Table 2-5. Number of students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas,
by disability category, educational environment and year: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
 
 
 
 
 

All disabilities
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 2,387,881 1,487,024 1,116,197 107,309 52,012 20,971 13,623 28,149 5,213,166
1997 2,494,154 1,560,272 1,096,336 99,385 55,993 21,462 16,031 29,285 5,372,918
1998 2,552,898 1,651,329 1,111,878 102,876 58,466 21,511 15,941 26,317 5,541,216
1999 2,606,087 1,679,928 1,148,564 106,539 57,720 22,229 17,056 27,037 5,665,160
2000 2,687,921 1,726,511 1,130,507 107,953 66,246 22,517 17,111 26,562 5,785,328
2001 2,839,431 1,659,071 1,127,051 100,347 68,345 21,598 20,627 25,856 5,862,326
2002 2,844,500 1,694,697 1,121,608 100,489 68,979 19,342 21,769 27,397 5,898,781
2003 2,981,565 1,653,520 1,106,358 102,234 65,853 17,239 22,327 26,859 5,975,955
2004 3,170,497 1,612,574 1,090,795 108,846 73,149 18,439 17,772 26,440 6,118,512
2005 3,277,512 1,576,171 1,015,584 108,706 71,082 17,032 17,016 27,726 6,110,829





Specific learning disabilities
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 1,145,906 1,034,226 453,257 9,272 7,448 2,069 1,303 4,679 2,658,160
1997 1,200,968 1,076,278 437,922 9,077 8,056 2,451 1,586 4,845 2,741,183
1998 1,219,125 1,132,386 436,085 9,393 8,769 2,437 1,688 4,786 2,814,669
1999 1,245,236 1,132,088 450,805 10,584 8,917 2,991 2,216 5,113 2,857,950
2000 1,277,162 1,162,977 414,728 9,890 9,762 2,681 1,924 5,013 2,884,137
2001 1,358,595 1,093,152 396,811 8,375 10,123 3,016 2,907 4,824 2,877,803
2002 1,333,834 1,096,225 383,198 8,426 9,854 2,897 3,051 5,297 2,842,782
2003 1,378,736 1,053,460 366,414 8,299 7,867 2,223 2,955 5,216 2,825,170
2004 1,457,944 1,005,762 346,219 9,521 10,496 2,719 1,836 4,989 2,839,486
2005 1,488,970 962,406 300,870 9,554 8,346 2,237 1,974 5,205 2,779,562


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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 for an explanation of individual state differences.
resid=residential; hosp=hospital; envir=environments.
 

 


Table 2-5. Number of students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas,
by disability category, educational environment and year: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
 
 
 
 
 

Speech or language impairments
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 927,551 68,827 46,145 1,875 1,422 145 186 725 1,046,876
1997 932,760 77,785 47,184 2,037 1,328 242 230 1,102 1,062,668
1998 935,909 90,328 48,141 1,648 1,523 166 268 723 1,078,706
1999 933,735 92,018 57,343 2,623 1,709 418 245 552 1,088,643
2000 939,112 92,351 56,195 1,765 7,042 163 220 546 1,097,394
2001 952,799 81,345 50,953 1,612 6,539 263 203 693 1,094,407
2002 959,975 83,163 51,656 1,211 6,492 269 246 824 1,103,836
2003 986,567 75,939 51,866 1,256 2,393 201 225 648 1,119,095
2004 1,013,697 75,617 56,421 1,453 2,517 491 239 655 1,151,090
2005 1,019,894 79,774 53,276 1,445 3,077 203 275 720 1,158,664





Mental retardation
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 62,299 168,457 320,436 28,957 5,334 1,813 1,230 2,931 591,457
1997 75,172 177,136 309,382 25,483 5,638 1,985 1,452 2,639 598,887
1998 81,417 179,997 310,402 25,162 5,493 1,598 1,387 2,383 607,839
1999 83,784 182,854 308,643 24,843 5,326 2,117 1,498 2,454 611,519
2000 80,958 178,159 316,806 25,693 5,505 2,028 1,326 2,690 613,165
2001 75,951 178,635 315,670 23,370 5,558 1,908 1,420 2,473 604,985
2002 63,579 177,500 305,777 23,380 5,394 1,407 1,591 2,615 581,243
2003 66,632 172,920 296,020 24,888 5,463 1,344 1,668 2,626 571,561
2004 73,893 166,874 290,496 25,071 5,833 1,497 1,602 2,456 567,722
2005 75,641 160,098 272,776 25,911 5,585 1,291 1,504 2,678 545,484





