From 12% To 21% Of Public School Students Are Served Under IDEA

About 15% of public school students in the 2022-23 school year were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and across the states the percentage ranged from 12% (two states) to 21% (three states). The states with the lowest percentage of IDEA students were Idaho and Hawaii. The states with the highest percentage of IDEA students were Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. Additionally, 15% of students in Bureau of Indian Education schools were served under IDEA.

IDEA ensures that students with disabilities can access appropriate public school education free of charge from the ages of 3 to . . .