Need-to-Resource Capacity Category/Year Special Education Information
% of
School-Age
Residents
with
Disabilities
Students (Age 6 to 21) Classified as Having Disabilities as of 12/1 Exiting Students with Disabilities
Portion of School Day Outside General
Education Classrooms
Total Count Count of Regents or Local Diploma Count of IEP Diploma/Local Certificate Count of  Dropped Out
20% or less 21% to 60% more than 60% Separate Setting
New York City                    
  2001-02 11.0% 45.9% 1.5% 44.1% 8.5% 139,538 1,614 1,476 5,199
  2000-01 11.2% 45.1% 0.7% 45.3% 8.9% 142,749 1,496 1,763 5,962
  1999-00 10.9% 44.7% 0.4% 46.3% 8.7% 140,375 1,175 1,669 4,911
Large City Districts                    
  2001-02 15.0% 52.5% 16.6% 25.2% 5.6% 23,056 248 257 320
  2000-01 15.1% 48.2% 11.5% 33.4% 6.8% 22,925 302 286 402
  1999-00 14.8% 44.3% 8.1% 40.2% 7.4% 22,577 229 253 332
High Need Resource Urban/Suburban Districts                    
  2001-02 13.1% 46.6% 14.0% 32.4% 6.9% 30,754 575 496 636
  2000-01 13.1% 41.8% 19.3% 31.3% 7.5% 30,816 472 523 677
  1999-00 13.1% 39.5% 19.7% 31.7% 9.1% 30,369 513 399 676
High Need Resource Rural Districts                    
  2001-02 13.9% 53.7% 21.4% 22.4% 2.5% 26,586 731 581 549
  2000-01 13.6% 52.8% 21.5% 23.1% 2.6% 26,737 640 591 676
  1999-00 13.5% 49.8% 23.3% 23.5% 3.4% 26,905 782 527 611
Average Need Resource Districts                    
  2001-02 11.9% 55.0% 21.1% 19.0% 4.9% 115,830 4,416 1,473 1,499
  2000-01 11.9% 53.8% 21.5% 20.0% 4.8% 115,544 3,467 1,285 1,668
  1999-00 11.8% 51.4% 22.3% 20.1% 6.2% 112,446 4,139 1,349 1,776
Low Need Resource Districts                    
  2001-02 10.9% 61.4% 20.3% 11.5% 6.8% 45,450 2,524 271 201
  2000-01 10.8% 60.8% 21.4% 10.7% 7.1% 44,544 1,907 258 209
  1999-00 10.7% 57.4% 23.7% 11.1% 7.8% 42,984 2,367 291 280
Total Public                    
  2001-02 11.7% 51.5% 13.0% 29.0% 6.5% 381,214 10,108 4,554 8,404
  2000-01 11.8% 50.0% 13.0% 30.3% 6.8% 383,315 8,284 4,706 9,594
  1999-00 11.7% 48.1% 13.3% 31.2% 7.4% 375,656 9,205 4,488 8,586
Total Nonpublic                    
  2001-02 na na na na na na na na na
  2000-01 na na na na na na na na na
  1999-00 na na na na na na na na na
Total State                    
  2001-02 na na na na na na na na na
  2000-01 na na na na na na na na na
  1999-00 na na na na na na na na na