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Virginia Child Count, 2025

Description:

Virginia Child Count Dec 2025*

Children with IEPs, Ages 2-5

In 2017, 13,035 children
In 2018, 13,497 children
In 2019, 13,799 children
In 2020 (Covid-19), 11,021 children (2020 total decreased of 2,778, 20%)
In 2021, 11,535 children (2021 total decrease of 2,264 from 2019, 16%)*

*Prior years were increasing by 3%

In 2022, 13,389 children (16% increase from 2021)
In 2023, 14,494 children (8% increase from 2022)
In 2024, 14,163 children (2% decrease from 2023)
In 2025, 13,526 children (4% decrease from 2024

Children with IEPs, by Age

Ages 0-2: 698 children with IEPs
Age 3: 4,049 children with IEPs
Age 4: 7,084 children with IEPs
Age 5: 1,695 children with IEPs
TOTAL PRESCHOOL: 13,526 children with IEPs

2-5 Year Olds (TOTAL: 13,526)

Developmental Delay: 7,694 (-6%)
Speech Language Impairment: 3,111 (-7%)
Autism: 2,345 (+ 6%)
Other Health Impairments: 178
Hearing Impairments: 91
Visual Impairment: 24
Multiple Disabilities: 43
Orthopedic Impairment: 22
Traumatic Brain Injured: less than 11
Intellectual Disability: less than 11
Deaf-Blindness: less than 11
Specific Learning Disability: less than 11
Emotional Disturbance: less than 11

*This is preliminary data and will be reviewed and confirmed by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and Office of Special Education Programs.

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Virginia Child Count Dec 2025.docx