A vertical bar charts shows three different data sets for each of six years from 2016-2021.
Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Prior to 2019, “school-age children” included in this figure were students ages 6 to 21. Starting in the fall 2020 data collection, school-age children include 6- to 21-year-olds and 5-year-olds enrolled in kindergarten.
Chart: Kara Arundel/K-12 DiveSource: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education ProgramsGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper