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Distribution of Eligible Students Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 2, 2001 (Fiscal Year 2002)


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 DOE0003,83603,836
Schools for the Blind0001,12901,129
Rehabilitation0001440144
Multihandicapped000606
Totals0005,11505,115
 
Grade: Preschool
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE0004,84004,840
Schools for the Blind0004560456
Rehabilitation00018018
Multihandicapped00013013
Totals0005,32705,327
 
Grade: Kindergarten
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE402161910602321,864
Schools for the Blind11130501084
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals41317491,1102421,948
 
Grade: 1
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE794243274782151,757
Schools for the Blind2824220579
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals822267294982201,836
 
Grade: 2
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE871291243011781,665
Schools for the Blind3228113276
Rehabilitation100001
Multihandicapped000000
Totals904319253141801,742
 
Grade: 3
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE939317291991851,669
Schools for the Blind314408386
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals970361292071881,755
 
Grade: 4
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE1,010276461151851,632
Schools for the Blind323626076
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped010001
Totals1042313481211851,709
 
Grade: 5
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE1,00428353941931,627
Schools for the Blind333117173
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000112
Totals1,037314541021951,702
 
Grade: 6
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE96625856751721,527
Schools for the Blind4354151104
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000022
Totals1,00931257801751,633
 
Grade: 7
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE94427749541611,485
Schools for the Blind5766541133
Rehabilitation100001
Multihandicapped000000
Totals1,00234354581621,619
 
Grade: 8
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE92323945371801,424
Schools for the Blind6058434129
Rehabilitation300003
Multihandicapped000000
Totals98629749401841,556
 
Grade: 9
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE97824356271591,463
Schools for the Blind8294316186
Rehabilitation010001
Multihandicapped000000
Totals1,06033859281651,650
 
Grade: 10
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE90027057291541,410
Schools for the Blind92641216175
Rehabilitation200002
Multihandicapped000000
Totals99433469301601,587
 
Grade: 11
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE84825172131481,332
Schools for the Blind8967529172
Rehabilitation100001
Multihandicapped000000
Totals93831877151571,505
 
Grade: 12
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE76523973121991,288
Schools for the Blind74641127158
Rehabilitation61130020
Multihandicapped000011
Totals84531487142071,467
 
Academic Nongraded
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE5211421823111,1842,340
Schools for the Blind911204761106425
Rehabilitation011002
Multihandicapped000099
Totals6122632303721,2992,776
 
Postgraduate
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE14902934
Schools for the Blind21317023
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals162219957
 
Vocational
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE305611052
Schools for the Blind181521036
Rehabilitation000000
Multihandicapped000000
Totals4820821088
 
Adult Students
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE338243814522,8574,304
Schools for the Blind403129265167
Rehabilitation5824395727651,665
Multihandicapped7823137171,3121,567
Totals1,0387361,552784,2997,703
 
Other Registrants
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE9112555531,2629,56912,550
Schools for the Blind1041501731436461,216
Rehabilitation10102830
Multihandicapped31910105128
Totals1,0194067361,41510,34813,924
 
Totals:
 Visual ReadersBraille ReadersAuditory ReadersPrereadersNonreadersTotals
State DOE13,1584,0022,15112,79815,99048,099
Schools for the Blind9199722991,9218724,983
Rehabilitation597452577169931,888
Multihandicapped8125146471,4301,729
Totals14,7555,4513,17314,93518,38556,699
 
Student Totals and Percentages by Program Type:
State DOE48,09985%
Schools for the Blind4,9839%
Rehabilitation1,8883%
Multihandicapped1,7293%
 
Student Totals and Percentages by Reading Medium:
Visual Readers14,75526%
Braille Readers5,45110%
Auditory Readers3,1736%
Prereaders14,93526%
Nonreaders18,38532%

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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