 0
VIRGINIA 404 23 230 2,929 0
WASHINGTON 94 33 348 1,430 3
WEST VIRGINIA 69 5 31 1,112 0
WISCONSIN 746 41 100 2,491 0
WYOMING 32 3 25 222 0
AMERICAN SAMOA 0 . . 18 .
GUAM 0 1 0 38 0
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0 0 0 9 0
PALAU 0 0 0 0 0
VIRGIN ISLANDS 4 0 0 11 0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 13 . 2 91 .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 13,615 1,824 5,675 100,366 52
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 13,598 1,823 5,673 100,199 52

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Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
Washington state data based on previous year's data.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

 

 
Table AD3
Number of Students Ages 17-21+
Exiting Special Education with a Diploma
During the 1998-99 School Year

  MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES		 AUTISM TRAUMATIC
BRAIN
INJURY
ALABAMA 4 0 11
ALASKA 16 0 1
ARIZONA 27 4 67
ARKANSAS 22 5 9
CALIFORNIA 39 29 34
COLORADO 65 4 20
CONNECTICUT 57 11 7
DELAWARE . 1 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . .
FLORIDA . 11 21
GEORGIA . 5 6
HAWAII 0 1 3
IDAHO 4 2 11
ILLINOIS . 13 31
INDIANA 3 23 32
IOWA 15 8 10
KANSAS 90 0 8
KENTUCKY 22 3 15
LOUISIANA 2 0 12
MAINE 63 2 7
MARYLAND 99 9 19
MASSACHUSETTS 115 33 12
MICHIGAN 4 26 .
MINNESOTA . 39 19
MISSISSIPPI 0 2 4
MISSOURI 21 12 24
MONTANA 15 1 5
NEBRASKA 2 1 5
NEVADA 0 2 3
NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 1 2
NEW JERSEY 626 10 15
NEW MEXICO 10 3 8
NEW YORK 100 7 40
NORTH CAROLINA 6 16 17
NORTH DAKOTA . 1 4
OHIO 251 7 37
OKLAHOMA 64 8 16
OREGON . 19 8
PENNSYLVANIA 49 17 102
PUERTO RICO 3 0 1
RHODE ISLAND 6 3 3
SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2
SOUTH DAKOTA 7 2 3
TENNESSEE 3 5 12
TEXAS 128 42 36
UTAH 24 4 17
VERMONT 0 0 3
VIRGINIA 14 4 22
WASHINGTON 82 0 0
WEST VIRGINIA . 4 19
WISCONSIN . 15 20
WYOMING 0 1 4
AMERICAN SAMOA 0 . .
GUAM 0 0 1
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0 0 0
PALAU 0 0 0
VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 2 . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 2,071 416 789
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 2,069 416 788

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Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
Washington state data based on previous year's data.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

 

 
Table AD3
Percentage of Students Ages 17-21+
Exiting Special Education with a Diploma
Based on Number of Students Leaving School
During the 1998-99 School Year

