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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 2024, 11% of school-aged residents in the region were classified as having disabilities and were receiving special education services, similar to the state (excluding NYC) proportion (10%). This has increased slightly from 10% since 2014 in the region. 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 2024, at 13%, followed by Putnam at 12%. Sullivan had the lowest rate at 9%.

School districts with high rates of students receiving special education services (greater than 15%) in 2024 included Windham-Ashland Jewett in Greene County, Kingston City in Ulster County, and Ellenville Central in Ulster. 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
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Region9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%11%11%10%10%10%11%
Columbia10%10%10%10%10%9%10%10%11%11%11%11%11%10%10%10%11%
Dutchess9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%11%10%11%11%11%
Greene9%9%9%9%10%10%10%11%11%11%11%9%11%11%11%11%11%
Orange9%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%
Putnam10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%11%11%12%12%
Sullivan8%8%8%8%8%8%8%9%9%10%10%10%10%9%10%9%9%
Ulster10%10%10%11%11%11%12%12%12%13%13%13%13%12%12%12%13%
NYS (excluding NYC)9%9%9%8%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County7%8%8%8%8%8%8%10%11%12%12%12%12%10%11%11%12%
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County12%12%10%10%10%11%10%10%11%10%11%12%12%11%12%14%12%
Hudson City school district, Columbia County12%13%14%13%12%12%13%13%13%13%13%14%13%12%12%13%14%
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County11%11%11%12%11%11%11%12%12%12%12%11%11%11%11%12%12%
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County8%8%9%9%8%6%6%7%7%7%10%9%9%10%11%11%11%
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County9%8%8%8%8%9%9%9%10%10%10%9%8%7%7%7%7%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County9%9%9%10%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%11%11%10%11%11%11%
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County9%9%9%10%12%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%12%12%12%11%11%
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County9%9%9%9%9%10%10%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%7%7%8%8%8%8%8%8%
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County13%13%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%12%12%12%12%11%11%11%11%
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County8%8%8%7%7%8%8%9%9%9%10%9%9%9%9%10%10%
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County12%11%10%9%9%9%9%9%8%7%7%7%8%7%8%8%9%
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County10%8%9%8%8%8%9%8%9%10%10%10%10%9%9%8%9%
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County11%11%10%10%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%12%12%12%12%12%
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County6%6%6%5%5%6%6%6%7%7%8%7%7%6%6%6%5%
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County6%8%8%8%8%7%7%8%8%8%9%8%8%8%7%9%9%
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%11%11%11%12%11%11%10%10%11%
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County9%10%10%10%11%11%11%12%11%11%11%11%12%11%12%13%14%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County11%11%10%10%10%11%12%12%14%16%15%15%15%15%15%14%13%
Catskill Central school district, Greene County10%10%11%12%12%12%13%15%14%13%13%12%12%12%12%11%12%
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County4%4%4%4%4%5%5%6%6%6%6%0%6%6%6%6%6%
Greenville Central school district, Greene County11%12%12%12%13%13%13%12%13%12%12%12%13%12%12%14%14%
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County9%11%10%10%9%10%11%11%11%11%12%13%12%13%11%11%10%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County14%14%14%13%13%12%8%7%7%9%9%10%11%13%15%16%16%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County9%10%10%9%9%9%11%12%14%15%15%14%15%14%13%13%13%
