Mid-Hudson Valley

How is the region performing?

In 2020, 8% of preschoolers in the Mid-Hudson Valley region received special education services, higher than the state (excluding NYC) rate of 7%. Among the counties of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster had the highest rate of 3 to 5 year olds receiving special education services in 2020 at 9%, followed by Orange at 8%, Greene and Sullivan at 7% and Columbia at 6%. Four counties saw their rates increase by about 4 percentage points from 2000 through 2020, while Columbia remained steady.

Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Region	4%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	7%	6%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%
Columbia County	6%	5%	6%	5%	6%	7%	7%	6%	5%	5%	6%	6%	5%	6%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%
Dutchess County	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	8%	8%	7%	8%	8%	7%	8%	8%	7%	7%	8%	8%	9%	9%
Greene County	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	8%	9%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	8%	6%	7%	8%	7%	4%	7%
Orange County	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%
Putnam County	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	8%	7%	7%	9%	9%
Sullivan County	3%	3%	3%	4%	4%	5%	5%	6%	6%	4%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	7%
Ulster County	4%	5%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	7%	8%	7%	6%	6%	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%
NYS (excluding NYC)	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%

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	2018	2019	2020
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	2,738	2,814	2,943
Columbia County	127	117	117	103	110	134	131	123	105	97	124	120	87	98	81	81	83	82	85	83	85
Dutchess County	552	625	689	683	676	759	743	775	771	673	741	713	642	672	696	645	621	709	704	716	713
Greene County	111	95	97	89	95	91	91	118	125	111	116	108	104	111	109	83	83	107	88	50	80
Orange County	651	700	756	799	886	946	901	941	1,008	895	943	1,002	939	964	926	965	1,018	1,067	1,125	1,188	1,196
Putnam County	200	237	241	226	233	262	243	217	216	196	194	199	192	198	180	169	215	189	209	242	255
Sullivan County	78	80	85	102	104	121	129	151	151	122	134	162	158	172	150	154	160	162	140	154	189
Ulster County	282	290	332	321	333	367	346	298	362	349	365	426	390	331	330	339	377	389	387	381	425
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	24,714	25,466	26,683

Source: New York State Education Department

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

INDICATORS

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