U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Education
29th Annual Report to Congress on the 29th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Implementation of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20072007
Vol. 2Vol. 2
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29th Annual Report to Congress on theImplementation of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2007
Vol. 2
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:to ensure the free appropriate public education
of all children with disabilities
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December 2010
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Preface.......................................................................................................................................................xiii
Data Sources Used in This Report..............................................................................................................1
Notes Concerning the Data Tables That Follow.......................................................................................5
Table 1-1 Children and students served under IDEA, Part B, by age group and state: Fall 2005......................................................................................................................................7
Table 1-2 Children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.....................................................................................................................8
Table 1-3 Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005...................................................................................................................11
Table 1-4 Students ages 6 through 11 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005...................................................................................................................14
Table 1-5 Students ages 12 through 17 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005...................................................................................................................17
Table 1-6 Students ages 18 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2005...................................................................................................................20
Table 1-7 Children and students ages 3 through 22+ served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by age and disability category: Fall 2005...........................................23
Table 1-8 Children and students ages 3 through 22+ served under IDEA, Part B, by age and state: Fall 2005...................................................................................................................24
Table 1-9 Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by age group, year and disability category: Fall 1996 through fall 2005.............................................................................................................................28
Table 1-10 Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by age group and state: Fall 2005............................................32
Table 1-11 Children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.....................................................33
Table 1-12 Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.....................................................36
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Table 1-13 Students ages 6 through 17 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.....................................................39
Table 1-14 Students ages 6 through 17 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade public school enrollment, by disability category and state: Fall 2005............................................................................................................42
Table 1-15 Children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by race/ethnicity and state: Fall 2005............................................................................................................................46
1-15a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................481-15b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................501-15c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................521-15d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................541-15e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................561-15f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................581-15g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................601-15h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................621-15i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................641-15j. Autism......................................................................................................................661-15k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................681-15l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................701-15m. Developmental delay.............................................................................................72
Table 1-16 Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by race/ethnicity and state: Fall 2005............................................................................................................................74
1-16a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................761-16b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................781-16c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................801-16d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................821-16e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................841-16f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................861-16g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................881-16h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................901-16i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................921-16j. Autism......................................................................................................................941-16k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................961-16l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................981-16m. Developmental delay...........................................................................................100
Table 1-17a American Indian/Alaska Native children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.........102
Table 1-17b Asian/Pacific Islander children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.............................105
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Table 1-17c Black (not Hispanic) children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.............................108
Table 1-17d Hispanic children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005...................................................111
Table 1-17e White (not Hispanic) children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.............................114
Table 1-18a American Indian/Alaska Native students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.........117
Table 1-18b Asian/Pacific Islander students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.............................120
Table 1-18c Black (not Hispanic) students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.............................123
Table 1-18d Hispanic students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005...................................................126
Table 1-18e White (not Hispanic) students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, as a percentage of population, by disability category and state: Fall 2005.............................129
Table 2-1 Children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005..........................................................................................................132
2-1a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................1342-1b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................1362-1c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................1382-1d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................1402-1e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................1422-1f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................1442-1g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................1462-1h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................1482-1i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................1502-1j. Autism......................................................................................................................1522-1k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................1542-1l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................1562-1m. Developmental delay.............................................................................................158
Table 2-2 Students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.....................................................................................160
2-2a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................1622-2b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................1642-2c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................1662-2d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................168
