Mid-Hudson Valley

How is the region performing?

In 2021, 7% of preschoolers in the Mid-Hudson Valley region received special education services, higher than the state (excluding NYC) rate of 6%. Among the counties of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Dutchess, County had the highest rate of 3 to 5 year olds receiving special education services in 2021 at 8%, followed by Greene, Putnam and Ulster at 7%. Columbia had the lowest rate at 5%. All counties expect Columbia saw their rates increase between 1 and 3 percentage points from 2000 through 2021. Columbia County decreased 1 percentage point.

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	2021
Region	4%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	7%	6%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%	7%
Columbia	6%	5%	6%	5%	6%	7%	7%	6%	5%	5%	6%	6%	5%	6%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	5%
Dutchess	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	8%	8%	7%	8%	8%	7%	8%	8%	7%	7%	8%	8%	9%	9%	8%
Greene	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	8%	9%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	8%	6%	7%	8%	7%	4%	7%	7%
Orange	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%	6%
Putnam	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	8%	7%	7%	9%	9%	7%
Sullivan	3%	3%	3%	4%	4%	5%	5%	6%	6%	4%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	7%	6%
Ulster	4%	5%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	7%	8%	7%	6%	6%	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	7%
NYS (excluding NYC)	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	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	2018	2019	2020	2021
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	2,648
Columbia	127	117	117	103	110	134	131	123	105	97	124	120	87	98	81	81	83	82	85	83	85	78
Dutchess	552	625	689	683	676	759	743	775	771	673	741	713	642	672	696	645	621	709	704	716	713	671
Greene	111	95	97	89	95	91	91	118	125	111	116	108	104	111	109	83	83	107	88	50	80	88
Orange	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	1,077
Putnam	200	237	241	226	233	262	243	217	216	196	194	199	192	198	180	169	215	189	209	242	255	201
Sullivan	78	80	85	102	104	121	129	151	151	122	134	162	158	172	150	154	160	162	140	154	189	176
Ulster	282	290	332	321	333	367	346	298	362	349	365	426	390	331	330	339	377	389	387	381	425	357
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	23,596

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
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Decreasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background	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	Decreasing
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
Veterans Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Decreasing
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Increasing
People Living wth HIV	Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Increasing
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Cost of Homeownership	Maintaining
Cost of Renting	Not Applicable
Violent Crimes	Decreasing
Domestic Violence	Decreasing

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