Table 1-4. Students ages 6 through 11 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 36,675 12,393 14,345 2,118 574
Alaska 7,855 2,978 2,685 202 207
Arizona 53,375 21,789 18,533 3,390 2,651
Arkansas 25,125 6,723 10,370 3,054 229
California 280,902 101,652 113,112 13,975 6,186
Colorado 34,567 12,512 11,980 1,129 2,408
Connecticut 27,222 8,801 9,089 847 1,359
Delaware 7,793 3,843 x 775 243
District of Columbia 4,537 1,919 819 405 508
Florida 164,811 61,793 64,751 11,655 9,805
Georgia 87,681 19,222 33,457 8,115 8,248
Hawaii 7,803 3,030 x 455 533
Idaho 12,287 4,039 4,073 528 409
Illinois 131,096 48,875 48,623 8,847 7,097
Indiana 76,487 19,239 x 7,845 3,973
Iowa 27,324 14,725 4,094 4,274 2,517
Kansas 26,584 8,067 8,717 1,409 1,059
Kentucky 47,000 4,431 17,993 5,744 1,899
Louisiana 38,720 8,329 16,246 2,450 642
Maine 14,512 3,835 5,506 239 943
Maryland 44,192 12,296 16,494 1,782 2,150
Massachusetts 65,114 22,527 14,688 3,170 3,687
Michigan 99,744 30,294 38,953 8,265 5,310
Minnesota 45,633 11,811 13,795 3,006 4,732
Mississippi 28,895 8,222 13,580 1,231 415
Missouri 59,422 14,054 28,466 4,141 2,487
Montana 7,823 2,981 3,169 378 314
Nebraska 19,840 5,083 8,380 1,663 729
Nevada 20,197 9,518 x 760 650
New Hampshire 11,875 4,624 3,003 190 605
New Jersey 105,890 35,608 38,376 1,854 2,810
New Mexico 18,930 6,164 6,538 453 704
New York 164,366 53,252 55,202 3,772 11,351
North Carolina 82,707 23,013 x 7,502 2,761
North Dakota 5,756 1,447 2,541 238 297
Ohio 101,323 32,580 30,643 12,378 5,239
Oklahoma 39,822 14,533 10,134 2,060 1,454
Oregon 32,798 10,804 13,030 1,252 1,439
Pennsylvania 109,737 46,096 35,269 7,840 6,574
Rhode Island 12,257 4,668 4,222 367 755
South Carolina 47,123 16,777 x 3,749 1,222
South Dakota 8,000 2,822 x 342 245
Tennessee 49,724 14,420 20,689 2,648 858
Texas 203,165 75,813 66,117 9,376 11,192
Utah 27,657 11,905 9,284 1,021 926
Vermont 4,840 1,498 887 294 483
Virginia 68,995 20,339 21,742 3,258 2,890
Washington 53,705 16,549 15,389 1,530 1,562
West Virginia 20,956 4,324 x 2,769 625
Wisconsin 48,213 12,532 17,607 3,508 4,908
Wyoming 5,506 1,700 2,418 192 267
BIA schools 3,261 1,384 x 150 123
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 2,729,822 897,833 981,716 168,595 131,254
American Samoa 580 533 x x x
Guam 789 380 x 32 20
Northern Marianas 261 127 x x x
Puerto Rico 42,336 21,925 x 3,519 475
Virgin Islands 486 90 x 51 17
U.S. and outlying areas 2,774,274 920,888 994,098 172,214 131,768
 
 
 
