IDEA Data

Table 1-8: Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas,
by gender and state: Fall 2006
	Number of children and students with disabilities served under IDEA, Part B		Percentª of children served under IDEA, Part B		Percent^b of population served under IDEA, Part B
State	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Alabama	59,951	29,062	67.35	32.65	5.05	2.45
Alaska	11,902	5,858	67.02	32.98	6.26	3.08
Arizona	85,083	41,571	67.18	32.82	5.13	2.51
Arkansas	45,214	22,919	66.36	33.64	6.24	3.16
California	454,496	218,241	67.56	32.44	4.52	2.17
Colorado	56,501	27,058	67.62	32.38	4.66	2.23
Connecticut	47,875	21,252	69.26	30.74	5.37	2.38
Delaware	12,955	6,411	66.90	33.10	5.92	2.93
District of Columbia	-	-	.	.	.	.
Florida	270,290	127,999	67.86	32.14	6.41	3.03
Georgia	134,734	62,076	68.46	31.54	5.29	2.44
Hawaii	14,676	6,423	69.56	30.44	4.70	2.06
Idaho	19,003	9,436	66.82	33.18	4.66	2.32
Illinois	217,601	109,162	66.59	33.41	6.37	3.20
Indiana	118,941	60,102	66.43	33.57	7.12	3.60
Iowa	46,310	25,084	64.87	35.13	5.97	3.23
Kansas	44,016	21,815	66.86	33.14	5.91	2.93
Kentucky	73,001	36,353	66.76	33.24	6.98	3.48
Louisiana	60,618	28,804	67.79	32.21	5.19	2.47
Maine	23,959	11,605	67.37	32.63	7.81	3.78
Maryland	73,431	33,308	68.79	31.21	5.07	2.30
Massachusetts	109,097	56,862	65.74	34.26	6.87	3.58
Michigan	162,242	79,699	67.06	32.94	6.08	2.98
Minnesota	80,108	37,816	67.93	32.07	5.97	2.82
Mississippi	45,293	22,297	67.01	32.99	5.61	2.76
Missouri	94,587	46,819	66.89	33.11	6.30	3.12
Montana	12,477	6,080	67.24	32.76	5.31	2.59
Nebraska	29,549	15,284	65.91	34.09	6.23	3.22
Nevada	32,359	15,871	67.09	32.91	5.12	2.51
New Hampshire	20,907	10,492	66.58	33.42	6.42	3.22
New Jersey	166,284	83,825	66.48	33.52	7.57	3.82
New Mexico	31,845	16,072	66.46	33.54	5.91	2.98
New York	303,665	148,264	67.19	32.81	6.18	3.02
North Carolina	133,997	58,454	69.63	30.37	5.90	2.57
North Dakota	9,088	4,737	65.74	34.26	5.41	2.82
Ohio	178,054	91,079	66.16	33.84	6.02	3.08
Oklahoma	63,135	32,725	65.86	34.14	6.70	3.47
Oregon	52,414	25,418	67.34	32.66	5.79	2.81
Pennsylvania	193,278	99,520	66.01	33.99	6.25	3.22
Rhode Island	20,479	9,764	67.71	32.29	7.50	3.57
South Carolina	-	-	.	.	.	.
South Dakota	11,656	6,168	65.39	34.61	5.60	2.96
Tennessee	81,349	38,914	67.64	32.36	5.40	2.58
Texas	331,316	162,986	67.03	32.97	4.95	2.44
Utah	40,072	21,094	65.51	34.49	4.97	2.62
Vermont	9,369	4,641	66.87	33.13	6.17	3.05
Virginia	116,511	54,283	68.22	31.78	6.05	2.82
Washington	82,740	40,239	67.28	32.72	5.12	2.49
West Virginia	32,505	16,549	66.26	33.74	7.73	3.94
Wisconsin	86,646	41,880	67.42	32.58	6.09	2.94
Wyoming	9,248	4,697	66.32	33.68	7.05	3.58
BIE schools	4,615	2,303	66.71	33.29	.	.
50 states and D.C. (including BIE schools)	4,415,442	2,159,371	67.16	32.84	5.65	2.76
American Samoa	831	315	72.51	27.49	.	.
Guam	1,739	641	73.07	26.93	.	.
Northern Marianas	544	230	70.28	29.72	.	.
Puerto Rico	-	-	.	.	.	.
Virgin Islands	1,139	427	72.73	27.27	.	.
U.S. and outlying areas	4,419,695	2,160,984	67.16	32.84	.	.
-------------------- 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. ªPercent = Number of children and students ages 3-21 in the gender column divided by the gender total, multiplied by 100. The sum of gender percentages may not equal 100 percent because of rounding. ^bPercent of population = Number of students ages 3-21 served under IDEA, Part B divided by the number of students ages 3-21 in the population, multiplied by 100. See table C1 for the denominator. . Percentage cannot be calculated. - Data not available.