Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 3-5
Disability 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Specific learning disabilities . . . . .
Speech or language impairments . . . . .
Mental retardation . . . . .
Emotional disturbance . . . . .
Multiple disabilities . . . . .
Hearing impairments . . . . .
Orthopedic impairments . . . . .
Other health impairments . . . . .
Visual impairments . . . . .
Autism . . . . .
Deaf-blindness . . . . .
Traumatic brain injury . . . . .
Developmental delay² . . . . .
All disabilities 548,588 557,063 570,312 573,640 589,122
 
 
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS),"Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act," 1995-2004.  Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
¹2000 was the first year that disability was collected for children ages 3 through 5.
 
²Beginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 3-5
Disability 2000¹ 2001 2002 2003 2004
Specific learning disabilities 17,497 14,685 14,831 14,466 13,736
Speech or language impairments 309,792 302,801 316,652 331,585 333,290
Mental retardation 24,439 23,533 22,574 22,480 22,636
Emotional disturbance 6,909 6,365 6,004 5,848 5,853
Multiple disabilities 9,746 8,235 8,538 8,488 8,434
Hearing impairments 7,751 7,240 7,237 7,496 7,824
Orthopedic impairments 10,139 9,743 9,638 9,069 8,599
Other health impairments 11,115 12,642 13,392 14,933 12,838
Visual impairments 3,320 3,118 3,130 3,266 3,322
Autism 14,064 16,252 19,108 22,872 25,929
Deaf-blindness 207 211 240 248 259
Traumatic brain injury 817 960 999 953 1,054
Developmental delay² 184,777 213,966 225,641 239,267 258,175
All disabilities 600,573 619,751 647,984 680,971 701,949
 
 
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS),"Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act," 1995-2004.  Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
¹2000 was the first year that disability was collected for children ages 3 through 5.
 
²Beginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.


 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 6-11
Disability 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Specific learning disabilities 1,073,173 1,093,817 1,114,419 1,119,450 1,114,583
Speech or language impairments 910,783 928,938 939,429 946,798 956,480
Mental retardation 235,489 239,285 240,706 240,226 238,707
Emotional disturbance 147,367 150,400 154,033 157,621 160,045
Multiple disabilities 46,146 48,487 51,038 49,635 51,288
Hearing impairments 32,500 32,922 33,288 33,712 33,724
Orthopedic impairments 34,528 35,571 35,666 36,009 36,846
Other health impairments 71,649 84,868 97,861 110,861 125,089
Visual impairments 11,869 11,842 12,088 12,095 12,492
Autism 17,666 21,669 27,342 35,143 43,517
Deaf-blindness 545 488 510 649 821
Traumatic brain injury 3,929 4,106 4,528 4,878 5,222
Developmental delay¹ . . 3,792 11,907 19,263
All disabilities 2,585,644 2,652,393 2,715,603 2,758,984 2,798,077
 
 
 
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¹Beginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 6-11
Disability 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Specific learning disabilities 1,087,064 1,035,839 991,368 971,612 951,294
Speech or language impairments 958,559 955,240 961,867 973,351 990,493
Mental retardation 232,789 220,733 205,681 194,787 182,909
Emotional disturbance 160,623 156,476 150,156 143,558 138,115
Multiple disabilities 54,752 55,949 54,863 53,575 51,862
Hearing impairments 33,314 32,984 32,730 32,493 32,387
Orthopedic impairments 37,213 36,887 36,177 33,041 31,702
Other health impairments 140,653 157,263 173,666 194,632 216,056
Visual impairments 12,155 12,068 11,947 11,767 11,725
Autism 52,455 64,094 74,831 86,060 97,374
Deaf-blindness 575 655 673 685 674
Traumatic brain injury 5,468 7,703 7,827 8,018 7,985
Developmental delay¹ 28,612 45,250 58,265 66,267 74,377
All disabilities 2,804,232 2,781,141 2,760,051 2,769,846 2,786,953
 
 
 
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¹Beginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.


