Table AD4
Percentage of Students Ages 14-21+
Dropping out of Special Education
Based on Number of Students Ages 14-21+ Leaving School
During the 1998-99 School Year

  ALL
DISABILITIES		 MENTAL
RETARDATION		 HEARING
IMPAIRMENTS		 SPEECH OR
LANGUAGE
IMPAIRMENTS		 VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS
ALABAMA 33.73 30.87 11.76 28.57 19.23
ALASKA 52.30 45.10 20.00 50.00 25.00
ARIZONA 42.98 29.94 41.94 36.96 6.25
ARKANSAS 28.51 26.82 19.35 34.15 20.00
CALIFORNIA 15.12 7.99 13.99 13.32 6.36
COLORADO 30.70 17.35 10.53 23.02 0.00
CONNECTICUT 34.00 28.83 6.67 26.45 4.35
DELAWARE 30.08 29.33 33.33 0.00 66.67
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 39.13 29.32 13.04 31.92 15.73
GEORGIA 20.79 17.32 6.38 21.88 13.64
HAWAII 20.30 14.63 17.65 17.65 28.57
IDAHO 34.87 24.35 18.18 42.11 0.00
ILLINOIS 34.30 22.52 14.83 22.22 13.33
INDIANA 33.64 28.14 11.88 13.51 10.53
IOWA 35.53 27.48 5.88 30.00 12.50
KANSAS 25.30 16.27 7.14 15.79 5.26
KENTUCKY 43.77 43.35 32.26 57.14 13.89
LOUISIANA 43.69 32.30 19.05 47.25 19.35
MAINE 30.35 11.72 8.33 30.99 0.00
MARYLAND 27.45 14.42 1.43 13.90 3.45
MASSACHUSETTS 27.91 27.94 28.74 27.90 28.21
MICHIGAN 45.54 38.48 22.75 37.56 13.79
MINNESOTA 28.93 10.73 11.46 13.51 7.69
MISSISSIPPI 29.42 22.78 18.18 33.33 22.73
MISSOURI 28.66 24.62 10.34 19.29 13.04
MONTANA 34.49 21.43 25.00 16.67 33.33
NEBRASKA 40.09 37.55 30.00 38.24 14.29
NEVADA 27.50 11.38 16.67 11.11 16.67
NEW HAMPSHIRE 21.04 12.07 21.43 17.50 0.00
NEW JERSEY 24.29 17.07 12.00 22.14 0.00
NEW MEXICO 29.30 17.89 23.81 21.31 14.29
NEW YORK 25.55 18.57 6.85 11.32 4.17
NORTH CAROLINA 39.46 35.86 14.67 45.45 16.67
NORTH DAKOTA 26.49 13.16 33.33 27.27 0.00
OHIO 19.49 22.78 8.45 21.62 11.11
OKLAHOMA 28.68 21.92 8.62 10.20 11.76
OREGON 46.95 27.52 25.00 42.76 16.67
PENNSYLVANIA 20.21 15.65 4.81 18.18 3.95
PUERTO RICO 42.11 47.66 12.20 30.95 38.46
RHODE ISLAND 30.77 19.18 23.08 30.91 0.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 34.73 30.80 24.66 21.28 21.43
SOUTH DAKOTA 29.51 16.67 0.00 0.00 0.00
TENNESSEE 27.03 23.03 8.42 24.91 15.56
TEXAS 13.51 10.06 5.39 13.85 5.75
UTAH 27.41 13.46 3.03 8.33 0.00
VERMONT 45.43 36.84 16.67 36.36 0.00
VIRGINIA 24.55 21.53 8.14 18.33 0.00
WASHINGTON 26.08 17.62 11.94 34.72 23.08
WEST VIRGINIA 32.21 31.33 7.89 28.57 20.00
WISCONSIN 32.42 25.58 11.61 27.46 10.53
WYOMING 41.89 15.91 16.67 52.94 0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA 37.14 50.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
GUAM 30.77 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 17.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 14.06 10.34 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . . . . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 29.04 25.19 14.24 25.29 11.98
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 29.03 25.20 14.27 25.30 11.98

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"Dropped out" is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not enrolled
at the end of the reporting year, and did not exit through any of the other bases described. This category includes dropouts,
runaways, GED recipients, expulsions, status unknown, and other exiters.
Students leaving school includes students who graduated with a diploma, received a certificate, dropped out and reached max 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 AD4
Percentage of Students Ages 14-21+
Dropping out of Special Education
Based on Number of Students Ages 14-21+ Leaving School
During the 1998-99 School Year

  EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE		 ORTHOPEDIC
IMPAIRMENTS		 OTHER HEALTH
IMPAIRMENTS		 SPECIFIC
LEARNING
DISABILITIES		 DEAF-BLINDNESS
ALABAMA 55.78 6.25 19.33 34.94 0.00
ALASKA 84.21 33.33 47.06 50.53 0.00
ARIZONA 61.02 0.00 44.23 44.67 14.29
ARKANSAS 55.88 0.00 28.07 29.71 0.00
CALIFORNIA 24.72 5.52 10.05 15.75 0.00
COLORADO 50.51 22.38 0.00 29.92 0.00
CONNECTICUT 54.44 0.00 28.08 28.84 0.00
DELAWARE 51.43 16.67 0.00 28.29 33.33
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 64.39 16.51 28.96 37.92 50.00
GEORGIA 39.64 0.00 16.46 18.65 0.00
HAWAII 29.76 0.00 19.35 18.89 0.00
IDAHO 66.67 33.33 20.51 36.54 0.00
ILLINOIS 52.98 4.17 18.23 31.80 0.00
INDIANA 58.31 7.27 40.00 32.07 0.00
IOWA 60.03 17.74 100.00 32.55 0.00
KANSAS 49.86 4.35 21.65 23.98 0.00
KENTUCKY 71.22 20.69 44.17 39.09 100.00
LOUISIANA 68.74 15.09 40.43 46.08 0.00
MAINE 59.93 0.00 31.65 24.89 0.00
MARYLAND 38.85 11.76 26.28 29.88 0.00
MASSACHUSETTS 27.96 28.81 27.40 27.89 0.00
MICHIGAN 67.54 32.31 0.00 44.25 0.00
MINNESOTA 54.92 10.96 18.97 22.82 0.00
MISSISSIPPI 60.61 13.75 0.00 32.15 0.00
MISSOURI 61.43 11.11 20.25 26.25 0.00
MONTANA 61.29 0.00 35.71 32.48 0.00
NEBRASKA 75.35 0.00 27.08 36.55 100.00
NEVADA 42.42 0.00 4.88 29.78 0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE 43.48 0.00 20.65 18.20 0.00
NEW JERSEY 43.35 0.00 14.04 19.75 0.00
NEW MEXICO 50.35 10.53 20.51 30.14 0.00
NEW YORK 49.16 1.43 17.67 23.04 0.00
NORTH CAROLINA 73.60 6.82 32.98 37.82 0.00
NORTH DAKOTA 58.90 0.00 28.57 23.08 0.00
OHIO 42.35 4.50 13.94 16.74 0.00
OKLAHOMA 56.12 18.75 24.18 30.04 0.00
OREGON 62.89 20.83 38.78 50.39 0.00
PENNSYLVANIA 34.65 2.38 13.16 18.66 0.00
PUERTO RICO 50.00 0.00 27.08 42.73 25.00
RHODE ISLAND 52.94 16.67 35.24 26.83 0.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 67.43 7.14 19.44 34.13 0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 65.63 0.00 30.00 30.56 0.00
TENNESSEE 37.95 7.14 22.98 29.15 0.00
TEXAS 25.87 4.55 10.45 12.90 16.67
UTAH 50.43 7.14 30.77 28.02 0.00
VERMONT 66.36 0.00 32.14 37.61 0.00
VIRGINIA 45.49 3.57 27.69 21.30 0.00
WASHINGTON 56.08 10.26 23.54 25.81 0.00
WEST VIRGINIA 60.22 0.00 38.00 30.57 0.00
WISCONSIN 53.81 35.71 19.69 25.23 100.00
WYOMING 67.00 0.00 27.78 40.90 0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 0.00
GUAM 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.33 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.75 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.23 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . . . . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 50.85 15.03 23.16 27.21 11.96
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 50.86 15.04 23.05 27.18 11.96

