Table E-1. Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State All
disabilities		 Specific
learning
disabilities		 Speech or
language
impairments		 Mental
retardation		 Emotional
disturbance
Alabama 92,635 41,714 22,350 x x
Alaska 17,997 7,882 4,107 747 745
Arizona 124,504 59,612 23,378 8,921 8,115
Arkansas 67,314 22,937 16,159 10,020 x
California 676,318 314,758 180,125 42,700 27,506
Colorado 83,498 30,575 20,620 3,458 8,509
Connecticut 71,968 24,572 15,498 2,995 6,581
Delaware 18,857 9,768 2,282 2,254 x
District of Columbia 11,738 5,394 1,325 1,271 1,796
Florida 398,916 179,251 93,874 37,497 34,703
Georgia 197,596 54,473 47,542 26,288 23,495
Hawaii 21,963 9,470 1,082 1,665 2,352
Idaho 29,021 11,346 6,608 1,756 x
Illinois 322,541 141,763 72,971 26,924 29,025
Indiana 177,826 63,187 50,169 22,162 14,662
Iowa 72,457 40,239 8,274 12,134 7,253
Kansas 65,595 24,024 13,454 4,563 3,587
Kentucky 108,798 x 30,055 17,665 5,846
Louisiana 90,453 x 23,735 9,026 x
Maine 36,522 11,358 9,501 857 3,174
Maryland 110,650 37,088 27,274 6,080 9,314
Massachusetts 162,654 66,221 26,606 12,247 13,643
Michigan 243,607 94,699 59,941 25,264 19,111
Minnesota 116,511 33,910 21,202 9,384 16,768
Mississippi 68,099 29,722 20,199 4,662 x
Missouri 143,204 52,320 38,819 12,258 8,385
Montana 19,259 8,846 4,812 1,040 x
Nebraska 45,239 14,736 12,730 5,332 2,357
Nevada 47,794 25,325 7,990 2,086 x
New Hampshire 31,782 13,272 6,190 934 2,580
New Jersey 249,385 104,972 49,905 6,391 12,260
New Mexico 50,322 22,399 10,753 1,747 x
New York 447,422 174,692 73,241 13,964 39,105
North Carolina 192,820 64,570 40,203 25,494 9,616
North Dakota 13,883 x 4,307 x x
Ohio 266,447 100,563 41,364 51,131 21,871
Oklahoma 96,601 46,640 13,194 6,639 5,120
Oregon 77,376 30,071 20,375 4,293 4,702
Pennsylvania 288,733 144,626 50,665 25,527 26,043
Rhode Island 30,681 12,660 6,625 1,224 3,044
South Carolina 110,219 47,829 28,931 12,936 5,272
South Dakota 17,631 6,749 4,525 1,136 756
Tennessee 120,122 46,579 32,494 11,326 3,778
Texas 507,405 244,143 102,173 28,213 37,016
Utah 60,526 28,937 13,573 3,098 2,761
Vermont 13,917 x 1,805 x x
Virginia 174,640 65,669 31,989 12,745 12,415
Washington 124,498 46,482 20,467 x 4,946
West Virginia 49,677 x 14,713 8,598 2,085
Wisconsin 129,875 45,083 31,211 11,541 16,544
Wyoming 13,696 4,786 4,697 582 961
BIE schools 7,795 x 1,391 x 496
50 States and D.C. (including BIE schools) 6,718,987 2,739,807 1,467,473 556,162 477,112
American Samoa 1,211 x 74 24 0
Guam 2,480 x 290 x x
Northern Marianas 750 437 51 x x
Puerto Rico 94,674 51,633 20,677 12,225 1,032
Virgin Islands 1,690 679 263 307 77
U.S. and outlying areas 6,819,792 2,795,239 1,488,828 568,870 478,279
 
 
 
 
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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," 2005.  Data updated as of July 15, 2007.
 
Note:  See Part B Child Count Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
 - Data not available.
 
x  Data suppressed.


 

