Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUPS 0-2, 3-5, 3-21
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
AGE GROUP 0-2	165,351	177,281	186,527	196,337	187,355
AGE GROUP 3-5	522,699	548,588	557,063	570,312	573,640
AGE GROUP 3-21	5,430,068	5,627,429	5,787,726	5,967,199	6,113,328
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUPS 0-2, 3-5, 3-21
	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
AGE GROUP 0-2	206,108	232,810	245,775	268,735	272,454
AGE GROUP 3-5	589,122	600,573	619,751	647,984	680,142
AGE GROUP 3-21	6,267,005	6,374,436	6,481,121	6,607,107	6,726,193
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 6-11
DISABILITY	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	1,041,763	1,073,173	1,093,817	1,114,419	1,119,450
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	905,217	910,783	928,938	939,429	946,798
MENTAL RETARDATION	229,453	235,489	239,285	240,706	240,226
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	144,591	147,367	150,400	154,033	157,621
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	43,888	46,146	48,487	51,038	49,635
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	31,463	32,500	32,922	33,288	33,712
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	33,518	34,528	35,571	35,666	36,009
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	56,855	71,649	84,868	97,861	110,861
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	11,555	11,869	11,842	12,088	12,095
AUTISM	13,716	17,666	21,669	27,342	35,143
DEAF-BLINDNESS	520	545	488	510	649
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	2,871	3,929	4,106	4,528	4,878
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY	.	.	.	3,792	11,907
ALL DISABILITIES	2,515,410	2,585,644	2,652,393	2,715,603	2,758,984
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 6-11
DISABILITY	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	1,114,583	1,087,064	1,035,839	991,369	971,095
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	956,480	958,559	955,240	961,867	974,430
MENTAL RETARDATION	238,707	232,789	220,733	205,681	194,726
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	160,045	160,623	156,476	150,156	143,494
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	51,288	54,752	55,949	54,863	53,520
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	33,724	33,314	32,984	32,730	32,502
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	36,846	37,213	36,887	36,177	33,071
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	125,089	140,653	157,263	173,666	194,505
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	12,492	12,155	12,068	11,947	11,768
AUTISM	43,517	52,455	64,094	74,831	85,995
DEAF-BLINDNESS	821	575	655	673	689
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	5,222	5,468	7,703	7,827	8,022
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY	19,263	28,612	45,250	58,265	66,267
ALL DISABILITIES	2,798,077	2,804,232	2,781,141	2,760,052	2,770,084
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 12-17
DISABILITY	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	1,347,257	1,398,565	1,447,457	1,500,910	1,551,645
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	110,859	111,833	115,351	119,501	122,560
MENTAL RETARDATION	279,210	286,950	291,669	297,653	303,273
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	260,891	267,786	271,229	275,105	278,930
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	34,230	36,363	38,774	41,900	44,121
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	29,537	30,980	31,257	31,785	32,218
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	23,067	24,589	26,528	27,481	28,866
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	46,053	57,713	71,132	86,677	103,007
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	11,443	11,862	12,070	12,033	12,004
AUTISM	6,760	8,796	10,078	12,211	15,480
DEAF-BLINDNESS	600	619	534	597	721
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	3,486	4,558	5,182	6,045	6,603
ALL DISABILITIES	2,153,393	2,240,614	2,321,261	2,411,898	2,499,428
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 12-17
DISABILITY	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	1,608,615	1,655,865	1,704,010	1,744,449	1,749,494
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	126,237	129,969	132,905	143,852	149,611
MENTAL RETARDATION	308,613	313,023	316,260	317,030	317,302
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	283,463	288,225	295,903	304,726	312,503
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	47,032	52,495	56,557	59,357	61,674
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	32,770	32,831	33,544	34,486	34,912
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	29,895	30,961	31,856	32,669	30,211
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	121,518	143,836	173,161	205,965	242,247
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	11,942	11,900	11,772	12,090	12,205
AUTISM	18,506	22,498	28,867	37,305	46,999
DEAF-BLINDNESS	621	523	695	717	767
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	7,125	7,714	10,991	11,575	12,342
ALL DISABILITIES	2,596,337	2,689,840	2,796,521	2,904,221	2,970,267
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 14-21
DISABILITY	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	946,001	987,460	1,026,300	1,064,696	1,100,734
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	48,499	48,903	51,161	53,348	55,076
MENTAL RETARDATION	243,548	250,297	253,881	258,977	264,476
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	196,353	203,947	208,242	210,225	212,429
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	33,385	35,381	37,315	40,416	42,517
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	22,952	24,374	24,844	25,249	25,485
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	18,078	19,007	20,585	21,173	22,517
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	33,093	40,411	48,995	58,902	69,692
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	9,092	9,391	9,724	9,830	9,916
AUTISM	6,216	7,746	8,499	10,044	12,385
DEAF-BLINDNESS	594	632	539	618	730