 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 12-17
Disability 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Specific learning disabilities 1,398,565 1,447,457 1,500,910 1,551,645 1,608,615
Speech or language impairments 111,833 115,351 119,501 122,560 126,237
Mental retardation 286,950 291,669 297,653 303,273 308,613
Emotional disturbance 267,786 271,229 275,105 278,930 283,463
Multiple disabilities 36,363 38,774 41,900 44,121 47,032
Hearing impairments 30,980 31,257 31,785 32,218 32,770
Orthopedic impairments 24,589 26,528 27,481 28,866 29,895
Other health impairments 57,713 71,132 86,677 103,007 121,518
Visual impairments 11,862 12,070 12,033 12,004 11,942
Autism 8,796 10,078 12,211 15,480 18,506
Deaf-blindness 619 534 597 721 621
Traumatic brain injury 4,558 5,182 6,045 6,603 7,125
All disabilities 2,240,614 2,321,261 2,411,898 2,499,428 2,596,337

 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 12-17
Disability 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Specific learning disabilities 1,655,865 1,704,010 1,744,449 1,749,202 1,741,127
Speech or language impairments 129,969 132,905 143,852 149,350 155,291
Mental retardation 313,023 316,260 317,030 317,250 313,372
Emotional disturbance 288,225 295,902 304,726 312,540 316,705
Multiple disabilities 52,495 56,557 59,357 61,713 63,564
Hearing impairments 32,831 33,544 34,486 34,898 35,477
Orthopedic impairments 30,961 31,856 32,669 30,194 28,974
Other health impairments 143,836 173,161 205,965 242,362 277,437
Visual impairments 11,900 11,772 12,090 12,203 12,492
Autism 22,498 28,867 37,305 47,045 59,474
Deaf-blindness 523 695 717 765 820
Traumatic brain injury 7,714 10,991 11,575 12,341 12,973
All disabilities 2,689,840 2,796,520 2,904,221 2,969,863 3,017,706


 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 14-21
Disability 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Specific learning disabilities 987,460 1,026,300 1,064,696 1,100,734 1,139,591
Speech or language impairments 48,903 51,161 53,348 55,076 57,724
Mental retardation 250,297 253,881 258,977 264,476 268,474
Emotional disturbance 203,947 208,242 210,225 212,429 215,839
Multiple disabilities 35,381 37,315 40,416 42,517 45,194
Hearing impairments 24,374 24,844 25,249 25,485 25,830
Orthopedic impairments 19,007 20,585 21,173 22,517 23,438
Other health impairments 40,411 48,995 58,902 69,692 81,824
Visual impairments 9,391 9,724 9,830 9,916 9,771
Autism 7,746 8,499 10,044 12,385 14,731
Deaf-blindness 632 539 618 730 649
Traumatic brain injury 4,069 4,723 5,421 5,934 6,346
All disabilities 1,631,618 1,694,808 1,758,899 1,821,891 1,889,411

 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 14-21
Disability 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Specific learning disabilities 1,165,010 1,201,547 1,245,059 1,270,369 1,289,842
Speech or language impairments 58,854 59,033 63,944 67,082 71,254
Mental retardation 272,026 274,797 278,051 282,154 283,748
Emotional disturbance 217,410 222,554 231,031 239,234 246,405
Multiple disabilities 49,314 52,427 54,957 57,700 59,829
Hearing impairments 25,667 26,145 26,806 26,975 27,734
Orthopedic impairments 24,254 24,889 25,538 23,830 23,083
Other health impairments 96,118 115,754 138,385 164,460 192,179
Visual impairments 9,753 9,784 9,803 9,707 10,023
Autism 17,689 21,968 27,503 33,851 42,589
Deaf-blindness 568 707 663 711 792
Traumatic brain injury 6,868 9,327 9,604 10,295 11,012
All disabilities 1,943,531 2,018,932 2,111,344 2,186,368 2,258,490


