Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
ALL DISABILITIES
STATE	GRADUATED WITH DIPLOMA	RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE	REACHED MAXIMUM AGE	NO LONGER RECEIVES SPECIAL EDUCATION	DIED
ALABAMA	1,050	2,503	287	818	29
ALASKA	421	6	12	347	7
ARIZONA	3,038	.	132	764	26
ARKANSAS	2,783	97	1	263	8
CALIFORNIA	17,650	2,220	738	7,385	137
COLORADO	2,680	147	77	1,642	24
CONNECTICUT	3,405	43	61	2,218	17
DELAWARE	427	55	6	58	4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	231	0	27	0	11
FLORIDA	8,014	6,277	10	2,747	131
GEORGIA	2,806	3,459	15	551	21
HAWAII	1,165	18	3	140	4
IDAHO	1,116	46	49	768	12
ILLINOIS	8,660	187	141	1,998	82
INDIANA	4,091	1,176	89	891	51
IOWA	3,332	218	57	1,308	30
KANSAS	2,766	.	69	785	19
KENTUCKY	2,563	317	28	762	23
LOUISIANA	1,310	1,328	38	433	49
MAINE	1,340	59	14	1,039	8
MARYLAND	3,676	527	129	1,375	39
MASSACHUSETTS	5,690	.	238	3,198	36
MICHIGAN	5,741	1,058	169	2,485	73
MINNESOTA	5,133	0	58	731	28
MISSISSIPPI	709	1,375	15	255	11
MISSOURI	5,727	149	177	1,353	64
MONTANA	769	17	7	200	8
NEBRASKA	1,518	22	70	882	12
NEVADA	430	1,047	12	72	9
NEW HAMPSHIRE	1,405	22	2	277	6
NEW JERSEY	10,965	.	289	992	44
NEW MEXICO	1,664	601	2	625	4
NEW YORK	11,681	4,851	532	3,474	118
NORTH CAROLINA	4,137	1,589	110	1,518	42
NORTH DAKOTA	466	6	13	264	8
OHIO	12,343	.	105	4,811	44
OKLAHOMA	3,950	.	13	540	23
OREGON	1,812	549	166	1,663	26
PENNSYLVANIA	11,828	18	45	1,584	125
PUERTO RICO	768	359	295	382	42
RHODE ISLAND	1,187	36	30	416	12
SOUTH CAROLINA	1,375	1,502	108	727	39
SOUTH DAKOTA	503	5	66	261	2
TENNESSEE	2,299	3,141	57	1,380	31
TEXAS	13,243	9,457	30	8,343	175
UTAH	1,759	107	64	753	17
VERMONT	611	19	19	459	5
VIRGINIA	4,471	2,485	27	1,213	44
WASHINGTON	2,003	123	151	361	18
WEST VIRGINIA	1,861	122	12	265	7
WISCONSIN	5,775	177	144	1,708	55
WYOMING	421	12	20	206	2
AMERICAN SAMOA	13	1	2	16	2
GUAM	83	.	2	16	1
NORTHERN MARIANAS	10	3	2	2	0
VIRGIN ISLANDS	18	64	0	6	0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	198	49	0	77	2
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	195,090	47,649	5,035	67,807	1,867
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	194,768	47,532	5,029	67,690	1,862
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
ALL DISABILITIES
STATE	MOVED, KNOWN TO CONTINUE	MOVED, NOT KNOWN TO CONTINUE	DROPPED OUT	TOTAL
ALABAMA	2,127	906	1,624	9,344
ALASKA	322	203	438	1,756
ARIZONA	5,320	1,270	1,185	11,735
ARKANSAS	992	248	372	4,764
CALIFORNIA	24,560	7,750	3,116	63,556
COLORADO	3,170	1,503	692	9,935
CONNECTICUT	3,374	0	1,936	11,054
DELAWARE	1,017	97	91	1,755
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	127	595	32	1,023
