Outcomes for 2001 Total Cohort of Students with Disabilities After 5 Years by Need/Resource Capacity

• More students in the Big Five Cities dropped out than graduated.

• Gap: There are substantial variations in outcomes by need/resource capacity of school districts.

	NYC (n=7,627)	Large 4 Cities (n=1,784)	Urban/ Suburban (n=2,487)	Rural High Need (n=2,165)	Average Need (n=8,733)	Low Need (n=3,459)	Total State (n=26,281)
% High School Diploma	0.2	0.26	0.37	0.37	0.54	0.79	0.43
% Dropped Out	0.41	0.48	0.3	0.28	0.21	0.09	0.29

Chart Image: Bar chart - outcomes for 2001 cohort of SWD after 5 years

Total State Includes Charter Schools, Final- April 2007

Keynote by R. Cort, 10/3/07