Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  Vocational education teachers Physical education teachers
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 109 100 9 156 151 5
Alaska 4 3 1 14 14 0
Arizona 191 167 24 241 219 21
Arkansas 7 7 0 3 3 0
California 371 330 42 1,002 927 75
Colorado 20 18 2 40 37 3
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0
District of Columbia 0 0 0 6 6 0
Florida 161 160 1 193 193 0
Georgia 165 159 6 64 60 4
Hawaii 8 8 0 4 4 0
Idaho 0 0 0 3 3 0
Illinois 133 132 1 218 217 1
Indiana 37 28 9 21 21 0
Iowa 14 14 0 11 11 0
Kansas 69 69 0 52 50 2
Kentucky 53 52 1 16 16 0
Louisiana 46 41 5 405 383 22
Maine 6 5 1 23 21 2
Maryland 147 119 28 750 718 32
Massachusetts 68 68 0 149 142 7
Michigan 0 0 0 82 74 8
Minnesota 29 29 0 382 377 5
Mississippi 9 2 7 755 612 143
Missouri 57 57 0 22 22 0
Montana 3 3 0 6 6 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nevada 15 15 0 79 66 13
New Hampshire 17 10 7 51 49 2
New Jersey 514 500 14 299 284 15
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 394 300 93 1,455 1,239 216
North Carolina 344 321 23 268 260 8
North Dakota 7 6 1 7 7 0
Ohio 28 28 0 133 123 10
Oklahoma 26 26 0 41 41 0
Oregon 155 155 0 59 59 0
Pennsylvania 204 188 16 697 669 28
Rhode Island 187 180 7 98 98 0
South Carolina 75 70 5 30 30 0
South Dakota 2 2 0 12 12 0
Tennessee 9 9 0 12 12 0
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 6 6 0 22 20 3
Vermont 6 4 2 7 7 0
Virginia 383 372 11 296 288 8
Washington 154 147 7 42 39 3
West Virginia 38 37 1 9 9 0
Wisconsin 22 21 1 128 127 1
Wyoming 0 0 0 25 19 7
BIA schools 5 4 1 5 4 1
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)b 4,296 3,971 325 8,393 7,749 644
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 173 153 20 180 170 10
Virgin Islands 4 1 3 3 1 2
U.S. and outlying areasb 4,473 4,125 348 8,576 7,920 656
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0518:
"Personnel (in Full-Time Equivalency of Assignment) Employed To Provide Special Education and Related
Services for Children with Disabilities," 2004.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Personnel Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªBecause 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.
 
bThe total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.


 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  Work-study coordinators Psychologists
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 30 28 2 56 56 0
Alaska 1 1 0 76 76 0
Arizona 76 61 14 769 742 28
Arkansas 2 2 0 9 9 0
California 70 63 7 3,775 3,711 64
Colorado 0 0 0 600 562 38
Connecticut 0 0 0 870 870 0
Delaware 0 0 0 108 108 0
District of Columbia 0 0 0 90 78 12
Florida 241 241 0 1,312 1,312 0
Georgia 9 8 1 670 661 9
Hawaii 23 23 0 65 65 0
Idaho 3 3 0 146 140 6
Illinois 0 0 0 1,980 1,939 41
Indiana 17 17 0 472 467 5
Iowa 50 44 6 340 317 23
Kansas 14 14 0 472 472 0
Kentucky 40 32 8 332 319 13
Louisiana 16 15 1 348 343 5
Maine 3 2 1 147 145 2
Maryland 33 29 4 482 441 41
Massachusetts 12 0 12 271 264 6
Michigan 46 36 11 1,039 989 50
Minnesota 170 170 0 630 628 2
Mississippi 18 16 2 23 21 2
Missouri 47 47 0 150 150 0
Montana 1 1 0 116 116 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 116 116 0
Nevada 1 1 0 212 212 0
New Hampshire 37 29 8 97 96 1
New Jersey 105 105 0 1,638 1,595 43
New Mexico 0 0 0 141 136 5
New York 83 72 11 4,718 4,260 458
North Carolina 38 36 2 632 615 17
North Dakota 4 4 0 42 42 0
Ohio 12 12 0 612 606 6
Oklahoma 46 46 0 203 203 0
Oregon 13 8 5 296 287 9
Pennsylvania 94 91 3 1,130 1,122 8
Rhode Island 0 0 0 189 189 0
South Carolina 30 25 5 400 392 8
South Dakota 24 9 15 58 56 2
Tennessee 10 9 1 422 421 1
Texas 0 0 0 851 851 0
Utah 3 3 0 221 197 24
Vermont 16 12 4 50 47 3
Virginia 63 57 6 658 650 8
Washington 48 46 2 909 904 5
West Virginia 14 14 0 132 126 6
Wisconsin 0 0 0 858 856 2
Wyoming 0 0 0 77 75 2
BIA schools 8 7 1 62 57 5
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)b 1,569 1,438 131 30,069 29,111 957
American Samoa 1 1 0 0 0 0
Guam 1 1 0 2 2 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 5 5 0
Puerto Rico 1 1 0 5 5 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 6 5 1
U.S. and outlying areasb 1,572 1,441 131 30,087 29,128 958
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ªBecause 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.
 
