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Students Receiving Special Education Services

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Students Receiving Special Education Services

What does this measure?

Percent of school-aged residents (4-21) classified with disabilities and receiving special education services.

Why is this important?

Students receiving special education services can be at greater risk for poor school performance, including lower test scores and a higher chance of dropping out. The proportion of students in special education can significantly impact a school district's budget, and it can be an indicator of the effectiveness of earlier intervention programs aimed at addressing problems in early years and preventing students from being classified with disabilities.

How is the region performing?

In 2021, 10% of school-aged residents in the region were classified as having disabilities, on par with the state (excluding NYC) proportion. This has increased slightly since 2013. All counties in the region consistently had rates in the range of 8% to 13% throughout the decade, slightly higher than the state. Ulster County had the highest rate in 2021, followed by Dutchess, Greene, and Putnam at 10%. Columbia, Orange and Sullivan had the lowest rate at 9%.

School districts with high rates of students receiving special education services (14% or more) included Cairo-Durham in Greene County; Port Jervis City in Orange County; Ellenville and Kingston, in Ulster County. The lowest rate was in Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School in Orange County, at 3%.

Notes about the data

Varying school district practices on classifying students as disabled can impact the numbers. Also, school districts known for effective special education programs may attract more students with disabilities.

Students Receiving Special Education Services
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Region9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%11%11%10%
Columbia County10%10%10%10%10%9%10%10%11%11%11%11%11%9%
Dutchess County9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%11%10%
Greene County9%9%9%9%10%10%10%11%11%11%11%9%11%10%
Orange County9%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%9%
Putnam County10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%10%
Sullivan County8%8%8%8%8%8%8%9%9%10%10%10%10%9%
Ulster County10%10%10%11%11%11%12%12%12%13%13%13%13%12%
NYS (excluding NYC)9%9%9%8%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central7%8%8%8%8%8%8%10%11%12%12%12%12%9%
Germantown Central12%12%10%10%10%11%10%10%11%10%11%12%12%11%
Hudson City12%13%14%13%12%12%13%13%13%13%13%14%13%12%
Kinderhook Central11%11%11%12%11%11%11%12%12%12%12%11%11%10%
New Lebanon Central8%8%9%9%8%6%6%7%7%7%10%9%9%10%
Taconic Hills Central9%8%8%8%8%9%9%9%10%10%10%9%8%7%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central9%9%9%10%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%11%11%10%
Beacon City9%9%9%10%12%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%12%12%
Dover Union Free9%9%9%9%9%10%10%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%
Hyde Park Central8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%7%7%8%8%7%
Millbrook Central13%13%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%12%12%12%12%10%
Northeast Central8%8%8%7%7%8%8%9%9%9%10%9%9%9%
Pawling Central12%11%10%9%9%9%9%9%8%7%7%7%8%7%
Pine Plains Central10%8%9%8%8%8%9%8%9%10%10%10%10%9%
Poughkeepsie City11%11%10%10%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%12%12%
