Table 1-3. Students ages 6 through 21 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 84,417 41,696 16,949 9,448 2,193
Alaska 15,915 7,872 3,499 742 745
Arizona 110,442 59,323 20,247 8,581 8,038
Arkansas 57,028 22,845 11,675 9,882 788
California 609,665 312,622 134,594 38,525 27,398
Colorado 72,958 30,500 15,413 3,417 8,483
Connecticut 64,087 24,537 12,714 2,962 6,569
Delaware 16,784 9,173 1,671 2,070 847
District of Columbia 11,231 5,384 1,132 1,263 1,787
Florida 364,566 178,488 78,307 36,558 34,418
Georgia 176,868 54,322 36,543 25,726 23,257
Hawaii 19,540 9,455 908 1,649 2,330
Idaho 24,978 11,320 5,095 1,733 1,304
Illinois 287,990 140,861 54,147 26,345 28,700
Indiana 158,598 62,969 37,771 21,196 14,590
Iowa 66,339 37,106 7,044 11,229 6,742
Kansas 56,328 23,992 9,613 4,507 3,571
Kentucky 87,481 15,338 19,665 17,601 5,827
Louisiana 79,856 29,475 18,707 8,875 3,100
Maine 32,174 11,344 7,268 842 3,081
Maryland 98,811 37,151 20,723 6,006 9,335
Massachusetts 147,459 66,102 20,689 12,175 13,492
Michigan 219,317 94,646 43,779 24,548 19,039
Minnesota 103,109 33,875 16,599 9,239 16,618
Mississippi 59,780 29,722 14,542 4,657 1,532
Missouri 127,936 52,260 33,012 12,041 8,327
Montana 17,334 8,826 3,555 1,027 1,026
Nebraska 40,574 14,696 10,304 5,227 2,317
Nevada 42,302 25,294 6,660 1,996 2,132
New Hampshire 28,880 13,267 4,705 934 2,570
New Jersey 230,056 104,134 45,978 6,276 12,178
New Mexico 43,881 22,389 8,557 1,724 2,660
New York 389,125 174,692 73,241 13,964 39,105
North Carolina 172,277 64,535 29,454 25,453 9,589
North Dakota 12,363 4,590 3,375 966 1,125
Ohio 243,745 100,563 34,485 41,925 19,164
Oklahoma 88,452 46,587 11,422 6,565 5,106
Oregon 69,209 30,060 15,833 4,218 4,661
Pennsylvania 262,769 144,224 38,979 25,090 25,922
Rhode Island 27,866 12,572 5,293 1,202 3,013
South Carolina 98,616 47,708 21,196 12,693 5,258
South Dakota 14,884 6,688 3,386 1,115 750
Tennessee 108,114 46,558 24,609 11,245 3,766
Texas 467,169 243,509 70,988 27,040 36,849
Utah 53,064 28,216 10,514 3,062 2,741
Vermont 12,361 4,143 1,722 1,091 2,066
Virginia 157,160 65,505 23,969 12,556 12,372
Washington 111,069 46,470 17,032 5,442 4,940
West Virginia 43,844 15,873 11,322 8,535 2,080
Wisconsin 113,999 45,105 20,311 11,283 16,354
Wyoming 11,227 4,763 2,816 558 955
BIA schools 7,465 4,457 1,183 422 496
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 6,021,462 2,727,802 1,143,195 533,426 471,306
American Samoa 1,131 1,028 19 24 x
Guam 2,309 1,638 218 92 53
Northern Marianas 680 437 43 58 x
Puerto Rico 82,448 48,634 13,550 11,585 943
Virgin Islands 1,539 679 190 307 77
U.S. and outlying areas 6,109,569 2,780,218 1,157,215 545,492 472,384
 
 
 
