Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  Vocational
education
-teachers-		 Physical
education
-teachers-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 77 71 6 101 101 0
Alaska 0 0 0 13 13 0
Arizona 154 136 17 224 199 25
Arkansas 5 1 4 2 1 1
California 347 309 38 977 896 81
Colorado 19 18 1 38 36 2
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 0 1 1 0
Florida 164 156 8 194 192 2
Georgia 153 147 6 60 56 4
Hawaii 0 0 0 3 3 0
Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 0
Illinois 133 132 1 236 234 2
Indiana 37 26 11 19 19 0
Iowa 10 10 0 13 13 0
Kansas 74 74 0 53 51 2
Kentucky 73 60 13 35 34 1
Louisiana 60 51 9 403 385 18
Maine 9 8 1 24 23 1
Maryland 256 194 62 279 253 26
Massachusetts 30 24 6 130 117 13
Michigan 0 0 0 88 81 7
Minnesota 223 223 0 381 370 10
Mississippi 2 1 1 747 634 112
Missouri 56 56 0 21 21 0
Montana 2 2 0 5 5 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nevada 14 14 0 75 66 9
New Hampshire - - - - - -
New Jersey 400 379 21 314 301 13
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 281 196 85 1,434 1,210 224
North Carolina 8 8 0 65 56 9
North Dakota 8 7 1 5 5 0
Ohio 151 151 0 183 176 7
Oklahoma 16 16 0 30 30 0
Oregon 41 41 1 56 55 1
Pennsylvania 177 170 7 677 653 24
Rhode Island 172 167 5 78 78 0
South Carolina 73 72 1 25 25 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 11 10 1
Tennessee 9 9 0 12 12 0
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 4 4 0 18 17 1
Vermont 2 2 0 6 6 0
Virginia 350 340 10 275 265 10
Washington 112 112 0 38 38 0
West Virginia 48 45 3 18 16 2
Wisconsin 27 27 0 133 132 1
Wyoming 2 2 0 19 18 1
BIA schools 7 7 1 11 5 6
50 states and DC (including BIA schools) 3,782 3,465 317 7,527 6,912 616
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 204 173 31 176 159 17
Virgin Islands 3 1 2 3 1 2
U.S. and outlying areas 3,989 3,639 350 7,706 7,072 635
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Personnel (in full-time equivalency of assignment) employed to provide special education and related
services for children with disabilities," 2003.  Data updated as of July 30, 2005.

Notes:  See Part B personnel data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.

Because the personnel data are collected using full-time equivalency (FTE) fractions, and this table shows
only the rounded values, the Total employed column may not equal the sum of the Fully certified and
Not fully certified columns.
 
The total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and DC (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.
 
- Data not available.


 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  Work-study
-coordinators-		 -Psychologists-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 26 25 1 45 44 1
Alaska 0 0 0 80 77 3
Arizona 50 39 11 789 761 28
Arkansas 0 0 0 8 7 1
California 43 39 4 3,765 3,673 92
Colorado 0 0 0 565 533 33
Connecticut 0 0 0 849 849 0
Delaware 0 0 0 105 103 2
District of Columbia 0 0 0 72 65 7
Florida 217 217 0 1,285 1,285 0
Georgia 6 5 0 680 671 9
Hawaii 18 18 0 42 42 0
Idaho 0 0 0 139 139 0
Illinois 0 0 0 1,927 1,916 11
Indiana 14 14 0 449 445 4
Iowa 40 40 0 319 319 0
Kansas 15 15 0 473 472 2
Kentucky 41 35 6 310 302 8
Louisiana 20 19 1 338 337 1
Maine 3 2 1 138 135 3
Maryland 28 23 5 559 531 29
Massachusetts 9 0 9 237 230 7
Michigan 57 54 3 1,010 984 26
Minnesota 16 16 0 610 607 3
Mississippi 10 8 2 18 18 0
Missouri 30 30 0 79 69 10
Montana 2 2 0 113 113 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 116 114 2
Nevada 1 1 0 191 191 0
New Hampshire - - - - - -
New Jersey 91 89 2 1,640 1,590 50
New Mexico 0 0 0 138 131 6
New York 75 71 4 4,593 4,147 446
North Carolina 18 18 0 568 554 14
North Dakota 4 4 0 41 41 0
Ohio 135 126 9 1,580 1,580 0
Oklahoma 47 47 0 174 174 0
Oregon 13 6 7 279 277 2
Pennsylvania 77 76 1 1,155 1,138 17
Rhode Island 0 0 0 180 180 0
South Carolina 32 28 4 347 347 0
South Dakota 18 4 15 70 64 6
Tennessee 8 8 0 380 378 2
Texas 0 0 0 765 765 0
Utah 3 3 0 225 203 21
Vermont 16 15 1 45 40 5
Virginia 48 48 0 653 630 23
Washington 57 56 1 923 914 9
West Virginia 15 15 0 125 119 6
Wisconsin 0 0 0 845 845 0
Wyoming 4 4 0 64 62 2
BIA schools 6 5 1 55 54 1
50 states and DC (including BIA schools) 1,311 1,223 88 30,154 29,261 893
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 1 1 0 1 1 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 5 5 0
Puerto Rico 3 3 0 5 5 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 5 3 2
U.S. and outlying areas 1,315 1,227 88 30,170 29,275 895

