Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities

Data Summaries

Data regarding the number of children and youth with disabilities receiving special education programs and services in New York State is available beginning with the December 1, 1996 year. Student count data reflect special education placements on December 1 of each school year.

The data is organized by age group within the categories of preschool and school-age students and by federal disability category for school-age students. In addition, data collected and reported by the New York State’s Department of Health Early Intervention Program is represented in the "Ages <1-2" column.

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
December 1, 1996*	Preschool Students		School Age Students						All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	533	6,010	8,040	2,850	17,433	4.6	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	277	2,479	2,440	488	5,685	1.5	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	10,917	41,254	7,102	307	59,580	15.7	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	98	715	744	110	1,667	0.4	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	929	15,165	27,075	3,018	46,186	12.1	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	319	1,814	946	131	3,210	0.8	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	691	7,822	5,486	310	14,309	3.8	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	1,356	82,481	111,399	13,692	208,927	54.9	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	0	8	24	5	37	0.1	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,535	9,173	6,457	1,825	18,990	5.0	–	–
Autism	–	–	445	1,780	910	281	3,416	0.9	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	23	359	397	101	880	0.2	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	380,320	88.9%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	32,467	–	–	–	–	–	–	32,467	7.6%
Infants and Toddlers	15,149**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15,149	3.5%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	15,149**	32,467	17,123	169,060	171,020	23,118	380,320	100%	427,936	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
December 1, 1997*	Preschool Students		School Age Students						All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	540	5,874	7,936	2,893	17,243	4.4	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	273	2,620	2,402	492	5,787	1.5	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	10,694	43,287	7,644	285	61,910	15.9	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	93	792	752	132	1,769	0.5	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	926	15,479	26,528	3,076	46,009	11.8	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	274	1,830	911	91	3,106	0.8	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	802	8,966	6,755	446	16,969	4.3	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	1,290	82,480	113,495	14,253	211,518	54.2	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	1	10	13	10	34	0.0	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,605	9,797	7,057	1,949	20,408	5.2	–	–
Autism	–	–	635	2,194	997	278	4,104	1.1	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	38	388	501	103	1,030	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	389,887	88.5%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	32,530	–	–	–	–	–	–	32,530	07.4%
Infants and Toddlers	17,950**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17,950	04.1%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	17,950**	32,530	17,171	173,717	174,991	24,008	389,887	100%	440,367	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
December 1, 1998*	Preschool Students		School Age Students						All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	495	5,727	7,923	2,909	17,054	4.3	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	292	2,774	2,745	538	6,079	1.5	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	11,083	45,892	8,741	343	66,059	16.6	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	121	822	798	139	1,880	0.5	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	898	15,834	26,544	3,009	46,285	11.6	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	308	1,771	967	103	3,149	0.8	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	874	10,137	8,243	535	19,789	5.0	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	1,284	79,782	116,056	13,704	210,826	52.8	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	3	7	19	11	40	0.0	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,590	10,360	7,421	2,087	21,458	5.4	–	–
Autism	–	–	599	2,754	1,473	316	5,142	1.3	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	31	448	561	119	1,159	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age			–	–	–	–	–	–	398,920	88.1%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	33,051	–	–	–	–	–	–	33,051	7.3%
Infants and Toddlers	20,592**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20,592	4.6%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	20,592**	33,051	17,578	176,308	181,221	23,813	398,920	100%	452,563	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
December 1, 1999*	Preschool Students		School Age Students						All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	464	5,511	7,893	2,781	16,649	4.2	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	267	2,747	2,529	486	6,029	1.5	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	10,823	47,210	9,636	391	68,060	17.0	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	123	897	835	165	2,020	0.5	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	810	15,611	26,038	2,940	45,399	11.3	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	289	1,747	961	93	3,090	0.8	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	1,016	11,469	9,958	582	23,025	5.7	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	1,113	75,633	117,518	13,727	207,991	51.8	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	2	9	14	2	27	0.0	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,557	10,558	8,067	2,134	22,316	5.6	–	–
Autism	–	–	718	3,261	1,342	338	5,659	1.4	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	34	497	631	141	1,303	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age			–	–	–	–	–	–	401,568	87.7%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	32,753	–	–	–	–	–	–	32,753	7.2%
Infants and Toddlers	23,499**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23,499	5.1%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	23,499**	32,753	17,216	175,150	185,422	23,780	401,568	100.1%	457,820	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
December 1, 2000*	Preschool Students		School Age Students						All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	467	5,232	7,789	2,803	16,291	4.0	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	221	2,716	2,526	455	5,918	1.5	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	10,835	48,521	10,634	378	70,368	17.3	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	108	908	851	163	2,030	0.5	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	774	15,302	25,882	2,723	44,681	11.0	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	245	1,714	971	104	3,034	0.7	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	1,178	13,047	11,876	654	26,755	6.6	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	1,098	72,286	119,586	13,038	206,008	50.6	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	0	12	8	3	23	0.0	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,469	10,932	8,958	2,257	23,616	5.8	–	–
Autism	–	–	747	4,027	1,597	381	6,752	1.7	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	31	489	707	138	1,365	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406,841	86.9%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	34,492	–	–	–	–	–	–	34,492	7.3%
Infants and Toddlers	26,949**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26,949	5.8%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	26,949**	34,492	17,173	175,186	191,385	23,097	406,841	100%	468,282	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