bThe total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  School social workers Occupational therapists
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 39 38 0 82 80 2
Alaska 0 0 0 47 46 1
Arizona 163 140 23 286 286 0
Arkansas 23 23 0 202 202 0
California 139 135 4 783 747 37
Colorado 311 294 17 289 279 11
Connecticut 710 710 0 0 0 0
Delaware 0 0 0 24 5 19
District of Columbia 110 90 20 35 35 0
Florida 810 810 0 610 610 0
Georgia 98 98 0 244 244 0
Hawaii 66 66 0 40 40 0
Idaho 48 44 4 22 22 0
Illinois 3,184 3,152 32 881 881 0
Indiana 81 74 7 214 209 5
Iowa 242 242 0 76 76 0
Kansas 241 241 0 188 188 0
Kentucky 22 22 0 204 202 3
Louisiana 307 307 0 154 154 0
Maine 177 173 3 209 160 49
Maryland 417 417 0 275 259 16
Massachusetts 77 72 5 456 0 456
Michigan 1,742 1,563 180 594 557 37
Minnesota 787 0 787 511 0 511
Mississippi 6 6 0 20 20 0
Missouri 109 109 0 245 245 0
Montana 34 34 0 25 25 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 34 34 0
Nevada 12 12 0 88 88 0
New Hampshire 59 47 13 207 207 0
New Jersey 2,093 2,044 49 929 924 5
New Mexico 377 361 16 215 201 15
New York 3,952 3,660 292 3,341 3,341 0
North Carolina 201 197 4 367 356 11
North Dakota 46 46 0 41 40 1
Ohio 431 399 32 584 575 9
Oklahoma 20 20 0 142 141 1
Oregon 41 33 8 143 139 3
Pennsylvania 299 290 9 682 678 4
Rhode Island 201 197 4 93 93 0
South Carolina 59 56 3 160 158 2
South Dakota 6 5 1 69 32 38
Tennessee 73 73 0 189 189 1
Texas 72 72 0 475 475 0
Utah 40 39 1 58 54 4
Vermont 41 40 1 47 44 3
Virginia 481 469 12 315 187 128
Washington 38 37 1 413 412 2
West Virginia 3 3 0 62 60 2
Wisconsin 499 496 3 425 424 1
Wyoming 4 2 2 43 43 0
BIA schools 30 27 3 30 30 1
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)b 19,021 17,488 1,533 15,870 14,494 1,376
American Samoa 1 1 0 0 0 0
Guam 4 4 0 2 2 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 6 6 0
Puerto Rico 106 106 0 11 11 0
Virgin Islands 13 8 5 3 3 0
U.S. and outlying areasb 19,145 17,607 1,538 15,892 14,516 1,376
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ªBecause 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.
 
