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Classification Rates for School-Age Students with Disabilities (Ages 4-21) in NYS

 

Classification Rates for School-Age Students with Disabilities (Ages 4-21) in NYS 1996-97:
   380,320 students with disabilities; 3,290,150 total students

1997-98:
   389,887 students with disabilities; 3,342,359 total students

1998-99:
   398,920 students with disabilities; 3,375,530 total students

1999-00:
   401,568 students with disabilities; 3,368,002 total students

2000-01:
   406,841 students with disabilities; 3,416,658 total students

2001-02:
   404,210 students with disabilities; 3,414,439 total students

 

For the first time since this data has been analyzed, the special education classification rate dropped. It dropped from 11.9 percent to 11.8 percent. The rate has held steadily within one tenth of one percent around the current rate for five years.

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