December 3, 2001*	Preschool Students		School Age Students						All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	359	4,905	7,774	2,708	15,746	3.9	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	207	2,599	2,622	488	5,916	1.5	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	11,106	49,870	12,144	420	73,540	18.2	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	98	885	801	164	1,948	0.5	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	652	14,411	25,212	2,294	42,569	10.5	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	279	1,582	976	113	2,950	0.7	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	1,370	14,318	13,877	795	30,360	7.5	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	716	64,921	120,466	12,039	198,142	49.0	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	2	4	4	6	16	0.0	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,458	10,669	9,253	2,324	23,704	5.9	–	–
Autism	–	–	895	4,635	1,968	420	7,918	2.0	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	27	487	748	139	1,401	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	404,210	85.9%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	_	–	–	–	–	–	–	36,144	7.7%
Infants and Toddlers	30,417**	36,144	–	–	–	–	–	–	30,417	6.4%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	30,417**	36,144	17,169	169,286	195,845	21,910	404,210	100%	470,771	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services Please Note: The age range categories are revised compared to previous years reports.
December 2, 2002*	Preschool Students		School Age Students							All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–13	Ages 14–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Mental Retardation	–	–	333	4,635	2,477	5,266	2,716	15,427	3.8	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	216	2,372	1,088	1,550	404	5,630	1.4	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	11,376	51,064	7,649	6,040	510	76,639	19.0	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	108	885	279	546	173	1,991	0.5	–	–
Serious Emotional Disturbance	–	–	648	13,724	8,382	17,446	2,305	42,505	10.5	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	275	1,548	424	533	116	2,896	0.8	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	1,485	15,692	6,512	9,741	889	34,319	8.5	–	–
Specific Learning Disabilities	–	–	548	58,230	41,438	77,757	11,900	189,873	47.1	–	–
Deaf- Blindness	–	–	0	4	2	3	3	12	0.0	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,238	10,286	3,548	5,988	2,377	23,437	5.8	–	–
Autism	–	–	928	5,340	1,110	1,282	481	9,141	2.3	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	23	455	240	530	142	1,390	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	403,260	84.7%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	37,009	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37,009	7.8%
Infants and Toddlers	35,997**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35,997	7.5%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	35,997**	37,009	17,178	164,235	73,149	126,682	22,016	476,266	100%	476,266	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services Please Note: The order of listing the disability categories is revised compared to previous years reports. Also, students previously listed under the Hearing Impairments category are separated into students with deafness and students with hearing impairments.
December 1, 2003*	Preschool Students		School Age Students							All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–13	Ages 14–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Autism	–	–	1,120	6,012	1,373	1,559	553	10,617	2.6	–	–
Emotional Disturbance	–	–	591	12,846	8,291	17,978	2,313	42,019	10.4	–	–
Learning Disabilities	–	–	479	54,633	38,899	77,603	12,155	183,769	45.3	–	–
Mental Retardation	–	–	330	4,325	2,428	5,246	2,751	15,080	3.7	–	–
Deafness	–	–	72	613	241	485	190	1,601	0.4	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	148	1,606	785	1,151	208	3,898	1.0	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	11,753	52,995	8,249	6,859	561	80,417	19.8	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	73	811	297	521	163	1,865	0.5	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	257	1,539	421	567	109	2,893	0.7	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	1,777	17,479	7,277	11,380	1,045	38,958	9.6	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,184	9,542	3,505	6,038	2,597	22,866	5.6	–	–
Deaf-Blindness	–	–	1	5	3	7	2	18	0.0	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	26	426	270	549	172	1,443	0.4	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405,444	85.1%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	37,936	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37,936	8.0%
Infants and Toddlers	33,026**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	33,026	6.9%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	33,026**	37,936	17,811	162,832	72,039	129,943	22,819	405,444	100%	476,406	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services Please Note: The order of listing the disability categories is revised compared to previous years reports. Also, students previously listed under the Hearing Impairments category are separated into students with deafness and students with hearing impairments.
December 1, 2004*	Preschool Students		School Age Students							All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–13	Ages 14–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Autism	–	–	1,271	6,545	1,731	1,950	665	12,162	3.0	–	–
Emotional Disturbance	–	–	678	12,354	7,961	18,448	2,461	41,902	10.2	–	–
Learning Disabilities	–	–	621	55,495	36,508	76,811	11,871	181,307	44.2	–	–
Mental Retardation	–	–	315	4,139	2,339	5,249	2,689	14,731	3.6	–	–
Deafness	–	–	73	600	236	496	179	1,584	0.4	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	137	1,623	685	1,141	186	3,772	0.9	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	11,584	54,191	8,482	7,712	571	82,540	20.1	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	91	717	267	493	131	1,699	0.4	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	240	1,512	382	591	86	2,811	0.7	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	2,077	19,348	7,706	13,003	1,158	43,292	10.6	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,086	9,040	3,438	6,353	2,674	22,591	5.5	–	–
Deaf-Blindness	–	–	2	5	1	4	3	15	0.0	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	21	396	238	580	150	1,385	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409,791	84.5%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	42,495	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	42,495	8.8%
Infants and Toddlers	32,388**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32,388	6.7%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	32,388**	42,495	18,196	165,966	69,974	132,831	22,824	409,791	100%	484,674	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services Please Note: The order of listing the disability categories is revised compared to previous years reports. Also, students previously listed under the Hearing Impairments category are separated into students with deafness and students with hearing impairments.
December 1, 2005*	Preschool Students		School Age Students							All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–13	Ages 14–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Autism	–	–	1,365	7,164	1,978	2,351	764	13,622	3.3	–	–
Emotional Disturbance	–	–	547	11,351	7,216	17,926	2,604	39,644	9.7	–	–
Learning Disabilities	–	–	590	53,252	34,118	75,372	11,958	175,290	43.1	–	–
Mental Retardation	–	–	340	3,772	2,213	5,245	2,734	14,304	3.5	–	–
Deafness	–	–	60	528	210	445	147	1,390	0.3	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	127	1,464	650	1,133	171	3,545	0.9	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	11,334	55,202	8,909	8,384	746	84,575	20.8	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	74	655	215	420	108	1,472	0.4	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	227	1,474	359	609	90	2,759	0.7	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	2,050	20,719	8,179	14,516	1,378	46,842	11.5	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	1,138	8,409	3,333	6,441	2,881	22,202	5.5	–	–
Deaf-Blindness	–	–	1	5	1	4	3	14	0.0	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	22	371	214	592	142	1,341	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	407,000	84.5%
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	40,422	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40,422	8.4%
Infants and Toddlers	34,002**	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34,002	7.1%
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	34,002**	40,422	17,875	164,366	67,595	133,438	23,726	407,000	100%	481,424	100%

