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Table 204.70.Number and percentage of children served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, by age group and state or jurisdiction: Selected school years, 1990-91 through 2022-23
State or jurisdiction3- to 21-year-olds served3- to 5-year-olds served (including 5-year-olds not yet in kindergarten)1
1990-912000-012010-112015-162018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23As a percent of public school enrollment, 2022-23Percent change in number served, 2000-01 to
2022-23
1990-912000-012010-112015-162018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23
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   United States 4,710,0896,295,8166,434,9166,676,9747,134,2487,281,8817,182,9167,259,4257,525,94115.219.5389,751592,087723,738746,499818,575723,726494,888472,622527,163
Alabama 94,60199,82882,28684,27893,47296,42995,18994,88999,92113.30.17,1547,5547,49273688,03684723,8774,2464,669
Alaska 14,39017,69118,04818,39019,47919,47318,94118,96619,36814.89.51,4581,6372,10421152,47724741,1811,0331,103
Arizona 56,62996,442125,816132,592144,812148,121144,814145,834149,81113.255.34,3309,14414,7561532816,746105528,5378,1158,824
Arkansas 47,18762,22264,88168,17874,86376,48375,26777,74480,22616.328.94,6269,37613,0341298113,497101448,7239,4699,925
California 468,420645,287672,174727,718788,268754,502773,183780,599805,28913.6224.839,62757,65172,4047861086,4565058262,11241,75147,017

Colorado
56,33678,71584,71095,101105,186109,276106,887109,008113,28913.043.94,1288,20211,7971277414,471150298,1828,2639,108
Connecticut 63,88673,88668,16775,03082,33685,01084,15586,10388,63517.320.05,4667,1727,93386919,78564065,7625,9216,709
Delaware 14,20816,76018,60820,74224,38226,06024,67226,35527,50219.464.11,4931,6522,12320302,80132632,0842,1382,361
District of Columbia 6,29010,55911,94712,25814,11314,92714,97714,31915,12616.643.341137495714711,89521461,2111,0211,376
Florida 234,509367,335368,808372,476405,796420,515409,257420,679432,39115.117.714,88330,66036,0273935942,0764298020,66421,36723,219

Georgia
101,762171,292177,544202,314219,111225,610222,620224,052230,36313.234.57,09816,56015,9111820118,661112719,3489,31810,161
Hawaii 12,70523,95119,71619,22319,59220,12520,01719,65519,92011.7-16.88091,9192,39824442,55527041,9881,8391,880
Idaho 21,70329,17427,38829,71834,31035,84635,53636,87138,29812.131.32,8153,5913,59633313,86641062,3722,3032,211
Illinois 236,060297,316302,830296,784297,960300,356291,371289,165295,26115.9-0.722,99728,78736,4883787838,0463794622,90422,75525,336
Indiana 112,949156,320166,073171,368178,511182,135180,789182,496188,07818.220.37,24315,10118,7251804918,9141962212,39012,69514,015

Iowa
59,78772,46168,50163,82267,99069,67369,29570,19671,80114.0-0.95,4215,5807,37862267,42978314,2854,2144,836
Kansas 44,78561,26766,87370,76275,51177,55976,28378,27381,06316.632.33,8817,72810,6041138712,10590917,7957,8088,442
Kentucky 78,85394,572102,37099,283106,158108,475105,779104,938109,74916.616.010,44016,37217,9631704418,2321854610,22510,43011,674
Louisiana 72,82597,93882,94384,22186,82989,12186,582386,243496,91613.5-1.06,7039,95710,4271043010,484109218,3828,38236,648
Maine 27,98735,63332,26132,53134,38235,02034,48234,88335,82820.60.52,8953,9783,82435123,64223972,4932,2432,399

Maryland
88,017112,077103,490105,440110,563113,714110,944109,574114,73212.92.47,16310,00312,8751347314,6451552610,0839,16110,773
Massachusetts 149,743162,216167,526168,199176,627179,634175,548177,582182,10519.712.312,14114,32816,6621680218,3771890610,57310,39712,184
Michigan 166,511221,456218,957197,316199,794199,147193,592194,055199,85613.9-9.814,54719,93723,1832057322,0732059412,20211,31212,406
Minnesota 79,013109,880122,850128,218141,454145,888144,492145,936151,84517.538.28,64611,52215,0761584318,3531919611,92111,62712,992
Mississippi 60,87262,28164,03866,79969,43370,32967,16267,57269,28015.711.25,6426,94410,19186608,26183913,9143,8213,973

Missouri
101,166137,381127,164126,328132,286132,638126,064125,588127,37614.3-7.34,10011,30715,8911712318,2531260610,15510,63711,722
Montana 16,95519,31316,76117,38719,38019,64519,15620,01421,11214.09.31,7511,6351,65615921,7221047870773820
Nebraska 32,31242,79344,29947,79552,00552,77452,05053,06955,21216.829.02,5123,7245,05055576,55167314,1894,2184,668
Nevada 18,09938,16048,14855,45260,12063,82862,00061,63964,03213.267.81,4013,6766,94788388,44387873,8303,5134,305
New Hampshire 19,04930,07729,92028,80629,92030,40029,19930,30930,91718.32.81,4682,3873,13533353,67738092,1391,9362,213