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2-2e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................1702-2f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................1722-2g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................1742-2h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................1762-2i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................1782-2j. Autism......................................................................................................................1802-2k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................1822-2l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................1842-2m. Developmental delay.............................................................................................186
Table 2-3 Children and students ages 3 through 21 served in correctional facilities and private schools not placed or referred by public agencies placements under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2005................................................................................................188
Table 2-4 Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by age group, educational environment and year: Fall 1996 through fall 2005..............................................................................................................189
Table 2-5 Number of students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by disability category, educational environment and year: Fall 1996 through fall 2005..............................................................................................................191
Table 2-6a American Indian/Alaska Native children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005................................................195
Table 2-6b Asian/Pacific Islander children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.................................................................198
Table 2-6c Black (not Hispanic) children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.................................................................201
Table 2-6d Hispanic children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.....................................................................................204
Table 2-6e White (not Hispanic) children ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.................................................................207
Table 2-7a American Indian/Alaska Native students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005................................................210
Table 2-7b Asian/Pacific Islander students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.................................................................212
Table 2-7c Black (not Hispanic) students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.................................................................214
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Table 2-7d Hispanic students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.....................................................................................216
Table 2-7e White (not Hispanic) students ages 6 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by educational environment and state: Fall 2005.................................................................218
Table 3-1 Special education teachers employed (FTE) to provide special education and related services to children ages 3 through 5 under IDEA, Part B, by certification status and state: Fall 2004................................................................................................220
Table 3-2 Special education teachers employed (FTE) to provide special education and related services to students ages 6 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by certification status and state: Fall 2004................................................................................................221
Table 3-3 Personnel other than special education teachers employed (FTE) to provide special education and related services to children and youth ages 3 through 21 under IDEA, Part B, by personnel type, certification status and state: Fall 2004......................222
Table 4-1 Students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004–05................................................................................................232
4-1a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................2334-1b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................2344-1c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................2354-1d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................2364-1e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................2374-1f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................2384-1g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................2394-1h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................2404-1i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................2414-1j. Autism......................................................................................................................2424-1k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................2434-1l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................244
Table 4-2 Students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas who exited school, by exit reason and age: 2004–05.............................................245
4-2a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................2454-2b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................2464-2c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................2464-2d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................2474-2e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................2474-2f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................2484-2g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................2484-2h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................2494-2i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................2494-2j. Autism......................................................................................................................2504-2k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................250
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4-2l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................251
Table 4-3 Students ages 14 through 22+ served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas who exited school, by exit reason, reporting year and student’s age: 1995–96 through 2004–05..............................................................................................................252
Table 4-4a American Indian/Alaska Native students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004–05.........................................254
Table 4-4b Asian/Pacific Islander students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004–05.....................................................255
Table 4-4c Black (not Hispanic) students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004–05.............................................................256
Table 4-4d Hispanic students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004–05.......................................................................257
Table 4-4e White (not Hispanic) students ages 14 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004–05.............................................................258
Table 5-1 Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2004–05............................................................................................................................259
5-1a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................2605-1b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................2615-1c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................2625-1d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................2635-1e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................2645-1f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................2655-1g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................2665-1h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................2675-1i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................2685-1j. Autism......................................................................................................................2695-1k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................2705-1l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................2715-1m. Developmental delay.............................................................................................272
Table 5-2 Children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, as a percentage of the 2004 child count, by type of removal and state: 2004–05........................................................273
5-2a. Specific learning disabilities...................................................................................2745-2b. Speech or language impairments...........................................................................2755-2c. Mental retardation..................................................................................................2765-2d. Emotional disturbance............................................................................................277