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  School
-social workers-		 Occupational
-therapists-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 23 21 2 71 70 1
Alaska 0 0 0 43 42 1
Arizona 198 179 19 309 292 17
Arkansas 12 12 0 189 189 0
California 120 108 12 823 793 30
Colorado 310 288 22 289 277 11
Connecticut 700 700 0 0 0 0
Delaware 0 0 0 18 5 13
District of Columbia 104 76 28 5 0 5
Florida 828 828 0 568 565 3
Georgia 85 85 0 229 229 0
Hawaii 87 87 0 38 38 0
Idaho 56 56 0 21 21 0
Illinois 3,192 3,176 16 831 831 0
Indiana 95 90 5 201 194 7
Iowa 238 238 0 82 82 0
Kansas 233 233 0 182 182 0
Kentucky 23 23 0 199 189 10
Louisiana 311 310 1 155 154 1
Maine 165 164 1 202 200 2
Maryland 417 408 9 279 239 41
Massachusetts 53 48 5 479 0 479
Michigan 1,682 1,538 143 560 555 5
Minnesota 773 0 773 504 0 504
Mississippi 1 1 0 5 5 0
Missouri 114 114 0 250 250 0
Montana 34 34 0 27 27 0
Nebraska 3 0 3 35 1 34
Nevada 10 10 0 79 79 0
New Hampshire - - - - - -
New Jersey 2,036 1,996 40 883 872 11
New Mexico 348 328 20 231 214 16
New York 3,930 3,654 276 3,713 3,713 0
North Carolina 188 182 5 279 279 0
North Dakota 41 41 0 36 36 0
Ohio 15 15 0 368 340 28
Oklahoma 14 14 0 117 116 1
Oregon 40 38 2 136 132 3
Pennsylvania 299 292 7 619 617 2
Rhode Island 191 189 2 78 78 0
South Carolina 73 49 24 141 138 3
South Dakota 7 4 3 62 27 35
Tennessee 45 45 0 140 139 1
Texas 86 86 0 446 446 0
Utah 45 44 1 53 49 4
Vermont 35 34 1 38 37 1
Virginia 481 457 24 286 179 107
Washington 44 40 4 368 367 1
West Virginia 2 2 0 57 56 0
Wisconsin 500 495 5 421 417 3
Wyoming 64 56 9 50 50 1
BIA schools 21 20 1 31 30 1
50 states and DC (including BIA schools) 18,371 16,908 1,463 15,224 13,842 1,382
American Samoa 1 0 1 0 0 0
Guam 5 5 0 3 3 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 6 6 0
Puerto Rico 131 131 0 13 13 0
Virgin Islands 14 14 0 2 2 0
U.S. and outlying areas 18,522 17,058 1,464 15,248 13,866 1,382

