Students with IEPs
Students who receive services in accordance with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Educational environment refers to the extent to which students with IEPs receive special education and related services in general classrooms or schools with their non-disabled peers. This graph shows the percentage of students with IEPs whose educational environment was classified into one of four settings for students age 6 to 21:
80% or more of time in a general classroom with their non-disabled peers
40-79% of time in a general classroom
Less than 40% of time in a general classroom
In a separate facility
For pre-school students age 3-5 with IEPs, educational environments are classified in five ways:
Inside an early childhood program: the majority of time, at least 10 hours or 600 minutes per week, is spent in an early childhood program
Outside an early childhood program: less than a majority of time is spent in an early childhood program
At a separate class or facility
At home
In the care of a service provider
Click on Demographics to display the percentage of students in each demographic group who receive their services in each of the educational environments.
Click on Disabilities to display the percentage of students in each disability area who receive their services in each of the educational environments.
On the displays for Demographics and Disabilities, hover your cursor over the name of a group on the left. Colored strands will flow across the chart to each of the four environments. You can also hover over each of the environments on the right and see the strands flowing left to each of the demographic groups or disabilities. Hovering over a group or an environment will display additional information.
Click on View Trends to see changes in the student body over time.
Special education law requires that students with IEPs be placed to the maximum extent appropriate with children who are not disabled. This means including students with IEPs into general classrooms, the least restrictive environment, as much as possible. The IEP team, which includes parents, bases placement decisions on the best ways to meet the identified needs of a student. The percentage of time spent in general classrooms will vary according to the needs of individual students, who may require supplemental services to achieve their learning goals.