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As of 2008, more than 36 million people, or 12.1 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population (298.6 million) reported some type of disability. This section provides a ranking table that shows characteristics of the population with disabilities, and related data, by school district for the largest approximate 1,000 school districts (based on total population). School districts with a 2008 population of 65,000 or more are included. These school districts account for 63.8-percent, or 34.1 million children, of the total U.S. population enrolled in school (53.4 million) in kindergarten through 12th grade. Examine how school districts of interest rank based on selected measures of the population with disabilities. For example, use the table to view New York school districts ranked in descending order based on the percent of population under 18 years of age ... click the ShowAll button below ranking table. Select New York districts (leftmost Select State dropdown). Click column header for column 12 (%CP<18_D) twice (to get view in descending order). Albany School District has the highest estimated percent population under 18 years of age (11% compared to the national 3.9%). To determine if your district of interest included, click the ShowAll button below ranking table, key in the case-sensitive spelling of part of the school district name (in text box to right of Find button below table) and click Find button. Or, use this alternative method ... click the ShowAll button below ranking table, select the state of interest in the State dropdown below table at left, then sort the table on the district name (click name column header) ... scroll down to find a district of interest. Data in the ranking table are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates. See the disability data in context of other demographic characteristics, by individual school district, by clicking on a link provided in the ranking table. More about disability data. 1,000 Largest School Districts Ranking Table: Population with Disabilities ... Click on header to sort; click header again to sort other direction. ... Click district code to view school district boundary integrated with interactive Google maps. ... View additional notes below ranking table. See other ranking tables. All data estimates as of 2008 4 Pop08 -- Total population 5 Enrl K12 08 -- Population enrolled in school, grades K-12 6 %Enrl -- percent enrolled, item 5 as percent of item 4 7 CPop -- civilian noninstitutionalized population 8 CPop_D -- civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability 9 %CPop_D -- percent civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability 10 CPop<18 -- civilian noninstitutionalized population, under 18 years 11 CPop<18_D -- civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability, under 18 years 12 %CP<18_D -- percent civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability, under 18 years 13 CPop18:64 -- civilian noninstitutionalized population, 18-64 years 14 CPop18:64_D -- civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability, 18-64 years 15 %CP18:64_D -- percent civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability, 18-64 years 16 CPop65+ -- civilian noninstitutionalized population, 65 years and over 17 CPop65+_D -- civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability, 65 years and over 18 %CP65+_D -- percent civilian noninstitutionalized population with disability, 65 years and over About the Enrollment Data Enrollment data/estimates shown in column 5 are for the population ages 3 years and over, who are residents of the district, and enrolled at the time the questionnaire was completed in kindergarten through 12th grade. Note that the person enrolled may attend school in a different school district (rather than district of residence) and the person may be enrolled in public or private school. 
More About Disability DataData from the American Community Survey (ACS) identifies serious difficulty in four basic areas of functioning: vision, hearing, ambulation, and cognition. The ACS also includes two questions to identify people with difficulties that might impact their ability to live independently. Hearing Limitation is captured in questions 16a. Vision Limitation is captured in question 16b. Limitation in Cognitive Functioning is captured in question 17a. Ambulatory Limitation is captured in question 17b. Self-care limitations are captured in question 17c. Independent living limitation is captured in question 18. The development of these questions reflect models of disability from the Institute of Medicine and the International Classification of Functioning, where disability is defined as the restriction in participation that results from a lack of fit between the individual's functional limitations and the characteristics of the physical and social environment. Updates. Data shown on this page are updated annually. ACS 2009 estimates (released late 2010) include disability estimates only based on 1-year estimates (no 3-year or 5-year estimates). As a result, the ACS 2009 estimates are limited to school districts (or any area) of 65,000 population or more. There are no Census 2010 estimates owing to the fact there are no Census 2010 questions on diabilities. Additional Information Proximity develops geodemographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Contact Proximity (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest. |
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