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Percent Children with Disabilities: 2013-14 1

The percentage of students participating in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and designated as special education students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. [More about...]

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National  13.0%
US 13.0%
Alabama  10.8%
AL 10.8%
Alaska  13.7%
AK 13.7%
Arizona  11.8%
AZ 11.8%
Arkansas  13.3%
AR 13.3%
California  10.8%
CA 10.8%
Colorado  10.4%
CO 10.4%
Connecticut  13.0%
CT 13.0%
Delaware  14.1%
DE 14.1%
District of Columbia  15.1%
DC 15.1%
Florida  13.1%
FL 13.1%
Georgia  11.1%
GA 11.1%
Hawaii  10.3%
HI 10.3%
Idaho  9.3%
ID 9.3%
Illinois  14.2%
IL 14.2%
Indiana  16.2%
IN 16.2%
Iowa  12.9%
IA 12.9%
Kansas  13.7%
KS 13.7%
Kentucky  14.1%
KY 14.1%
Louisiana  11.1%
LA 11.1%
Maine  16.1%
ME 16.1%
Maryland  11.9%
MD 11.9%
Massachusetts  17.5%
MA 17.5%
Michigan  12.9%
MI 12.9%
Minnesota  14.6%
MN 14.6%
Mississippi  13.3%
MS 13.3%
Missouri  13.4%
MO 13.4%
Montana  11.4%
MT 11.4%
Nebraska  15.3%
NE 15.3%
Nevada  11.5%
NV 11.5%
New Hampshire  15.5%
NH 15.5%
New Jersey  15.1%
NJ 15.1%
New Mexico  13.9%
NM 13.9%
New York  16.6%
NY 16.6%
North Carolina  12.6%
NC 12.6%
North Dakota  12.8%
ND 12.8%
Ohio  14.8%
OH 14.8%
Oklahoma  15.1%
OK 15.1%
Oregon  13.9%
OR 13.9%
Pennsylvania  16.8%
PA 16.8%
Puerto Rico  29.2%
PR 29.2%
Rhode Island  16.4%
RI 16.4%
South Carolina  13.3%
SC 13.3%
South Dakota  14.1%
SD 14.1%
Tennessee  13.1%
TN 13.1%
Texas  8.6%
TX 8.6%
Utah  12.1%
UT 12.1%
Vermont  15.7%
VT 15.7%
Virginia  12.6%
VA 12.6%
Washington  12.5%
WA 12.5%
West Virginia  15.8%
WV 15.8%
Wisconsin  14.0%
WI 14.0%
Wyoming  13.9%
WY 13.9%

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1 Description: The percentage of students participating in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and designated as special education students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.; Academic Year: 2013-14; Grade: N/A; Note: An IEP includes (1) a statement of the child’s present levels of education performance, (2) a statement of annual goals, including short-term instructional objectives, (3) a statement of specific education services to be provided and the extent to which the child will be able to participate in regular education programs, (4) a projected date for initiation and anticipated duration of services, and (5) appropriate objectives, criteria, and evaluation procedures and schedules for determining, on at least an annual basis, whether instructional objectives are being achieved. The percentage is based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey. A dash (-) indicates that the data are not available. A # symbol indicates that data rounds to zero. A “‡” symbol is used for NCES and NAEP data to indicate that their reporting standards were not met.; Source: Common Core of Data, Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey, https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pubagency.asp; Data Uploaded On: 11/13/2015