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During the 1999-2000 school year, 35,139 Maine children with
disabilities, ages 3-21, were reported to the Department of Education.
This represents a rate of 155.48 per 1,000 students, an increase
of 3% from the previous year and a 25% increase since 1990. The
majority of the students enrolled were identified as having a
'learning disability' (38%), 'speech and language impairment'
(28%), or 'behavioral impairment' (12%).
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The breakdown by type of placement of 3-21 year-old
educationally disabled students in Maine versus the national averages
in the 1997-1998 school year is as follows:
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RegularClass
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51
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45
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Resource Room
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29
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26
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Separate Class
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12
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21
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Public Separate Day
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1
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2
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Private Separate Day
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3
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1
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Public Residential
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<1
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<1
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Private Residential
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1
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<1
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The number of children diagnosed with learning disabilities
has increased 25% in the last 10 years, from 125.5 per 1,000 students
in 1990-1991 to 155.5 in 1990-2000.
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