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5-2e. Multiple disabilities................................................................................................2785-2f. Hearing impairments..............................................................................................2795-2g. Orthopedic impairments.........................................................................................2805-2h. Other health impairments.......................................................................................2815-2i. Visual impairments..................................................................................................2825-2j. Autism......................................................................................................................2835-2k. Deaf-blindness........................................................................................................2845-2l. Traumatic brain injury............................................................................................2855-2m. Developmental delay.............................................................................................286
Table 5-3a American Indian/Alaska Native children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2004–05...................................................................287
Table 5-3b Asian/Pacific Islander children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2004–05.............................................................................................288
Table 5-3c Black (not Hispanic) children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2004–05.............................................................................................289
Table 5-3d Hispanic children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2004–05...........................................................................................................290
Table 5-3e White (not Hispanic) children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2004–05.............................................................................................291
Table 5-4a American Indian/Alaska Native children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, as a percentage of the 2004 child count, by type of removal and state: 2004–05............................................................................................................................292
Table 5-4b Asian/Pacific Islander children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, as a percentage of the 2004 child count, by type of removal and state: 2004–05...................293
Table 5-4c Black (not Hispanic) children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, as a percentage of the 2004 child count, by type of removal and state: 2004–05...................294
Table 5-4d Hispanic children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, as a percentage of the 2004 child count, by type of removal state: 2004–05................................................295
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Table 5-4e White (not Hispanic) children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, as a percentage of the 2004 child count, by type of removal and state: 2004–05...................296
Appendix A. Data Notes for IDEA, Part B
Table A-1 Categories and subcategories of data required for children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B: 2004–05............................................................A-3
Table A-2 States that reported students with deaf-blindness, other health impairments and multiple disabilities in different disability categories for IDEA, Part B child count and educational environments data collections: 2005; and exiting and discipline data collections: 2004–05................................................................................................A-8
Table A-3 States with different practices in reporting children with developmental delay receiving services under IDEA, Part B, by state: 2005...................................................A-9
Appendix B. Population Data
Table B-1 Estimated resident population ages 3 through 21, by state: 1996, 2004 and 2005..........B-1
Table B-2 Estimated resident population ages 3 through 5, by state: 1996, 2004 and 2005............B-2
Table B-3 Estimated resident population ages 6 through 17, by state: 1996, 2004 and 2005..........B-3
Table B-4 Estimated resident population ages 18 through 21, by state: 1996, 2004 and 2005........B-4
Table B-5 Estimated resident population ages 3 through 17, by state: 1996, 2004 and 2005..........B-5
Table B-6 Estimated resident population ages 3 through 5, by race/ethnicity and state: 2005........B-6
Table B-7 Estimated resident population ages 6 through 21, by race/ethnicity and state: 2005......B-8
Appendix C. Enrollment Data
Table C-1 Public school enrollment of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, by state: School years 1996–97, 2004–05 and 2005–06.......................................................C-1
Appendix D. 2004 Child Count by Disability and Race/Ethnicity
Table D-1 Number of children and students ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by disability category and state: Fall 2004...........................................................................D-1
Table D-2 Children ages 3 through 21 served under IDEA, Part B, by race/ethnicity and state: 2004.................................................................................................................................D-4
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Appendix E. Budget Data
Table E-1 State grant awards under Parts B and C of IDEA: Federal fiscal year 2006...................E-1
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Preface
The 29th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, 2007 follows the 2006—i.e., the 28th annual report—in sequence. The 29th Annual
Report to Congress is, however, the first to have three volumes. In the 28th and earlier editions, vol. 2
consisted of data tables and data notes for Parts B and C. With the 2007 or 29th annual report, vol. 2 now
contains only Part B data tables and data notes and vol. 3 contains data tables and data notes for Part C.
Vol. 1 presents a picture of how children and students are being served under the law nationwide
and provides profiles of individual states’ special education environments and early intervention settings.
It also includes tables of states rank-ordered by their reported data on exiting, dropouts, educational
environments and early intervention services and settings. Lastly, it contains abstracts of research projects
funded by the National Center for Special Education Research and other studies and evaluations for
assessing implementation and effectiveness of key programs and activities supported under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Vols. 2 and 3 of the 29th Annual Report to Congress consist of tables that also were compiled
from data provided by the states. Such data are required under the law. In fact, the collection and analysis
of these data are the primary means by which the Office of Special Education Programs monitors
activities under IDEA, thereby helping to ensure the free and appropriate public education of all children
with disabilities.
Data tables in vol. 2 cover a multitude of topics regarding states’ implementation of IDEA,
Part B; data tables in vol. 3 cover a multitude of topics regarding states’ implementation of IDEA, Part C.
In the analysis of data presented in vol. 1, there are frequent references to specific tables in vols. 2 and 3
as sources. In that sense, vols. 2 and 3 can be used as appendices to vol. 1.
However, the tables in vols. 2 and 3 provide much more extensive data than are referenced in
vol. 1. As such, they may be used by anyone interested in doing further analysis of state activities funded
under IDEA.
The year in the title reflects the U.S. Department of Education’s target year for submitting the report to Congress.
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Data Sources Used in This Report
The text and graphics contained in the 29th Annual Report to Congress were developed primarily
from 2004/2005 data1 in the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Data Analysis System
(DANS). DANS is a repository for all of the data mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) to be collected from states annually. These data include the number of infants and toddlers
being served under Part C of IDEA and the settings in which they receive program services as well as
their transition at age 3 out of Part C. The states also report early intervention services provided to this
population. For Part B, states report the number of children and students who are being served, the
educational environments in which they receive education, disciplinary actions that affect them,
information on their exiting the program and the personnel providing educational services to them. As
they have in previous years, most states submitted 2004/2005 data used in this report to OSEP, which
places such data in DANS. However, with the 2004/2005 data collection, several states submitted data
held in DANS through EDFacts, a U.S. Department of Education initiative to consolidate the collection
of kindergarten through grade 12 education program information about states, districts and schools. OSEP
is part of this initiative and is in the process of transitioning data collection that is required under IDEA,
Section 618, to EDFacts. For the 2005 Part B Child Count, 19 states2 submitted data through EDFacts; 13
states3 submitted 2005 Part B Educational Environments data through EDFacts; and 14 states4 submitted
2004–05 Part B Exiting data through EDFacts.
All Part B and Part C data submitted by states to OSEP, whether via EDFacts or DANS, are
stored in DANS. Data in the DANS database are not accessible by the public. DANS data used in this
report are tabulated from data collection forms; they are not published reports. All federal data collection
forms must be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB approval number
for each of the forms is provided in the source citation. Note that Part B and C data submitted via DANS
or EDFacts are based on the same data collection forms. For more information on IDEA, Part B and Part
C data collections, data handling and verification procedures and tables produced from those data tables,
go to www.ideadata.org.