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	3,263	4,069	4,723	5,421	5,934
ALL DISABILITIES	1,561,074	1,631,618	1,694,808	1,758,899	1,821,891
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 14-21
DISABILITY	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	1,139,591	1,165,010	1,201,547	1,245,059	1,270,849
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	57,724	58,854	59,033	63,944	67,185
MENTAL RETARDATION	268,474	272,026	274,797	278,051	282,238
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	215,839	217,410	222,554	231,031	239,330
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	45,194	49,314	52,427	54,957	57,675
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	25,830	25,667	26,145	26,806	26,986
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	23,438	24,254	24,889	25,538	23,845
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	81,824	96,118	115,754	138,385	164,407
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	9,771	9,753	9,784	9,803	9,707
AUTISM	14,731	17,689	21,968	27,503	33,807
DEAF-BLINDNESS	649	568	707	663	715
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	6,346	6,868	9,327	9,604	10,297
ALL DISABILITIES	1,889,411	1,943,531	2,018,932	2,111,344	2,187,041
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 18-21
DISABILITY	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	121,109	130,087	133,054	139,080	144,441
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	4,246	4,262	4,446	4,627	4,779
MENTAL RETARDATION	61,849	63,132	62,643	64,966	67,175
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	22,563	24,011	24,648	25,301	26,212
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	11,497	12,020	12,175	13,412	14,051
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	4,195	4,555	4,590	4,706	4,942
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	3,877	4,035	4,240	4,267	4,557
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	4,223	4,798	5,361	6,603	7,947
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	1,710	1,756	1,847	1,909	1,996
AUTISM	2,188	2,614	2,628	2,964	3,441
DEAF-BLINDNESS	207	221	192	212	240
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	902	1,092	1,185	1,341	1,495
ALL DISABILITIES	238,566	252,583	257,009	269,386	281,276
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 18-21
DISABILITY	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	144,489	138,658	138,470	142,737	146,319
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	5,083	4,908	5,077	5,139	5,219
MENTAL RETARDATION	66,956	67,625	68,033	69,010	70,635
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	26,245	25,468	25,460	27,142	28,482
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	14,674	15,699	16,218	16,599	17,451
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	4,902	4,665	4,697	4,746	4,634
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	4,669	4,801	4,969	5,110	4,952
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	8,738	9,474	10,842	13,320	15,690
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	1,949	1,949	1,996	2,042	1,906
AUTISM	4,020	4,633	5,628	6,710	8,028
DEAF-BLINDNESS	229	220	258	210	214
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	1,515	1,691	2,060	2,085	2,170
ALL DISABILITIES	283,469	279,791	283,708	294,850	305,700
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 6-21
DISABILITY	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	2,510,129	2,601,825	2,674,328	2,754,409	2,815,536
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	1,020,322	1,026,878	1,048,735	1,063,557	1,074,137
MENTAL RETARDATION	570,512	585,571	593,597	603,325	610,674
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	428,045	439,164	446,277	454,439	462,763
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	89,615	94,529	99,436	107,250	107,807
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	65,195	68,035	68,769	69,782	70,872
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	60,462	63,152	66,339	67,414	69,432
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	107,131	134,160	161,361	191,141	221,815
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	24,708	25,487	25,759	26,030	26,095
AUTISM	22,664	29,076	34,375	42,517	54,064
DEAF-BLINDNESS	1,327	1,385	1,214	1,319	1,610
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	7,259	9,579	10,473	11,914	12,976
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY	.	.	.	3,792	11,907
ALL DISABILITIES	4,907,369	5,078,841	5,230,663	5,396,889	5,539,688
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AA9
Number of Children Served Under IDEA by Disability and Age Group,
1994 Through 2003
AGE GROUP 6-21
DISABILITY	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES	2,867,687	2,881,587	2,878,319	2,878,555	2,866,908
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS	1,087,800	1,093,436	1,093,222	1,110,858	1,129,260
MENTAL RETARDATION	614,276	613,437	605,026	591,721	582,663
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	469,753	474,316	477,839	482,024	484,479
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES	112,994	122,946	128,724	130,819	132,645
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS	71,396	70,810	71,225	71,962	72,048
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS	71,410	72,975	73,712	73,956	68,234
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS	255,345	293,963	341,266	392,951	452,442
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS	26,383	26,004	25,836	26,079	25,879
AUTISM	66,043	79,586	98,589	118,846	141,022
DEAF-BLINDNESS	1,671	1,318	1,608	1,600	1,670
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY	13,862	14,873	20,754	21,487	22,534
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY	19,263	28,612	45,250	58,265	66,267
ALL DISABILITIES	5,677,883	5,773,863	5,861,370	5,959,123	6,046,051
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences. States had the option of reporting children ages 3-9 under developmental delay beginning in 1997-98. Data based on the December 1, 2003 count, updated as of July 31, 2004. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).