Table 2-3. Children and students ages 3 through 21 served in correctional facilities and parent-initiated
private school placements under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2005

State

Correctional
facility

Parent-initiated
private school
placements
Alabama 192 168
Alaska 60 38
Arizona 314 437
Arkansas 193 328
California x -
Colorado 303 x
Connecticut 476 890
Delaware 9 83
District of Columbia x x
Florida 4,632 916
Georgia 817 440
Hawaii 74 52
Idaho 141 74
Illinois 869 4,756
Indiana 518 7,408
Iowa 236 906
Kansas 272 1,042
Kentucky 322 1,250
Louisiana 426 2,284
Maine x x
Maryland 288 1,562
Massachusetts 147 1,915
Michigan 1,055 1,498
Minnesota 121 -
Mississippi 41 3,833
Missouri 766 -
Montana 18 119
Nebraska x 1,721
Nevada 151 205
New Hampshire 35 122
New Jersey 922 16,491
New Mexico 212 230
New York 451 16,323
North Carolina 200 235
North Dakota x -
Ohio 680 6,383
Oklahoma 173 202
Oregon 281 276
Pennsylvania 391 386
Rhode Island 152 379
South Carolina 150 265
South Dakota 40 -
Tennessee 78 1,667
Texas 1,777 2,068
Utah 118 63
Vermont 60 46
Virginia 924 1,134
Washington 292 561
West Virginia 112 -
Wisconsin 529 1,593
Wyoming 45 x
BIA schools x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 20,066 80,377
American Samoa x x
Guam 5 49
Northern Marianas x x
Puerto Rico 74 326
Virgin Islands 6 46
U.S. and outlying areas 20,152 80,815
 
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0517:
"Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Implementation of FAPE Requirements," 2005.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Notes:  See Part B Educational Environments Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
Both the number of children and students served in correctional facilities and the number in private schools not
placed or referred by public agencies are duplicate counts.  These children and students are also
reported in one of the other educational environments included in tables 2-1 and 2-2.
 
- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.