  ALL
DISABILITIES		 MENTAL
RETARDATION		 HEARING
IMPAIRMENTS		 SPEECH OR
LANGUAGE
IMPAIRMENTS		 VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS
ALABAMA 30.31 4.87 52.31 45.83 68.00
ALASKA 59.79 51.06 100.00 54.55 75.00
ARIZONA 66.48 65.14 64.22 87.50 93.75
ARKANSAS 69.11 64.83 74.19 74.19 88.89
CALIFORNIA 57.19 16.64 56.48 67.07 56.73
COLORADO 67.52 68.69 89.29 80.31 95.83
CONNECTICUT 76.22 64.14 95.45 88.98 78.26
DELAWARE 71.60 47.62 63.64 0.00 50.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 40.08 9.75 37.37 69.12 76.19
GEORGIA 38.53 11.30 45.65 60.71 75.00
HAWAII 37.19 9.50 40.00 62.50 66.67
IDAHO 73.49 73.86 90.00 64.71 85.71
ILLINOIS 67.75 56.92 82.76 81.02 88.14
INDIANA 72.32 60.70 87.76 91.43 90.57
IOWA 68.11 74.66 91.18 85.71 85.71
KANSAS 76.70 83.25 90.48 84.21 100.00
KENTUCKY 59.27 52.59 71.70 57.14 85.29
LOUISIANA 24.56 3.34 53.54 31.34 53.33
MAINE 73.78 72.36 95.65 78.69 100.00
MARYLAND 71.03 35.53 85.71 86.25 65.52
MASSACHUSETTS 73.05 73.08 72.29 73.09 72.97
MICHIGAN 53.90 38.17 78.29 70.42 79.63
MINNESOTA 79.93 88.87 91.21 90.71 100.00
MISSISSIPPI 21.49 12.23 16.67 40.91 50.00
MISSOURI 71.52 58.98 92.73 72.44 95.24
MONTANA 69.42 76.56 90.00 80.00 100.00
NEBRASKA 64.93 61.08 77.78 75.00 85.71
NEVADA 28.10 1.65 27.78 37.50 60.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE 76.47 63.16 83.33 75.66 100.00
NEW JERSEY 78.47 73.08 89.19 83.46 100.00
NEW MEXICO 71.02 61.54 61.90 75.00 85.71
NEW YORK 58.49 4.15 76.39 79.71 85.11
NORTH CAROLINA 45.62 14.87 61.38 47.50 78.38
NORTH DAKOTA 78.35 81.43 66.67 77.42 100.00
OHIO 81.30 77.66 90.71 84.06 87.04
OKLAHOMA 79.52 82.77 91.38 95.65 88.24
OREGON 45.03 16.12 62.50 52.34 61.11
PENNSYLVANIA 80.87 81.67 93.20 77.08 96.00
PUERTO RICO 29.64 9.27 57.50 53.13 39.58
RHODE ISLAND 71.74 64.18 81.82 70.37 100.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 34.31 9.14 48.28 44.19 56.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 75.45 65.15 75.00 100.00 50.00
TENNESSEE 31.08 4.65 48.94 35.82 77.27
TEXAS 91.53 93.25 96.02 90.43 96.30
UTAH 71.68 64.50 96.97 94.29 86.67
VERMONT 58.53 54.17 83.33 71.79 100.00
VIRGINIA 63.03 19.81 63.10 77.36 96.30
WASHINGTON 76.81 82.00 84.85 67.65 81.82
WEST VIRGINIA 71.21 63.26 94.44 70.00 80.00
WISCONSIN 70.82 67.81 84.40 85.59 86.84
WYOMING 57.14 40.91 75.00 48.39 75.00
AMERICAN SAMOA 69.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
GUAM 68.25 60.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 58.82 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 43.55 31.03 75.00 0.00 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . . . . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 63.53 45.28 72.65 71.89 79.04
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 63.55 45.28 72.71 71.91 79.04

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Students leaving school includes students who graduated with a diploma, received a certificate,
dropped out, and reached maximum age.
Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
Washington state data based on previous year's data.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

 

 
Table AD3
Percentage of Students Ages 17-21+
Exiting Special Education with a Diploma
Based on Number of Students Leaving School
During the 1998-99 School Year

  EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE		 ORTHOPEDIC
IMPAIRMENTS		 OTHER HEALTH
IMPAIRMENTS		 SPECIFIC
LEARNING
DISABILITIES		 DEAF-BLINDNESS
ALABAMA 37.63 43.75 61.61 44.05 0.00
ALASKA 30.00 100.00 68.00 61.57 0.00
ARIZONA 55.29 86.67 60.00 66.62 100.00
ARKANSAS 42.31 100.00 70.13 71.28 0.00
CALIFORNIA 53.55 41.56 67.60 61.49 22.22
COLORADO 49.03 77.37 0.00 70.27 100.00
CONNECTICUT 58.63 100.00 81.05 82.94 100.00
DELAWARE 58.33 50.00 0.00 79.14 33.33
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 23.66 47.50 71.43 47.53 0.00
GEORGIA 40.00 48.15 58.82 59.75 0.00
HAWAII 35.46 54.55 31.03 47.15 0.00
IDAHO 45.24 100.00 86.11 75.11 100.00
ILLINOIS 53.49 81.51 80.81 73.56 66.67
INDIANA 53.01 85.45 73.61 78.76 50.00
IOWA 44.07 84.21 0.00 71.22 0.00
KANSAS 53.96 95.65 80.42 78.78 100.00
KENTUCKY 42.86 66.67 69.89 68.08 0.00
LOUISIANA 10.69 53.85 46.63 29.30 0.00
MAINE 52.36 0.00 71.83 80.60 0.00
MARYLAND 69.08 93.75 80.74 74.94 0.00
MASSACHUSETTS 73.04 73.21 72.86 73.02 100.00
MICHIGAN 37.26 66.99 0.00 59.27 0.00
MINNESOTA 58.86 94.12 86.85 84.87 100.00
MISSISSIPPI 8.00 38.46 0.00 23.95 100.00
MISSOURI 48.25 82.86 83.55 75.68 0.00
MONTANA 44.87 100.00 66.67 71.12 100.00
NEBRASKA 32.71 100.00 71.74 69.08 0.00
NEVADA 22.73 50.00 34.15 30.92 0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE 56.00 100.00 81.38 80.18 100.00
NEW JERSEY 61.47 95.24 86.75 83.53 100.00
NEW MEXICO 57.41 84.21 78.38 73.15 0.00
NEW YORK 47.32 71.43 76.01 66.94 0.00
NORTH CAROLINA 24.76 69.05 62.94 62.27 0.00
NORTH DAKOTA 51.79 100.00 69.23 83.00 0.00
OHIO 59.64 95.50 87.68 84.01 100.00
OKLAHOMA 58.62 86.67 80.23 78.86 100.00
OREGON 36.05 39.13 56.10 48.76 0.00
PENNSYLVANIA 68.51 92.86 97.06 82.96 100.00
PUERTO RICO 10.34 95.00 59.09 39.62 66.67
RHODE ISLAND 54.73 83.33 70.53 76.38 0.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 30.28 45.24 65.15 48.63 0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 50.00 100.00 85.71 81.11 0.00
TENNESSEE 31.27 56.36 52.31 34.76 0.00
TEXAS 83.39 96.26 90.12 92.15 100.00
UTAH 58.29 69.23 73.53 74.98 20.00
VERMONT 39.11 100.00 79.17 66.34 0.00
VIRGINIA 52.20 82.14 68.45 75.47 0.00
WASHINGTON 49.21 89.19 79.63 77.80 75.00
WEST VIRGINIA 49.64 83.33 67.39 76.11 0.00
WISCONSIN 52.24 69.49 83.33 78.11 0.00
WYOMING 36.78 60.00 69.44 62.89 0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA 0.00 0.00 0.00 81.82 0.00
GUAM 0.00 100.00 0.00 69.09 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0.00 0.00 0.00 56.25 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 100.00 0.00 0.00 45.83 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . . . . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 51.42 68.39 73.68 69.19 59.09
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 51.41 68.38 73.78 69.20 59.09

