Table 1-5. Students ages 12 through 17 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State All
disabilities		 Specific
learning
disabilities		 Speech or
language
impairments		 Mental
retardation		 Emotional
disturbance
Alabama 42,497 26,466 2,459 6,029 1,472
Alaska 7,309 4,538 773 405 489
Arizona 51,825 34,806 1,679 3,984 5,016
Arkansas 29,060 14,670 1,269 6,042 532
California 302,391 199,273 20,904 18,050 19,444
Colorado 34,250 16,373 3,250 1,743 5,507
Connecticut 33,079 14,525 3,434 1,457 4,609
Delaware 8,203 4,997 x 1,063 563
District of Columbia 5,905 3,114 302 693 1,119
Florida 180,464 107,829 13,019 19,480 22,275
Georgia 82,627 33,091 3,048 14,998 14,276
Hawaii 11,126 6,200 x 1,048 1,686
Idaho 11,649 6,757 996 997 833
Illinois 142,645 85,144 5,388 14,010 19,565
Indiana 73,460 39,288 x 11,295 9,772
Iowa 35,477 20,511 2,728 6,166 3,858
Kansas 26,937 14,717 871 2,534 2,306
Kentucky 36,927 9,887 1,642 10,503 3,733
Louisiana 36,257 18,776 2,409 5,210 2,225
Maine 16,200 6,997 1,673 486 1,965
Maryland 50,251 23,474 4,127 3,241 6,630
Massachusetts 75,351 41,075 5,825 7,233 8,804
Michigan 107,473 59,217 4,711 12,941 12,651
Minnesota 50,976 19,932 2,684 4,644 10,836
Mississippi 27,887 19,607 944 2,837 1,039
Missouri 61,670 34,397 4,402 6,560 5,343
Montana 8,673 5,345 374 544 678
Nebraska 18,686 8,859 1,854 2,854 1,460
Nevada 20,507 14,875 x 956 1,399
New Hampshire 15,536 8,054 1,565 538 1,808
New Jersey 112,829 63,456 7,293 3,498 8,363
New Mexico 22,378 14,647 1,958 950 1,770
New York 201,033 109,490 17,293 7,458 25,142
North Carolina 81,772 38,424 x 15,478 6,390
North Dakota 5,942 2,870 784 532 782
Ohio 126,267 61,546 3,746 25,401 12,556
Oklahoma 43,631 28,666 1,274 3,865 3,350
Oregon 32,980 17,870 2,673 2,162 2,967
Pennsylvania 138,338 90,059 3,654 14,169 17,440
Rhode Island 14,167 7,265 1,032 645 1,971
South Carolina 46,475 28,486 x 7,304 3,748
South Dakota 6,121 3,536 x 586 479
Tennessee 52,832 29,505 3,707 7,177 2,716
Texas 239,714 154,488 4,767 13,336 23,779
Utah 23,014 15,311 1,203 1,451 1,668
Vermont 6,815 2,472 774 643 1,453
Virginia 79,652 41,499 2,166 7,431 8,571
Washington 51,582 27,612 1,598 2,906 3,119
West Virginia 20,473 10,364 x 4,952 1,345
Wisconsin 58,782 29,541 2,603 5,980 10,356
Wyoming 5,184 2,807 375 259 639
BIA schools 3,816 2,777 x 240 345
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 2,979,095 1,685,485 155,961 294,964 310,842
American Samoa 532 488 x x x
Guam 1,318 1,084 x 51 27
Northern Marianas 371 279 x x x
Puerto Rico 36,004 24,838 x 6,386 415
Virgin Islands 913 507 x 223 53
U.S. and outlying areas 3,018,233 1,712,681 157,547 301,674 311,339
 
 
 