 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 18-21
Disability 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Specific learning disabilities 130,087 133,054 139,080 144,441 144,489
Speech or language impairments 4,262 4,446 4,627 4,779 5,083
Mental retardation 63,132 62,643 64,966 67,175 66,956
Emotional disturbance 24,011 24,648 25,301 26,212 26,245
Multiple disabilities 12,020 12,175 13,412 14,051 14,674
Hearing impairments 4,555 4,590 4,706 4,942 4,902
Orthopedic impairments 4,035 4,240 4,267 4,557 4,669
Other health impairments 4,798 5,361 6,603 7,947 8,738
Visual impairments 1,756 1,847 1,909 1,996 1,949
Autism 2,614 2,628 2,964 3,441 4,020
Deaf-blindness 221 192 212 240 229
Traumatic brain injury 1,092 1,185 1,341 1,495 1,515
All disabilities 252,583 257,009 269,386 281,276 283,469

 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 18-21
Disability 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Specific learning disabilities 138,658 138,470 142,737 146,102 147,273
Speech or language impairments 4,908 5,077 5,139 5,212 5,476
Mental retardation 67,625 68,033 69,010 70,590 71,499
Emotional disturbance 25,468 25,460 27,142 28,394 29,668
Multiple disabilities 15,699 16,218 16,599 17,458 17,938
Hearing impairments 4,665 4,697 4,746 4,632 4,762
Orthopedic impairments 4,801 4,969 5,110 4,948 4,776
Other health impairments 9,474 10,842 13,320 15,683 18,376
Visual impairments 1,949 1,996 2,042 1,905 1,913
Autism 4,633 5,628 6,710 8,037 9,576
Deaf-blindness 220 258 210 214 231
Traumatic brain injury 1,691 2,060 2,085 2,169 2,290
All disabilities 279,791 283,708 294,850 305,344 313,778


 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 6-21
Disability 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Specific learning disabilities 2,601,825 2,674,328 2,754,409 2,815,536 2,867,687
Speech or language impairments 1,026,878 1,048,735 1,063,557 1,074,137 1,087,800
Mental retardation 585,571 593,597 603,325 610,674 614,276
Emotional disturbance 439,164 446,277 454,439 462,763 469,753
Multiple disabilities 94,529 99,436 107,250 107,807 112,994
Hearing impairments 68,035 68,769 69,782 70,872 71,396
Orthopedic impairments 63,152 66,339 67,414 69,432 71,410
Other health impairments 134,160 161,361 191,141 221,815 255,345
Visual impairments 25,487 25,759 26,030 26,095 26,383
Autism 29,076 34,375 42,517 54,064 66,043
Deaf-blindness 1,385 1,214 1,319 1,610 1,671
Traumatic brain injury 9,579 10,473 11,914 12,976 13,862
Developmental delay¹ . . 3,792 11,907 19,263
All disabilities 5,078,841 5,230,663 5,396,889 5,539,688 5,677,883
 
 
 
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¹Beginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-9. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: 1995 through 2004
AGE GROUP 6-21
Disability 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Specific learning disabilities 2,881,587 2,878,319 2,878,554 2,866,916 2,839,694
Speech or language impairments 1,093,436 1,093,222 1,110,858 1,127,913 1,151,260
Mental retardation 613,437 605,026 591,721 582,627 567,780
Emotional disturbance 474,316 477,838 482,024 484,492 484,488
Multiple disabilities 122,946 128,724 130,819 132,746 133,364
Hearing impairments 70,810 71,225 71,962 72,023 72,626
Orthopedic impairments 72,975 73,712 73,956 68,183 65,452
Other health impairments 293,963 341,266 392,951 452,677 511,869
Visual impairments 26,004 25,836 26,079 25,875 26,130
Autism 79,586 98,589 118,846 141,142 166,424
Deaf-blindness 1,318 1,608 1,600 1,664 1,725
Traumatic brain injury 14,873 20,754 21,487 22,528 23,248
Developmental delay¹ 28,612 45,250 58,265 66,267 74,377
All disabilities 5,773,863 5,861,369 5,959,122 6,045,053 6,118,437
 
 
 
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¹Beginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.