Mid-Hudson Valley

Education

Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services

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Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services

What does this measure?

The proportion of 3- to 5-year-olds receiving special education services.

Why is this important?

Preschool special education services can improve children's cognitive performance, reduce the need for special education services in grades K-12, and improve the likelihood of success in school.

How is the region performing?

In 2017, 7.3% of preschoolers in the Mid-Hudson Valley region received special education services, higher than the state (excluding NYC) rate of 6.4%. Among the counties of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Dutchess, Greene and Ulster had the highest rate of 3 to 5 year olds receiving special education services in 2017 at 8%, followed by Orange and Putnam at 7%, Sullivan at 6% and Columbia at 5%. Ulster had the highest increase of 4 percentage points from 2000. Five counties saw their rates increase by about 2 to 3 percentage points from 2000 through 2017, while Columbia had a one percentage point decrease.

Notes about the data

Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.

Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Region	4%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	7%	6%	7%	7%	6%	7%	7%
Columbia County	6%	5%	6%	5%	6%	7%	7%	6%	5%	5%	6%	6%	5%	6%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Dutchess County	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	8%	8%	7%	8%	8%	7%	7%	8%	7%	7%	8%
Greene County	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	8%	9%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	8%	6%	7%	8%
Orange County	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%
Putnam County	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	8%	7%
Sullivan County	3%	3%	3%	4%	4%	5%	5%	6%	6%	4%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%
Ulster County	4%	5%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	7%	8%	7%	6%	6%	7%	8%	8%
NYS (excluding NYC)	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures reflect percentage of 3- to 5-year-olds receiving services.

Number of Preschoolers Receiving Special Education

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Region	2,001	2,144	2,317	2,323	2,437	2,680	2,584	2,623	2,738	2,443	2,617	2,730	2,512	2,546	2,472	2,436	2,557	2,705
Columbia County	127	117	117	103	110	134	131	123	105	97	124	120	87	98	81	81	83	82
Dutchess County	552	625	689	683	676	759	743	775	771	673	741	713	642	672	696	645	621	709
Greene County	111	95	97	89	95	91	91	118	125	111	116	108	104	111	109	83	83	107
Orange County	651	700	756	799	886	946	901	941	1,008	895	943	1,002	939	964	926	965	1,018	1,067
Putnam County	200	237	241	226	233	262	243	217	216	196	194	199	192	198	180	169	215	189
Sullivan County	78	80	85	102	104	121	129	151	151	122	134	162	158	172	150	154	160	162
Ulster County	282	290	332	321	333	367	346	298	362	349	365	426	390	331	330	339	377	389
NYS (excluding NYC)	22,394	22,905	23,433	24,359	25,573	26,837	26,700	26,830	26,110	23,519	24,078	24,419	23,451	22,910	22,413	22,378	23,390	24,028

Source: New York State Education Department

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INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Maintaining
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Juvenile Delinquency Intakes	Decreasing
Bullying at School	Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving	Increasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Household Types	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Decreasing
Plans of High School Graduates	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Median Household Income	Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Increasing
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Domestic Violence	Increasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Maintaining
People Living wth HIV	Decreasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Renters	Increasing
Violent Crimes	Decreasing