Table AD5
Percentage of Students Ages 14-21+
Dropping out of Special Education
Based on the Total Number of Students Ages 14-21+ Served under IDEA
During the 1998-99 School Year

  ALL
DISABILITIES
MENTAL
RETARDATION
HEARING
IMPAIRMENTS
SPEECH OR
LANGUAGE
IMPAIRMENTS
VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS
ALABAMA 5.95 5.54 2.30 2.12 2.76
ALASKA 9.56 6.80 2.44 3.61 5.26
ARIZONA 6.46 3.58 11.30 4.75 0.50
ARKANSAS 5.52 5.29 2.94 4.38 4.55
CALIFORNIA 1.52 0.65 1.51 1.04 0.80
COLORADO 4.73 2.51 1.57 2.46 0.00
CONNECTICUT 6.80 5.03 1.18 3.26 0.75
DELAWARE 3.44 2.70 5.19 0.00 6.45
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 5.96 4.27 2.49 4.56 3.60
GEORGIA 2.29 2.21 0.71 1.04 1.53
HAWAII 3.99 2.69 3.57 3.75 8.70
IDAHO 5.89 4.20 4.76 3.85 0.00
ILLINOIS 5.64 3.44 3.31 1.50 2.07
INDIANA 5.81 4.79 1.91 0.67 2.03
IOWA 5.58 4.02 0.87 0.92 1.52
KANSAS 4.17 2.74 1.27 2.00 1.25
KENTUCKY 8.51 9.13 7.38 7.05 3.25
LOUISIANA 6.65 4.89 3.53 6.11 3.41
MAINE 4.84 2.67 2.22 2.49 0.00
MARYLAND 3.87 1.71 0.24 1.43 0.45
MASSACHUSETTS 4.34 3.46 4.50 10.71 4.98
MICHIGAN 7.15 4.37 3.88 4.97 2.37
MINNESOTA 5.20 2.24 1.77 1.95 1.38
MISSISSIPPI 5.32 5.07 3.00 2.03 5.00
MISSOURI 4.47 3.97 1.41 2.13 3.17
MONTANA 4.76 3.11 3.90 0.81 3.70
NEBRASKA 3.83 3.02 2.65 2.84 1.09
NEVADA 4.43 1.94 2.70 0.85 2.38
NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.36 1.38 3.80 2.68 0.00
NEW JERSEY 4.62 2.92 1.78 1.80 0.00
NEW MEXICO 3.15 2.12 2.55 2.76 2.74
NEW YORK 2.27 1.63 0.45 0.56 0.29
NORTH CAROLINA 6.69 5.93 3.19 4.18 2.90
NORTH DAKOTA 3.51 1.68 2.04 2.47 0.00
OHIO 2.89 3.46 1.26 1.19 1.55
OKLAHOMA 4.85 3.83 1.70 1.44 4.88
OREGON 7.16 3.72 5.42 5.28 2.05
PENNSYLVANIA 3.20 2.31 0.55 1.04 0.69
PUERTO RICO 4.52 4.66 1.60 4.39 11.43
RHODE ISLAND 5.75 2.87 3.53 4.75 0.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 5.13 4.82 4.71 3.94 4.08
SOUTH DAKOTA 3.97 1.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
TENNESSEE 4.27 3.21 1.48 3.51 2.27
TEXAS 1.30 0.86 0.52 0.91 0.57
UTAH 4.18 1.77 0.27 0.71 0.00
VERMONT 7.57 4.75 2.04 3.83 0.00
VIRGINIA 3.62 3.15 1.48 1.26 0.00
WASHINGTON 2.84 2.13 1.21 7.46 2.31
WEST VIRGINIA 5.94 6.02 1.94 2.04 3.80
WISCONSIN 5.93 4.23 2.56 3.98 3.15
WYOMING 6.29 2.15 3.28 7.69 0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA 9.03 6.25 . 0.00 0.00
GUAM 2.79 2.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 2.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 1.36 1.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 4.12 3.61 2.09 2.98 1.85
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 4.11 3.61 2.09 2.98 1.85

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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.
Percentage is based on total students ages 14-21 served under IDEA.
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 AD5
Percentage of Students Ages 14-21+
Dropping out of Special Education
Based on the Total Number of Students Ages 14-21+ Served under IDEA
During the 1998-99 School Year

  EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE
ORTHOPEDIC
IMPAIRMENTS
OTHER HEALTH
IMPAIRMENTS
SPECIFIC
LEARNING
DISABILITIES
DEAF-BLINDNESS
ALABAMA 9.51 1.16 2.69 6.32 0.00
ALASKA 20.10 7.69 8.38 9.77 0.00
ARIZONA 8.30 0.00 6.71 7.00 2.50
ARKANSAS 11.38 0.00 4.36 6.00 0.00
CALIFORNIA 2.60 0.48 0.91 1.65 0.00
COLORADO 7.73 2.44 0.00 5.03 0.00
CONNECTICUT 13.35 0.00 4.91 5.95 0.00
DELAWARE 7.35 0.98 0.00 3.49 4.55
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . . . .
FLORIDA 9.67 2.47 8.05 5.69 5.56
GEORGIA 3.50 0.00 1.71 2.05 0.00
HAWAII 6.92 0.00 3.26 3.63 0.00
IDAHO 12.71 2.04 2.69 6.36 0.00
ILLINOIS 10.65 0.58 2.00 5.16 0.00
INDIANA 10.55 1.12 5.38 5.75 0.00
IOWA 9.55 2.93 9.52 5.45 0.00
KANSAS 8.18 0.81 3.31 4.05 0.00
KENTUCKY 13.22 4.05 5.24 7.76 57.14
LOUISIANA 10.71 1.72 4.89 7.31 0.00
MAINE 10.28 0.00 4.42 4.18 0.00
MARYLAND 5.33 1.45 2.96 4.71 0.00
MASSACHUSETTS 3.27 6.12 4.21 3.99 0.00
MICHIGAN 13.04 4.94 0.00 7.51 0.00
MINNESOTA 10.86 1.76 2.89 3.86 0.00
MISSISSIPPI 9.43 2.04 0.00 5.70 0.00
MISSOURI 9.79 1.77 2.15 4.19 0.00
MONTANA 10.16 0.00 4.40 4.55 0.00
NEBRASKA 8.53 0.00 1.92 3.93 0.00
NEVADA 6.22 0.00 0.79 4.96 0.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.73 0.00 3.06 3.14 0.00
NEW JERSEY 11.47 0.00 4.67 3.65 0.00
NEW MEXICO 4.44 1.02 1.92 3.29 0.00
NEW YORK 4.59 0.14 1.57 2.11 0.00
NORTH CAROLINA 15.08 0.98 5.08 6.49 0.00
NORTH DAKOTA 10.46 0.00 2.60 3.17 0.00
OHIO 4.48 0.59 2.95 2.84 0.00
OKLAHOMA 9.05 2.38 3.58 5.09 0.00
OREGON 11.94 1.83 4.70 7.97 0.00
PENNSYLVANIA 6.35 0.20 1.40 3.02 0.00
PUERTO RICO 6.90 0.00 4.48 4.68 5.56
RHODE ISLAND 10.26 2.86 6.22 5.12 0.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 9.36 1.08 2.24 4.98 0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 9.21 0.00 2.78 4.46 0.00
TENNESSEE 6.37 1.03 2.88 4.96 0.00
TEXAS 2.04 0.31 0.74 1.34 2.70
UTAH 7.87 1.89 3.75 4.62 0.00
VERMONT 14.74 0.00 2.97 6.87 0.00
VIRGINIA 6.87 0.43 3.76 3.25 0.00
WASHINGTON 6.94 1.63 1.97 2.98 0.00
WEST VIRGINIA 10.77 0.00 4.28 5.71 0.00
WISCONSIN 11.93 6.43 2.30 4.48 100.00
WYOMING 13.40 0.00 3.62 5.93 0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.01 0.00
GUAM 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.10 0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.91 0.00
PALAU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.59 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 7.80 1.86 2.78 3.92 1.50
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 7.80 1.86 2.77 3.91 1.50

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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.
Percentage is based on total students ages 14-21 served under IDEA.
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 AD5
Percentage of Students Ages 14-21+
Dropping out of Special Education
Based on the Total Number of Students Ages 14-21+ Served under IDEA
During the 1998-99 School Year

  MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES
AUTISM TRAUMATIC
BRAIN
INJURY
ALABAMA 1.66 1.90 3.03
ALASKA 1.59 0.00 3.33
ARIZONA 2.44 0.63 26.92
ARKANSAS 1.06 0.00 3.13
CALIFORNIA 0.28 0.23 1.62
COLORADO 1.42 2.56 0.97
CONNECTICUT 2.38 0.56 0.00
DELAWARE 0.00 0.00 0.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . . .
FLORIDA 0.00 0.89 4.62
GEORGIA 0.00 0.00 2.22
HAWAII 0.00 0.00 7.41
IDAHO 2.98 3.33 8.96
ILLINOIS 0.00 0.00 1.79
INDIANA 0.30 0.95 5.56
IOWA 0.88 1.84 4.49
KANSAS 3.69 0.00 1.59
KENTUCKY 4.53 2.60 7.79
LOUISIANA 1.72 1.11 5.17
MAINE 2.92 0.00 3.64
MARYLAND 2.10 0.00 0.76
MASSACHUSETTS 3.56 6.10 2.42
MICHIGAN 2.97 0.68 0.00
MINNESOTA 0.00 1.29 1.52
MISSISSIPPI 1.38 0.00 8.33
MISSOURI 0.00 0.40 2.96
MONTANA 3.69 0.00 0.00
NEBRASKA 1.03 0.00 1.15
NEVADA 0.00 0.00 2.86
NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.00 0.00 3.70
NEW JERSEY 4.54 0.63 0.00
NEW MEXICO 1.17 0.00 0.99
NEW YORK 1.33 0.00 1.62
NORTH CAROLINA 1.29 1.56 5.96
NORTH DAKOTA 0.00 0.00 0.00
OHIO 0.21 0.55 1.68
OKLAHOMA 0.36 0.00 3.00
OREGON 0.00 2.08 5.65
PENNSYLVANIA 0.00 0.48 1.58
PUERTO RICO 0.63 0.70 0.00
RHODE ISLAND 1.32 0.00 10.00
SOUTH CAROLINA 0.00 0.00 0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA 2.48 0.00 8.33
TENNESSEE 1.02 0.00 4.13
TEXAS 1.23 0.39 1.12
UTAH 0.71 0.00 7.32
VERMONT 2.38 0.00 4.55
VIRGINIA 1.45 0.31 3.50
WASHINGTON 0.83 0.00 0.00
WEST VIRGINIA 0.00 1.59 4.29
WISCONSIN 0.00 0.85 1.55
WYOMING 0.00 0.00 5.56
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 5.00 0.00 0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 0.00 0.00 0.00
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 1.83 0.67 2.85
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 1.83 0.67 2.85

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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.
Percentage is based on total students ages 14-21 served under IDEA.
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).