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Distribution of Eligible Students Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 3, 2000 (Fiscal Year 2001)


This chart lists the numbers of students registered by four major types of programs-- Schools for the Blind, State Departments of Education, Programs for the Multihandicapped, and Rehabilitation Programs. The students are listed by grade and reading media.

Grade: Infant Programs
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE0233,73283,795
Schools for the Blind0001,00521,007
Rehabilitation0001860186
Multihandicapped000505
Totals0234,928104,943
 
Grade: Preschool
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE11925,001245,047
Schools for the Blind32142013439
Rehabilitation00023023
Multihandicapped00012012
Totals141135,456375,521
 
Grade: Kindergarten
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE377154109941901,725
Schools for the Blind14101481083
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals391164111,0422001,808
 
Grade: 1
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE727260245281911,730
Schools for the Blind2624226280
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals753284265541931,810
 
Grade: 2
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE816300333071671,623
Schools for the Blind232748466
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals839327373151711,689
 
Grade: 3
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE930293561881751,642
Schools for the Blind313309477
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals961326561971791,719
 
Grade: 4
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE926275471191761,543
Schools for the Blind303316575
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals956308481251811,618
 
Grade: 5
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE91623552991561,458
Schools for the Blind294635386
Rehabilitation000011
Multihandicapped000112
Totals945281551051611,547
 
Grade: 6
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE95927463741481,518
Schools for the Blind415221399
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000022
Totals1,00032665751531,619
 
Grade: 7
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE93022673431301,402
Schools for the Blind3855423102
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped100001
Totals96928177451331,505
 
Grade: 8
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE87723567321521,363
Schools for the Blind7277127159
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals94931268341591,522
 
Grade: 9
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE93424693291521,454
Schools for the Blind9073955182
Rehabilitation000101
Multihandicapped000000
Totals1,024319102351571,637
 
Grade: 10
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE89822796161361,373
Schools for the Blind8664633162
Rehabilitation100001
Multihandicapped000011
Totals985291102191401,537
 
Grade: 11
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE7922459617941,244
Schools for the Blind8175628172
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals873320102191021,416
 
Grade: 12
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE73722587111551,215
Schools for the Blind7571414155
Rehabilitation91470030
Multihandicapped000011
Totals82131098121601,401
 
Academic Nongraded
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE5681421642621,0722,208
Schools for the Blind88120446490406
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000099
Totals6562622083261,1712,623
 
Postgraduate
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE11328428
Schools for the Blind31115121
Rehabilitation153009
Multihandicapped000000
Totals1519613558
 
Vocational
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE377541568
Schools for the Blind111251029
Rehabilitation4320211
Multihandicapped000000
Totals522212517108
 
Adult Students
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE298212833562,9824,381
Schools for the Blind374022158158
Rehabilitation63250976917351,962
Multihandicapped7918147171,2781,539
Totals1,0467791,771914,3538,040
 
Other Registrants
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE1,0162516731,30310,00813,251
Schools for the Blind1271751931346511,280
Rehabilitation00028634
Multihandicapped21810107128
Totals1,1454278741,47510,77214,693
 
Totals:
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE12,7603,8212,47912,82316,13548,018
Schools for the Blind9051,0003091,7488764,838
Rehabilitation647531781255442,258
Multihandicapped8219155451,3991,700
Totals14,3945,3713,72414,87118,45456,814
 
Student Totals and Percentages by Program Type:
State DOE48,01885%
Schools for the Blind4,8389%
Rehabilitation2,2584%
Multihandicapped1,7003%
 
Student Totals and Percentages by Reading Medium:
Visual Readers14,39425%
Braille Readers5,3719%
Auditory Readers3,7247%
Prereaders14,87126%
Nonreaders18,45432%

Explanation of Reading Media:

  • Visual Reader: primarily uses print
  • Braille Reader: primarily uses Braille
  • Auditory Reader: primarily uses a reader or auditory material
  • Prereader: all infants and preschoolers; students working on or toward a readiness level; older students with reading potential
  • Nonreader: student who does not fall in any of the above categories

These data collected and prepared by the Department of Educational and Advisory Services of the American Printing House for the Blind in the administration of the federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of 1879.


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