The special education classification rate is increasing
Chart Image: Classification Rates for School-Age Students with Disabilities in New York State as of 9/09
| 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03* | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08** | 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| classification rate | 0.111 | 0.116 | 0.117 | 0.118 | 0.118 | 0.119 | 0.118 | 0.12 | 0.122 | 0.121 | 0.123 | 0.126 | 0.129 | 0.13 |
*Methodology revised in 2002-03
**2007-08 was the first year classification rates were based on counts of students with disabilities collected through the Student Information Repository System (SIRS)