Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 3-5
Disability 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000b
Specific learning disabilities . . . . 17,497
Speech or language impairments . . . . 309,792
Mental retardation . . . . 24,439
Emotional disturbance . . . . 6,909
Multiple disabilities . . . . 9,746
Hearing impairments . . . . 7,751
Orthopedic impairments . . . . 10,139
Other health impairments . . . . 11,115
Visual impairments . . . . 3,320
Autism . . . . 14,064
Deaf-blindness . . . . 207
Traumatic brain injury . . . . 817
Developmental delaya . . . . 184,777
All disabilities 557,063 570,312 573,640 589,122 600,573
 
 
 
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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," 1996-2005.  Data updated as of July 31, 2006.
 
aBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.
 
bOSEP did not collect data by disability for children ages 3 through 5 from 1987 to 2000.

 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 3-5
Disability 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Specific learning disabilities 14,685 14,831 14,464 14,102 12,065
Speech or language impairments 302,801 316,652 331,624 333,664 330,043
Mental retardation 23,533 22,574 22,482 22,750 22,759
Emotional disturbance 6,365 6,004 5,841 5,888 5,789
Multiple disabilities 8,235 8,538 8,491 8,452 8,515
Hearing impairments 7,240 7,237 7,490 7,849 7,846
Orthopedic impairments 9,743 9,638 9,069 8,606 8,201
Other health impairments 12,642 13,392 14,934 12,994 13,135
Visual impairments 3,118 3,130 3,261 3,328 3,424
Autism 16,252 19,108 22,872 26,056 30,305
Deaf-blindness 211 240 248 256 236
Traumatic brain injury 960 999 953 1,061 1,077
Developmental delaya 213,966 225,641 239,293 257,511 260,692
All disabilities 619,751 647,984 681,022 702,517 704,087
 
 
 
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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," 1996-2005.  Data updated as of July 31, 2006.
 
aBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.
 
bOSEP did not collect data by disability for children ages 3 through 5 from 1987 to 2000.


 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 6-11
Disability 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Specific learning disabilities 1,093,817 1,114,419 1,119,450 1,114,583 1,087,064
Speech or language impairments 928,938 939,429 946,798 956,480 958,559
Mental retardation 239,285 240,706 240,226 238,707 232,789
Emotional disturbance 150,400 154,033 157,621 160,045 160,623
Multiple disabilities 48,487 51,038 49,635 51,288 54,752
Hearing impairments 32,922 33,288 33,712 33,724 33,314
Orthopedic impairments 35,571 35,666 36,009 36,846 37,213
Other health impairments 84,868 97,861 110,861 125,089 140,653
Visual impairments 11,842 12,088 12,095 12,492 12,155
Autism 21,669 27,342 35,143 43,517 52,455
Deaf-blindness 488 510 649 821 575
Traumatic brain injury 4,106 4,528 4,878 5,222 5,468
Developmental delaya . 3,792 11,907 19,263 28,612
All disabilities 2,652,393 2,715,603 2,758,984 2,798,077 2,804,232
 
 
 
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aBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 6-11
Disability 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Specific learning disabilities 1,035,839 991,368 971,647 951,743 920,888
Speech or language impairments 955,240 961,867 973,516 989,249 994,098
Mental retardation 220,733 205,681 194,785 182,924 172,214
Emotional disturbance 156,476 150,156 143,564 138,280 131,768
Multiple disabilities 55,949 54,863 53,576 51,879 51,045
Hearing impairments 32,984 32,730 32,493 32,407 32,305
Orthopedic impairments 36,887 36,177 33,042 31,659 30,321
Other health impairments 157,263 173,666 194,651 216,331 231,785
Visual impairments 12,068 11,947 11,765 11,706 11,742
Autism 64,094 74,831 86,060 97,427 110,529
Deaf-blindness 655 673 685 658 611
Traumatic brain injury 7,703 7,827 8,018 7,990 7,898
Developmental delaya 45,250 58,265 66,259 74,368 79,070
All disabilities 2,781,141 2,760,051 2,770,061 2,786,621 2,774,274
 
 
 
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aBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.