FLORIDA	16,865	692	4,892	39,628
GEORGIA	3,172	2,090	2,184	14,298
HAWAII	147	0	164	1,641
IDAHO	1,250	138	362	3,741
ILLINOIS	5,557	1,701	3,290	21,616
INDIANA	3,467	2,056	2,599	14,420
IOWA	563	347	1,201	7,056
KANSAS	2,040	817	628	7,124
KENTUCKY	2,385	368	1,403	7,849
LOUISIANA	279	1,169	1,359	5,965
MAINE	1,116	290	541	4,407
MARYLAND	2,222	453	1,623	10,044
MASSACHUSETTS	2,029	1,954	2,326	15,471
MICHIGAN	7,686	306	6,266	23,784
MINNESOTA	1,610	431	1,818	9,809
MISSISSIPPI	336	626	599	3,926
MISSOURI	5,104	555	2,037	15,166
MONTANA	408	72	325	1,806
NEBRASKA	375	1,079	413	4,371
NEVADA	714	332	335	2,951
NEW HAMPSHIRE	293	401	904	3,310
NEW JERSEY	5,028	1,085	2,768	21,171
NEW MEXICO	1,082	479	323	4,780
NEW YORK	13,867	2,057	7,760	44,340
NORTH CAROLINA	4,620	742	3,151	15,909
NORTH DAKOTA	232	103	161	1,253
OHIO	6,368	229	2,630	26,530
OKLAHOMA	2,398	862	1,250	9,036
OREGON	2,062	659	1,189	8,126
PENNSYLVANIA	5,495	1,578	2,463	23,136
PUERTO RICO	304	289	797	3,236
RHODE ISLAND	1,442	7	427	3,557
SOUTH CAROLINA	1,701	1,015	1,603	8,070
SOUTH DAKOTA	351	85	190	1,463
TENNESSEE	4,617	411	1,163	13,099
TEXAS	9,485	625	4,327	45,685
UTAH	2,056	555	543	5,854
VERMONT	479	101	287	1,980
VIRGINIA	2,860	1,327	1,708	14,135
WASHINGTON	4,229	1,267	1,205	9,357
WEST VIRGINIA	871	543	766	4,447
WISCONSIN	3,510	1,753	1,834	14,956
WYOMING	134	214	258	1,267
AMERICAN SAMOA	0	3	15	52
GUAM	4	60	1	167
NORTHERN MARIANAS	1	3	2	23
VIRGIN ISLANDS	32	3	14	137
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	280	72	145	823
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	172,135	44,576	81,735	615,894
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	171,818	44,435	81,558	614,692
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES
STATE	GRADUATED WITH DIPLOMA	RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE	REACHED MAXIMUM AGE	NO LONGER RECEIVES SPECIAL EDUCATION	DIED
ALABAMA	757	1,238	83	543	5
ALASKA	300	0	2	275	4
ARIZONA	2,319	.	31	467	10
ARKANSAS	1,554	39	1	164	3
CALIFORNIA	13,783	1,139	38	5,417	45
COLORADO	1,661	65	14	1,038	6
CONNECTICUT	1,707	0	6	1,304	5
DELAWARE	346	29	1	43	2
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	144	0	0	0	5
FLORIDA	5,932	2,758	0	508	40
GEORGIA	1,789	903	0	228	4
HAWAII	724	7	3	92	3
IDAHO	784	24	14	589	4
ILLINOIS	5,619	48	7	1,149	20
INDIANA	2,887	349	13	436	20
IOWA	1,935	111	18	802	15
KANSAS	1,623	.	1	460	4
KENTUCKY	1,140	1	0	384	7
LOUISIANA	904	546	6	93	16
MAINE	776	17	5	558	5
MARYLAND	2,279	107	10	817	9
MASSACHUSETTS	3,517	.	146	1,981	27
MICHIGAN	3,861	649	0	1,385	15
MINNESOTA	2,360	0	5	374	4
MISSISSIPPI	606	864	3	190	6
MISSOURI	3,957	67	151	878	28