bThe total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  Audiologists Teacher aides
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 10 10 0 3,872 2,808 1,064
Alaska 2 2 0 1,239 1,239 0
Arizona 50 45 6 7,389 7,389 0
Arkansas 5 5 0 2,920 2,157 763
California 240 114 126 47,054 34,052 13,001
Colorado 48 45 4 5,559 5,559 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaware 16 10 6 1,061 733 328
District of Columbia 4 4 0 0 0 0
Florida 55 55 0 15,567 15,559 8
Georgia 29 29 0 10,221 10,221 0
Hawaii 1 1 0 2,232 2,187 45
Idaho 4 4 0 1,563 1,563 0
Illinois 37 37 0 28,629 28,629 0
Indiana 9 9 0 8,409 8,409 0
Iowa 49 49 0 5,791 5,791 0
Kansas 23 23 0 9,339 9,339 0
Kentucky 5 5 0 5,113 5,094 19
Louisiana 23 23 0 7,086 6,934 152
Maine 9 9 0 3,998 3,953 46
Maryland 31 30 1 5,447 5,447 0
Massachusetts 12 0 12 13,416 0 13,416
Michigan 40 36 4 3,698 3,698 0
Minnesota 55 0 55 11,853 0 11,853
Mississippi 2 1 1 1,269 1,269 0
Missouri 17 17 0 7,056 7,056 0
Montana 4 4 0 1,143 1,143 0
Nebraska 7 7 0 2,959 2,959 0
Nevada 4 4 0 1,914 1,802 112
New Hampshire 2 2 0 5,224 4,629 596
New Jersey 106 105 1 20,452 20,452 0
New Mexico 32 29 3 2,817 2,752 64
New York 101 101 0 24,615 24,615 0
North Carolina 84 83 1 8,173 6,673 1,500
North Dakota 2 2 0 1,316 1,248 68
Ohio 46 45 1 8,499 8,499 0
Oklahoma 5 5 0 3,533 3,391 141
Oregon 17 14 3 5,727 5,727 0
Pennsylvania 37 27 10 14,643 14,643 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 2,124 2,124 0
South Carolina 12 12 0 3,865 2,300 1,565
South Dakota 6 4 2 1,337 40 1,297
Tennessee 16 16 0 5,526 4,323 1,203
Texas 46 46 0 26,571 26,571 0
Utah 21 21 0 3,485 22 3,464
Vermont 2 2 0 3,155 3,155 0
Virginia 40 23 17 10,299 1,533 8,766
Washington 24 24 0 6,678 6,678 0
West Virginia 14 14 0 1,641 1,641 0
Wisconsin 21 19 2 6,036 5,998 39
Wyoming 6 6 0 997 997 0
BIA schools 4 4 0 608 423 185
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)b 1,434 1,182 253 383,117 323,422 59,695
American Samoa 0 0 0 12 0 12
Guam 1 1 0 328 328 0
Northern Marianas 1 1 0 137 137 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 3,269 3,269 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 116 8 108
U.S. and outlying areasb 1,436 1,184 253 386,979 327,164 59,815
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ªBecause 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.
 
bThe total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  Recreation and therapeutic recreation specialists Diagnostic and evaluation staff
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 21 9 12 220 217 3
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona 43 20 23 173 169 4
Arkansas 0 0 0 178 174 5
California 120 119 1 135 128 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 29 29 0 376 376 0
Georgia 18 18 0 463 463 0
Hawaii 0 0 0 217 207 10
Idaho 0 0 0 2 2 0
Illinois 3 3 0 20 20 0
Indiana 6 6 0 62 62 0
Iowa 4 4 0 1 1 0
Kansas 1 1 0 2 2 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 110 110 1
Louisiana 3 3 0 390 390 0
Maine 3 0 3 79 58 22
Maryland 9 3 6 414 394 20
Massachusetts 10 0 10 320 0 320
Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 31 29 2 141 137 4
Missouri 0 0 0 419 405 15
Montana 2 2 0 2 2 0
Nebraska 0 0 0 74 65 9
Nevada 0 0 0 7 4 3
New Hampshire 10 10 0 193 191 2
New Jersey 10 10 0 67 63 4
New Mexico 15 14 1 336 329 6
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Carolina 19 16 3 130 125 5
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio 0 0 0 122 121 1
Oklahoma 4 4 0 94 92 2
Oregon 8 8 1 62 62 0
Pennsylvania 44 43 1 92 88 4
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina 8 8 0 8 7 1
South Dakota 2 2 0 22 19 3
Tennessee 1 1 0 90 87 3
Texas 6 6 0 3,482 3,038 444
Utah 4 3 1 6 6 0
Vermont 1 1 0 32 32 0
Virginia 3 3 0 202 137 65
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 0 0 0 97 97 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0 341 339 2
Wyoming 0 0 0 20 17 2
BIA schools 0 0 0 8 8 0
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)b 442 377 64 9,210 8,244 966
American Samoa 0 0 0 8 6 2
Guam 2 2 0 14 14 0
Northern Marianas 1 1 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 27 27 0
Virgin Islands 1 0 1 6 0 6
U.S. and outlying areasb 446 380 65 9,265 8,291 974
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ªBecause 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.
 
