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Special education in Illinois · 2024–25

Illinois

974 districts reporting · 55 withheld for privacy

MeasureIllinoisCompared with the nation
Students with IEPs280,8973.8% of the national total · 6th of 52
Share of students15.3%Same as the national rate · 26th of 52
80% or more of the day in general education53.6%14.2 points below the national rate · 51st of 52
Less than 40% of the day in general education14.0%1.0 points above the national rate · 14th of 52

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.