 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 12-17
Disability 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Specific learning disabilities 1,447,457 1,500,910 1,551,645 1,608,615 1,655,865
Speech or language impairments 115,351 119,501 122,560 126,237 129,969
Mental retardation 291,669 297,653 303,273 308,613 313,023
Emotional disturbance 271,229 275,105 278,930 283,463 288,225
Multiple disabilities 38,774 41,900 44,121 47,032 52,495
Hearing impairments 31,257 31,785 32,218 32,770 32,831
Orthopedic impairments 26,528 27,481 28,866 29,895 30,961
Other health impairments 71,132 86,677 103,007 121,518 143,836
Visual impairments 12,070 12,033 12,004 11,942 11,900
Autism 10,078 12,211 15,480 18,506 22,498
Deaf-blindness 534 597 721 621 523
Traumatic brain injury 5,182 6,045 6,603 7,125 7,714
All disabilities 2,321,261 2,411,898 2,499,428 2,596,337 2,689,840

 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 12-17
Disability 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Specific learning disabilities 1,704,010 1,744,449 1,749,315 1,740,588 1,712,681
Speech or language impairments 132,905 143,852 149,371 154,864 157,547
Mental retardation 316,260 317,030 317,250 313,270 301,674
Emotional disturbance 295,902 304,726 312,566 316,609 311,339
Multiple disabilities 56,557 59,357 61,712 63,572 64,443
Hearing impairments 33,544 34,486 34,876 35,444 35,364
Orthopedic impairments 31,856 32,669 30,195 28,932 28,075
Other health impairments 173,161 205,965 242,371 277,565 308,606
Visual impairments 11,772 12,090 12,204 12,451 12,309
Autism 28,867 37,305 47,042 59,510 72,136
Deaf-blindness 695 717 765 811 730
Traumatic brain injury 10,991 11,575 12,339 12,984 13,329
All disabilities 2,796,520 2,904,221 2,970,006 3,016,600 3,018,233


 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 14 and older
DISABILITY 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Specific learning disabilities 1,026,300 1,064,696 1,100,734 1,139,591 1,165,010
Speech or language impairments 51,161 53,348 55,076 57,724 58,854
Mental retardation 253,881 258,977 264,476 268,474 272,026
Emotional disturbance 208,242 210,225 212,429 215,839 217,410
Multiple disabilities 37,315 40,416 42,517 45,194 49,314
Hearing impairments 24,844 25,249 25,485 25,830 25,667
Orthopedic impairments 20,585 21,173 22,517 23,438 24,254
Other health impairments 48,995 58,902 69,692 81,824 96,118
Visual impairments 9,724 9,830 9,916 9,771 9,753
Autism 8,499 10,044 12,385 14,731 17,689
Deaf-blindness 539 618 730 649 568
Traumatic brain injury 4,723 5,421 5,934 6,346 6,868
All disabilities 1,694,808 1,758,899 1,821,891 1,889,411 1,943,531

 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 14 and older
DISABILITY 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Specific learning disabilities 1,201,547 1,245,059 1,270,451 1,289,014 1,283,841
Speech or language impairments 59,033 63,944 67,096 71,082 73,512
Mental retardation 274,797 278,051 282,148 283,614 279,112
Emotional disturbance 222,554 231,031 239,282 246,173 245,698
Multiple disabilities 52,427 54,957 57,699 59,814 61,403
Hearing impairments 26,145 26,806 26,953 27,698 27,808
Orthopedic impairments 24,889 25,538 23,830 23,043 22,788
Other health impairments 115,754 138,385 164,473 192,164 216,692
Visual impairments 9,784 9,803 9,707 9,982 10,016
Autism 21,968 27,503 33,850 42,594 52,190
Deaf-blindness 707 663 711 788 754
Traumatic brain injury 9,327 9,604 10,291 11,022 11,323
All disabilities 2,018,932 2,111,344 2,186,491 2,256,988 2,285,137


