Table AB6
Number of Children Ages 3-21 Served in Correctional Facilities and Parent Initiated Private Schools
Under IDEA, Part B,
During the 1999-2000 School Year
ALL DISABILITIES

STATE
CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY

PRIVATE
SCHOOLS
NOT PLACED
ALABAMA 347 110
ALASKA 102 78
ARIZONA 335 512
ARKANSAS 71 70
CALIFORNIA 2,958 1,032
COLORADO 256 0
CONNECTICUT 445 1,146
DELAWARE 12 116
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 175
FLORIDA 2,243 .
GEORGIA 980 907
HAWAII 54 182
IDAHO 118 99
ILLINOIS 1,178 3,065
INDIANA 544 3,966
IOWA 269 967
KANSAS 234 862
KENTUCKY 302 931
LOUISIANA 677 2,065
MAINE 0 .
MARYLAND 347 219
MASSACHUSETTS 181 .
MICHIGAN 473 2,890
MINNESOTA 48 1,823
MISSISSIPPI 62 376
MISSOURI 824 996
MONTANA 24 0
NEBRASKA 50 1,134
NEVADA 89 93
NEW HAMPSHIRE 51 702
NEW JERSEY 964 14,062
NEW MEXICO 377 140
NEW YORK 530 16,193
NORTH CAROLINA 304 1,289
NORTH DAKOTA 7 320
OHIO 700 10,215
OKLAHOMA 250 107
OREGON 327 .
PENNSYLVANIA 494 962
PUERTO RICO 20 230
RHODE ISLAND 102 568
SOUTH CAROLINA 27 310
SOUTH DAKOTA 116 176
TENNESSEE 531 832
TEXAS 1,503 4,362
UTAH 103 22
VERMONT 34 48
VIRGINIA 610 475
WASHINGTON 292 848
WEST VIRGINIA 96 430
WISCONSIN 501 1,238
WYOMING 32 16
AMERICAN SAMOA 1 8
GUAM 6 27
NORTHERN MARIANAS 1 0
PALAU 0 4
VIRGIN ISLANDS 7 0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 48 0
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS 21,257 77,398
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R. 21,194 77,359
 
 
 
 
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Please see data notes for an explanation of individual State differences.
 
The number of students served in correctional facilities and in private schools not placed or referred
by public agencies are duplicate counts.  These students are also reported as being served in one of
the other eight educational environments.
 
Data based on the December 1, 1999 count, updated as of August 30, 2001.
 
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).