The National Center for Education Statistics of the Institute of Education Sciences has released "The Condition of Education : 2017." The report contains a wealth of information about education in the United States.
The following are some interesting findings of the report
About 16 percent of 25- to 64-year-olds who had not completed high school had one or more disabilities in 2015,
compared to 11 percent of those who had completed high school, 10 percent of those who had completed some college,
8 percent of those who had completed an associate’s degree, 4 percent of those who had completed a bachelor’s degree,
and 3 percent of those who had completed a master’s or higher degree. Differences in the employment and not-in-laborforce
percentages between persons with and without disabilities were substantial, amounting to about 50 percentage
points each. Among those who had obtained higher levels of education, the differences were smaller...
In 2014–15, the number of children and youth ages 3–21 receiving special education services was 6.6 million, or
13 percent of all public school students. Among children and youth receiving special education services, 35 percent had
specific learning disabilities...
The number of U.S. public elementary and secondary
students reported as homeless increased from 910,000
in 2009–10 to 1.3 million in 2014–15.6 During this time, the percentage of public school students who
were reported as homeless increased from 1.8 percent in
2009–10 to 2.5 percent in 2014–15... Seventeen percent of homeless students were identified
as students with disabilities under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), compared to
13 percent of all public school students...
From school years 1990–91 through 2004–05, the
number of children and youth ages 3–21 who received special education services increased from 4.7 million,
or 11 percent of total public school enrollment, to
6.7 million, or 14 percent of total public school
enrollment.1 Both the number and percentage of children
and youth served under IDEA declined from 2004–05
through 2011–12. The number and percentage of children
and youth served appeared to level off between 2012–13
and 2014–15. By 2014–15, the number of children and
youth served under IDEA was 6.6 million, or 13 percent
of total public school enrollment. In school year 2014–15, a higher percentage of children
and youth ages 3–21 received special education services
under IDEA for specific learning disabilities than for
any other type of disability. A specific learning disability
is a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological
processes involved in understanding or using language,
spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect
ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do
mathematical calculations. In 2014–15, some 35 percent
of all children and youth receiving special education
services had specific learning disabilities, 20 percent
had speech or language impairments, and 13 percent
had other health impairments (including having limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute
health problems such as a heart condition, tuberculosis,
rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia,
hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, leukemia, or
diabetes). Children and youth with autism, intellectual
disabilities, developmental delays, and emotional
disturbances each accounted for between 5 and 9 percent
of children and youth served under IDEA. Children and
youth with multiple disabilities, hearing impairments,
orthopedic impairments, visual impairments, traumatic
brain injuries, and deaf-blindness each accounted for
2 percent or less of those served under IDEA. In school year 2014–15, the percentage (out of total
public school enrollment) of children and youth ages
3–21 served under IDEA differed by race/ethnicity. The
percentage of children and youth served under IDEA
was highest for those who were American Indian/Alaska
Native (17 percent), followed by Black (15 percent), White
and of Two or more races (both at 13 percent), Hispanic
and Pacific Islander (both at 12 percent), and Asian
(7 percent). In each racial/ethnic group except for Asian,
the percentage of children and youth receiving services for
specific learning disabilities combined with the percentage
receiving services for speech or language impairments
accounted for over 50 percent of children and youth
served under IDEA. The percentage distribution of
various types of special education services received by children and youth ages 3–21 in 2014–15 differed by
race/ethnicity. For example, the percentage of children
and youth with disabilities receiving services under IDEA
for specific learning disabilities was lower among Asian
children and youth (22 percent), children and youth of
Two or more races (30 percent), and White children and
youth (31 percent) than among children and youth overall
(35 percent). However, the percentage of children and
youth with disabilities receiving services under IDEA
for autism was higher among Asian children and youth
(20 percent), children and youth of Two or more races
(10 percent), and White children and youth (10 percent)
than among children and youth overall (9 percent).
Additionally, of children and youth who were served
under IDEA, 7 percent of Black children and youth and children and youth ages 3–21 in 2014–15 differed by
race/ethnicity. For example, the percentage of children
and youth with disabilities receiving services under IDEA
for specific learning disabilities was lower among Asian
children and youth (22 percent), children and youth of
Two or more races (30 percent), and White children and
youth (31 percent) than among children and youth overall
(35 percent). However, the percentage of children and
youth with disabilities receiving services under IDEA
for autism was higher among Asian children and youth
(20 percent), children and youth of Two or more races
(10 percent), and White children and youth (10 percent)
than among children and youth overall (9 percent).
Additionally, of children and youth who were served
under IDEA, 7 percent of Black children and youth and 7 percent of children and youth of Two or more races
received services for emotional disturbances, compared
with 5 percent of children and youth served under
IDEA overall. Among children and youth who received
services under IDEA, each racial/ethnic group other
than Hispanic had a higher percentage of children and
youth receiving services for developmental delays than the
overall percentage of children and youth receiving services
for developmental delays (6 percent)."
You should check out this amazing report. You can read the highlights of the report here. You can read the entire 386 page report here
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