Distribution of Eligible Students Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 6, 2003 (Fiscal Year 2004)
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.
Infant Programs
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3,762 | 0 | 3,762 |
| Schools for the Blind |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1,302 | 0 | 1,302 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 198 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5,269 | 0 | 5,269 |
Preschool
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5,187 | 0 | 5,187 |
| Schools for the Blind |
0 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 386 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5,595 | 0 | 5,595 |
Kindergarten
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
336 | 135 | 12 | 1,182 | 256 | 1,921 |
| Schools for the Blind |
8 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 9 | 85 |
| Rehabilitation |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
345 | 146 | 15 | 1,238 | 265 | 2,009 |
Grade 1
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
610 | 213 | 32 | 632 | 258 | 1,745 |
| Schools for the Blind |
14 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 62 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals |
624 | 232 | 34 | 657 | 261 | 1,808 |
Grade 2
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
791 | 247 | 37 | 341 | 192 | 1,608 |
| Schools for the Blind |
26 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 82 |
| Rehabilitation |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals |
820 | 280 | 41 | 358 | 195 | 1,694 |
Grade 3
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
956 | 256 | 41 | 196 | 219 | 1,668 |
| Schools for the Blind |
42 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 96 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
998 | 289 | 43 | 208 | 226 | 1,764 |
Grade 4
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
988 | 280 | 40 | 136 | 195 | 1,639 |
| Schools for the Blind |
38 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 88 |
| Rehabilitation |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
1,027 | 317 | 43 | 143 | 198 | 1,728 |
Grade 5
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
1,027 | 298 | 51 | 105 | 251 | 1,732 |
| Schools for the Blind |
42 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 89 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
1,069 | 335 | 52 | 111 | 254 | 1,821 |
Grade 6
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
1,011 | 278 | 62 | 78 | 239 | 1,668 |
| Schools for the Blind |
58 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 125 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
1,069 | 333 | 67 | 84 | 240 | 1,793 |
Grade 7
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
991 | 295 | 74 | 42 | 196 | 1,598 |
| Schools for the Blind |
49 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 105 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
1,040 | 342 | 77 | 47 | 197 | 1,703 |
Grade 8
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
924 | 249 | 66 | 40 | 199 | 1,478 |
| Schools for the Blind |
55 | 81 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 152 |
| Rehabilitation |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
981 | 330 | 70 | 45 | 206 | 1,632 |
Grade 9
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
975 | 298 | 73 | 38 | 192 | 1,576 |
| Schools for the Blind |
75 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 171 |
| Rehabilitation |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
1,051 | 381 | 85 | 39 | 193 | 1,749 |
Grade 10
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
969 | 247 | 65 | 32 | 173 | 1,486 |
| Schools for the Blind |
85 | 83 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 180 |
| Rehabilitation |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
1,055 | 331 | 73 | 33 | 176 | 1,668 |
Grade 11
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
900 | 218 | 77 | 17 | 162 | 1,374 |
| Schools for the Blind |
78 | 93 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 191 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
978 | 311 | 90 | 21 | 165 | 1,565 |
Grade 12
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
841 | 271 | 94 | 19 | 288 | 1,513 |
| Schools for the Blind |
91 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 214 |
| Rehabilitation |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals |
936 | 365 | 110 | 22 | 303 | 1,736 |
Academic Nongraded
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
467 | 114 | 149 | 303 | 1,129 | 2,162 |
| Schools for the Blind |
78 | 128 | 61 | 54 | 95 | 416 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals |
545 | 244 | 211 | 358 | 1,226 | 2,584 |
Postgraduate
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
14 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 50 |
| Schools for the Blind |
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
23 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 72 |
Vocational
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 49 |
| Schools for the Blind |
10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multihandicapped |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals |
36 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 79 |
Adult Students
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
359 | 199 | 706 | 47 | 2,786 | 4,097 |
| Schools for the Blind |
41 | 48 | 25 | 2 | 76 | 192 |
| Rehabilitation |
670 | 404 | 710 | 6 | 83 | 1,873 |
| Multihandicapped |
39 | 15 | 102 | 11 | 1,169 | 1,336 |
| Totals |
1,109 | 666 | 1,543 | 66 | 4,114 | 7,498 |
Other Registrants
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
784 | 222 | 444 | 1,303 | 9,093 | 11,846 |
| Schools for the Blind |
103 | 145 | 141 | 149 | 618 | 1,156 |
| Rehabilitation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Multihandicapped |
4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 92 | 116 |
| Totals |
891 | 369 | 598 | 1,457 | 9,831 | 13,146 |
Totals
| | Visual Readers | Braille Readers | Auditory Readers | Pre-readers | Non-readers | Totals |
| State DOE |
12,969 | 3,830 | 2,030 | 13,481 | 15,849 | 48,159 |
| Schools for the Blind |
902 | 1,045 | 308 | 2,039 | 850 | 5,144 |
| Rehabilitation |
683 | 411 | 711 | 220 | 111 | 2,136 |
| Multihandicapped |
43 | 18 | 115 | 33 | 1,265 | 1,474 |
| Reading Media Totals |
14,597 | 5,304 | 3,164 | 15,773 | 18,075 | 56,913 |
Student Totals and Percentages by Program Type:
| State DOE | 48,159 | 85% |
| Schools for the Blind | 5,144 | 9% |
| Rehabilitation | 2,136 | 4% |
| Multihandicapped | 1,474 | 3% |
Student Totals and Percentages by Reading Medium:
| Visual Readers | 14,597 | 26% |
| Braille Readers | 5,304 | 9% |
| Auditory Readers | 3,164 | 6% |
| Prereaders | 15,773 | 28% |
| Nonreaders | 18,075 | 32% |
| Total Number of Students | 56,913 |
, ©2003, American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.