Table 52. | Children 0 to 21 years old served in federally supported programs for the disabled, by type of disability: 1976-77 to 1999-2000 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Type of disability |1976-77|1980-81|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96| 1996-97 |1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000 ___________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ___________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ | Number served,\1\ in thousands |_______ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All disabilities ...............| 3,694 | 4,144 | 4,439 | 4,529 | 4,631 | 4,761 | 4,941 | 5,111 | 5,309 | 5,378 | 5,573 | 5,729 | 5,903 | 6,054 | 6,195 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ Specific learning disabilities ....| 796 | 1,462 | 1,928 | 1,984 | 2,047 | 2,129 | 2,232 | 2,351 | 2,408 | 2,489 | 2,579 | 2,649 | 2,725 | 2,789 | 2,834 Speech or language impairments ....| 1,302 | 1,168 | 950 | 964 | 971 | 985 | 996 | 994 | 1,014 | 1,015 | 1,022 | 1,043 | 1,056 | 1,068 | 1,080 Mental retardation ................| 961 | 830 | 580 | 560 | 547 | 535 | 537 | 518 | 536 | 555 | 570 | 579 | 589 | 597 | 600 Serious emotional disturbance .....| 283 | 347 | 371 | 372 | 380 | 390 | 399 | 400 | 414 | 427 | 438 | 445 | 453 | 462 | 469 Hearing impairments ...............| 88 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 Orthopedic impairments ........... | 87 | 58 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 71 Other health impairments ..........| 141 | 98 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 65 | 82 | 106 | 133 | 160 | 190 | 221 | 253 Visual impairments ................| 38 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 Multiple disabilities .............| --- | 68 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 96 | 97 | 102 | 108 | 88 | 93 | 98 | 106 | 106 | 111 Deaf-blindness ....................| --- | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 Autism and traumatic brain injury .| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 5 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 79 Developmental delay ...............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4 | 12 | 19 Preschool disabled\2\..............| 196 | 231 | 332 | 357 | 381 | 390 | 416 | 450 | 487 | 519 | 544 | 552 | 564 | 568 | 581 Infants and toddlers ..............| --- | --- | 30 | 34 | 37 | 51 | 66 | 75 | 92 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ | 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 ....| 21.5 | 35.3 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 45.2 | 46.0 | 45.4 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 46.1 | 45.7 Speech or language impairments ....| 35.2 | 28.2 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 Mental retardation ................| 26.0 | 20.0 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 Serious emotional disturbance .....| 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 Hearing impairments ...............| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 Orthopedic impairments ............| 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 Other health impairments ..........| 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 Visual impairments ................| 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 Multiple disabilities .............| --- | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 Deaf-blindness ....................| --- | 0.1 | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) | (\3\) Autism and traumatic brain injury .| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 Developmental delay ...............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 Preschool disabled\2\..............| 5.3 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 Infants and toddlers ..............| --- | --- | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ | Number served as a percent of total enrollment\4\ | | | | |_______________________________________________________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|_________ All disabilities ...............| 8.32 | 10.14 | 11.02 | 11.18 | 11.32 | 11.43 | 11.59 | 11.76 | 12.00 | 12.19 | 12.43 | 12.56 | 12.80 | 13.01 | 13.22 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ Specific learning disabilities ....| 1.80 | 3.58 | 4.82 | 4.94 | 5.05 | 5.17 | 5.31 | 5.49 | 5.54 | 5.64 | 5.75 | 5.81 | 5.91 | 5.99 | 6.05 Speech or language impairments ....| 2.94 | 2.86 | 2.37 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.30 Mental retardation ................| 2.17 | 2.03 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 Serious emotional disturbance .....| 0.64 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 Hearing impairments ...............| 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 Orthopedic impairments ............| 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 Other health impairments ..........| 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.54 Visual impairments ................| 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 Multiple disabilities .............| --- | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 Deaf-blindness ....................| --- | 0.01 | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) | (\5\) Autism and traumatic brain injury .| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.17 Developmental delay ...............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 Preschool disabled\2\..............| 0.44 | 0.57 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.24 Infants and toddlers ..............| --- | --- | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- ___________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______|_______|_________ |
---Not available. NOTE: Counts are based on reports from the 50 states and District of Columbia only (i.e., figures from outlying areas 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 disabled children ages 3 through 5. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. 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 April 2001.) |