 
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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 1-4. Students ages 6 through 11 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 538 379 281 2,426 x
Alaska 110 80 x 361 23
Arizona 826 883 x 2,443 283
Arkansas 604 261 x 2,914 82
California 2,075 4,498 5,755 15,206 1,695
Colorado 1,096 591 3,764 x 136
Connecticut 894 284 x 4,112 110
Delaware x 135 242 673 x
District of Columbia 342 x x 218 x
Florida x 1,502 1,801 8,038 496
Georgia x 794 518 10,579 x
Hawaii 168 160 x 1,108 x
Idaho 159 102 x 846 42
Illinois x 1,678 1,068 9,003 478
Indiana 831 916 769 3,809 387
Iowa 143 339 313 249 x
Kansas 605 238 226 2,456 x
Kentucky 1,349 286 254 5,537 x
Louisiana 338 459 468 3,567 194
Maine 1,158 120 x 1,940 31
Maryland 1,554 529 x 5,477 190
Massachusetts 1,777 477 862 3,102 244
Michigan 1,162 1,329 1,985 6,256 x
Minnesota 233 923 811 4,206 145
Mississippi 225 238 200 1,759 121
Missouri 470 564 x 5,976 193
Montana 163 72 x 505 x
Nebraska 125 256 229 1,811 x
Nevada 344 233 186 1,245 x
New Hampshire 121 121 x 1,630 45
New Jersey 10,223 722 310 11,143 x
New Mexico 329 223 91 1,206 74
New York 8,409 1,992 x 20,719 655
North Carolina 644 963 489 9,940 293
North Dakota x 53 57 511 x
Ohio 5,436 1,142 1,126 7,716 425
Oklahoma 568 362 199 2,870 164
Oregon x 377 395 2,844 x
Pennsylvania 1,148 1,223 x 5,374 523
Rhode Island 95 104 x 1,514 x
South Carolina 184 439 364 2,954 157
South Dakota 454 x 54 511 x
Tennessee 656 634 399 4,328 363
Texas 1,940 2,682 2,036 23,912 1,239
Utah 587 216 93 1,239 128
Vermont x 58 23 742 x
Virginia 971 620 404 9,148 196
Washington 698 575 314 7,350 133
West Virginia x 169 x 1,593 112
Wisconsin x 687 521 5,539 x
Wyoming x 85 53 572 x
BIA schools x x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 50,450 31,889 30,041 229,344 11,448
American Samoa x x x x x
Guam 25 x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x x
Puerto Rico 532 361 x 2,359 276
Virgin Islands 15 x x 31 x
U.S. and outlying areas 51,045 32,305 30,321 231,785 11,742


 

Table 1-4. Students ages 6 through 11 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State Autism Deaf-
blindness		 Traumatic
brain
injury		 Developmental
delayª
Alabama 1,028 x x 2,331
Alaska 209 x x 942
Arizona 1,996 x 145 x
Arkansas 744 x x x
California 16,148 x x x
Colorado 782 x 140 x
Connecticut 1,612 x 35 x
Delaware 254 18 x x
District of Columbia x x x 148
Florida 4,761 x 185 x
Georgia 3,387 x x 2,905
Hawaii 450 x 24 1,017
Idaho 463 x x 1,532
Illinois 4,608 x 250 x
Indiana 3,537 x x x
Iowa 530 x 76 x
Kansas 698 x x 2,959
Kentucky 970 x x 8,267
Louisiana 924 x x 5,023
Maine 691 x x x
Maryland 2,532 x 91 842
Massachusetts 2,899 88 2,263 9,330
Michigan 4,487 x x 1,189
Minnesota 3,990 20 110 1,851
Mississippi 445 x x 2,412
Missouri 2,105 x x 511
Montana 168 x x x
Nebraska 473 x x 920
Nevada 862 x x x
New Hampshire 403 x x 1,076
New Jersey 4,224 x 409 x
New Mexico 244 5 46 2,853
New York 7,164 x 371 x
North Carolina 3,018 x x 6,144
North Dakota 141 x 20 433
Ohio 4,289 x x x
Oklahoma 740 14 68 6,656
Oregon 2,434 x x x
Pennsylvania 4,990 x 238 x
Rhode Island 445 x x x
South Carolina 972 x x x
South Dakota 214 x 24 x
Tennessee 1,337 x x 3,311
Texas 8,399 x x x
Utah 864 31 99 1,264
Vermont 135 x x 639
Virginia 2,849 12 111 6,455
Washington 2,116 14 90 7,385
West Virginia 404 x 32 x
Wisconsin 2,467 x x 139
Wyoming 125 x x x
BIA schools x x x 296
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 109,869 592 7,876 78,915
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x 26
Puerto Rico 578 x x 34
Virgin Islands x x x 93
U.S. and outlying areas 110,529 611 7,898 79,070
 
 
 
 
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ªDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.