Table 22-1. 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: School years 1996–97 through 2005–06
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| Exit status |
1996–97 |
1997–98 |
1998–99 |
1999–2000 |
2000–01 |
2001–02 |
2002–03 |
2003–04 |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
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| Total, number |
308,538 |
323,093 |
318,386 |
348,385 |
362,065 |
370,106 |
373,916 |
392,663 |
393,579 |
396,857 |
| Total, percentage |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Graduated with diploma |
43.1 |
45.5 |
46.8 |
46.5 |
48.0 |
51.4 |
52.5 |
54.5 |
54.6 |
56.5 |
| Received a certificate of attendance1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
12.5 |
13.0 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
| Reached maximum age2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| Died |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Dropped out3 |
46.4 |
44.0 |
42.6 |
42.3 |
41.2 |
37.8 |
33.6 |
31.1 |
28.3 |
26.2 |
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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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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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