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. 2022 Aug 11;53(4):1161–1167. doi: 10.1044/2022_LSHSS-21-00148

Table 2.

Annual number of students in special education with “hearing impairment” as their district-coded primary disability, ages 6–21 years, 2012–2018, by educational environment.

Variable Mdn Min Max
N 67,655 (100%) 64,812 (100%) 68,922 (100%)
Educational environment
Inside general class 80% or more of the day 40,337 (59.6%) 39,844 (57.8%) 41,188 (62.0%)
Inside general class 40% through 79% of the day 10,576 (15.6%) 9,802 (15.1%) 11,279 (16.4%)
Inside general class < 40% of the day 7,821 (11.6%) 7,159 (11.0%) 8,652 (12.6%)
Separate school 5,204 (7.7%) 4,717 (7.0%) 5,672 (8.2%)
Residential facility 1,918 (2.8%) 1,319 (2.0%) 2,321 (3.4%)
Parentally placed in private schools 1,044 (1.5%) 925 (1.4%) 1,170 (1.7%)
Homebound/hospital 119 (0.2%) 110 (0.1%) 129 (0.2%)
Correctional facilities 31 (0.0%) 18 (0.0%) 47 (0.1%)