1 For collection dates of 2004/2005 Part B data, see chart on next page.2 Alaska, California, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.3 Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.4 California, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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A number of tables refer to fall of a particular year, and the corresponding source notes indicate
that the data were updated as of July 17, 2006 (same is true for source figures and tables in vols. 1 and 3).
This is because much of the Part B and Part C data included in this report are snapshots of the database
maintained by DANS. OSEP permits states to update data as necessary after original state submissions;
however, snapshots are used to prepare analyses for the annual reports to Congress. The use of snapshots
ensures that the data are not revised while reports are being produced, thereby ensuring consistency of
data in presentations and analyses throughout each report. Use of data snapshots also facilitates the
Department of Education review process. Certain other categories of data (e.g., Part B exiting) are
collected over the course of a year. Unless noted otherwise, the year spans in the titles refer to school
years. Additional tables and data related to these data collections are available at www.ideadata.org.
State-reported data5 from DANS for Part B used in this report consist of the following:
Data category Collection date Date due to OSEPChild Count Dec. 1, 2005* Feb. 1, 2006Educational Environments Dec. 1, 2005* Feb. 1, 2006Personnel On or about Dec. 1, 2004 Nov. 1, 2005Exiting Cumulative, state-determined
12-month reporting period, 2004–05
Nov. 1, 2005
Discipline School year 2004–05 Nov. 1, 2005*Alaska, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools, Iowa, Maryland and Texas used the last Friday in October 2005 as the reference date for reporting these data. Massachusetts used Oct. 1, 2005, as the reference date for reporting these data.
Note to reader: Within these categories of data listed above are various subcategories of data,
some of which require detailed descriptors.6 These descriptors are italicized when references are made
within text or notes in order to clarify that the reference is to a grouping of data. In table titles, this rule is
not followed, with one exception. In sets of tables in which the distinguishing factor is a subcategory of
data, that subcategory is italicized in order to highlight the variable for the reader. Such sets of tables
appear throughout vol. 2.
In addition to data from DANS, vol. 2 contains data from the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) and the U.S. Census Bureau that were used in preparing this report. Brief descriptions
5 The U.S. Department of the Interior reports data for Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools.
6 The list of data categories and subcategories for Part B is found at the beginning of the Part B Data Notes (appendix A). In regard to the subcategories of data for Part B, please note that Public Law 111-256, enacted on Oct. 5, 2010, amended IDEA and other federal laws to replace the term “mental retardation” with the term “intellectual disabilities.” Therefore, the U.S. Department of Education will refer to the disability subcategory “intellectual disabilities” rather than “mental retardation” in the 30th Annual Report to Congress and all subsequent annual reports.
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of the other data sources used in vol. 2 follow. Further general information about each data source can be
found at the Web site at the end of the description. Specific data from NCES and the Census Bureau were
used to determine percentages for the snapshots of data mentioned previously (e.g., tables 1-14 and 1-10).
The access dates given in the footnotes of such tables go back in time to when data were originally
gathered for preparing the tables.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and
analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. NCES is located within
the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze and report complete statistics
on the condition of American education; to conduct and publish reports; and to review and report on
education activities internationally. NCES statistics and publications are used by Congress, other federal
agencies, state education agencies, educational organizations, the news media, researchers and the public.
More information can be found at http://nces.ed.gov (last accessed Oct. 19, 2010).
Common Core of Data (CCD)
Additional data come from the NCES Common Core of Data. The CCD is the Department of
Education's primary database on public elementary and secondary education in the United States.
Updated annually, CCD is a comprehensive national statistical database of all public elementary and
secondary schools and school districts that contains data that are designed to be comparable across all
states.
CCD comprises five surveys sent to state education departments. Most of the data are obtained
from administrative records maintained by the state education agencies. Statistical information is
collected annually from public elementary and secondary schools, public school districts and the 50
states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools, Puerto Rico and the outlying areas
(American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands). This report uses
information from the CCD for 2005–06. For more information on CCD, see http://nces.ed.gov/
ccd/aboutccd.asp (last accessed Oct. 19, 2010).
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U.S. Census Bureau
Each year, the Population Estimates Program of the U.S. Census Bureau publishes estimates of
the resident population for each state and county. Members of the Armed Forces on active duty stationed
outside the United States, military dependents living abroad and other U.S. citizens living abroad are not
included in these estimates. These population estimates are produced by age, sex, race and Hispanic
origin. The state population estimates are solely the sum of the county population estimates. The
reference date for county estimates is July 1.
