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Special education in Colorado · 2024–25

Colorado

69 administrative units reporting

MeasureColoradoCompared with the nation
Students with IEPs111,4071.5% of the national total · 22nd of 52
Share of students12.9%2.5 points below the national rate · 48th of 52
80% or more of the day in general education80.9%13.1 points above the national rate · 5th of 52
Less than 40% of the day in general education4.6%8.5 points below the national rate · 50th of 52

Colorado reports IDEA counts by administrative unit, so its share of students uses statewide totals.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. IDEA Section 618 Part B Child Count and Educational Environments (file specifications 002 and 089), district level, 2024–25. https://data.ed.gov/dataset/idea-section-618-data-products
  2. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Common Core of Data, district membership, 2024–25 (final). https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp

PULSE, The Special Education Observatory. Data retrieved Sep 25, 2026. Free to share with citation. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education.