U.S. Table 11
Students with Disabilities Age 14 to 21 Exiting the Educational System, 1991-92
| TOTAL EXITING | GRADUATED DIPLOMA | GRADUATED CERTIFICATE | DROPPED OUT OR OTHER | |
| All disabilities total | 229,368 | 100,742 | 30,839 | 97,787 |
| Specific learning disabilities | 132,497 | 65,851 | 14,318 | 52,328 |
| Mental retardation | 38,993 | 14,088 | 10,797 | 14,108 |
| Serious emotional disturbance | 34,001 | 9,557 | 2,217 | 22,227 |
| Speech or language impairments | 8,108 | 3,562 | 596 | 3,950 |
| Multiple disabilities | 4,028 | 1,560 | 977 | 1,491 |
| Other health impairments | 3,642 | 1,771 | 614 | 1,257 |
| Hearing impairments | 3,403 | 1,900 | 587 | 916 |
| Othopedic impairments | 2,749 | 1,379 | 439 | 931 |
| Visual impairments | 1,449 | 879 | 172 | 398 |
| Autism | 291 | 82 | 75 | 134 |
| Deaf-blindness | 143 | 72 | 42 | 29 |
| Traumatic brain injury | 64 | 41 | 5 | 18 |
NOTE: "Dropped Out or Other" includes those who officially dropped out, those who simply stopped coming to school, and those whose exit reason was unknown. Totals may be used to compute percentages (e.g., 9,557/34,001 = 0.281 = 28.1% = the percent of students with serious emotional disturbance who graduated from high school with a diploma.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Sixteenth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.