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Table 204.60.Percentage distribution of school-age students served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, by educational environment and type of disability: Selected years, fall 1989 through fall 2022
Type of disability and year All environ-
ments		 Regular school, time inside general class Separate school for students with disabil-
ities		 Separate residen-
tial facility		 Parentally placed in regular private school1 Home-
bound/
hospital placement		 Correc-
tional facility
Less than 40 percent 40-79 percent 80 percent or more
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All students with disabilities            
1989 100.0 24.9 37.5 31.7 4.5 1.0 --- 0.6 ---
1990 100.0 25.0 36.4 33.1 4.2 0.9 --- 0.5 ---
1994 100.0 22.4 28.5 44.8 3.0 0.7 --- 0.6 ---
1995 100.0 21.5 28.5 45.7 3.1 0.7 --- 0.5 ---
1996 100.0 21.4 28.3 46.1 3.0 0.7 --- 0.5 ---
1997 100.0 20.4 28.8 46.8 2.9 0.7 --- 0.5 ---
1998 100.0 20.0 29.9 46.0 2.9 0.7 --- 0.5 ---
1999 100.0 20.3 29.8 45.9 2.9 0.7 --- 0.5 ---

2000
100.0
19.5
29.8
46.5
3.0
0.7
---
0.5
---
2001 100.0 19.2 28.5 48.2 2.9 0.7 --- 0.4 ---
2002 100.0 19.0 28.7 48.2 2.9 0.7 --- 0.5 ---
2003 100.0 18.5 27.7 49.9 2.8 0.7 --- 0.5 ---
2004 100.0 17.9 26.5 51.5 3.0 0.6 --- 0.4 ---
2005 100.0 16.7 25.1 54.2 2.9 0.6 --- 0.4 ---
2006 100.0 16.4 23.8 54.8 2.9 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.4
2007 100.0 15.4 22.4 56.8 3.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.4
2008 100.0 14.9 21.4 58.5 2.9 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.4
2009 100.0 14.6 20.7 59.4 3.0 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.4

2010
100.0
14.2
20.0
60.5
3.0
0.4
1.2
0.4
0.3
2011 100.0 14.0 19.8 61.1 3.0 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.3
2012 100.0 13.9 19.7 61.2 3.0 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.3
2013 100.0 13.8 19.4 61.8 2.9 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.3
2014 100.0 13.7 18.9 62.2 2.9 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.2
2015 100.0 13.6 18.7 62.5 2.9 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.2
20162 100.0 13.4 18.6 62.9 2.9 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.2
20172,3 100.0 13.3 18.3 63.4 2.8 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2
20182 100.0 13.1 18.0 64.0 2.7 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2
20192,4 100.0 12.8 17.5 64.8 2.7 0.2 1.5 0.4 0.2

20204,5








   All students with disabilities  100.0 12.6 16.6 66.0 2.6 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.1
Autism 100.0 33.2 17.8 40.7 6.6 0.3 1.1 0.3 #
Deaf-blindness 100.0 33.6 12.4 27.7 18.4 4.2 0.8 2.9 0.0
Developmental delay6 100.0 14.0 14.9 69.4 0.7 # 0.8 0.2 #
Emotional disturbance 100.0 15.6 17.0 53.0 11.6 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.8
Hearing impairment 100.0 9.7 13.8 64.2 8.8 1.6 1.7 0.1 #
Intellectual disability 100.0 46.5 27.8 19.3 5.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1
Multiple disabilities 100.0 43.8 18.0 15.1 17.5 1.1 0.8 3.8 0.1
Orthopedic impairment 100.0 20.3 15.1 57.1 3.7 0.1 1.5 2.1 #
Other health impairment7 100.0 8.0 18.8 69.3 1.8 0.2 1.4 0.5 0.2
Specific learning disability 100.0 4.0 19.7 74.5 0.4 # 1.2 0.1 0.1
Speech or language impairment 100.0 3.8 4.1 88.0 0.3 # 3.7 0.1 #
Traumatic brain injury 100.0 19.3 21.2 51.5 4.8 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.1
Visual impairment 100.0 9.0 11.7 69.0 6.0 2.0 1.5 0.7 #

