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Table 1-4. Students ages 6 through 11 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 35,160 11,729 13,721 1,875 514
Alaska 7,886 2,874 2,485 183 222
Arizona 54,769 21,713 19,152 3,430 2,718
Arkansas 25,089 6,642 10,771 2,674 217
California 277,370 97,809 111,648 13,630 5,896
Colorado 34,539 12,341 11,928 1,120 2,372
Connecticut 25,899 7,865 8,733 750 1,079
Delaware 7,981 3,929 1,625 729 253
District of Columbia 4,680 2,095 x 434 524
Florida 164,193 60,122 65,254 11,238 9,566
Georgia 86,851 19,062 32,380 7,537 7,618
Hawaii 7,584 3,038 x 444 444
Idaho 12,200 3,802 4,076 585 420
Illinois 131,532 49,201 47,975 8,375 6,935
Indiana 76,966 18,710 35,568 7,522 4,072
Iowa 27,050 14,884 3,872 4,280 2,506
Kansas 26,827 8,028 8,449 1,353 985
Kentucky 47,804 4,078 18,418 5,626 1,839
Louisiana 39,235 7,877 16,738 2,406 643
Maine 14,145 3,615 5,188 240 909
Maryland 42,427 11,445 15,659 1,567 2,014
Massachusetts 66,608 21,803 15,490 3,045 3,676
Michigan 98,265 29,201 38,805 7,791 4,887
Minnesota 46,317 11,339 13,815 3,000 4,860
Mississippi 28,484 6,771 14,264 1,170 411
Missouri 58,910 12,708 28,848 3,971 2,326
Montana 7,511 2,783 2,997 400 293
Nebraska 19,730 5,030 8,054 1,675 720
Nevada 20,291 9,326 x 742 674
New Hampshire 11,724 4,497 2,942 185 567
New Jersey 105,473 33,527 38,416 1,740 2,594
New Mexico 18,312 5,521 6,567 487 649
New York 166,099 52,531 56,781 3,591 11,017
North Carolina 83,529 22,627 27,887 7,086 2,653
North Dakota 5,702 1,395 2,478 239 298
Ohio 102,624 33,597 30,619 11,288 5,177
Oklahoma 40,294 14,195 10,655 2,063 1,478
Oregon 33,386 10,527 13,195 1,260 1,487
Pennsylvania 109,860 44,704 35,753 7,336 6,267
Rhode Island 11,805 4,254 4,123 377 720
South Carolina 44,406 15,978 18,822 3,296 1,090
South Dakota 8,216 2,850 x 333 265
Tennessee 50,604 14,274 21,223 2,349 904
Texas 194,078 68,699 64,201 9,495 10,618
Utah 28,179 11,593 9,603 1,009 914
Vermont 4,958 1,516 863 287 518
Virginia 67,208 19,152 21,176 2,921 2,698
Washington 53,673 16,355 15,060 1,453 1,492
West Virginia 20,866 4,017 x 2,761 582
Wisconsin 49,117 12,238 18,657 3,406 4,867
Wyoming 5,544 1,693 2,470 163 239
BIE schools 2,875 1,121 x 122 110
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 2,714,835 866,681 980,281 161,039 126,797
American Samoa 489 438 17 x 0
Guam 703 282 x 23 x
Northern Marianas 279 113 35 x x
Puerto Rico 45,073 22,118 14,232 3,366 437
Virgin Islands 443 96 x 43 x
U.S. and outlying areas 2,761,822 889,728 994,895 164,493 127,278
 
 
 
