Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
Age Group 3-5
Disability 1997 1998 1999 2000ª 2001
. . . . . .
Specific learning disabilities . . . 17,497 14,685
Speech or language impairments . . . 309,792 302,801
Mental retardation . . . 24,439 23,533
Emotional disturbance . . . 6,909 6,365
Multiple disabilities . . . 9,746 8,235
Hearing impairments . . . 7,751 7,240
Orthopedic impairments . . . 10,139 9,743
Other health impairments . . . 11,115 12,642
Visual impairments . . . 3,320 3,118
Autism . . . 14,064 16,252
Deaf-blindness . . . 207 211
Traumatic brain injury . . . 817 960
Developmental delayb . . . 184,777 213,966
All disabilities 570,312 573,640 589,122 600,573 619,751
 
 
 
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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," 1997-2006.  Data updated as of July 15, 2007.
 
ª2000 was the first year that disability was collected for children ages 3 through 5.
 
bBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
Age Group 3-5
Disability 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
. . . 2,792,660 2,811,004 2,842,038
Specific learning disabilities 14,831 14,466 14,086 12,380 14,800
Speech or language impairments 316,652 331,585 333,567 331,839 338,028
Mental retardation 22,574 22,480 22,733 22,820 23,357
Emotional disturbance 6,004 5,848 5,846 5,750 6,394
Multiple disabilities 8,538 8,488 8,443 8,529 9,456
Hearing impairments 7,237 7,496 7,841 7,856 8,200
Orthopedic impairments 9,638 9,069 8,589 8,196 8,160
Other health impairments 13,392 14,933 12,984 13,258 15,965
Visual impairments 3,130 3,266 3,280 3,426 3,515
Autism 19,108 22,872 26,035 30,379 35,081
Deaf-blindness 240 248 102 132 99
Traumatic brain injury 999 953 838 839 749
Developmental delayb 225,641 239,267 196,711 201,862 249,651
All disabilities 647,984 680,971 702,517 706,321 714,384
 
 
 
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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," 1997-2006.  Data updated as of July 15, 2007.
 
ª2000 was the first year that disability was collected for children ages 3 through 5.
 
bBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.


 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 6-11
Disability 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
. . . . . .
Specific learning disabilities 1,114,419 1,119,450 1,114,583 1,087,064 1,035,839
Speech or language impairments 939,429 946,798 956,480 958,559 955,240
Mental retardation 240,706 240,226 238,707 232,789 220,733
Emotional disturbance 154,033 157,621 160,045 160,623 156,476
Multiple disabilities 51,038 49,635 51,288 54,752 55,949
Hearing impairments 33,288 33,712 33,724 33,314 32,984
Orthopedic impairments 35,666 36,009 36,846 37,213 36,887
Other health impairments 97,861 110,861 125,089 140,653 157,263
Visual impairments 12,088 12,095 12,492 12,155 12,068
Autism 27,342 35,143 43,517 52,455 64,094
Deaf-blindness 510 649 821 575 655
Traumatic brain injury 4,528 4,878 5,222 5,468 7,703
Developmental delayb 3,792 11,907 19,263 28,612 45,250
All disabilities 2,715,603 2,758,984 2,798,077 2,804,232 2,781,141
 
 
 
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bBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 6-11
Disability 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
. . . 11,055,722 11,011,528 10,953,314
Specific learning disabilities 991,368 971,612 951,743 922,217 889,728
Speech or language impairments 961,867 973,351 860,679 873,577 951,189
Mental retardation 205,681 194,787 182,881 172,410 164,471
Emotional disturbance 150,156 143,558 138,276 131,883 127,263
Multiple disabilities 54,863 53,575 51,278 50,370 50,574
Hearing impairments 32,730 32,493 32,211 32,158 32,144
Orthopedic impairments 36,177 33,041 28,728 26,631 26,047
Other health impairments 173,666 194,632 215,882 231,915 242,250
Visual impairments 11,947 11,767 9,099 9,643 7,223
Autism 74,831 86,060 96,980 110,437 125,520
Deaf-blindness 673 685 261 202 169
Traumatic brain injury 7,827 8,018 4,580 4,835 4,637
Developmental delayb 58,265 66,267 74,244 78,995 83,862
All disabilities 2,760,051 2,769,846 2,786,621 2,776,568 2,761,822
 
 
 
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bBeginning in 1997, states had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.


