Table 52. | Children 0 to 21 years old served in federally supported programsfor the disabled, by type of disability: 1976-77 to 1995-96 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Type of disability |1976-77|1980-81|1983-84|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96 _________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 _________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | Number served,\1\ in thousands |_______ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All disabilities .............| 3,692 | 4,142 | 4,298 | 4,315 | 4,317 | 4,374 | 4,447 | 4,544 | 4,641 | 4,762 | 4,949 | 5,125 | 5,309 | 5,378 | 5,573 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Specific learning disabilities ..| 796 | 1,462 | 1,806 | 1,832 | 1,862 | 1,914 | 1,928 | 1,987 | 2,050 | 2,130 | 2,234 | 2,354 | 2,408 | 2,489 | 2,579 Speech or language impairments ..| 1,302 | 1,168 | 1,128 | 1,126 | 1,125 | 1,136 | 953 | 967 | 973 | 985 | 997 | 996 | 1,014 | 1,015 | 1,022 Mental retardation ..............| 959 | 829 | 727 | 694 | 660 | 643 | 582 | 564 | 548 | 534 | 538 | 519 | 536 | 555 | 570 Serious emotional disturbance ...| 283 | 346 | 361 | 372 | 375 | 383 | 373 | 376 | 381 | 390 | 399 | 401 | 414 | 427 | 438 Hearing impairments .............| 87 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 67 Orthopedic impairments ..........| 87 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 63 Other health impairments ........| 141 | 98 | 53 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 65 | 82 | 106 | 133 Visual impairments ..............| 38 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 Multiple disabilities ...........| ---| 68 | 65 | 69 | 86 | 97 | 77 | 85 | 86 | 96 | 97 | 102 | 108 | 88 | 93 Deaf-blindness ..................| ---| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 Autism and other ................| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 5 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 39 Preschool disabled \2\...........| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| 363 | 394 | 422 | 441 | 484 | 531 | 578 | 519 | 544 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | Percentage distribution of children served |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All disabilities .............| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Specific learning disabilities ..| 21.6 | 35.3 | 42.0 | 42.4 | 43.1 | 43.8 | 43.4 | 43.6 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 45.1 | 45.9 | 45.4 | 46.3 | 46.3 Speech or language impairments ..| 35.3 | 28.2 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.3 Mental retardation ..............| 26.0 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 Serious emotional disturbance ...| 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 Hearing impairments .............| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 Orthopedic impairments ..........| 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 Other health impairments ........| 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 Visual impairments ..............| 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 Multiple disabilities ...........| ---| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 Deaf-blindness ..................| ---| 0.1 | 0.1 | (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\)| (\4\) Autism and other ................| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 Preschool disabled \2\...........| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.8 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | Number served as a percent of total enrollment\5\ |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All disabilities .............| 8.33 | 10.13 | 10.95 | 11.00 | 10.95 | 11.00 | 11.11 | 11.30 | 11.44 | 11.55 | 11.77 | 11.96 | 12.21 | 12.19 | 12.43 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Specific learning disabilities ..| 1.80 | 3.58 | 4.60 | 4.67 | 4.72 | 4.81 | 4.82 | 4.94 | 5.06 | 5.17 | 5.31 | 5.50 | 5.54 | 5.64 | 5.75 Speech or language impairments ..| 2.94 | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.85 | 2.86 | 2.38 | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.28 Mental retardation ..............| 2.16 | 2.03 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 1.62 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.27 Serious emotional disturbance ...| 0.64 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.98 Hearing impairments .............| 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 Orthopedic impairments ..........| 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 Other health impairments ........| 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.30 Visual impairments ..............| 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 Multiple disabilities ...........| ---| 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.21 Deaf-blindness ..................| ---| 0.01 | 0.01 | (\6\)| 0.01 | (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\)| (\6\) Autism and other ................| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 Preschool disabled \2\...........| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| (\3\)| 0.91 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.18 | 1.21 _________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 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\1\Includes students served under Chapter I and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), formerly the Education of the Handicapped Act. \2\Includes preschool children 3-5 years and 0-5 years served under Chapter I and IDEA, respectively. \3\Prior to 1987-88, these students were included in the counts by handicapping condition. Beginning in 1987-88, states were no longer required to report preschool handicapped students (0-5 years) by handicapping condition. \4\Less than .05 percent. \5\Based on the enrollment in public schools, kindergarten through 12th grade, including a relatively small number of prekindergarten students. \6\Less than .005 percent. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Counts are based on reports from the 50 states and District of Columbia only (i.e., figures from U.S. territories are not included). Increases since 1987-88 are due in part to new legislation enacted fall 1986, which mandates public school special education services for all handicapped children ages 3 through 5. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, various years, and unpublished tabulations; and National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 1997.)
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