Disability Type | Number of Children in NPS Placements | Percent of NPS Placements | Children in NPS as a Percentage of All Special Education Placements17 |
Serious learning disability | 8,753 | 12 | 1 |
Speech and language impairment | 12,190 | 16 | 1 |
Mental retardation | 7,334 | 10 | 1 |
Serious emotional disturbance | 30,075 | 40 | 8 |
Multiple disabilities | 7,370 | 10 | 8 |
Hearing impairments | 2,709 | 4 | 5 |
Orthopedic impairments | 1,146 | 2 | 2 |
Other health impairments | 837 | 1 | 2 |
Visual impairments | 1,656 | 2 | 7 |
Autism | 1,129 | 2 | 11 |
Deaf-blind | 101 | <1 | 55 |
Traumatic brain injury | 1,040 | 1 | 2 |
All disabilities* | 73,340 | 100 | 2 |
*Note: Total is for ages 6-21 only. Ages 3-21 in private placement equals 110,700 children.18