 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 12-17
Disability 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
. . . . . .
Specific learning disabilities 1,500,910 1,551,645 1,608,615 1,655,865 1,704,010
Speech or language impairments 119,501 122,560 126,237 129,969 132,905
Mental retardation 297,653 303,273 308,613 313,023 316,260
Emotional disturbance 275,105 278,930 283,463 288,225 295,902
Multiple disabilities 41,900 44,121 47,032 52,495 56,557
Hearing impairments 31,785 32,218 32,770 32,831 33,544
Orthopedic impairments 27,481 28,866 29,895 30,961 31,856
Other health impairments 86,677 103,007 121,518 143,836 173,161
Visual impairments 12,033 12,004 11,942 11,900 11,772
Autism 12,211 15,480 18,506 22,498 28,867
Deaf-blindness 597 721 621 523 695
Traumatic brain injury 6,045 6,603 7,125 7,714 10,991
All disabilities 2,411,898 2,499,428 2,596,337 2,689,840 2,796,520

 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 12-17
Disability 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
. . . 11,994,838 11,996,932 11,903,332
Specific learning disabilities 1,744,449 1,749,202 1,740,588 1,714,055 1,673,523
Speech or language impairments 143,852 149,350 145,932 148,783 157,552
Mental retardation 317,030 317,250 313,158 301,864 287,228
Emotional disturbance 304,726 312,540 316,607 311,404 302,534
Multiple disabilities 59,357 61,713 63,133 63,868 64,489
Hearing impairments 34,486 34,898 35,264 35,228 35,560
Orthopedic impairments 32,669 30,194 26,854 25,366 25,300
Other health impairments 205,965 242,362 277,192 308,629 332,963
Visual impairments 12,090 12,203 9,694 10,174 7,573
Autism 37,305 47,045 59,232 72,076 85,412
Deaf-blindness 717 765 296 257 199
Traumatic brain injury 11,575 12,341 6,883 7,651 6,991
All disabilities 2,904,221 2,969,863 3,016,600 3,019,950 2,997,346


 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 14 -21
DISABILITY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
. . . . . .
Specific learning disabilities 1,064,696 1,100,734 1,139,591 1,165,010 1,201,547
Speech or language impairments 53,348 55,076 57,724 58,854 59,033
Mental retardation 258,977 264,476 268,474 272,026 274,797
Emotional disturbance 210,225 212,429 215,839 217,410 222,554
Multiple disabilities 40,416 42,517 45,194 49,314 52,427
Hearing impairments 25,249 25,485 25,830 25,667 26,145
Orthopedic impairments 21,173 22,517 23,438 24,254 24,889
Other health impairments 58,902 69,692 81,824 96,118 115,754
Visual impairments 9,830 9,916 9,771 9,753 9,784
Autism 10,044 12,385 14,731 17,689 21,968
Deaf-blindness 618 730 649 568 707
Traumatic brain injury 5,421 5,934 6,346 6,868 9,327
All disabilities 1,758,899 1,821,891 1,889,411 1,943,531 2,018,932

 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 14 -21
DISABILITY 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
. . . 8,977,814 9,084,950 9,097,020
Specific learning disabilities 1,245,059 1,270,369 1,288,574 1,284,356 1,262,218
Speech or language impairments 63,944 67,082 69,946 72,093 75,033
Mental retardation 278,051 282,154 283,422 279,089 271,735
Emotional disturbance 231,031 239,234 245,932 245,429 242,073
Multiple disabilities 54,957 57,700 59,373 60,941 62,058
Hearing impairments 26,806 26,975 27,354 27,456 27,564
Orthopedic impairments 25,538 23,830 21,596 21,330 21,175
Other health impairments 138,385 164,460 191,692 216,443 236,916
Visual impairments 9,803 9,707 7,462 7,474 7,621
Autism 27,503 33,851 42,261 51,898 63,756
Deaf-blindness 663 711 328 311 258
Traumatic brain injury 9,604 10,295 8,575 8,952 8,807
All disabilities 2,111,344 2,186,368 2,256,745 2,285,988 2,289,707