Emotional disturbance
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 99,929 103,105 156,542 35,638 24,148 7,038 7,593 6,600 440,593
1997 112,322 104,996 150,628 33,398 25,448 7,350 9,023 7,062 450,227
1998 115,610 108,190 152,924 34,631 26,671 7,959 8,590 6,286 460,861
1999 118,440 111,425 152,964 35,022 25,681 7,004 9,290 7,038 466,864
2000 127,503 111,497 151,276 36,756 25,849 7,712 9,676 6,170 476,439
2001 137,383 107,483 147,854 33,957 25,832 7,333 11,737 6,229 477,808
2002 138,326 110,691 147,344 34,372 25,000 6,172 12,073 6,665 480,643
2003 146,635 108,995 146,123 31,687 26,045 5,494 12,400 5,961 483,340
2004 154,011 106,691 140,441 34,762 27,715 5,708 9,478 5,737 484,543
2005 163,788 102,355 126,775 32,385 26,806 5,543 8,677 5,945 472,274





Multiple disabilities
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 9,955 17,254 46,184 18,392 6,550 1,421 1,473 2,550 103,779
1997 11,082 19,089 49,791 16,836 7,813 1,569 1,588 2,729 110,497
1998 11,375 18,728 49,750 18,025 7,452 1,375 1,807 2,509 111,021
1999 13,020 22,553 51,106 17,842 8,041 1,560 1,654 2,960 118,736
2000 14,848 19,649 55,900 17,887 8,569 1,511 1,630 2,879 122,873
2001 15,849 21,312 58,987 16,925 9,564 1,537 1,796 2,739 128,709
2002 14,927 22,232 60,813 16,193 9,561 1,265 1,830 2,682 129,503
2003 15,922 22,607 60,332 16,730 9,984 1,281 1,904 2,878 131,638
2004 17,383 22,409 60,119 16,823 10,635 1,206 1,774 2,947 133,296
2005 17,747 22,686 60,412 16,247 10,578 1,180 1,689 3,435 133,974





Hearing impairments
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 25,607 12,520 18,141 3,372 1,883 6,046 586 124 68,279
1997 26,696 13,101 17,444 3,168 1,888 5,746 585 161 68,789
1998 27,512 13,554 17,835 3,243 1,820 5,737 592 145 70,438
1999 28,296 14,120 17,404 3,833 1,169 5,699 399 165 71,085
2000 29,998 14,186 15,902 3,153 1,353 5,885 391 148 71,016
2001 30,774 13,357 17,371 3,137 1,314 4,851 310 136 71,250
2002 30,642 13,741 16,866 2,933 1,795 4,838 278 158 71,251
2003 32,054 13,629 15,829 3,224 1,776 4,323 314 138 71,287
2004 34,011 13,564 15,301 3,127 1,948 4,250 287 128 72,616
2005 34,949 13,583 14,126 3,429 1,730 4,154 284 148 72,403





Orthopedic impairments
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 27,430 13,416 20,232 2,511 684 85 61 1,486 65,905
1997 35,281 16,102 19,839 2,185 614 121 84 1,522 75,748
1998 30,983 14,763 18,885 2,533 611 46 80 1,293 69,194
1999 31,118 16,178 19,767 2,490 464 90 102 1,138 71,347
2000 33,889 17,093 17,721 2,568 477 100 101 1,165 73,114
2001 34,331 15,996 20,055 1,505 417 105 94 1,275 73,778
2002 33,701 16,354 20,219 1,540 462 65 100 1,146 73,587
2003 31,700 14,155 17,736 2,419 476 89 88 1,108 67,771
2004 31,403 12,704 17,083 2,586 533 74 87 955 65,425
2005 31,176 11,630 16,099 2,596 501 54 73 1,027 63,156





Other health impairments
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 68,522 57,304 28,675 1,585 964 134 224 8,420 165,828
1997 75,864 61,913 33,494 1,749 1,280 188 283 8,540 183,311
1998 98,123 73,878 38,220 2,024 1,600 200 408 7,435 221,888
1999 113,283 84,186 43,531 2,233 1,867 325 512 6,756 252,693
2000 133,256 100,092 49,270 2,472 2,397 433 647 7,044 295,611
2001 169,136 104,951 53,746 3,100 2,681 470 781 6,481 341,346
2002 193,599 122,640 59,669 3,433 3,126 490 972 6,867 390,796
2003 229,734 137,014 67,404 3,660 3,298 530 1,000 7,116 449,756
2004 274,175 149,576 71,349 4,134 4,157 636 905 7,240 512,172
2005 312,812 158,813 71,539 4,674 4,455 567 965 7,169 560,994