 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 18-21
DISABILITY 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Specific learning disabilities 133,054 139,080 144,441 144,489 138,658
Speech or language impairments 4,446 4,627 4,779 5,083 4,908
Mental retardation 62,643 64,966 67,175 66,956 67,625
Emotional disturbance 24,648 25,301 26,212 26,245 25,468
Multiple disabilities 12,175 13,412 14,051 14,674 15,699
Hearing impairments 4,590 4,706 4,942 4,902 4,665
Orthopedic impairments 4,240 4,267 4,557 4,669 4,801
Other health impairments 5,361 6,603 7,947 8,738 9,474
Visual impairments 1,847 1,909 1,996 1,949 1,949
Autism 2,628 2,964 3,441 4,020 4,633
Deaf-blindness 192 212 240 229 220
Traumatic brain injury 1,185 1,341 1,495 1,515 1,691
All disabilities 257,009 269,386 281,276 283,469 279,791

 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 18-21
DISABILITY 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Specific learning disabilities 138,470 142,737 146,107 146,964 146,649
Speech or language impairments 5,077 5,139 5,215 5,460 5,570
Mental retardation 68,033 69,010 70,589 71,439 71,604
Emotional disturbance 25,460 27,142 28,418 29,568 29,277
Multiple disabilities 16,218 16,599 17,458 17,915 18,426
Hearing impairments 4,697 4,746 4,633 4,748 4,718
Orthopedic impairments 4,969 5,110 4,947 4,764 4,731
Other health impairments 10,842 13,320 15,686 18,323 20,637
Visual impairments 1,996 2,042 1,906 1,901 1,945
Autism 5,628 6,710 8,038 9,554 10,972
Deaf-blindness 258 210 214 233 251
Traumatic brain injury 2,060 2,085 2,169 2,289 2,282
All disabilities 283,708 294,850 305,380 313,158 317,062


 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 6-21
Disability 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Specific learning disabilities 2,674,328 2,754,409 2,815,536 2,867,687 2,881,587
Speech or language impairments 1,048,735 1,063,557 1,074,137 1,087,800 1,093,436
Mental retardation 593,597 603,325 610,674 614,276 613,437
Emotional disturbance 446,277 454,439 462,763 469,753 474,316
Multiple disabilities 99,436 107,250 107,807 112,994 122,946
Hearing impairments 68,769 69,782 70,872 71,396 70,810
Orthopedic impairments 66,339 67,414 69,432 71,410 72,975
Other health impairments 161,361 191,141 221,815 255,345 293,963
Visual impairments 25,759 26,030 26,095 26,383 26,004
Autism 34,375 42,517 54,064 66,043 79,586
Deaf-blindness 1,214 1,319 1,610 1,671 1,318
Traumatic brain injury 10,473 11,914 12,976 13,862 14,873
Developmental delaya . 3,792 11,907 19,263 28,612
All disabilities 5,230,663 5,396,889 5,539,688 5,677,883 5,773,863
 
 
 
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aBeginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-9. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
Age Group 6-21
Disability 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Specific learning disabilities 2,878,319 2,878,554 2,867,069 2,839,295 2,780,218
Speech or language impairments 1,093,222 1,110,858 1,128,102 1,149,573 1,157,215
Mental retardation 605,026 591,721 582,624 567,633 545,492
Emotional disturbance 477,838 482,024 484,548 484,457 472,384
Multiple disabilities 128,724 130,819 132,746 133,366 133,914
Hearing impairments 71,225 71,962 72,002 72,599 72,387
Orthopedic impairments 73,712 73,956 68,184 65,355 63,127
Other health impairments 341,266 392,951 452,708 512,219 561,028
Visual impairments 25,836 26,079 25,875 26,058 25,996
Autism 98,589 118,846 141,140 166,491 193,637
Deaf-blindness 1,608 1,600 1,664 1,702 1,592
Traumatic brain injury 20,754 21,487 22,526 23,263 23,509
Developmental delaya 45,250 58,265 66,259 74,368 79,070
All disabilities 5,861,369 5,959,122 6,045,447 6,116,379 6,109,569
 
 
 
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aBeginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.