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   All students with disabilities  100.0 12.6 16.2 66.5 2.4 0.2 1.6 0.4 0.1
Autism 100.0 34.1 17.2 40.8 6.0 0.3 1.1 0.3 #
Deaf-blindness 100.0 32.2 11.0 30.1 18.5 3.1 0.8 4.3 0.1
Developmental delay6 100.0 13.8 14.6 69.8 0.7 # 0.8 0.2 #
Emotional disturbance 100.0 14.4 17.0 55.1 10.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.8
Hearing impairment 100.0 10.1 13.3 64.7 8.5 1.5 1.8 0.2 #
Intellectual disability 100.0 46.1 27.6 20.1 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.1
Multiple disabilities 100.0 43.5 18.0 15.5 16.8 0.9 0.8 4.5 0.1
Orthopedic impairment 100.0 19.9 14.6 57.9 2.9 0.1 1.5 3.1 #
Other health impairment7 100.0 7.7 18.4 70.0 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.6 0.2
Specific learning disability 100.0 3.8 19.2 75.1 0.3 # 1.3 0.1 0.1
Speech or language impairment 100.0 3.7 3.8 88.3 0.2 # 3.9 0.1 #
Traumatic brain injury 100.0 19.5 20.8 51.7 4.7 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.1
Visual impairment 100.0 8.8 11.3 69.7 5.8 2.0 1.5 0.9 #

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   All students with disabilities  100.0 12.5 15.8 67.0 2.4 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.1
Autism 100.0 34.7 17.2 40.6 5.8 0.2 1.1 0.3 #
Deaf-blindness 100.0 29.7 12.3 31.4 18.6 2.9 1.0 4.0 0.2
Developmental delay6 100.0 14.7 14.9 68.8 0.7 # 0.7 0.2 #
Emotional disturbance 100.0 13.7 16.9 55.9 10.6 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.8
Hearing impairment 100.0 9.7 13.5 65.2 8.2 1.5 1.7 0.2 #
Intellectual disability 100.0 45.5 27.8 20.8 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.1
Multiple disabilities 100.0 43.5 18.2 16.0 16.4 0.9 0.7 4.2 0.1
Orthopedic impairment 100.0 19.1 15.0 58.9 2.7 0.1 1.5 2.8 #
Other health impairment7 100.0 7.5 17.9 70.7 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.5 0.2
Specific learning disability 100.0 3.4 18.5 76.3 0.3 # 1.3 0.1 0.1
Speech or language impairment 100.0 3.6 3.7 88.5 0.2 # 3.9 0.1 #
Traumatic brain injury 100.0 19.6 20.8 51.5 4.9 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.1
Visual impairment 100.0 8.6 11.5 70.1 5.3 2.1 1.5 0.8 #
---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.  
1Students who are enrolled by their parents or guardians in regular private schools and have their basic education paid through private resources but receive special education services at public expense. These students are not included under "Regular school, time inside general class."
2The 2016, 2017, and 2018 rows as well as the 2019 section include fall 2015 data for 6- to 21-year-olds in Wisconsin because fall 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 data were not available for children served in Wisconsin.
3The 2017 row includes fall 2016 data for 6- to 21-year-olds in Maine and Vermont because fall 2017 data were not available for children served in those states.
4The 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 data by educational environment and disability type for Iowa are imputed based on the reported fall 2018 percentage distribution by educational environment and disability type applied to the fall 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 total number of children served in Iowa.
5The 2020 data include fall 2019 data for 5- to 21-year-olds in Louisiana because fall 2020 data were not available for children served in Louisiana.
6Although federal law does not require that states/entities and local education agencies categorize children according to developmental delay, if this category is required by state law, they are expected to report these children in the developmental delay category.
7Other health impairments include having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or diabetes.
NOTE: Disability type refers to the specific disability for which a child is receiving services under IDEA. If a child has multiple types of disabilities but is receiving services under IDEA for only one type of disability, then the child is categorized under that specific disability. If a child is receiving services for more than one type of IDEA-defined disability, then the child is categorized under “multiple disabilities." Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Prior to 2019, "school-age children" included in this table were students ages 6 to 21. Due to changes in reporting requirements in the fall 2019 data collection, the number of 6- to 21-year-olds served may include some 5-year-olds enrolled in kindergarten. Starting in the fall 2020 data collection, school-age children include 6- to 21-year-olds and 5-year-olds enrolled in kindergarten. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved October 16, 2023, from https://data.ed.gov/dataset/idea-section-618-data-products-state-level-data-files. (This table was prepared October 2023.)

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