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"Dropped out" is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not enrolled
at the end of the reporting year, and did not exit through any of the other bases described. This category includes dropouts,
runaways, GED recipients, expulsions, status unknown, and other exiters.
Students leaving school includes students who graduated with a diploma, received a certificate, dropped out and reached max 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 AD4
Percentage of Students Ages 14-21+
Dropping out of Special Education
Based on Number of Students Ages 14-21+ Leaving School
During the 1998-99 School Year

  MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES		 AUTISM TRAUMATIC
BRAIN
INJURY
ALABAMA 12.33 20.00 13.64
ALASKA 15.00 0.00 50.00
ARIZONA 26.32 16.67 9.46
ARKANSAS 10.53 0.00 12.50
CALIFORNIA 4.14 2.94 13.11
COLORADO 13.01 14.29 4.35
CONNECTICUT 19.15 7.14 0.00
DELAWARE 0.00 0.00 0.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . .
FLORIDA 0.00 11.63 17.14
GEORGIA 0.00 0.00 15.38
HAWAII 0.00 0.00 25.00
IDAHO 31.25 50.00 33.33
ILLINOIS 0.00 0.00 11.90
INDIANA 5.26 10.53 20.83
IOWA 9.09 25.00 28.57
KANSAS 25.74 0.00 10.00
KENTUCKY 36.78 22.22 27.27
LOUISIANA 19.51 12.50 30.00
MAINE 22.12 0.00 20.00
MARYLAND 20.75 0.00 4.35
MASSACHUSETTS 28.31 27.66 25.00
MICHIGAN 39.62 12.73 0.00
MINNESOTA 0.00 9.30 8.70
MISSISSIPPI 18.75 0.00 36.36
MISSOURI 0.00 5.00 13.79
MONTANA 37.50 0.00 0.00
NEBRASKA 22.22 0.00 16.67
NEVADA 0.00 0.00 14.29
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.00 0.00 33.33
NEW JERSEY 27.79 10.53 0.00
NEW MEXICO 17.24 0.00 10.00
NEW YORK 15.54 0.00 10.61
NORTH CAROLINA 12.68 12.50 27.27
NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 0.00 0.00
OHIO 4.17 12.50 7.50
OKLAHOMA 2.90 0.00 15.00
OREGON 0.00 21.28 31.82
PENNSYLVANIA 0.00 10.53 9.40
PUERTO RICO 15.79 16.67 0.00
RHODE ISLAND 5.56 0.00 40.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 0.00 0.00 0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 27.78 0.00 28.57
TENNESSEE 9.30 0.00 17.24
TEXAS 13.91 8.70 10.00
UTAH 7.04 0.00 38.71
VERMONT 50.00 0.00 25.00
VIRGINIA 17.54 4.76 14.71
WASHINGTON 11.88 0.00 0.00
WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 10.00 13.04
WISCONSIN 0.00 10.53 8.70
WYOMING 0.00 0.00 28.57
AMERICAN SAMOA 0.00 0.00 0.00
GUAM 0.00 0.00 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0.00 0.00 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 100.00 0.00 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS . . .
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 18.67 9.53 15.18
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 18.65 9.53 15.20

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"Dropped out" is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not enrolled
at the end of the reporting year, and did not exit through any of the other bases described. This category includes dropouts,
runaways, GED recipients, expulsions, status unknown, and other exiters.
Students leaving school includes students who graduated with a diploma, received a certificate, dropped out and reached max 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).