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What this chart shows: Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Larimer County School Districts, 2008-09

Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Larimer County School Districts, 2008-09

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What this chart shows: Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Park School District, 2008-09

Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Park School District, 2008-09

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What this chart shows: Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Poudre School District, 2008-09

Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Poudre School District, 2008-09

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What this chart shows: Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Thompson School District, 2008-09

Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Thompson School District, 2008-09

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What these data tell us:

In 2008, Specific Learning Disability comprised the largest number of the Special Education student population. There were 1,423 students with Specific Learning Disability across Larimer County school districts, or 31% of the Special Education student population. Speech/Language Disability, the second highest disability, comprised 26% of this student population among Larimer County school districts.

Specific Learning Disability was the most predominant disability in the Special Education student population in Park School District (61.0%) and Poudre School District (32.5%), and second at Thompson School District (26.9%). Speech/Language Disability was the most frequent disability in Thompson School District (34.2%) and ranked second in Poudre School District (19.8%) and Park School District (10.0%).

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Enrollment in Special Education by Disability - Larimer County School Districts, 2008-09

Disability

Park School District

Poudre School District

Thompson School District

Total

Significantly Limited Intellectual Capacity

3

106

59

168

Emotional Disability

8

316

126

450

Specific Learning Disability

61

844

518

1,423

Hearing Disability

3

34

28

65

Visual Disability

0

9

8

17

Physical Disability

4

422

222

648

Speech/Language Disability

10

515

658

1,183

Deaf/ Blind

0

1

0

1

Multiple Disabilities

3

89

60

152

Preschool Disability

3

97

161

261

Autism

5

138

58

201

Traumatic Brain Injury

0

26

26

52

Total

100

2,597

1,924

4,621

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Park School District Special Education Student Enrollment by Disability, 2008-09

Disability

Number of Students with Special Needs

% of Special Education Enrollment

% of Total Enrollment

Significantly Limited Intellectual Capacity

3

3.0%

0.26%

Emotional Disability

8

8.0%

0.69%

Specific Learning Disability

61

61.0%

5.28%

Hearing Disability

3

3.0%

0.26%

Visual Disability

0

0.0%

0.00%

Physical Disability

4

4.0%

0.35%

Speech/Language Disability

10

10.0%

0.87%

Deaf/ Blind

0

0.0%

0.00%

Multiple Disabilities

3

3.0%

0.26%

Preschool Disability

3

3.0%

0.26%

Autism

5

5.0%

0.43%

Traumatic Brain Injury

0

0.0%

0.00%

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Poudre School District Special Education Student Enrollment by Disability, 2008-09

Disability

Number of Students with Special Needs

% of Special Education Enrollment

% of Total Enrollment

Significantly Limited Intellectual Capacity

106

4.1%

0.42%

Emotional Disability

316

12.2%

1.25%

Specific Learning Disability

844

32.5%

3.33%

Hearing Disability

34

1.3%

0.13%

Visual Disability

9

0.3%

0.04%

Physical Disability

422

16.2%

1.67%

Speech/Language Disability

515

19.8%

2.03%

Deaf/ Blind

1

0.04%

0.00%

Multiple Disabilities

89

3.4%

0.35%

Preschool Disability

97

3.7%

0.38%

Autism

138

5.3%

0.55%

Traumatic Brain Injury

26

1.0%

0.10%

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Thompson School District Special Education Student Enrollment by Disability, 2008-09

Disability

Number of Students with Special Needs

% of Special Education Enrollment

% of Total Enrollment

Significantly Limited Intellectual Capacity

59

3.1%

0.39%

Emotional Disability

126

6.5%

0.84%

Specific Learning Disability

518

26.9%

3.46%

Hearing Disability

28

1.5%

0.19%

Visual Disability

8

0.4%

0.05%

Physical Disability

222

11.5%

1.48%

Speech/Language Disability

658

34.2%

4.39%

Deaf/ Blind

0

0.0%

0.00%

Multiple Disabilities

60

3.1%

0.40%

Preschool Disability

161

8.4%

1.07%

Autism

58

3.0%

0.39%

Traumatic Brain Injury

26

1.4%

0.17%

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