Number of New York State Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services Please Note: The order of listing the disability categories is revised compared to previous years reports. Also, students previously listed under the Hearing Impairments category are separated into students with deafness and students with hearing impairments.
December 1, 2006*	Preschool Students		School Age Students							All Students
Federal Disability Categories	Ages <1–2	Ages 3–5	Ages 4–5	Ages 6–11	Ages 12–13	Ages 14–17	Ages 18–21	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
Autism	–	–	1,520	7,918	2,136	2,983	914	15,471	3.8	–	–
Emotional Disturbance	–	–	559	11,017	6,907	17,926	2,745	39,154	9.6	–	–
Learning Disabilities	–	–	536	52,531	33,350	73,014	12,064	171,495	41.9	–	–
Mental Retardation	–	–	326	3,591	2,165	5,136	2,754	13,972	3.4	–	–
Deafness	–	–	73	508	233	475	179	1,468	0.4	–	–
Hearing Impairments	–	–	133	1,494	642	1,128	189	3,586	0.9	–	–
Speech or Language Impairments	–	–	10,959	56,781	9,497	8,934	843	87,014	21.3	–	–
Visual Impairments (Includes Blind)	–	–	80	644	258	446	109	1,537	0.4	–	–
Orthopedic Impairments	–	–	225	1,390	351	577	84	2,627	0.6	–	–
Other Health Impairments	–	–	1,967	21,937	8,717	15,709	1,629	49,959	12.2	–	–
Multiple Disabilities	–	–	976	7,913	3,278	6,466	2,902	21,535	5.3	–	–
Deaf-Blindness	–	–	1	3	4	4	1	13	0.0	–	–
Traumatic Brain Injury	–	–	21	372	193	571	161	1,318	0.3	–	–
Total School-Age	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409,149	***
Preschool Disabled (Section 4410)	–	40,422	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40,422	***
Infants and Toddlers	***	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	***	***
Total - NYS Students with Disabilities	***	40,422	17,376	166,099	67,731	133,369	24574	409,149	100%	***	***

NOTE:
*	Student count data reflect the number of students with disabilities provided special education services on December 1 of each school year. These data under represent the total number of students that receive special education services annually as additional students will be identified and begin to receive special education services subsequent to December 1.
**	Data collected and reported by the Department of Health. The counts include children over 3 who were enrolled in the NYS Early Intervention Program on December 1.
***	Data coming soon

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