*Need is defined by a weighted average of the 1991 kindergarten through grade 6 percent free/reduced price lunch percentage and the 1990 Census poverty percentage. Resources are defined as the ratio of district wealth per pupil to State average wealth per pupil. **Big 4: Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester,Yonkers.

Students with disabilities in wealthy districts (low need/high resources) earn high school diplomas at a significantly higher rate than students in districts with higher needs/fewer resources.