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

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

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

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

Data Source: Thompson School District
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%).
Data Tables:
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 |
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% |
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% |
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% |