 
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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 1-3. Students ages 6 through 21 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 1,383 950 585 6,283 445
Alaska 406 169 69 967 40
Arizona 2,154 1,792 666 5,298 555
Arkansas 1,258 589 172 8,065 206
California 4,953 10,180 12,642 36,397 3,899
Colorado 3,036 1,308 8,692 x 313
Connecticut 2,300 692 123 10,906 272
Delaware x 266 467 1,681 41
District of Columbia 764 45 x 397 23
Florida x 3,672 3,992 19,410 1,129
Georgia x 1,655 1,008 24,698 616
Hawaii 359 314 80 2,483 x
Idaho 454 252 105 2,118 87
Illinois 1,038 3,659 2,225 21,120 1,053
Indiana 1,740 1,965 1,493 8,971 856
Iowa 383 767 802 663 x
Kansas 2,120 517 367 6,992 181
Kentucky 4,083 591 452 13,213 412
Louisiana 910 1,135 1,015 9,208 402
Maine 3,175 249 60 4,810 83
Maryland 4,877 1,112 420 12,883 466
Massachusetts 4,771 1,032 1,141 7,919 482
Michigan 2,903 2,885 4,539 15,899 789
Minnesota 515 1,991 1,629 12,496 350
Mississippi 571 597 488 4,023 291
Missouri 1,095 1,248 577 14,336 434
Montana 568 174 61 1,669 x
Nebraska 341 606 394 4,497 215
Nevada 901 495 339 2,754 164
New Hampshire 358 261 87 4,655 108
New Jersey 27,703 1,646 562 23,040 392
New Mexico 947 543 192 3,127 170
New York 21,064 4,748 2,532 44,792 1,398
North Carolina 1,793 2,069 993 25,473 664
North Dakota x 122 119 1,262 x
Ohio 13,712 2,643 2,240 19,325 1,098
Oklahoma 1,477 856 415 7,306 390
Oregon x 799 738 7,502 301
Pennsylvania 2,807 2,762 896 11,642 1,173
Rhode Island 270 211 91 4,266 72
South Carolina 348 1,084 779 7,281 382
South Dakota 893 135 89 1,276 37
Tennessee 1,744 1,324 881 11,303 734
Texas 5,259 6,001 4,308 54,686 2,600
Utah 1,455 482 169 2,964 241
Vermont 121 129 75 1,975 30
Virginia 2,784 1,355 842 25,413 440
Washington 2,545 1,287 598 20,658 281
West Virginia x 428 177 4,367 249
Wisconsin x 1,493 1,068 12,904 410
Wyoming x 154 99 1,417 x
BIA schools 145 45 x x 18
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 132,595 71,484 62,618 557,121 25,369
American Samoa 27 13 x x x
Guam 60 46 28 99 11
Northern Marianas 23 17 7 x x
Puerto Rico 1,170 805 470 3,696 595
Virgin Islands 39 22 x 88 10
U.S. and outlying areas 133,914 72,387 63,127 561,028 25,996


 

Table 1-3. Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State Autism Deaf-
blindness		 Traumatic
brain
injury		 Developmental
delayª
Alabama 1,874 6 274 2,331
Alaska 390 11 63 942
Arizona 3,287 x 424 x
Arkansas 1,378 x 162 x
California 26,603 x 1,677 x
Colorado 1,346 x 379 x
Connecticut 2,853 x 122 x
Delaware 498 44 x x
District of Columbia 212 x x 148
Florida 7,918 x 614 x
Georgia 5,655 x 462 2,905
Hawaii 811 x 71 1,017
Idaho 844 6 128 1,532
Illinois 8,010 x 788 x
Indiana 6,477 x 547 x
Iowa 1,220 x 212 x
Kansas 1,290 9 210 2,959
Kentucky 1,798 13 221 8,267
Louisiana 1,753 6 247 5,023
Maine 1,162 x 95 x
Maryland 4,651 21 324 842
Massachusetts 5,124 235 4,967 9,330
Michigan 8,561 x x 1,189
Minnesota 7,450 58 438 1,851
Mississippi 780 11 154 2,412
Missouri 3,653 26 416 511
Montana 297 x 74 x
Nebraska 834 8 215 920
Nevada 1,357 x 203 x
New Hampshire 793 x x 1,076
New Jersey 6,698 x 1,411 x
New Mexico 494 22 203 2,853
New York 12,257 x 1,319 x
North Carolina 5,564 39 507 6,144
North Dakota 281 x 49 433
Ohio 7,596 x 954 x
Oklahoma 1,377 29 266 6,656
Oregon 4,810 x 273 x
Pennsylvania 8,252 x 895 x
Rhode Island 810 x x x
South Carolina 1,733 x 149 x
South Dakota 425 x 66 x
Tennessee 2,378 5 256 3,311
Texas 14,608 x 1,241 x
Utah 1,552 85 319 1,264
Vermont 309 5 56 639
Virginia 5,085 28 356 6,455
Washington 4,060 34 337 7,385
West Virginia 675 x 121 x
Wisconsin 4,531 x 394 139
Wyoming 235 x 63 x
BIA schools 34 x 25 296
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 192,643 1,539 23,449 78,915
American Samoa x 11 x x
Guam 59 x x x
Northern Marianas 33 x x 26
Puerto Rico 872 41 53 34
Virgin Islands x x x 93
U.S. and outlying areas 193,637 1,592 23,509 79,070
 
 
 
 
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ªDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.