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County8%8%8%8%8%8%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%8%9%8%
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County7%7%7%7%7%7%7%7%7%8%9%10%10%9%9%8%9%
Goshen Central school district, Orange County9%8%8%8%9%9%9%11%11%11%12%11%11%10%10%10%10%
Greenwood Lake Union Free school district, Orange County7%7%8%7%6%7%7%6%6%7%6%5%6%5%5%5%6%
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County3%3%2%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%4%4%4%4%4%4%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange County2%2%2%2%2%2%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%
Middletown City school district, Orange County8%8%9%9%9%9%10%11%12%12%12%12%13%12%12%13%13%
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%11%10%10%9%10%10%11%
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County11%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%12%12%12%12%11%12%12%12%
Newburgh City school district, Orange County10%10%10%9%9%9%10%11%11%12%11%11%11%10%10%11%11%
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County11%11%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%10%11%11%11%10%9%10%10%
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County10%11%11%11%12%12%13%13%14%14%14%14%15%14%14%13%13%
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County20%20%22%24%23%20%20%20%12%11%10%11%10%9%8%8%8%
Valley Central school district, Orange County10%11%11%11%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%12%12%12%12%11%12%
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County10%11%11%10%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%11%10%10%9%10%10%
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County8%7%8%8%8%8%8%8%9%9%9%9%9%8%9%9%9%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County10%10%10%9%9%9%9%10%10%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County10%10%11%10%10%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%11%11%12%12%12%
Garrison Union Free school district, Putnam County5%4%4%4%3%2%4%6%6%6%7%8%8%8%7%6%6%
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County7%7%8%8%10%11%11%11%10%10%11%11%11%11%11%12%13%
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County13%13%12%12%12%11%12%12%12%12%12%12%12%12%13%14%15%
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County8%9%9%9%8%9%10%10%10%10%11%11%10%10%11%11%11%
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County9%7%6%5%5%6%6%6%6%6%5%7%6%6%7%7%7%
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County8%8%8%9%9%10%11%10%11%10%10%10%10%10%9%10%11%
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County11%10%9%9%9%9%8%9%10%11%11%11%11%11%12%13%13%
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County12%11%12%11%12%13%14%13%12%14%14%12%13%12%11%10%10%
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County11%10%10%10%9%10%10%11%12%13%14%15%15%13%13%12%12%
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County7%6%6%5%5%6%5%5%5%6%7%8%7%6%7%7%7%
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County8%9%8%8%8%9%10%11%11%12%11%11%12%10%10%9%8%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County9%9%10%11%12%13%14%14%15%15%15%16%16%15%15%15%16%
Highland Central school district, Ulster County9%9%9%9%9%10%9%9%10%11%10%10%10%10%11%11%12%
Kingston City school district, Ulster County13%13%13%13%14%14%15%16%16%17%17%17%16%15%15%15%16%
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County11%11%11%11%12%11%12%12%12%13%13%14%15%13%14%14%14%
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County5%5%5%5%5%5%6%6%6%7%6%7%7%6%6%6%7%
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County12%13%12%11%11%11%12%11%11%12%12%12%12%11%11%10%10%
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County12%12%13%13%12%12%12%12%12%13%13%13%13%12%13%12%13%
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County10%10%11%12%13%13%13%13%13%14%14%15%14%13%12%12%12%
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County9%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%10%10%10%10%10%9%10%10%11%