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  -Audiologists- -Teacher aides-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 9 9 0 3,530 2,735 795
Alaska 2 2 0 0 0 0
Arizona 53 48 5 7,093 7,093 0
Arkansas 7 5 2 2,532 1,871 662
California 167 106 61 46,607 32,105 14,502
Colorado 44 41 4 5,385 5,385 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 7,570 7,570 0
Delaware 0 0 0 993 993 0
District of Columbia 2 2 0 192 1 191
Florida 52 52 0 14,353 14,353 0
Georgia 27 27 0 8,898 8,898 0
Hawaii 1 1 0 1,848 1,848 0
Idaho 7 7 0 1,555 1,555 0
Illinois 37 37 0 28,131 28,131 0
Indiana 11 11 0 7,608 7,608 0
Iowa 60 60 0 6,148 6,148 0
Kansas 21 21 0 8,865 8,865 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 4,833 4,832 1
Louisiana 24 24 0 6,916 6,662 254
Maine 12 12 0 5,599 5,558 41
Maryland 29 29 0 5,203 5,203 0
Massachusetts 8 0 8 12,269 0 12,269
Michigan 38 38 0 3,623 3,623 0
Minnesota 51 0 51 11,186 0 11,186
Mississippi 4 4 0 1,059 1,059 0
Missouri 16 16 0 7,035 7,035 0
Montana 4 4 0 1,143 1,143 0
Nebraska 8 3 5 3,428 3,428 0
Nevada 5 5 0 1,714 1,561 153
New Hampshire - - - - - -
New Jersey 100 99 1 19,613 19,602 11
New Mexico 32 32 0 2,784 2,725 60
New York 110 110 0 24,249 24,249 0
North Carolina 65 62 3 6,319 6,314 5
North Dakota 2 2 0 1,302 1,256 47
Ohio 36 36 0 5,716 5,692 24
Oklahoma 4 4 0 3,239 2,635 604
Oregon 14 14 0 5,587 5,587 0
Pennsylvania 34 34 0 14,022 14,022 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 2,098 2,098 0
South Carolina 30 30 0 3,128 2,313 815
South Dakota 3 1 2 1,259 8 1,251
Tennessee 16 16 0 5,243 4,113 1,130
Texas 49 49 0 25,742 25,742 0
Utah 22 22 0 3,520 3,520 0
Vermont 1 1 0 3,057 3,057 0
Virginia 47 32 15 8,614 8,614 0
Washington 28 27 1 6,406 6,406 0
West Virginia 8 8 0 1,621 1,621 0
Wisconsin 20 19 1 5,913 5,847 66
Wyoming 6 6 0 1,616 1,587 28
BIA schools 3 3 0 583 313 270
50 states and DC (including BIA schools) 1,334 1,175 159 366,948 322,583 44,364
American Samoa 0 0 0 14 0 14
Guam 0 0 0 325 325 0
Northern Marianas 1 1 0 116 116 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 2,791 2,791 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 110 110 0
U.S. and outlying areas 1,335 1,176 159 370,304 325,925 44,378

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  Recreation
and therapeutic
-recreation specialists-		 Diagnostic
and evaluation
-staff-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 18 11 7 208 206 3
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona 20 14 6 137 128 9
Arkansas 0 0 0 166 166 1
California 15 13 2 202 196 7
Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 31 31 0 363 363 0
Georgia 15 14 1 449 449 0
Hawaii 0 0 0 155 153 2
Idaho 0 0 0 6 6 0
Illinois 5 5 0 20 20 0
Indiana 6 6 0 60 60 0
Iowa 5 5 0 8 8 0
Kansas 2 2 0 2 2 0
Kentucky 2 2 0 105 105 0
Louisiana 4 4 0 387 386 1
Maine 4 4 0 83 82 1
Maryland 6 4 2 409 394 15
Massachusetts 15 0 15 349 0 349
Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 29 25 5 140 138 2
Missouri 0 0 0 509 462 47
Montana 2 2 0 2 2 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 70 64 5
Nevada 0 0 0 4 1 3
New Hampshire - - - - - -
New Jersey 49 49 0 63 60 3
New Mexico 12 12 0 335 327 8
New York 63 63 0 498 491 6
North Carolina 11 11 0 124 121 3
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio 179 179 0 73 73 0
Oklahoma 20 20 0 89 89 0
Oregon 6 5 2 62 62 0
Pennsylvania 49 45 4 59 57 2
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 7 7 0 7 7 0
South Dakota 2 2 0 12 12 0
Tennessee 4 4 0 116 109 7
Texas 10 10 0 3,343 2,942 400
Utah 2 2 0 23 15 8
Vermont 0 0 0 26 25 1
Virginia 1 1 0 166 166 0
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 0 0 0 96 93 2
Wisconsin 0 0 0 328 326 2
Wyoming 0 0 0 21 20 1
BIA schools 1 1 0 10 10 0
50 states and DC (including BIA schools) 595 551 44 9,285 8,399 886
American Samoa 0 0 0 8 0 8
Guam 2 2 0 12 12 0
Northern Marianas 1 1 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 6 0 6
U.S. and outlying areas 598 554 44 9,311 8,411 900


