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Education

Students Receiving Special Education Services

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Source: New York State Education Department

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 intervention programs aimed at addressing problems in early years and preventing students from being classified with disabilities.

How is our region performing?

In 2020, 9% of school-aged residents in our region were receiving special education services. This proportion was slightly lower than both the state (12%) and the state (excluding NYC) proportion (10%). Since 2008, the state, regional and county rates have remained relatively flat. The regional county rates ranged from 6% to 11% in 2020. Monroe, Ontario and Orleans (all at 10%), and Wayne (11%) have higher rates than other local counties, while Yates has the lowest rate (6% in 2020). The City of Rochester's rate was 13% in 2020, and has increased by only 2 points since 2008.

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

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
NYS	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	11%	11%	12%	12%	12%	N/A
NYS (excluding NYC)	9%	9%	9%	8%	9%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	N/A
Region	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	N/A
Monroe	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	N/A
Surrounding Counties	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	7%	7%	8%	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	N/A
Genesee	8%	8%	8%	8%	7%	7%	7%	7%	8%	7%	8%	8%	8%	N/A
Livingston	6%	6%	6%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	N/A
Ontario	9%	9%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	N/A
Orleans	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	8%	8%	8%	9%	10%	10%	10%	10%	N/A
Seneca	10%	10%	10%	9%	9%	9%	8%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	N/A
Wayne	9%	10%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	11%	11%	N/A
Wyoming	6%	7%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	N/A
Yates	7%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	N/A
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	11%	11%	11%	11%	12%	11%	11%	11%	12%	13%	13%	13%	13%	N/A
Brighton Central School District	10%	10%	11%	12%	11%	11%	11%	11%	12%	12%	13%	13%	13%	N/A
Brockport Central School District	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	N/A
Churchville-Chili Central School District	8%	8%	8%	8%	7%	8%	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	N/A
East Irondequoit Central School District	9%	9%	9%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	7%	7%	8%	8%	9%	N/A
East Rochester Union Free School District,	12%	12%	11%	11%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	10%	11%	11%	11%	N/A
Fairport Central School District	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	10%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	9%	9%	N/A
Gates-Chili Central School District	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%	N/A
Greece Central School District	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	10%	N/A
Hilton Central School District	7%	7%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	7%	7%	8%	8%	9%	9%	N/A
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	8%	7%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%	8%	9%	8%	8%	8%	9%	N/A
West Irondequoit Central School District	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	8%	9%	9%	9%	10%	N/A
Penfield Central School District	7%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%	N/A
Pittsford Central School District	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	8%	N/A
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	5%	N/A
Spencerport Central School District	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	N/A
Webster Central School District	8%	8%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	7%	6%	7%	7%	7%	N/A
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	11%	11%	11%	10%	11%	10%	9%	9%	9%	8%	9%	10%	9%	N/A
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	7%	7%	8%	7%	7%	7%	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	8%	N/A
Canandaigua School District	10%	10%	10%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	11%	11%	N/A
Geneva School District	8%	8%	7%	7%	6%	6%	6%	6%	7%	7%	7%	8%	7%	N/A