Visual impairments
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 12,526 4,972 4,560 990 597 1,897 268 159 25,969
1997 12,535 5,233 4,504 1,263 493 1,522 337 172 26,059
1998 12,768 5,366 4,339 1,226 554 1,589 277 147 26,266
1999 12,393 5,298 4,556 1,178 289 1,665 238 166 25,783
2000 13,176 5,238 4,162 1,221 319 1,543 242 170 26,071
2001 13,679 4,350 4,307 1,089 298 1,746 234 158 25,861
2002 13,429 4,419 4,213 1,010 466 1,604 241 150 25,532
2003 13,856 4,285 3,955 998 504 1,366 231 157 25,352
2004 14,745 4,160 3,889 940 536 1,447 212 134 26,063
2005 15,053 4,337 3,675 1,083 419 1,371 183 156 26,277





Autism
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 4,893 4,011 18,214 4,193 2,123 121 507 192 34,254
1997 7,757 5,384 22,054 3,671 2,523 109 655 203 42,356
1998 10,881 7,082 27,446 4,209 3,054 116 646 241 53,675
1999 13,515 9,499 32,727 5,178 3,537 112 710 295 65,573
2000 19,525 12,312 37,254 5,752 4,166 247 754 314 80,324
2001 23,968 16,577 45,655 6,252 4,808 166 937 393 98,756
2002 29,208 21,144 53,946 6,912 5,490 122 1,167 513 118,502
2003 37,687 24,917 61,728 7,934 6,462 156 1,306 503 140,693
2004 47,977 29,568 70,323 9,132 7,781 168 1,146 610 166,705
2005 60,661 35,300 77,223 9,994 8,565 216 1,210 706 193,875


resid=residential; hosp=hospital; envir=environments.

 


Table 2-5. Number of students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas,
by disability category, educational environment and year: Fall 1996 through fall 2005
 
 
 
 
 

Deaf-blindness
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 213 178 571 218 71 177 44 23 1,495
1997 183 152 523 201 67 148 51 20 1,345
1998 242 161 597 324 64 248 50 30 1,716
1999 229 156 614 213 53 189 65 27 1,546
2000 240 132 453 193 58 165 59 25 1,325
2001 277 303 474 183 142 147 54 38 1,618
2002 265 313 496 161 94 131 61 18 1,539
2003 353 223 538 136 128 132 67 23 1,600
2004 318 264 621 163 118 129 49 81 1,743
2005 352 244 540 169 112 101 50 24 1,592





Traumatic brain injury
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1996 3,050 2,754 3,240 306 788 25 148 260 10,571
1997 3,534 3,103 3,571 317 845 31 157 290 11,848
1998 4,011 3,448 3,865 341 826 31 146 292 12,960
1999 4,184 3,664 4,304 347 627 51 120 313 13,610
2000 4,826 4,171 4,396 422 630 42 127 328 14,942
2001 6,129 6,844 5,842 572 857 37 141 320 20,742
2002 6,080 7,431 5,953 623 752 40 145 355 21,379
2003 7,776 6,732 6,089 598 735 56 151 339 22,476
2004 8,695 6,607 6,100 616 720 52 130 358 23,278
2005 9,399 6,470 5,757 646 711 55 106 358 23,502





Developmental Delayª
  Outside the regular classroom Categories of educational environments   
< 21%
21-60%
> 60%
Public separate
facility
Private separate
facility
Public resid facility
Private resid
facility
Home hosp envir
All envir
1998 4,942 3,448 3,389 117 29 9 2 47 11,983
1999 8,854 5,889 4,800 153 40 8 7 60 19,811
2000 13,428 8,654 6,444 181 119 7 14 70 28,917
2001 20,560 14,766 9,326 270 212 19 13 97 45,263
2002 26,935 18,844 11,458 295 493 42 14 107 58,188
2003 33,913 18,644 12,324 405 722 44 18 146 66,216
2004 42,245 18,778 12,433 518 160 62 27 150 74,373
2005 47,070 18,475 12,516 573 197 60 26 155 79,072


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ªBeginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.
resid=residential; hosp=hospital; envir=environments.