Red Hook Central6%6%6%5%5%6%6%6%7%7%8%7%7%6%
Rhinebeck Central6%8%8%8%8%7%7%8%8%8%9%8%8%8%
Spackenkill Union Free9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%11%11%11%12%11%11%
Wappingers Central9%10%10%10%11%11%11%12%11%11%11%11%12%11%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central11%11%10%10%10%11%12%12%14%16%15%15%15%14%
Catskill Central10%10%11%12%12%12%13%15%14%13%13%12%12%11%
Coxsackie-Athens Central4%4%4%4%4%5%5%6%6%6%6%0%6%6%
Greenville Central11%12%12%12%13%13%13%12%13%12%12%12%13%11%
Hunter-Tannersville Central9%11%10%10%9%10%11%11%11%11%12%13%12%12%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central14%14%14%13%13%12%8%7%7%9%9%10%11%11%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free9%10%10%9%9%9%11%12%14%15%15%14%15%13%
Cornwall Central8%8%8%8%8%8%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%8%
Florida Union Free7%7%7%7%7%7%7%7%7%8%9%10%10%9%
Goshen Central9%8%8%8%9%9%9%11%11%11%12%11%11%10%
Greenwood Lake Union Free7%7%8%7%6%7%7%6%6%7%6%5%6%5%
Highland Falls Central3%3%2%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%4%4%4%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free2%2%2%2%2%2%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%
Middletown City8%8%9%9%9%9%10%11%12%12%12%12%13%11%
Minisink Valley Central11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%10%10%9%
Monroe-Woodbury Central11%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%12%12%12%12%11%
Newburgh City10%10%10%9%9%9%10%11%11%12%11%11%11%10%
Pine Bush Central11%11%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%11%11%9%
Port Jervis City10%11%11%11%12%12%13%13%14%14%14%14%15%14%
Tuxedo Union Free20%20%22%24%23%20%20%20%12%11%10%11%10%8%
Valley Central10%11%11%11%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%12%12%11%
Warwick Valley Central10%11%11%10%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%11%10%9%
Washingtonville Central8%7%8%8%8%8%8%8%9%9%9%9%9%8%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central10%10%10%9%9%9%9%10%10%9%9%9%10%10%
Carmel Central10%10%11%10%10%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%11%
Garrison Union Free5%4%4%4%3%2%4%6%6%6%7%8%8%8%
Haldane Central7%7%8%8%10%11%11%11%10%10%11%11%11%11%
Mahopac Central13%13%12%12%12%11%12%12%12%12%12%12%12%12%
Putnam Valley Central8%9%9%9%8%9%10%10%10%10%11%11%10%10%
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central9%7%6%5%5%6%6%6%6%6%5%7%6%6%
Fallsburg Central8%8%8%9%9%10%11%10%11%10%10%10%10%9%
Liberty Central11%10%9%9%9%9%8%9%10%11%11%11%11%10%
Livingston Manor Central12%11%12%11%12%13%14%13%12%14%14%12%13%11%
Monticello Central11%10%10%10%9%10%10%11%12%13%14%15%15%13%
Sullivan West Central7%6%6%5%5%6%5%5%5%6%7%8%7%6%
Tri-Valley Central8%9%8%8%8%9%10%11%11%12%11%11%12%10%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central9%9%10%11%12%13%14%14%15%15%15%16%16%15%
Highland Central9%9%9%9%9%10%9%9%10%11%10%10%10%10%
Kingston City13%13%13%13%14%14%15%16%16%17%17%17%16%15%
Marlboro Central11%11%11%11%12%11%12%12%12%13%13%14%15%13%
New Paltz Central5%5%5%5%5%5%6%6%6%7%6%7%7%6%
Onteora Central12%13%12%11%11%11%12%11%11%12%12%12%12%11%
Rondout Valley Central12%12%13%13%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%13%13%12%
Saugerties Central10%10%11%12%13%13%13%13%13%14%14%15%14%12%
Wallkill Central9%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%9%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures reflect percentage of residents 4-21 receiving services.