 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  Physical
-therapists-		 -Counselors-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 43 42 1 116 100 16
Alaska 17 17 0 0 0 0
Arizona 143 138 5 514 482 32
Arkansas 124 124 0 17 17 0
California 136 135 1 645 624 21
Colorado 83 79 4 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 1,313 1,313 0
Delaware 9 6 3 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 248 248 0 2,237 2,237 0
Georgia 90 90 0 8 8 0
Hawaii 15 15 0 600 597 3
Idaho 10 10 0 0 0 0
Illinois 347 347 0 1,061 936 125
Indiana 116 114 2 60 60 0
Iowa 47 47 0 17 17 0
Kansas 76 76 0 40 40 0
Kentucky 110 101 10 228 226 2
Louisiana 75 75 0 43 42 1
Maine 73 72 0 35 34 1
Maryland 149 118 31 645 638 7
Massachusetts 166 0 166 181 167 14
Michigan 292 291 1 0 0 0
Minnesota 158 0 158 46 46 0
Mississippi 4 0 4 3 3 0
Missouri 86 86 0 3 3 0
Montana 18 18 0 2 2 0
Nebraska 17 2 15 7 6 1
Nevada 40 40 0 236 235 1
New Hampshire - - - - - -
New Jersey 502 497 5 1,824 1,813 11
New Mexico 111 106 4 0 0 0
New York 2,028 2,028 0 2,263 2,008 255
North Carolina 146 146 0 320 314 6
North Dakota 13 13 0 0 0 0
Ohio 179 177 2 2 2 0
Oklahoma 114 114 0 64 64 0
Oregon 69 67 2 214 204 10
Pennsylvania 305 303 2 1,163 1,138 25
Rhode Island 40 40 0 419 419 0
South Carolina 82 78 4 83 83 0
South Dakota 44 26 18 5 5 0
Tennessee 115 115 0 84 83 1
Texas 232 232 0 443 443 0
Utah 32 29 3 47 47 0
Vermont 16 16 0 43 43 0
Virginia 114 74 40 704 657 47
Washington 155 155 1 335 333 2
West Virginia 39 39 0 20 19 1
Wisconsin 223 219 4 0 0 0
Wyoming 18 17 1 32 24 8
BIA schools 15 15 0 35 34 1
50 states and DC (including BIA schools) 7,280 6,794 486 16,157 15,565 592
American Samoa 1 1 0 4 3 1
Guam 3 3 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 3 3 0 1 1 0
Puerto Rico 4 4 0 19 19 0
Virgin Islands 2 2 0 77 30 47
U.S. and outlying areas 7,293 6,807 486 16,258 15,618 640

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type,
certification status and state: 2003
  Speech
-pathologists-		 Supervisors/
administrators
-(LEA)-
State Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employed		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 622 616 6 261 255 6
Alaska 155 153 2 23 23 0
Arizona 1,175 1,112 63 611 550 61
Arkansas 0 0 0 241 208 33
California 5,147 4,860 287 1,663 1,631 32
Colorado 904 814 90 252 197 55
Connecticut 935 935 0 109 109 0
Delaware 0 0 0 7 5 2
District of Columbia 101 80 21 8 4 4
Florida 0 0 0 494 494 0
Georgia 1,549 1,496 53 556 545 11
Hawaii 214 210 4