MONTANA	534	6	1	132	5
NEBRASKA	870	7	2	473	3
NEVADA	364	782	8	55	6
NEW HAMPSHIRE	803	4	0	152	1
NEW JERSEY	7,383	.	33	684	11
NEW MEXICO	1,262	413	1	459	4
NEW YORK	8,613	2,482	201	2,419	45
NORTH CAROLINA	2,879	253	25	944	8
NORTH DAKOTA	289	1	0	153	1
OHIO	6,560	.	39	2,018	10
OKLAHOMA	2,818	.	2	323	14
OREGON	1,216	287	16	1,096	10
PENNSYLVANIA	8,104	5	7	949	63
PUERTO RICO	545	186	52	258	8
RHODE ISLAND	780	25	1	227	1
SOUTH CAROLINA	1,061	521	3	456	10
SOUTH DAKOTA	360	1	7	195	0
TENNESSEE	1,584	1,635	7	740	4
TEXAS	9,616	6,576	19	5,421	50
UTAH	1,266	33	15	535	6
VERMONT	276	5	1	263	1
VIRGINIA	3,185	1,002	1	700	15
WASHINGTON	1,170	56	13	213	4
WEST VIRGINIA	1,172	3	0	156	1
WISCONSIN	3,493	56	40	834	15
WYOMING	273	1	1	140	2
AMERICAN SAMOA	13	1	0	16	2
GUAM	67	.	0	13	0
NORTHERN MARIANAS	8	1	0	2	0
VIRGIN ISLANDS	11	22	0	3	0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	145	37	0	54	1
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	129,984	23,362	1,053	40,258	613
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	129,740	23,301	1,053	40,170	610
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES
STATE	MOVED, KNOWN TO CONTINUE	MOVED, NOT KNOWN TO CONTINUE	DROPPED OUT	TOTAL
ALABAMA	1,165	485	1,028	5,304
ALASKA	183	135	310	1,209
ARIZONA	3,654	894	869	8,244
ARKANSAS	533	132	228	2,654
CALIFORNIA	17,215	5,562	2,288	45,487
COLORADO	1,583	697	396	5,460
CONNECTICUT	1,463	0	775	5,260
DELAWARE	623	57	56	1,157
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	73	313	18	553
FLORIDA	8,560	387	2,719	20,904
GEORGIA	1,124	756	816	5,620
HAWAII	87	0	74	990
IDAHO	809	96	263	2,583
ILLINOIS	2,524	826	1,639	11,832
INDIANA	1,521	1,038	1,489	7,753
IOWA	306	192	659	4,038
KANSAS	931	399	320	3,738
KENTUCKY	653	103	467	2,755
LOUISIANA	140	719	849	3,273
MAINE	392	115	224	2,092
MARYLAND	1,074	214	890	5,400
MASSACHUSETTS	1,255	1,213	1,445	9,584
MICHIGAN	3,766	158	3,457	13,291
MINNESOTA	454	192	654	4,043
MISSISSIPPI	238	465	471	2,843
MISSOURI	3,019	371	1,298	9,769
MONTANA	245	49	206	1,178
NEBRASKA	198	533	212	2,298
NEVADA	503	265	268	2,251
NEW HAMPSHIRE	116	174	428	1,678
NEW JERSEY	2,767	567	1,446	12,891
NEW MEXICO	737	271	227	3,374
NEW YORK	6,563	1,018	4,973	26,314
NORTH CAROLINA	2,056	261	1,515	7,941
NORTH DAKOTA	114	49	68	675
OHIO	2,651	87	1,080	12,445
OKLAHOMA	1,491	548	872	6,068
OREGON	1,192	358	796	4,971
PENNSYLVANIA	2,934	787	1,564	14,413
PUERTO RICO	175	192	537	1,953
RHODE ISLAND	755	2	218	2,009
SOUTH CAROLINA	918	530	999	4,498
SOUTH DAKOTA	207	51	126	947
TENNESSEE	2,632	244	731	7,577
TEXAS	6,151	370	3,099	31,302
UTAH	1,254	402	413	3,924
VERMONT	110	30	83	769