Table E-1. Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State Multiple
disabilities		 Hearing
impairments		 Orthopedic
impairments		 Other
health
impairments		 Visual
impairments
Alabama 1,475 1,035 662 6,369 482
Alaska 422 182 x 990 x
Arizona 2,226 2,043 712 5,410 731
Arkansas 1,339 645 192 8,158 220
California 5,780 11,315 14,778 38,399 4,414
Colorado 3,099 1,499 9,078 0 346
Connecticut 2,395 780 145 11,050 294
Delaware 0 289 547 1,756 52
District of Columbia 793 x x 410 x
Florida 0 4,077 4,527 20,010 1,278
Georgia 0 1,817 1,103 24,956 671
Hawaii 422 374 100 2,568 x
Idaho 482 296 123 2,170 98
Illinois 1,277 4,038 2,539 22,320 1,152
Indiana 2,033 2,216 1,786 9,342 958
Iowa 415 846 877 681 x
Kansas 2,193 592 434 7,086 219
Kentucky 4,212 698 532 13,372 485
Louisiana 989 1,256 1,129 9,422 445
Maine 3,276 282 75 4,967 x
Maryland 5,076 1,261 509 13,135 536
Massachusetts 5,035 1,189 1,396 8,051 558
Michigan 3,435 3,216 5,181 16,608 886
Minnesota 533 2,213 1,741 12,583 402
Mississippi 585 655 526 4,080 322
Missouri 1,175 1,351 640 14,523 482
Montana 578 198 66 1,682 x
Nebraska 359 683 456 4,839 240
Nevada 1,005 551 392 2,837 180
New Hampshire 393 286 107 4,812 135
New Jersey 28,536 1,716 588 23,633 415
New Mexico 1,024 603 225 3,204 189
New York 21,064 4,748 2,532 44,792 1,398
North Carolina 1,874 2,329 1,139 25,633 760
North Dakota 0 139 148 1,296 x
Ohio 16,092 3,091 2,647 19,325 1,291
Oklahoma 1,531 918 447 7,375 422
Oregon 0 926 946 7,671 365
Pennsylvania 3,053 3,045 1,078 11,918 1,327
Rhode Island 305 237 111 4,313 84
South Carolina 375 1,173 814 7,383 419
South Dakota 983 157 98 1,301 x
Tennessee 1,916 1,476 989 11,548 800
Texas 5,668 6,745 4,969 57,171 3,167
Utah 1,600 597 206 3,048 309
Vermont x 134 x 1,997 x
Virginia 2,981 1,512 927 25,591 483
Washington 2,629 1,405 680 20,971 310
West Virginia 0 478 182 x 282
Wisconsin 0 1,650 1,282 13,510 463
Wyoming x 177 127 1,469 63
BIE schools x x x x 18
50 States and D.C. (including BIE schools) 141,020 79,237 70,711 570,448 28,751
American Samoa x 13 x x x
Guam 65 51 x 106 11
Northern Marianas x x x x x
Puerto Rico 1,392 930 571 4,213 x
Virgin Islands x x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 142,578 80,274 71,328 574,885 29,458


 

Table E-1. Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005
State Autism Deaf-
blindness		 Traumatic
brain
injury		 Developmental
delayª
Alabama 2,052 6 287 4,554
Alaska x x x 2,311
Arizona 3,574 85 434 9,263
Arkansas 1,484 x x 5,196
California 34,571 202 1,770 0
Colorado 1,503 92 394 4,325
Connecticut 3,265 x x 4,228
Delaware 599 56 x 369
District of Columbia 251 x x 338
Florida 9,516 67 638 13,478
Georgia 6,205 27 479 10,540
Hawaii 960 x x 2,817
Idaho 930 x 133 3,763
Illinois 9,455 43 846 10,188
Indiana 7,254 28 575 3,454
Iowa 1,322 x 227 0
Kansas 1,462 x x 7,745
Kentucky 2,068 x 237 18,270
Louisiana 2,047 6 255 9,563
Maine 1,473 5 x 1,367
Maryland 5,288 27 336 4,726
Massachusetts 6,494 268 5,239 15,707
Michigan 9,773 9 561 4,923
Minnesota 8,609 65 459 8,642
Mississippi 849 x 163 4,791
Missouri 3,936 x x 8,854
Montana 341 x 74 529
Nebraska 988 x x 2,282
Nevada 1,779 x 211 3,295
New Hampshire 905 x x 2,098
New Jersey 7,432 x x 12,066
New Mexico 590 x 219 6,677
New York 12,257 13 1,319 58,297
North Carolina 6,344 x x 14,296
North Dakota 320 x x 884
Ohio 7,993 x x 0
Oklahoma 1,434 x x 12,579
Oregon 5,592 26 279 2,130
Pennsylvania 10,315 x 937 x
Rhode Island 931 x x 1,076
South Carolina 2,014 x x 2,915
South Dakota 505 x x x
Tennessee 2,794 5 274 6,143
Texas 16,731 96 1,313 0
Utah 1,799 92 327 4,179
Vermont 357 5 x 2,018
Virginia 5,633 x x 14,296
Washington 4,469 x 352 16,304
West Virginia 708 x x 2,235
Wisconsin 5,085 7 431 3,068
Wyoming 272 x x 382
BIE schools x x 25 403
50 States and D.C. (including BIE schools) 222,980 1,764 24,529 338,993
American Samoa x x x 0
Guam 74 x x x
Northern Marianas x 0 x x
Puerto Rico 1,117 x x 105
Virgin Islands x 0 x 164
U.S. and outlying areas 224,248 1,825 24,594 339,386
 
 
 
 
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ªDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.