 
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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 1-4. Students ages 6 through 11 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 539 396 294 2,247 x
Alaska 111 82 x 605 x
Arizona 941 897 374 2,670 311
Arkansas 604 251 x 2,859 94
California 1,832 4,231 5,647 16,097 1,635
Colorado 1,085 622 3,856 0 130
Connecticut 848 310 x 4,035 100
Delaware 0 139 208 757 x
District of Columbia 401 x x 272 x
Florida 0 1,523 1,797 8,590 503
Georgia 0 793 485 10,933 x
Hawaii 170 152 x 1,061 x
Idaho 173 115 x 895 x
Illinois 663 1,667 974 9,802 x
Indiana 843 938 742 4,088 x
Iowa 137 301 304 193 x
Kansas 623 270 181 2,507 x
Kentucky 1,247 301 243 5,798 x
Louisiana 350 479 474 3,586 193
Maine 1,103 116 x 2,077 x
Maryland 1,557 504 x 5,465 201
Massachusetts 1,726 520 981 3,461 236
Michigan 1,186 1,298 1,529 6,758 x
Minnesota 259 940 777 4,461 x
Mississippi 233 238 198 2,074 121
Missouri 589 593 304 6,180 x
Montana 179 67 x 531 x
Nebraska 135 250 210 1,909 x
Nevada 333 250 170 1,221 79
New Hampshire 113 110 45 1,658 x
New Jersey 10,530 713 x 12,131 319
New Mexico 305 210 86 1,152 x
New York 7,913 2,002 x 21,937 x
North Carolina 693 999 484 10,647 296
North Dakota 0 45 54 486 x
Ohio 5,424 1,122 1,101 8,566 415
Oklahoma 569 359 x 3,148 181
Oregon 0 382 380 3,094 x
Pennsylvania 1,125 1,207 356 6,383 527
Rhode Island 92 109 43 1,495 x
South Carolina 193 422 320 2,930 172
South Dakota 467 72 x 584 18
Tennessee 662 627 382 4,394 334
Texas 1,697 2,777 1,975 23,361 1,291
Utah 587 259 102 1,352 112
Vermont 48 52 20 774 x
Virginia 932 563 373 9,080 199
Washington 741 530 299 7,563 x
West Virginia 0 187 100 1,697 108
Wisconsin 0 681 505 5,698 x
Wyoming 33 77 48 622 x
BIE schools 46 x x 142 x
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 50,037 31,799 29,018 240,026 11,668
American Samoa x 9 x 0 x
Guam x x 17 57 5
Northern Marianas x x x x 5
Puerto Rico 552 396 272 2,581 297
Virgin Islands 18 7 x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 50,658 32,246 29,313 242,701 11,981
 
 
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Table 1-4. Students ages 6 through 11 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2006
(continued)
State Autism Deaf-
blindness		 Traumatic
brain
injury		 Developmental
delayª
Alabama 1,216 0 x 2,349
Alaska 240 x x 1,013
Arizona 2,377 29 157 0
Arkansas 821 x x 0
California 18,366 62 517 0
Colorado 935 14 136 0
Connecticut 1,883 x x 102
Delaware 295 x x 0
District of Columbia x 0 x 130
Florida 5,404 22 174 0
Georgia 3,926 x x 3,636
Hawaii 462 x x 1,038
Idaho 495 x 38 1,506
Illinois 5,196 x x 0
Indiana 3,930 x x 0
Iowa 442 0 x 0
Kansas 793 x x 3,493
Kentucky 1,148 x x 8,796
Louisiana 1,033 x x 5,374
Maine 814 x 19 0
Maryland 2,719 x 86 982
Massachusetts 3,322 80 2,444 9,824
Michigan 4,991 x x 1,279
Minnesota 4,544 x x 2,029
Mississippi 507 x x 2,449
Missouri 2,488 x x 534
Montana x 0 18 0
Nebraska 557 x x 1,037
Nevada 1,045 x x 0
New Hampshire 447 x x 1,098
New Jersey 4,808 x 371 0
New Mexico 313 x x 2,896
New York 7,918 x x 0
North Carolina 3,497 15 157 6,488
North Dakota 154 x x 517
Ohio 4,955 16 344 0
Oklahoma 857 x x 6,492
Oregon 2,838 x x 0
Pennsylvania 5,851 30 228 93
Rhode Island 553 0 x 0
South Carolina 1,125 x x x
South Dakota 241 0 23 x
Tennessee 1,607 x x 3,767
Texas 9,512 36 416 0
Utah 1,051 14 77 1,506
Vermont 149 0 x 697
Virginia 3,209 12 112 6,781
Washington 2,423 x x 7,516
West Virginia 472 x x 0
Wisconsin 2,722 x 127 x
Wyoming 144 0 x 0
BIE schools x 0 x 270
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools) 125,129 545 8,061 83,754
American Samoa 0 x 0 0
Guam 43 x x 7
Northern Marianas x 0 x 27
Puerto Rico 725 x x 58
Virgin Islands x 0 x 85
U.S. and outlying areas 125,944 566 8,088 83,931
 
 
 
 
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ªDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.
 
x  Data suppressed.