VIRGINIA	1,359	670	888	7,820
WASHINGTON	2,281	697	704	5,138
WEST VIRGINIA	450	278	435	2,495
WISCONSIN	1,317	710	770	7,235
WYOMING	80	137	166	800
AMERICAN SAMOA	0	3	13	48
GUAM	3	48	1	132
NORTHERN MARIANAS	1	2	2	16
VIRGIN ISLANDS	20	2	7	65
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	172	49	97	555
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	92,797	24,903	46,646	359,616
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	92,601	24,799	46,526	358,800
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS
STATE	GRADUATED WITH DIPLOMA	RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE	REACHED MAXIMUM AGE	NO LONGER RECEIVES SPECIAL EDUCATION	DIED
ALABAMA	28	31	4	76	1
ALASKA	16	0	0	29	0
ARIZONA	33	.	1	179	1
ARKANSAS	45	1	0	37	0
CALIFORNIA	557	76	7	877	3
COLORADO	167	4	0	218	0
CONNECTICUT	207	0	1	291	0
DELAWARE	0	0	0	6	0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	3	0	0	0	0
FLORIDA	276	107	0	787	1
GEORGIA	43	15	0	45	1
HAWAII	7	0	0	6	0
IDAHO	23	0	0	72	1
ILLINOIS	132	0	0	270	1
INDIANA	45	5	0	224	0
IOWA	193	14	3	105	0
KANSAS	32	.	0	85	0
KENTUCKY	34	1	0	113	0
LOUISIANA	32	13	0	239	0
MAINE	95	3	0	134	0
MARYLAND	242	13	2	253	1
MASSACHUSETTS	207	.	9	116	0
MICHIGAN	112	32	0	342	0
MINNESOTA	160	0	0	104	1
MISSISSIPPI	9	6	0	36	0
MISSOURI	179	1	0	204	2
MONTANA	10	0	0	18	0
NEBRASKA	92	0	0	212	1
NEVADA	7	2	0	8	0
NEW HAMPSHIRE	164	4	1	41	0
NEW JERSEY	185	.	5	147	1
NEW MEXICO	85	23	0	65	0
NEW YORK	324	140	7	224	2
NORTH CAROLINA	32	2	1	216	0
NORTH DAKOTA	32	0	0	48	2
OHIO	125	.	0	1,541	0
OKLAHOMA	27	.	0	108	0
OREGON	126	37	4	283	4
PENNSYLVANIA	60	0	0	262	8
PUERTO RICO	17	2	2	19	1
RHODE ISLAND	39	2	1	95	0
SOUTH CAROLINA	7	1	3	101	2
SOUTH DAKOTA	2	1	0	8	0
TENNESSEE	136	119	6	178	1
TEXAS	129	25	0	595	0
UTAH	38	0	0	75	0
VERMONT	61	3	0	41	1
VIRGINIA	67	8	0	148	0
WASHINGTON	42	0	0	5	0
WEST VIRGINIA	11	1	0	49	0
WISCONSIN	128	1	0	200	0
WYOMING	31	0	1	18	0
AMERICAN SAMOA	0	0	0	0	0
GUAM	0	.	0	1	0
NORTHERN MARIANAS	0	0	0	0	0
VIRGIN ISLANDS	0	1	0	0	0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	5	0	0	7	0
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	4,859	694	58	9,561	36
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	4,854	693	58	9,553	36
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS
STATE	MOVED, KNOWN TO CONTINUE	MOVED, NOT KNOWN TO CONTINUE	DROPPED OUT	TOTAL
ALABAMA	22	22	17	201
ALASKA	7	11	9	72
ARIZONA	88	16	17	335
ARKANSAS	13	4	7	107
CALIFORNIA	740	228	73	2,561
COLORADO	158	78	30	655
CONNECTICUT	206	0	80	785
DELAWARE	5	0	0	11
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	4	17	0	24
FLORIDA	540	22	90	1,823
GEORGIA	41	21	12	178