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

Number of Students Receiving Special Education Services

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
NYS	409,856	404,902	420,653	396,152	410,037	405,191	415,722	450,048	459,562	465,590	482,143	489,491	498,486	497,231
NYS (excluding NYC)	249,905	246,862	245,424	225,909	236,316	231,030	236,789	239,347	242,639	245,420	246,994	251,002	253,586	249,503
Region	25,144	24,990	24,692	24,175	23,552	22,845	22,521	22,701	23,134	23,655	24,014	24,282	24,541	23,862
Monroe	15,830	15,774	15,717	15,602	15,269	14,826	14,636	14,677	14,961	15,344	15,532	15,751	16,026	15,552
Surrounding Counties	9,314	9,216	8,975	8,573	8,283	8,019	7,885	8,024	8,173	8,311	8,482	8,531	8,515	8,310
Genesee	1,189	1,172	1,106	1,032	983	933	880	917	925	907	915	905	928	912
Livingston	999	978	985	946	940	923	941	970	1,014	1,018	1,027	1,012	1,016	988
Ontario	2,263	2,211	2,167	2,122	2,058	2,009	2,010	2,060	2,066	2,136	2,262	2,327	2,361	2,302
Orleans	907	874	872	848	832	774	732	725	791	794	802	783	772	761
Seneca	750	767	763	681	649	651	603	604	623	643	631	643	624	592
Wayne	2,164	2,159	2,053	1,965	1,892	1,841	1,830	1,862	1,864	1,930	1,968	1,992	1,958	1,924
Wyoming	591	605	590	576	547	510	511	506	505	513	515	525	529	517
Yates	451	450	439	403	382	378	378	380	385	370	362	344	327	314
Monroe County School Districts
Rochester School District	6,005	6,161	6,271	6,328	6,347	5,987	5,922	5,900	6,156	6,353	6,400	6,467	6,482	6,102
Brighton Central School District	526	520	537	582	512	508	507	515	534	569	583	589	579	557
Brockport Central School District	608	592	577	541	524	527	495	483	455	454	469	524	531	543
Churchville-Chili Central School District	571	546	539	526	489	492	473	496	482	473	486	459	459	433
East Irondequoit Central School District	474	471	462	408	380	361	372	372	341	321	343	368	381	380
East Rochester Union Free School District,	244	228	216	215	170	167	165	161	161	174	194	191	190	188
Fairport Central School District	866	843	847	872	896	866	816	781	794	821	801	712	713	701
Gates-Chili Central School District	756	742	725	728	723	718	707	711	690	696	678	658	637	629
Greece Central School District	1,352	1,407	1,443	1,423	1,351	1,390	1,374	1,360	1,377	1,408	1,434	1,487	1,537	1,512
Hilton Central School District	470	433	408	392	397	383	384	413	420	433	463	482	506	524
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	284	263	258	263	264	275	296	286	290	276	273	280	282	283
West Irondequoit Central School District	361	349	326	319	308	308	323	351	392	401	408	410	437	440
Penfield Central School District	463	459	459	416	403	400	380	385	405	443	432	451	479	461
Pittsford Central School District	553	540	540	544	533	539	556	567	582	616	632	667	717	728
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	643	613	588	557	556	542	515	524	550	602	603	630	670	660
Spencerport Central School District	472	440	440	461	454	445	454	470	469	462	458	461	478	474
Webster Central School District	1,056	1,040	957	907	841	807	800	805	771	756	781	813	852	837
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	126	127	124	120	121	111	97	97	92	86	94	102	96	100
Regional City School Districts
Batavia School District	281	295	303	283	281	272	263	274	275	264	266	260	268	267
Canandaigua School District	585	567	567	540	528	520	504	518	511	531	547	567	587	572
Geneva School District	403	395	342	354	320	287	288	288	307	314	345	350	332	335

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

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INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic	REGIONAL VALUE	YEAR	NYS COMPARISON	TREND \| REGION
Prenatal Care	78%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights	8.4%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights, Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate	6.9	2017-19	2	0 Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate, Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0.8%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Children in Poverty	18%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
Children in Poverty, Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Single-Parent Families	39%	2017-21	2	1 Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	20	2020	2	1 Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	1.8	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Pregnancy	1.3%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Births	12	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Arts and Culture Attendance		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tourism Spending	$1,399	2021	1	0 Maintaining
Recreation Spending	$83	2021	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	84%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	64%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Registered Library Borrowers	55%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Library Visits	2.5	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Charitable Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0.8%	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	10%	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining
Total Population	1.4%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Population by Age		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$64,995	2017-21	1	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty, by Sex		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance Recipients	1.2%	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Approval Rate for Public Assistance Applications	22%	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Females Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Sex		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP	13%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Female Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tax Filers Receiving Earned Income Tax Credit	14%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
EITC Dollars	$153	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs	2.3%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Change in Number of Business Establishments by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Jobs by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Sector Shares of Regional Total Employment		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary Since 2000	12%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Employment-to-Population Ratio	59%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation	41%	2021	2	1 Increasing
School Spending Per Student	$23,561	2020	1	1 Increasing
Instructional Spending Per Student	$16,983	2020	1	1 Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services		2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Grade 3 English	37%	2022	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	40%	2022	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English	39%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 8 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Regents Algebra 1	73%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Regents English	83%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate	88%	2022	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	90%	2022	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance	5%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Supply of Doctors	35.3	2019	1	1 Increasing
Mortality Rate	693	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Chlamydia Rate	53	2020	2	1 Increasing
Chlamydia Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rate	37	2020	1	1 Increasing
Maternal Health, by Race/Ethnicity		2018-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Early Syphilis Rates	2.8	2020	3	1 Increasing
Early Syphilis Rates within Monroe County, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with HIV	105	2021	0	1 Increasing
People Living with HIV by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with AIDS	124	2021	0	1 Increasing
People Living with AIDS by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Percent of Days with Good Air Quality			0	10 Not Applicable*
Alcohol-related Crashes	2.7	2021	2	-1 Decreasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Median Home Value	$151,405	2017-21	1	1 Increasing
Median Rental Prices	$936	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	2.3	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	28%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	32%	2017-21	3	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	48%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Homeownership Rate	68%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Homeownership Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Vacant Housing Units	9%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
Homeless Persons			0	10 Not Applicable*
Serious Crimes	165	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Violent Crimes	25	2021	3	1 Increasing
Victims of Domestic Violence	59	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates	10.0	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2018	0	10 Not Applicable*
Arrest Rates	125.2	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Capita Spending for Local Government	$3,731	2019	0	1 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0.70	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining

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