Virginia Child Count, 2024

Description:

Virginia Child Count Dec 2024*

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)

Children with IEPs, by Age

• Ages 0-2: 763 children with IEPs
• Age 3: 4,377 children with IEPs
• Age 4: 7,324 children with IEPs
• Age 5: 1,699 children with IEPs
• TOTAL PRESCHOOL: 14,163 children with IEPs

2-5 Year Olds (TOTAL: 14,163)

• Developmental Delay: 8,239 (-1%)
• Speech Language Impairment: 3,343 (-1%)
• Autism: 2,209 (+.5%)
• Other Health Impairments: 191 (-6%)
• Hearing Impairments: 73
• Visual Impairment: 24
• Multiple Disabilities: 39
• Orthopedic Impairment: 28
• Traumatic Brain Injured: 13
• 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.

Please see attached document for tables depicting the data above.