HAWAII	2	0	1	16
IDAHO	51	9	13	169
ILLINOIS	46	31	7	487
INDIANA	26	26	12	338
IOWA	30	22	66	433
KANSAS	16	9	5	147
KENTUCKY	29	5	6	188
LOUISIANA	13	20	16	333
MAINE	83	19	42	376
MARYLAND	91	24	69	695
MASSACHUSETTS	74	71	83	560
MICHIGAN	135	14	191	826
MINNESOTA	21	3	19	308
MISSISSIPPI	2	4	6	63
MISSOURI	129	14	35	564
MONTANA	3	1	4	36
NEBRASKA	24	85	20	434
NEVADA	9	1	1	28
NEW HAMPSHIRE	25	41	78	354
NEW JERSEY	84	20	27	469
NEW MEXICO	33	18	13	237
NEW YORK	342	20	153	1,212
NORTH CAROLINA	38	8	18	315
NORTH DAKOTA	14	11	7	114
OHIO	56	1	15	1,738
OKLAHOMA	37	8	6	186
OREGON	131	48	49	682
PENNSYLVANIA	29	7	6	372
PUERTO RICO	14	9	14	78
RHODE ISLAND	50	0	13	200
SOUTH CAROLINA	14	9	2	139
SOUTH DAKOTA	5	0	0	16
TENNESSEE	153	12	44	649
TEXAS	74	4	15	842
UTAH	87	18	12	230
VERMONT	52	8	25	191
VIRGINIA	35	19	8	285
WASHINGTON	77	22	10	156
WEST VIRGINIA	4	0	1	66
WISCONSIN	37	20	10	396
WYOMING	2	11	7	70
AMERICAN SAMOA	0	0	0	0
GUAM	0	1	0	2
NORTHERN MARIANAS	0	0	0	0
VIRGIN ISLANDS	0	0	0	1
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	7	1	4	24
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	4,008	1,093	1,468	21,777
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	4,001	1,091	1,464	21,750
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
MENTAL RETARDATION
STATE	GRADUATED WITH DIPLOMA	RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE	REACHED MAXIMUM AGE	NO LONGER RECEIVES SPECIAL EDUCATION	DIED
ALABAMA	54	964	125	53	6
ALASKA	22	4	2	1	0
ARIZONA	206	.	62	11	4
ARKANSAS	760	43	0	24	2
CALIFORNIA	491	580	490	62	25
COLORADO	183	20	24	16	2
CONNECTICUT	200	20	24	38	1
DELAWARE	37	20	3	1	0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	18	0	24	0	2
FLORIDA	196	2,311	10	37	54
GEORGIA	146	1,737	13	85	13
HAWAII	155	2	0	3	0
IDAHO	127	7	20	21	2
ILLINOIS	881	103	105	24	25
INDIANA	405	563	46	45	15
IOWA	610	48	17	180	6
KANSAS	300	.	48	30	1
KENTUCKY	785	258	19	64	8
LOUISIANA	27	546	16	8	9
MAINE	72	15	3	8	1
MARYLAND	147	206	63	14	3
MASSACHUSETTS	611	.	26	345	4
MICHIGAN	600	158	108	83	12
MINNESOTA	814	0	36	7	7
MISSISSIPPI	40	389	7	6	0
MISSOURI	770	61	8	33	17
MONTANA	59	4	1	2	0
NEBRASKA	308	11	49	53	3
NEVADA	0	114	4	1	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE	45	7	0	2	1
NEW JERSEY	348	.	53	1	6
NEW MEXICO	43	81	0	5	0
NEW YORK	30	939	75	19	9
NORTH CAROLINA	289	1,040	43	85	15
NORTH DAKOTA	45	4	9	6	2
OHIO	3,168	.	49	245	7
OKLAHOMA	528	.	1	38	3
OREGON	48	80	89	11	4
PENNSYLVANIA	1,642	7	18	105	12
PUERTO RICO	77	141	148	50	5
RHODE ISLAND	36	0	14	0	3
SOUTH CAROLINA	86	750	84	70	17
SOUTH DAKOTA	49	2	33	17	1
TENNESSEE	55	860	29	21	8
TEXAS	664	1,034	1	123	21
UTAH	140	44	20	60	1
