Table 8-1. Number and percentage of children and youth ages 3–21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 1976–77 through 2006–07
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| School year |
Total served under IDEA (in thousands) |
Percentage of total public school
enrollment served under IDEA1 |
Percentage of youth ages 3–21
served under IDEA |
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| 1976–77 |
3,692 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
| 1977–78 |
3,755 |
8.6 |
5.1 |
| 1978–79 |
3,894 |
9.2 |
5.4 |
| 1979–80 |
4,010 |
9.6 |
5.6 |
| 1980–81 |
4,146 |
10.1 |
5.8 |
| 1981–82 |
4,203 |
10.5 |
6.0 |
| 1982–83 |
4,260 |
10.8 |
6.1 |
| 1983–84 |
4,304 |
11.0 |
6.3 |
| 1984–85 |
4,320 |
11.0 |
6.3 |
| 1985–86 |
4,322 |
11.0 |
6.4 |
| 1986–87 |
4,379 |
11.0 |
6.5 |
| 1987–88 |
4,414 |
11.0 |
6.6 |
| 1988–89 |
4,493 |
11.2 |
6.7 |
| 1989–90 |
4,599 |
11.3 |
6.8 |
| 1990–91 |
4,717 |
11.4 |
6.9 |
| 1991–92 |
4,881 |
11.6 |
7.1 |
| 1992–93 |
5,042 |
11.8 |
7.3 |
| 1993–94 |
5,223 |
12.0 |
7.5 |
| 1994–95 |
5,378 |
12.2 |
7.6 |
| 1995–96 |
5,572 |
12.4 |
7.7 |
| 1996–97 |
5,737 |
12.6 |
7.8 |
| 1997–98 |
5,908 |
12.8 |
7.9 |
| 1998–99 |
6,056 |
13.0 |
8.0 |
| 1999–2000 |
6,195 |
13.2 |
8.1 |
| 2000–01 |
6,296 |
13.3 |
8.2 |
| 2001–02 |
6,407 |
13.4 |
8.3 |
| 2002–03 |
6,523 |
13.5 |
8.4 |
| 2003–04 |
6,634 |
13.7 |
8.6 |
| 2004–05 |
6,719 |
13.8 |
8.7 |
| 2005–06 |
6,713 |
13.8 |
8.6 |
| 2006–07 |
6,686 |
13.5 |
8.6 |
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1 Number of children and youth served as a percentage of all children and youth ages 3–21 enrolled in early education centers and elementary and secondary schools.
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NOTE: Special education services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are available for eligible youth identified by a team of qualified professionals as having a disability that adversely affects academic performance and as in need of special education and related services. The total includes youth receiving special education services through IDEA in early education centers and elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools through 1993–94. Beginning in 1994–95, estimates exclude BIA schools. See supplemental note 8 for more information about the student disabilities represented here.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Data Analysis System (DANS), 1976–2006. Retrieved November 29, 2007, from https://www.ideadata.org/arc_toc8.asp#partbCC and https://www.ideadata.org/docs/PartBTrendData/B1.xls.
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