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0043:
"Children with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Under Part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act," 2005.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Child Count Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 1-5. Students ages 12 through 17 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State Multiple
disabilities		 Hearing
impairments		 Orthopedic
impairments		 Other
health
impairments		 Visual
impairments
Alabama 626 480 253 3,586 x
Alaska 211 82 x 567 12
Arizona 988 822 x 2,695 240
Arkansas 561 296 x 4,819 111
California 2,056 5,047 5,484 20,099 1,860
Colorado 1,350 632 4,526 x 150
Connecticut 1,014 359 x 6,359 135
Delaware x 113 182 950 x
District of Columbia 364 x x 164 x
Florida x 1,899 1,781 10,625 540
Georgia x 761 430 13,417 x
Hawaii 151 142 x 1,336 x
Idaho 228 124 x 1,193 38
Illinois x 1,762 997 11,468 495
Indiana 698 926 631 4,811 408
Iowa 203 381 433 384 x
Kansas 1,238 250 130 4,166 x
Kentucky 2,428 265 174 7,200 x
Louisiana 396 556 465 5,231 180
Maine 1,738 115 x 2,668 44
Maryland 2,703 532 x 7,128 230
Massachusetts 2,313 480 248 4,635 209
Michigan 1,179 1,420 2,243 9,006 x
Minnesota 217 915 678 7,590 182
Mississippi 267 299 235 2,134 152
Missouri 496 618 x 7,776 191
Montana 337 88 x 1,087 x
Nebraska 143 316 145 2,500 x
Nevada 420 241 141 1,420 x
New Hampshire 171 126 x 2,794 57
New Jersey 14,731 815 226 11,321 x
New Mexico 474 274 81 1,805 81
New York 9,774 2,438 x 22,695 635
North Carolina 878 979 444 14,637 320
North Dakota x 55 53 703 x
Ohio 5,984 1,281 965 10,742 583
Oklahoma 757 437 190 4,137 192
Oregon x 362 276 4,302 x
Pennsylvania 1,228 1,370 x 5,957 566
Rhode Island 127 101 x 2,576 x
South Carolina 144 550 355 4,066 185
South Dakota 332 x 27 714 x
Tennessee 778 611 416 6,536 331
Texas 2,358 2,929 1,943 28,821 1,175
Utah 554 233 63 1,580 102
Vermont x 59 40 1,144 x
Virginia 1,395 646 392 15,172 219
Washington 1,326 630 241 12,100 131
West Virginia x 219 x 2,600 108
Wisconsin x 733 463 6,880 x
Wyoming x 63 40 791 x
BIA schools x x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 63,914 34,928 27,865 307,239 12,008
American Samoa x x x x x
Guam 28 x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x x
Puerto Rico 464 397 x 1,247 288
Virgin Islands 17 x x 51 x
U.S. and outlying areas 64,443 35,364 28,075 308,606 12,309


 

Table 1-5. Students ages 12 through 17 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State Autism Deaf-
blindness		 Traumatic
brain
injury
Alabama 736 x x
Alaska 160 x x
Arizona 1,098 x 237
Arkansas 591 x x
California 9,147 x x
Colorado 491 x 195
Connecticut 1,056 x 63
Delaware 187 21 x
District of Columbia x x x
Florida 2,626 x 366
Georgia 2,047 x x
Hawaii 335 x 40
Idaho 351 x x
Illinois 2,972 x 437
Indiana 2,599 x x
Iowa 610 x 116
Kansas 511 x x
Kentucky 756 x x
Louisiana 664 x x
Maine 424 x x
Maryland 1,820 x 198
Massachusetts 1,904 117 2,508
Michigan 3,410 x x
Minnesota 3,005 32 261
Mississippi 271 x x
Missouri 1,406 x x
Montana 117 x x
Nebraska 325 x x
Nevada 454 x x
New Hampshire 343 x x
New Jersey 2,099 x 839
New Mexico 198 11 129
New York 4,329 x 806
North Carolina 2,242 x x
North Dakota 122 x 22
Ohio 2,928 x x
Oklahoma 586 10 167
Oregon 2,058 x x
Pennsylvania 2,895 x 544
Rhode Island 328 x x
South Carolina 617 x x
South Dakota 179 x 32
Tennessee 895 x x
Texas 5,381 x x
Utah 617 43 189
Vermont 134 x x
Virginia 1,942 9 210
Washington 1,697 14 208
West Virginia 236 x 81
Wisconsin 1,801 x x
Wyoming 97 x x
BIA schools x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 71,889 704 13,296
American Samoa x x x
Guam x x x
Northern Marianas x x x
Puerto Rico 213 x x
Virgin Islands x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 72,136 730 13,329