Only 37 percent of students with disabilities graduated in four years. Students with disabilities in Rest of State districts were more than twice as likely to graduate as those in New York City.

The Percentage of Students with Disabilities in the 2002 Cohort by Outcomes as of June 30, 2006 After Four Years

Need/Resource Category

Cohort Enroll-ment

Regents/Local Diploma

IEP Diploma

Still En-rolled

Trans-ferred to GED

Dropped Out

New York City

7,587

19%

20%

30%

0%

31%

Rest of State

19,866

45%

13%

21%

3%

18%

Total Public

27,453

37%

15%

23%

3%

22%