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Students leaving school includes students who graduated with a diploma, received a certificate,
dropped out, and reached maximum age.
Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
Washington state data based on previous year's data.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

 

 
Table AD3
Percentage of Students Ages 17-21+
Exiting Special Education with a Diploma
Based on Number of Students Leaving School
During the 1998-99 School Year

  MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES		 AUTISM TRAUMATIC
BRAIN
INJURY
ALABAMA 5.56 0.00 50.00
ALASKA 80.00 0.00 50.00
ARIZONA 55.10 80.00 91.78
ARKANSAS 62.86 71.43 56.25
CALIFORNIA 23.78 28.71 55.74
COLORADO 54.17 57.14 86.96
CONNECTICUT 64.77 78.57 87.50
DELAWARE 0.00 100.00 100.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . .
FLORIDA 0.00 26.19 61.76
GEORGIA 0.00 41.67 54.55
HAWAII 0.00 33.33 37.50
IDAHO 28.57 66.67 64.71
ILLINOIS 0.00 48.15 77.50
INDIANA 15.79 63.89 71.11
IOWA 71.43 72.73 71.43
KANSAS 70.31 0.00 80.00
KENTUCKY 28.21 33.33 71.43
LOUISIANA 5.26 0.00 66.67
MAINE 60.00 50.00 87.50
MARYLAND 51.30 45.00 82.61
MASSACHUSETTS 72.78 73.33 80.00
MICHIGAN 4.40 50.00 0.00
MINNESOTA 0.00 92.86 86.36
MISSISSIPPI 0.00 33.33 44.44
MISSOURI 60.00 60.00 88.89
MONTANA 71.43 100.00 100.00
NEBRASKA 28.57 100.00 100.00
NEVADA 0.00 66.67 42.86
NEW HAMPSHIRE 73.33 100.00 66.67
NEW JERSEY 70.02 52.63 93.75
NEW MEXICO 35.71 100.00 80.00
NEW YORK 17.39 17.50 62.50
NORTH CAROLINA 8.70 25.40 56.67
NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 33.33 100.00
OHIO 95.44 87.50 92.50
OKLAHOMA 94.12 100.00 80.00
OREGON 0.00 44.19 38.10
PENNSYLVANIA 84.48 89.47 87.18
PUERTO RICO 17.65 0.00 33.33
RHODE ISLAND 33.33 100.00 75.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 0.00 0.00 50.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 46.67 40.00 60.00
TENNESSEE 3.49 31.25 41.38
TEXAS 91.43 95.45 94.74
UTAH 34.29 50.00 65.38
VERMONT 0.00 0.00 75.00
VIRGINIA 26.42 19.05 68.75
WASHINGTON 83.67 0.00 0.00
WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 40.00 82.61
WISCONSIN 0.00 83.33 86.96
WYOMING 0.00 50.00 57.14
AMERICAN SAMOA 0.00 0.00 0.00
GUAM 0.00 0.00 100.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0.00 0.00 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 52.10 48.54 73.53
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 52.18 48.54 73.51

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Students leaving school includes students who graduated with a diploma, received a certificate,
dropped out, and reached maximum age.
Data based on the December 1, 1998 count, updated as of September 25, 2000.
Washington state data based on previous year's data.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).