Table 22-2. Number and percentage distribution of students ages 14–21 with disabilities served under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Part B) who exited school, by exit status, age, and type of disability: School year 2005–06
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|---|
| Age and type of disability |
Total exiting
special
education |
Graduated
with
diploma |
Received a
certificate of
attendance1 |
Reached
maximum
age2 |
Died |
Dropped
out3 |
|
| Total |
396,857 |
56.5 |
15.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
26.2 |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 |
5,935 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
92.5 |
| 15 |
11,067 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
95.5 |
| 16 |
27,713 |
17.4 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
79.0 |
| 17 |
142,510 |
66.3 |
12.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
21.1 |
| 18 |
141,364 |
64.9 |
17.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
16.6 |
| 19 |
42,605 |
55.6 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
20.0 |
| 20 |
15,397 |
42.8 |
27.7 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
19.3 |
| 21 |
10,266 |
27.0 |
34.5 |
27.6 |
0.6 |
10.3 |
| Disability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Specific learning disability |
236,135 |
61.6 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
25.1 |
| Mental retardation |
46,588 |
36.7 |
35.5 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
22.3 |
| Emotional disturbance |
47,519 |
43.4 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
44.9 |
| Speech or language impairment |
8,923 |
67.3 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
22.7 |
| Multiple disabilities |
8,251 |
43.8 |
25.6 |
8.3 |
3.6 |
18.7 |
| Other health impairment |
32,274 |
63.4 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
23.4 |
| Hearing impairment4 |
4,674 |
68.7 |
16.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
13.4 |
| Orthopedic impairment |
3,455 |
61.7 |
19.2 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
11.7 |
| Visual impairment |
1,766 |
72.1 |
13.9 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
11.4 |
| Autism |
4,876 |
57.1 |
26.6 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
9.1 |
| Deaf-blindness |
150 |
65.3 |
14.0 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
8.7 |
| Traumatic brain injury |
2,246 |
65.0 |
16.5 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
14.8 |
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1 Students who exited an educational program and received a certificate of completion, modified diploma, or some similar document. This includes students who received a high school diploma, but did not meet the same standards for graduation as those for students without disabilities.
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2 Students may exit special education services by reaching the maximum age beginning at age 18, depending on state law or practice or order of any court.
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3 Defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not enrolled at the end of the reporting year, and did not exit for any of the other reasons described. For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) counts as dropouts students who moved and were not known to continue.
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4 Includes deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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NOTE: Data are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates include students from the United States and other jurisdictions including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Data Analysis System (DANS), Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education, 2005–06 (OMB #1820-0521). Retrieved November 28, 2007, from https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc8.asp#partbEX.
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