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Table 1-3. Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2006
State All
disabilities		 Specific
learning
disabilities		 Speech or
language
impairments		 Mental
retardation		 Emotional
disturbance
Alabama 80,987 40,509 16,144 8,144 1,860
Alaska 15,773 7,545 2,938 705 726
Arizona 112,614 59,034 20,937 8,622 8,137
Arkansas 56,444 22,568 12,090 8,926 786
California 605,685 303,042 133,563 38,421 26,984
Colorado 72,620 29,996 15,285 3,390 8,129
Connecticut 62,294 22,960 12,319 2,782 5,857
Delaware 17,153 9,297 1,724 2,000 876
District of Columbia 10,359 4,987 872 1,201 1,580
Florida 364,645 176,939 79,695 35,323 33,295
Georgia 176,400 54,387 35,348 24,110 22,287
Hawaii 18,640 9,061 775 1,505 2,004
Idaho 24,550 10,447 5,054 1,787 1,377
Illinois 289,611 140,848 53,266 25,605 28,027
Indiana 159,679 62,187 38,289 20,487 14,761
Iowa 65,195 36,972 6,904 10,968 6,513
Kansas 56,307 23,785 9,338 4,364 3,365
Kentucky 88,347 14,408 20,121 17,383 5,788
Louisiana 78,919 27,919 19,227 8,524 2,865
Maine 31,419 10,642 6,871 824 3,020
Maryland 95,149 34,845 19,446 5,627 8,806
Massachusetts 150,146 63,974 22,292 11,757 13,730
Michigan 217,673 92,486 43,886 23,999 18,022
Minnesota 103,935 32,385 16,603 9,098 16,706
Mississippi 59,160 27,704 15,197 4,401 1,607
Missouri 125,991 48,041 33,655 11,472 8,170
Montana 16,616 8,368 3,377 1,001 948
Nebraska 39,947 14,291 9,875 4,978 2,230
Nevada 42,561 25,203 6,774 1,936 2,044
New Hampshire 28,494 12,996 4,554 894 2,513
New Jersey 230,327 100,022 46,479 6,008 11,580
New Mexico 41,617 20,253 8,523 1,734 2,420
New York 391,773 170,959 76,055 13,646 38,595
North Carolina 172,018 62,917 29,566 24,043 9,120
North Dakota 12,258 4,377 3,311 971 1,086
Ohio 245,678 102,837 34,407 38,374 18,766
Oklahoma 88,235 45,371 11,950 6,315 5,026
Oregon 69,521 28,992 15,956 4,193 4,662
Pennsylvania 265,199 143,318 39,479 23,967 25,819
Rhode Island 27,261 11,835 5,174 1,182 2,917
South Carolina 93,489 45,768 19,708 11,110 4,703
South Dakota 15,140 6,608 3,506 1,114 813
Tennessee 108,296 45,866 25,317 10,098 3,829
Texas 454,951 231,900 68,986 27,209 35,277
Utah 53,569 27,601 10,801 3,047 2,545
Vermont 12,408 4,097 1,636 1,061 2,102
Virginia 153,826 62,966 23,388 11,681 11,448
Washington 109,805 44,852 16,800 5,186 4,741
West Virginia 43,041 14,936 11,416 8,274 2,021
Wisconsin 112,935 42,850 21,354 10,743 15,940
Wyoming 11,300 4,686 2,896 481 905
BIE schools 6,684 3,831 1,150 370 403
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 5,986,644 2,654,668 1,144,277 511,041 457,731
American Samoa 1,068 957 26 26 0
Guam 2,228 1,503 220 83 83
Northern Marianas 698 418 45 66 x
Puerto Rico 89,815 52,295 16,167 11,731 992
Virgin Islands 1,437 635 169 293 x
U.S. and outlying areas 6,081,890 2,710,476 1,160,904 523,240 458,881
 
 
 
 
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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," 2006.  Data updated as of July 15, 2007.
 
Note: Please see the Part B Child Count Data Notes in appendix B for information the state submitted to
clarify its data submission.
 
x  Data suppressed.


 

