Students Supported by Special Education Programs of the Federal Government
| Values are in thousands. 4,144 is 4,144,000. | ||||||||||||
| All Disabilities | Specific Learning Disabilities | Speech or Language Impairments | Mental Retardation | Serious Emotional Disturbance | Hearing Impairments | Orthopedic Impairments | Other Hearing Impairments | Visual Impairments | Multiple Disabilities | Deaf-Blindness | Autism and Traumatic Brain Injury | |
| 1980-81 | 4,144 | 1,462 | 1,168 | 830 | 347 | 79 | 58 | 98 | 31 | 68 | 3 | - |
| 1981-82 | 4,198 | 1,622 | 1,135 | 786 | 339 | 75 | 58 | 79 | 29 | 71 | 2 | - |
| 1982-83 | 4,255 | 1,741 | 1,131 | 757 | 352 | 73 | 57 | 50 | 28 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 1983-84 | 4,298 | 1,806 | 1,128 | 727 | 361 | 72 | 56 | 53 | 29 | 65 | 2 | - |
| 1984-85 | 4,315 | 1,832 | 1,126 | 694 | 372 | 69 | 56 | 68 | 28 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 1985-86 | 4,317 | 1,862 | 1,125 | 660 | 375 | 66 | 57 | 57 | 27 | 86 | 2 | - |
| 1986-87 | 4,374 | 1,914 | 1,136 | 643 | 383 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 26 | 97 | 2 | - |
| 1987-88 | 4,439 | 1,928 | 950 | 580 | 371 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 22 | 77 | 1 | - |
| 1988-89 | 4,529 | 1,984 | 964 | 560 | 372 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 22 | 83 | 1 | - |
| 1989-90 | 4,631 | 2,047 | 971 | 547 | 380 | 57 | 48 | 52 | 22 | 86 | 2 | - |
| 1990-91 | 4,761 | 2,129 | 985 | 535 | 390 | 58 | 49 | 55 | 23 | 96 | 1 | - |
| 1991-92 | 4,941 | 2,232 | 996 | 537 | 399 | 60 | 51 | 58 | 24 | 97 | 1 | 5 |
| 1992-93 | 5,111 | 2,351 | 994 | 518 | 400 | 60 | 52 | 65 | 23 | 102 | 1 | 19 |
| 1993-94 | 5,309 | 2,408 | 1,014 | 536 | 414 | 64 | 56 | 82 | 24 | 108 | 1 | 24 |
| 1994-95 | 5,378 | 2,489 | 1,015 | 555 | 427 | 64 | 60 | 106 | 24 | 88 | 1 | 29 |
| 1995-96 | 5,573 | 2,579 | 1,022 | 570 | 438 | 67 | 63 | 133 | 25 | 93 | 1 | 39 |
| 1996-97 | 5,729 | 2,649 | 1,043 | 579 | 445 | 68 | 66 | 160 | 25 | 98 | 1 | 44 |
| 1997-98 | 5,903 | 2,725 | 1,056 | 589 | 453 | 69 | 67 | 190 | 25 | 106 | 1 | 54 |
| 1998-99 | 6,054 | 2,789 | 1,068 | 597 | 462 | 70 | 69 | 221 | 26 | 106 | 2 | 67 |
| 1999-00 | 6,195 | 2,834 | 1,080 | 600 | 469 | 71 | 71 | 253 | 26 | 111 | 2 | 79 |
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education. Digest of Education Statistics, 1992 and 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Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, various years, and unpublished tabulations; and National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. April 2001. | ||||||||||||
Growth Rates of Students Supported by Federal Special Education Programs
| Overall Growth Rate -% | Annual Growth Rate -% | Number of School Years Measured | |
| Total population of children 0 to 21 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 20 |
| All disabilities | 49.5 | 2.1 | 20 |
| Specific learning disabilities | 93.8 | 3.5 | 20 |
| Speech or language impairments | -7.5 | -0.4 | 20 |
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Growth Rates of Students Supported by Federal Special Education Programs [Continued]
| Overall Growth Rate -% | Annual Growth Rate -% | Number of School Years Measured | |
| Mental retardation | -27.7 | -1.7 | 20 |
| Serious emotional disturbance | 35.2 | 1.6 | 20 |
| Hearing impairments | -10.1 | -0.6 | 20 |
| Orthopedic impairments | 22.4 | 1.1 | 20 |
| Other health impairments | 158.2 | 5.1 | 20 |
| Visual impairments | -16.1 | -0.9 | 20 |
| Multiple disabilities | 63.2 | 2.6 | 20 |
| Deaf-blindness | -33.3 | -2.1 | 20 |
| Autism and traumatic brain injury | 1,416.3 | 40.5 | 9 |
| Developmental delay | 375.0 | 117.9 | 3 |
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education. Digest of Education Statistics, 1992 and 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. April 2001. | |||
Number of Children on Ritalin
| Number of Cases | |
| 1970 | 150,000 |
| 1980 | 541,000 |
| 1990 | 900,000 |
| 2000 | 5,000,000 |
| Source: "Does Ritalin Even Exist? The Ritalin Sham." Retrieved from http://www.naturalchild.com. | |
Limited English Proficiency Students in the Kindergarden Through 12th Grade Age Group
| Total K-12 Students | Number of LEP Students | % of K-12 Enrollment | |
| 1989-90 | 38,125,896 | 2,154,781 | 5.5 |
| 1990-91 | 42,533,764 | 2,232,500 | 5.1 |
| 1991-92 | 43,134,517 | 2,430,712 | 5.5 |
| 1992-93 | 44,444,939 | 2,735,952 | 6.0 |
| 1993-94 | 45,443,389 | 3,037,922 | 6.6 |
| 1994-95 | 47,745,835 | 3,184,696 | 6.5 |
| 1995-96 | 47,582,665 | 3,228,790 | 6.7 |
| 1996-97 | 46,375,422 | 3,452,073 | 7.3 |
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Limited English Proficiency Students in the Kindergarden Through 12th Grade Age Group [Continued]
| Total K-12 Students | Number of LEP Students | % of K-12 Enrollment | |
| 1997-98 | 46,023,969 | 3,470,268 | 7.4 |
| 1998-99 | 46,153,266 | 3,540,673 | 7.6 |
| 1999-00 | 47,356,089 | 4,416,580 | 9.3 |
| Source: Kindler, Anneka. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition, Survey of the States Limited English Proficient Students & Available Educational Programs and Services 1999-2000 Summary Report, May 2002, prepared for the U.S. Department of Education. Facts About Limited English Proficient Students. Retrieved May 29, 2002 from http://www.ed.gov; | |||
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