bThe total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.


 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  Physical therapists Counselors
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 47 46 1 154 146 8
Alaska 18 18 0 0 0 0
Arizona 150 150 0 637 604 33
Arkansas 140 140 0 36 35 1
California 120 118 2 655 639 16
Colorado 87 86 1 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 1,336 1,336 0
Delaware 9 6 3 0 0 0
District of Columbia 14 14 0 0 0 0
Florida 250 250 0 2,215 2,203 12
Georgia 94 94 0 9 9 0
Hawaii 16 16 0 552 552 0
Idaho 5 5 0 0 0 0
Illinois 371 371 0 969 754 215
Indiana 128 126 2 26 26 0
Iowa 49 49 0 6 6 0
Kansas 77 77 0 39 39 0
Kentucky 109 105 5 200 198 2
Louisiana 70 70 0 29 29 0
Maine 78 61 17 30 25 5
Maryland 127 126 1 389 379 10
Massachusetts 182 0 182 201 191 11
Michigan 325 297 28 0 0 0
Minnesota 161 0 161 38 37 0
Mississippi 17 0 17 14 12 1
Missouri 81 81 0 2 2 0
Montana 17 17 0 0 0 0
Nebraska 17 17 0 8 7 1
Nevada 37 37 0 268 267 1
New Hampshire 61 61 0 193 185 8
New Jersey 514 514 0 1,956 1,938 18
New Mexico 97 95 2 0 0 0
New York 1,949 1,949 0 2,583 2,334 249
North Carolina 189 182 8 603 593 10
North Dakota 18 18 0 0 0 0
Ohio 266 263 3 236 232 4
Oklahoma 114 114 1 64 64 0
Oregon 74 72 2 234 224 10
Pennsylvania 309 305 4 1,086 1,054 32
Rhode Island 42 42 0 393 393 0
South Carolina 86 85 1 100 100 0
South Dakota 53 36 18 19 19 0
Tennessee 105 105 0 84 82 2
Texas 242 242 0 438 438 0
Utah 30 27 3 57 57 0
Vermont 17 17 0 41 41 1
Virginia 129 75 54 434 367 67
Washington 166 166 0 400 397 3
West Virginia 41 41 0 14 12 1
Wisconsin 224 223 1 0 0 0
Wyoming 17 17 0 0 0 0
BIA schools 14 14 1 37 36 1
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)b 7,555 7,038 517 16,783 16,062 722
American Samoa 1 1 0 4 3 1
Guam 2 2 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 1 1 0 1 1 0
Puerto Rico 3 3 0 11 11 0
Virgin Islands 2 2 0 79 27 52
U.S. and outlying areasb 7,564 7,047 517 16,878 16,104 775
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ªBecause 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.
 
bThe total FTE for the U.S. and outlying areas and the 50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools)
may not equal the sum of the individual states and outlying areas because of rounding.

 

Table 3-3. Personnel employed (FTE) 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: Fall 2004
  Speech pathologists Supervisors/administrators (LEA)
State Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified		 Total
employedª		 Fully
certified		 Not fully
certified
Alabama 628