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Table 1-3. Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2006
(continued)
State Multiple
disabilities		 Hearing
impairments		 Orthopedic
impairments		 Other
health
impairments		 Visual
impairments
Alabama 1,386 948 620 6,129 454
Alaska 395 160 72 1,652 35
Arizona 2,324 1,807 641 5,998 585
Arkansas 1,295 575 190 8,042 226
California 4,591 9,937 12,622 39,749 3,858
Colorado 3,009 1,350 9,088 0 308
Connecticut 2,316 714 374 11,095 247
Delaware 0 271 427 1,860 45
District of Columbia 774 53 x 461 23
Florida 0 3,653 3,899 20,940 1,137
Georgia 0 1,631 1,016 26,030 647
Hawaii 348 317 76 2,520 67
Idaho 490 247 102 2,307 96
Illinois 1,255 3,659 2,062 23,604 1,026
Indiana 1,781 2,028 1,498 9,840 844
Iowa 371 715 748 551 x
Kansas 2,128 547 321 7,048 187
Kentucky 3,865 588 448 14,185 450
Louisiana 936 1,117 1,042 9,291 403
Maine 3,064 247 53 5,144 82
Maryland 4,758 1,094 397 13,284 452
Massachusetts 4,857 1,088 1,277 9,269 499
Michigan 3,015 2,885 3,525 17,450 818
Minnesota 633 2,029 1,549 13,441 338
Mississippi 606 562 488 4,793 289
Missouri 1,401 1,307 571 15,515 469
Montana 574 160 65 1,682 x
Nebraska 354 588 356 4,793 205
Nevada 931 524 322 2,815 161
New Hampshire 350 253 90 4,669 101
New Jersey 28,563 1,652 561 25,820 638
New Mexico 950 551 190 3,104 177
New York 20,559 4,848 2,402 47,992 1,457
North Carolina 1,883 2,125 965 27,260 652
North Dakota 0 108 110 1,361 39
Ohio 13,597 2,538 2,217 21,770 1,058
Oklahoma 1,481 846 408 8,072 384
Oregon 0 812 742 8,122 302
Pennsylvania 2,756 2,761 854 14,196 1,163
Rhode Island 282 208 83 4,432 x
South Carolina 374 1,029 743 7,507 390
South Dakota 904 139 71 1,390 38
Tennessee 1,787 1,344 837 11,623 676
Texas 4,703 6,262 4,251 55,547 2,660
Utah 1,493 531 182 3,341 217
Vermont 136 124 66 2,076 x
Virginia 2,748 1,299 814 26,053 449
Washington 2,577 1,233 561 21,018 289
West Virginia 0 446 161 4,608 237
Wisconsin 0 1,481 1,029 13,684 406
Wyoming 96 151 95 1,580 x
BIE schools 150 47 x 360 17
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 132,846 71,589 61,329 595,073 25,661
American Samoa 25 16 x 0 x
Guam 55 48 31 122 11
Northern Marianas 22 21 6 35 10
Puerto Rico 1,196 868 496 4,181 658
Virgin Islands 45 17 x 83 x
U.S. and outlying areas 134,189 72,559 61,866 599,494 26,352
 
 
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Table 1-3. Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2006
(continued)
State Autism Deaf-
blindness		 Traumatic
brain
injury		 Developmental
delayª
Alabama 2,178 x x 2,349
Alaska 454 10 68 1,013
Arizona 4,001 74 454 0
Arkansas 1,581 10 155 0
California 31,077 156 1,685 0
Colorado 1,642 33 390 0
Connecticut 3,361 53 114 102
Delaware 576 45 32 0
District of Columbia 219 x x 130
Florida 9,101 62 601 0
Georgia 6,815 22 471 3,636
Hawaii 859 x x 1,038
Idaho 993 8 136 1,506
Illinois 9,398 27 834 0
Indiana 7,391 23 550 0
Iowa 1,102 x 191 0
Kansas 1,510 12 209 3,493
Kentucky 2,068 12 235 8,796
Louisiana 1,964 7 250 5,374
Maine 1,384 9 79 0
Maryland 5,130 23 305 982
Massachusetts 5,966 209 5,404 9,824
Michigan 9,723 7 578 1,279
Minnesota 8,613 55 456 2,029
Mississippi 880 11 173 2,449
Missouri 4,381 14 461 534
Montana 314 x 68 0
Nebraska 1,023 9 208 1,037
Nevada 1,638 10 203 0
New Hampshire 922 x x 1,098
New Jersey 7,706 38 1,260 0
New Mexico 612 17 190 2,896
New York 13,951 12 1,297 0
North Carolina 6,462 38 499 6,488
North Dakota 335 12 31 517
Ohio 9,059 40 1,015 0
Oklahoma 1,598 23 269 6,492
Oregon 5,459 12 269 0
Pennsylvania 9,865 73 855 93
Rhode Island 1,018 x 67 0
South Carolina 1,977 x 158 x
South Dakota 477 x 58 x
Tennessee 2,881 x x 3,767
Texas 16,801 82 1,273 0
Utah 1,959 44 302 1,506
Vermont 328 x 55 697
Virginia 5,813 29 357 6,781
Washington 4,677 27 328 7,516
West Virginia 782 22 138 0
Wisconsin 5,042 x 374 x
Wyoming 279 x 73 0
BIE schools 50 x 25 270
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 223,395 1,413 23,867 83,754
American Samoa x x 0 0
Guam 60 x x 7
Northern Marianas 40 0 x 27
Puerto Rico 1,070 46 57 58
Virgin Islands x 0 x 85
U.S. and outlying areas 224,594 1,472 23,932 83,931
 
 
 
 
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ªDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.
 
x  Data suppressed.