Number of Students Receiving Special Education Services
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Region26,74926,43226,33526,06625,67625,60725,91726,28026,54726,95026,94126,89527,12226,790
Columbia County1,3211,3111,2931,2711,2001,1591,1681,1921,1881,1781,1611,1111,0591,006
Dutchess County7,0107,0086,9586,8756,7076,5926,5456,6116,5316,4586,4466,5746,6246,584
Greene County1,0059901,0079849839919819841,001998970783951923
Orange County9,1099,0199,0259,0128,9339,0449,3599,6129,87310,18610,27210,26510,33410,282
Putnam County2,4972,4632,4332,3612,2982,1942,2202,1982,1802,1432,0992,1122,1482,148
Sullivan County1,5331,4211,3831,3591,3131,3661,3531,3721,4401,5221,6111,6431,6341,624
Ulster County4,2744,2204,2364,2044,2424,2614,2914,3114,3344,4654,3824,4074,3724,223
NYS (excluding NYC)249,905246,862245,424225,909236,316231,030236,789239,347242,639245,420246,994251,002253,586249,503
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central148159156154158146149172180193192191176150
Germantown Central116115959088928479848080898384
Hudson City410422432385366345362365352343332333317309
Kinderhook Central344337328356319315306311312299293263256249
New Lebanon Central7064747665494551465163565965
Taconic Hills Central233214208210204212222214214212201179168149
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central1,4681,4861,5081,5031,3591,3371,3451,3381,3291,3831,4071,4231,4341,425
Beacon City476462492494584585565548539566581568536532
Dover Union Free214217210206207223214203195206201210203202
Hyde Park Central718726717732688661674652608577564606616595
Millbrook Central257253226220225216216224219208204194189178
Northeast Central142149141127126128136140141139145137131137
Pawling Central289256236213209192185190173145139132146143
Pine Plains Central180159158147146147146138152164159160158148
Poughkeepsie City992989891826782727710767779786782849885928
Red Hook Central258261248239229235253247256261286273249231
Rhinebeck Central109137138135134120109121129124130118120117
Spackenkill Union Free213196208198182179177194220218212216209207
Wappingers Central1,6941,7171,7851,8351,8361,8421,8151,8491,7911,6811,6361,6881,7481,741
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central231224210190189200215201234260239236242233
Catskill Central270264282297297288299323306269264248235232
Coxsackie-Athens Central1391211381291341531471591651721710168163
Greenville Central212219228221231217213197197189185178184168
Hunter-Tannersville Central6876697061676768646669736970
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central8586807771664036354242485357
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free141145144139138135161173199227215213221214
Cornwall Central379385381382360378392421418402397392412408
Florida Union Free899191918990898086102111120123119
Goshen Central391362366378386394414461478475497490484471
Greenwood Lake Union Free9483958382888377768178687871
Highland Falls Central139144136144144156141137155167183199212209
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free168163186209230234279276270308306316321311
Middletown City8718609249579119461,0431,1091,1691,2401,2591,2501,2951,290
Minisink Valley Central669671651647644653661656659633624612594576
Monroe-Woodbury Central1,1331,0651,0251,0731,0391,0059901,0431,1071,1791,2081,2001,1931,207
Newburgh City1,7591,7361,6671,6241,5731,6451,7611,8261,8871,9771,9211,8621,8821,886
Pine Bush Central942907883858854807798787798813891891876850
Port Jervis City415442443456487511530541570552554580606623
Tuxedo Union Free106109116131124109104106645853565149
Valley Central732746762775821837852853853872858843840851
Warwick Valley Central602634631577564531532534553564578616580594
Washingtonville Central479476524488487525529532531536539557566553
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central513517510477464461436462461418391414446440
Carmel Central715732734711682620617591597615616612621640
Garrison Union Free2623232318122027262931363734
Haldane Central90879598115126127123109108115105112108
Mahopac Central937879842827805750777763756746710709711704
Putnam Valley Central216225229225214225243232231227236236221222
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central9881685653656163625654686168
Fallsburg Central196199210213215240255235242219226233227233
Liberty Central248223207210211191178189212229237225228241
Livingston Manor Central8984907988959987839292818484
Monticello Central586532525519473487468497550614673691690670
Sullivan West Central158140129121115122116113105118147155150139
Tri-Valley Central126130120124122132141147148156152153156150
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central234241267277299305329316331329336334333340
Highland Central252248259253243265242236259268249245247246
Kingston City1,3791,3891,3701,3571,3891,4201,4601,5001,5061,5281,5091,5161,4541,413
Marlboro Central350327325307331315318312323338340349370344
New Paltz Central331328320316318332360373354375357367374361
Onteora Central338339307283279274277263260267268257270257
Rondout Valley Central449439448436411390374374370392381391382371
Saugerties Central465464494528531532515529516543536544519485
Wallkill Central476445446447441428416408415425406404423406

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures reflect number of residents 4-21 receiving services.
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