VERMONT	67	5	7	7	0
VIRGINIA	105	777	19	38	8
WASHINGTON	170	9	49	21	1
WEST VIRGINIA	389	95	10	23	4
WISCONSIN	749	41	67	109	18
WYOMING	22	7	12	1	0
AMERICAN SAMOA	0	0	0	0	0
GUAM	4	.	1	0	0
NORTHERN MARIANAS	0	1	1	0	0
VIRGIN ISLANDS	4	36	0	1	0
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	19	5	0	1	0
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	17,846	14,149	2,185	2,314	370
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	17,819	14,107	2,183	2,312	370
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

Table AD1
Number of Students Age 14 and Older
Exiting Special Education, by Disability,
2002-03
MENTAL RETARDATION
STATE	MOVED, KNOWN TO CONTINUE	MOVED, NOT KNOWN TO CONTINUE	DROPPED OUT	TOTAL
ALABAMA	431	195	349	2,177
ALASKA	20	10	15	74
ARIZONA	389	64	70	806
ARKANSAS	254	67	90	1,240
CALIFORNIA	1,298	346	149	3,441
COLORADO	184	77	26	532
CONNECTICUT	188	0	71	542
DELAWARE	152	8	15	236
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	18	64	5	131
FLORIDA	1,882	142	638	5,270
GEORGIA	692	481	444	3,611
HAWAII	18	0	11	189
IDAHO	115	13	27	332
ILLINOIS	612	167	256	2,173
INDIANA	690	355	360	2,479
IOWA	86	55	194	1,196
KANSAS	237	77	58	751
KENTUCKY	670	91	469	2,364
LOUISIANA	34	134	198	972
MAINE	71	5	13	188
MARYLAND	181	35	131	780
MASSACHUSETTS	218	210	249	1,663
MICHIGAN	1,051	47	824	2,883
MINNESOTA	90	46	100	1,100
MISSISSIPPI	58	83	81	664
MISSOURI	565	49	223	1,726
MONTANA	28	2	15	111
NEBRASKA	84	184	72	764
NEVADA	43	9	7	180
NEW HAMPSHIRE	20	23	47	145
NEW JERSEY	195	36	67	706
NEW MEXICO	32	11	5	177
NEW YORK	555	92	237	1,956
NORTH CAROLINA	841	171	671	3,155
NORTH DAKOTA	24	3	13	106
OHIO	1,891	88	940	6,388
OKLAHOMA	310	99	124	1,103
OREGON	133	43	51	459
PENNSYLVANIA	664	193	251	2,892
PUERTO RICO	71	58	205	755
RHODE ISLAND	45	1	6	105
SOUTH CAROLINA	315	195	318	1,835
SOUTH DAKOTA	33	5	14	154
TENNESSEE	572	57	169	1,771
TEXAS	410	53	177	2,483
UTAH	140	31	31	467
VERMONT	45	12	25	168
VIRGINIA	336	137	180	1,600
WASHINGTON	307	84	73	714
WEST VIRGINIA	227	119	178	1,045
WISCONSIN	387	199	160	1,730
WYOMING	8	7	8	65
AMERICAN SAMOA	0	0	0	0
GUAM	0	2	0	7
NORTHERN MARIANAS	0	0	0	2
VIRGIN ISLANDS	5	0	6	52
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	18	8	7	58
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	17,943	4,743	9,123	68,673
50 STATES, D.C., P.R.	17,920	4,733	9,110	68,554
------------------- Please see data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.   "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.   Data updated as of July 31, 2004.                                              U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).