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




Number of Students Receiving Special Education Services
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Region26,74926,43226,33526,06625,67625,60725,91726,28026,54726,95026,94126,89527,12226,79026,92727,06227,649
Columbia1,3211,3111,2931,2711,2001,1591,1681,1921,1881,1781,1611,1111,0591,0069751,0051,026
Dutchess7,0107,0086,9586,8756,7076,5926,5456,6116,5316,4586,4466,5746,6246,5846,6856,6796,817
Greene1,0059901,0079849839919819841,001998970783951923907895881
Orange9,1099,0199,0259,0128,9339,0449,3599,6129,87310,18610,27210,26510,33410,28210,30910,41910,683
Putnam2,4972,4632,4332,3612,2982,1942,2202,1982,1802,1432,0992,1122,1482,1482,2122,2792,328
Sullivan1,5331,4211,3831,3591,3131,3661,3531,3721,4401,5221,6111,6431,6341,6241,6281,6161,608
Ulster4,2744,2204,2364,2044,2424,2614,2914,3114,3344,4654,3824,4074,3724,2234,2114,1694,306
NYS (excluding NYC)249,905246,862245,424225,909236,316231,030236,789239,347242,639245,420246,994251,002253,586249,503250,551251,690260,163
Columbia School Districts
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County148159156154158146149172180193192191176150158160176
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County116115959088928479848080898384839780
Hudson City school district, Columbia County410422432385366345362365352343332333317309293300307
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County344337328356319315306311312299293263256249241253263
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County7064747665494551465163565965676868
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County233214208210204212222214214212201179168149133127132
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County1,4681,4861,5081,5031,3591,3371,3451,3381,3291,3831,4071,4231,4341,4251,4881,4641,440
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County476462492494584585565548539566581568536532532493486
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County214217210206207223214203195206201210203202202195212
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County718726717732688661674652608577564606616595652644649
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County257253226220225216216224219208204194189178178171173
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County142149141127126128136140141139145137131137139144150
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County289256236213209192185190173145139132146143164159173
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County180159158147146147146138152164159160158148141131136
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County992989891826782727710767779786782849885928896871851
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County258261248239229235253247256261286273249231212218195
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County109137138135134120109121129124130118120117109126127
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County213196208198182179177194220218212216209207189186203
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County1,6941,7171,7851,8351,8361,8421,8151,8491,7911,6811,6361,6881,7481,7411,7831,8772,022
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County231224210190189200215201234260239236242233232211193
Catskill Central school district, Greene County270264282297297288299323306269264248235232223215222
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County1391211381291341531471591651721710168163160150151
Greenville Central school district, Greene County212219228221231217213197197189185178184168167192192
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County6876697061676768646669736970595952
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County8586807771664036354242485357666871
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County141145144139138135161173199227215213221214208211200
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County379385381382360378392421418402397392412408397405403
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County899191918990898086102111120123119114107123
Goshen Central school district, Orange County391362366378386394414461478475497490484471473439449
Greenwood Lake Union Free school district, Orange County9483958382888377768178687871727175
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County139144136144144156141137155167183199212209219222234
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange County168163186209230234279276270308306316321311286277292
Middletown City school district, Orange County8718609249579119461,0431,1091,1691,2401,2591,2501,2951,2901,3351,3841,390
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County669671651647644653661656659633624612594576603622681
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County1,1331,0651,0251,0731,0391,0059901,0431,1071,1791,2081,2001,1931,2071,2301,2571,269
Newburgh City school district, Orange County1,7591,7361,6671,6241,5731,6451,7611,8261,8871,9771,9211,8621,8821,8861,9061,9051,958
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County942907883858854807798787798813891891876850816855871
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County415442443456487511530541570552554580606623595570551
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County106109116131124109104106645853565149474646
Valley Central school district, Orange County732746762775821837852853853872858843840851842826868
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County602634631577564531532534553564578616580594588631640
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County479476524488487525529532531536539557566553578591633
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County513517510477464461436462461418391414446440422429462
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County715732734711682620617591597615616612621640669681683
Garrison Union Free school district, Putnam County2623232318122027262931363734282726
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County90879598115126127123109108115105112108106113120
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County937879842827805750777763756746710709711704758797817
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County216225229225214225243232231227236236221222229232220
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County9881685653656163625654686168737878
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County196199210213215240255235242219226233227233225237261
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County248223207210211191178189212229237225228241273289293
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County8984907988959987839292818484797172
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County586532525519473487468497550614673691690670646618598
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County158140129121115122116113105118147155150139147149143
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County126130120124122132141147148156152153156150141129122
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County234241267277299305329316331329336334333340321319341
Highland Central school district, Ulster County252248259253243265242236259268249245247246265273283
Kingston City school district, Ulster County1,3791,3891,3701,3571,3891,4201,4601,5001,5061,5281,5091,5161,4541,4131,3961,3881,441
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County350327325307331315318312323338340349370344363353355
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County331328320316318332360373354375357367374361352361367
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County338339307283279274277263260267268257270257253232223
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County449439448436411390374374370392381391382371386362387
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County465464494528531532515529516543536544519485456445441
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County476445446447441428416408415425406404423406419436468

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures reflect number of residents 4-21 receiving services.
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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Household Types Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector Increasing
Spending for County Government Maintaining
Tourism Revenue Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Decreasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
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 Maintaining
Education Levels of Adults Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Maintaining
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Decreasing
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Decreasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Maintaining
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Homeless Persons Increasing
Domestic Violence Increasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Prison Sentences by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing


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