 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 18-21
DISABILITY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
. . . . . .
Specific learning disabilities 139,080 144,441 144,489 138,658 138,470
Speech or language impairments 4,627 4,779 5,083 4,908 5,077
Mental retardation 64,966 67,175 66,956 67,625 68,033
Emotional disturbance 25,301 26,212 26,245 25,468 25,460
Multiple disabilities 13,412 14,051 14,674 15,699 16,218
Hearing impairments 4,706 4,942 4,902 4,665 4,697
Orthopedic impairments 4,267 4,557 4,669 4,801 4,969
Other health impairments 6,603 7,947 8,738 9,474 10,842
Visual impairments 1,909 1,996 1,949 1,949 1,996
Autism 2,964 3,441 4,020 4,633 5,628
Deaf-blindness 212 240 229 220 258
Traumatic brain injury 1,341 1,495 1,515 1,691 2,060
All disabilities 269,386 281,276 283,469 279,791 283,708

 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 18-21
DISABILITY 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
. . . 1,244,932 1,258,094 1,280,422
Specific learning disabilities 142,737 146,102 146,964 146,565 147,225
Speech or language impairments 5,139 5,212 5,322 5,383 5,778
Mental retardation 69,010 70,590 71,428 71,689 71,460
Emotional disturbance 27,142 28,394 29,567 29,178 29,009
Multiple disabilities 16,599 17,458 17,896 18,424 18,928
Hearing impairments 4,746 4,632 4,736 4,704 4,653
Orthopedic impairments 5,110 4,948 4,598 4,528 4,559
Other health impairments 13,320 15,683 18,307 20,620 23,357
Visual impairments 2,042 1,905 1,594 1,690 1,345
Autism 6,710 8,037 9,539 10,959 12,965
Deaf-blindness 210 214 157 175 134
Traumatic brain injury 2,085 2,169 2,225 2,212 2,344
All disabilities 294,850 305,344 313,158 316,953 322,722


 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 6-21
Disability 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
. . . . . .
Specific learning disabilities 2,754,409 2,815,536 2,867,687 2,881,587 2,878,319
Speech or language impairments 1,063,557 1,074,137 1,087,800 1,093,436 1,093,222
Mental retardation 603,325 610,674 614,276 613,437 605,026
Emotional disturbance 454,439 462,763 469,753 474,316 477,838
Multiple disabilities 107,250 107,807 112,994 122,946 128,724
Hearing impairments 69,782 70,872 71,396 70,810 71,225
Orthopedic impairments 67,414 69,432 71,410 72,975 73,712
Other health impairments 191,141 221,815 255,345 293,963 341,266
Visual impairments 26,030 26,095 26,383 26,004 25,836
Autism 42,517 54,064 66,043 79,586 98,589
Deaf-blindness 1,319 1,610 1,671 1,318 1,608
Traumatic brain injury 11,914 12,976 13,862 14,873 20,754
Developmental delayª 3,792 11,907 19,263 28,612 45,250
All disabilities 5,396,889 5,539,688 5,677,883 5,773,863 5,861,369
 
 
 
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ªBeginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.

 

Table 1-11. Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas by
age group, year, and disability category: Fall 1997 through fall 2006
(continued)
Age Group 6-21
Disability 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
. . . 24,295,492 24,266,554 24,137,068
Specific learning disabilities 2,878,554 2,866,916 2,839,295 2,782,837 2,710,476
Speech or language impairments 1,110,858 1,127,913 1,149,573 1,156,906 1,160,904
Mental retardation 591,721 582,627 567,633 546,030 523,240
Emotional disturbance 482,024 484,492 484,450 472,465 458,875
Multiple disabilities 130,819 132,746 133,262 133,925 134,093
Hearing impairments 71,962 72,023 72,599 72,407 72,559
Orthopedic impairments 73,956 68,183 65,275 63,050 61,814
Other health impairments 392,951 452,677 511,904 561,263 599,099
Visual impairments 26,079 25,875 25,699 25,634 25,980
Autism 118,846 141,142 166,473 193,810 224,565
Deaf-blindness 1,600 1,664 913 755 723
Traumatic brain injury 21,487 22,528 22,573 22,806 22,650
Developmental delayª 58,265 66,267 74,244 78,995 83,760
All disabilities 5,959,122 6,045,053 6,116,379 6,113,471 6,081,890
 
 
 
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ªBeginning in 1997, States had the option of reporting children ages 3 through 9 in the developmental delay category.