New Jersey
178,870221,715232,002232,401241,063246,693237,344238,371243,03517.69.614,74116,36117,0731867420,7011485113,44113,03814,715
New Mexico 36,00052,25646,62849,66753,99654,14753,78654,07356,19517.87.52,2104,9705,22442456,60738173,4752,9303,347
New York 307,366441,333454,542499,551530,702540,245532,943522,078524,99320.719.026,26651,66564,9236706773,3487508440,83740,17245,966
North Carolina 122,942173,067185,107198,808201,658203,848193,809195,269202,31013.116.910,51617,36118,4331907020,1112090910,23910,81012,600
North Dakota 12,29413,65213,17013,95315,90216,43816,48317,04917,65414.929.31,1641,2471,71419722,34324921,7151,6441,754

Ohio
205,440237,643259,454253,896271,090275,267270,977272,884278,91616.617.412,48718,66422,4542189726,4192748719,00719,63022,004
Oklahoma 65,45785,57797,250108,459115,289116,875115,219117,468120,92017.241.35,1636,3938,298902310,309100544,7964,9825,030
Oregon 54,42275,20481,05084,51789,12591,49387,04085,55987,64815.2216.52,8546,9269,3921037411,69390097,2586,8457,650
Pennsylvania 214,254242,655295,080303,633327,908339,283338,713342,947357,91721.147.517,98221,47731,0723302237,0123053329,95328,31731,962
Rhode Island 20,64630,72725,33223,51524,17024,54823,94923,84624,65017.9-19.81,6822,6142,94530223,23523502,0842,1352,441

South Carolina
77,367105,922100,289101,776106,521108,932106,315109,492112,14214.25.97,94811,77511,08394329,792103994,9505,7626,623
South Dakota 14,72616,82518,02619,52721,71222,17521,76322,30523,23216.438.12,1052,2862,73826272,92330391,8841,8511,833
Tennessee 104,853125,863120,263129,386130,229131,408125,097127,179132,33913.15.17,48710,69913,0961290514,592149588,3088,96010,293
Texas 344,529491,642442,019463,238532,185588,317605,351635,340703,05812.743.024,84836,44241,4944378753,7503511229,91329,97535,760
Utah 46,60653,92170,27879,93286,53287,96885,89088,83191,71513.370.13,4245,7858,9901000710,74178897,1517,3117,572

Vermont
12,16013,62313,93613,90314,91115,55515,15415,31315,47118.513.61,0971,2371,76217742,05021281,3611,2351,365
Virginia 112,072162,212162,338164,757175,450179,481174,043172,635177,83614.19.69,89214,44417,0811675518,8071965310,58410,59112,471
Washington 83,545118,851127,978135,757147,628152,495147,202146,751151,94913.927.89,55811,76014,2751536117,1401825610,1509,56510,819
West Virginia 42,42850,33345,00745,29747,18347,27845,84646,66146,97318.7-6.72,9235,4455,60750045,24551423,0933,4913,557
Wisconsin 85,651125,358124,722120,864120,8645120,8645120,348122,844125,33415.20.010,93414,38316,0791608916,08951608958,1528,4499,152
Wyoming 10,85213,15415,34815,60815,48715,85815,34115,92416,35217.724.31,2211,6953,39833673,13923992,1462,2232,280

Bureau of Indian
  Education 
6,9978,4486,8016,3096,7547,0235,8445,4845,65115.4-33.11,0923383962662409400

   Other jurisdictions 
38,98670,670131,847131,127110,100110,340103,84196,28998,85336.639.93,8928,16814,5051692012,284873674997,1378,229
American Samoa 363697935666561584544535462----33.74848142505664412825
Federated States of Micronesia---------2,0471,7611,7541,7341,6631,620---------------13372131252126
Guam 1,7502,2672,0032,0361,9291,8541,7831,7541,699----25.119820516515914914888102116
Marshall Islands---------812603645718721726---------------44925753
Northern Marianas 4115699448869649929781,0071,03611.182.1211531049310878797991
Palau ---131---9781909710595----27.5---10---61614104
Puerto Rico 35,12965,504126560123,376103,137103,31896,91989,49192,29336.840.93,3457,74613,9521630311,799820671676,8257,884
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,3331,5021,4051,2071,0641,1031,0681,0139229.1-38.6901061421329078786780
---Not available.
1Data for 3- to 5-year-olds prior to 2019-20 include 5-year-olds in kindergarten. In 2019-20, states/entities had the option of reporting 5-year-olds in kindergarten in either the 3- to 5-year-old age group or the 5- to 21-year-old age group. Starting in 2020-21, states/entities were required to report 5-year-olds in kindergarten in the 5- to 21-year-old age group.
2Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
3Data for 5- to 21-year-olds are for 2019-20 instead of 2020-21 because 2020-21 data for this age group were not available for this state.
4Data for 3- to 5-year-olds are for 2020-21 instead of 2021-22 because 2021-22 data for this age group were not available for this state.
5Data for 3- to 21-year-olds are for 2015-16 because 2018-19 and 2019-20 data were not available for this state.
NOTE: Prior to October 1994, children and youth with disabilities were served under Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as well as under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. Data reported in this table for 1990-91 include children ages 0-21 served under Chapter 1 of ESEA.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, selected years, 1992 through 2006; and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved October 13, 2023, from https://data.ed.gov/dataset/idea-section-618-state-part-b-child-count-and-educational-environments/resources. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2022-23. (This table was prepared December 2023.)

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