Estimates are used as follows: (1) in determining federal funding allocations, (2) in calculating
percentages for vital rates and per capita time series, (3) as survey controls, and (4) in monitoring recent
demographic changes. With each new issue of July 1 estimates, the estimates for prior years are revised
back to the last census. Previously published estimates are superseded and archived. See the Census
Bureau’s document Estimates and Projections Area Documentation: State and County Total Population
Estimates for more information about how population estimates are produced (http://www.census.gov/
popest/topics/methodology/2005_st_co_meth.html, last accessed Oct. 19, 2010). More information about
the U.S. Census Bureau can be found at http://www.census.gov (last accessed Oct. 19, 2010).
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Notes Concerning the Data Tables That Follow
The following will assist users of this volume:
1. The term state is used for column labels in vol. 2 tables to represent the 50 states, the District
of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools, Puerto Rico and the outlying areas
of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.
2. Tables that show the percentage of children served based on population data do not include
percentages for BIA schools and the four outlying areas. Population data tables include
Puerto Rico except when cross-tabulated by race/ethnicity. For the tables in vol. 2, the U.S.
Census’ annual population estimates exclude residents of the four outlying areas. Annual
population estimates by race/ethnicity exclude residents of Puerto Rico and the four outlying
areas. The decennial census (last collected in 2000, under way again in 2010) includes
residents of Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas. The unavailability of population data
results in an inability to calculate associated percentages.
3. Two national rows are included at the bottom of most tables in the report. The first, “50 states
and DC (including BIA schools),” includes just the 50 states, the District of Columbia and
BIA schools. The second, “U.S. and outlying areas,” includes the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, the BIA schools, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.
4. While IDEA is focused on ensuring that services are provided to children with disabilities
through age 21, older students may also be eligible to receive services under the act.
5. Available on the Web at http://www.ideadata.org are several documents that can provide
important background information to these materials. Prior to making any state-to-state
comparisons, please consult the posted Data Dictionary, Fact Sheets and Data Notes (Part B
Data Notes for 2004–05 are included in appendix A of vol. 2).
6.Beginning with the 2003–04 data, the data tables contain cells in which the numbers are
suppressed. Certain data are suppressed to limit disclosure of information consistent with
federal law, which, according to 34 CFR 99.35(b)(1) “requires that information collected by
the Secretary under this authority [34 CFR 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35 ] be protected in a
manner that does not permit personal identification of individuals by anyone except those
officials [i.e., authorized representatives of the Secretary in connection with an audit or
evaluation of Federal or State supported education programs, or for the enforcement of or
compliance with Federal legal requirements which relate to those programs].”
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It is the policy of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to be consistent with the
provisions of privacy statutes. Each office in the Department has different purposes for its
data collections. Therefore, each office develops its own approach to data presentation that
ensures the protection of privacy while meeting the purposes of the data collection, and the
Department’s Information Quality Guidelines, which were developed as required by the
Office of Management and Budget.
In preparing this report, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) determined that
certain numbers (cells) in the tables that follow would be suppressed in order to avoid the
identification of children and students through data publication. With the exception of the all-
disability total for age groups in this report, all counts of fewer than five children or students,
including counts of zero children or students, are suppressed. Additional cells are suppressed
when necessary to prevent the calculation of another suppressed cell. However, national
totals in tables broken down by state are not suppressed. In addition, counts of fewer than
five, including counts of zero, are not suppressed in tables 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3, which present
teachers and personnel employed to provide special education and related services to children
and students under IDEA, Part B.
7.Since cell suppression was new beginning with the 28th Annual Report to Congress, the reader
may experience some difficulty comparing data across years because small cells are
suppressed and data trends are less apparent. In addition, cell suppression affected some
tables, such as tables that present multiple variables, more heavily than others. Examples are
tables 1-15k and 1-15l. These tables present children ages 3 through 5 by specific disability
category, such as low incidence disabilities like deaf-blindness and traumatic brain injury,
served under IDEA, Part B by state and by race/ethnicity. Usefulness of tables more heavily
affected by cell suppression (e.g., tables 1-15k and 1-15l) must be balanced against children’s
and students’ right to privacy. Since the tables in this report were prepared, OSEP has
explored alternative cell suppression treatments in order to reduce suppressed cells in future
reports. Check http://www.ideadata.org for the latest tables.
8.The suppression of numerical data in vol. 2 tables results in an inability to calculate associated
percentages.
9.Discrepancies in total counts of children and students served under Part B among different data
categories reflect variations in numbers as reported by the states for the various categories
and subcategories of data. (For a complete list of Part B data categories and subcategories,
see table A-1 in appendix A.)
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