2022 Annual State Report on Preschool Children with Disabilities in Ohio - State Fiscal Year 2021 - July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

Oct 15, 2026

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Ohio’s public schools provide special education services to children with disabilities starting in preschool, and each year the Ohio Department of Education reports the number of preschool children receiving state-funded special education services. The 2022 Annual State Report covers State Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021), using EMIS full-time equivalent data from districts and Educational Service Centers. It notes privacy masking for categories under 10, explains how Deaf-Blindness counts are included, and summarizes changes across disability eligibility categories.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Overview

Reporting requirement and purpose

Data sources and methodology

EMIS full-time equivalent (FTE) data

Disability category highlights

Common eligibility categories

Privacy masking and category inclusion

Fiscal year coverage

State Fiscal Year 2021 timeline

2022 Annual State Report on Preschool Children with Disabilities in Ohio: State Fiscal Year 2021 July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 WENDY GROVE, PH.D., DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING AND SCHOOL READINESS CENTER NAME – ARIAL NARROW 10 ALL CAPS 2022 Annual State Report on Preschool Children with Disabilities in Ohio State Fiscal Year 2021 July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 Ohio’s public schools provide special education services to children with disabilities as early as preschool. Every year, the Ohio Department of Education reports the number of preschool children who received statefunded special education services during the previous year. *The number of children who received services under the category of Deaf-Blindness was fewer than 10. To protect student privacy, the Department masks data elements of fewer than 10 individuals in all public reports. In this report, children who received services under the category of Deaf-Blindness are included in both the count of students with Multiple Disabilities and the total count. The total count also includes preschool children who are recipients of the Autism Scholarship Program. PAGE 2 | 2022 Annual State Report | April 2022 The 2020 – 2021 school year had an overall decrease of 2,549 (10 .91 percent) preschool-age children receiving special education services compared to the prior year. Developmental Delay and Speech or Language Impairment are the most common disability categories among preschool-age children. More than 72.66 percent (15, 115) of children served in preschool special education receive services under one of these two eligibility categories. Autism accounted for 15.03 percent of the total; and the category Multiple Disabilities combined with Other Health Impairment – Minor made up another 8.12 percent. Data for this report were taken from the Education Management Information System (EMIS) as reported annually by public school districts and Educational Service Centers. This report uses full-time equivalent (FTE) count data, which is the same data used for calculating the state preschool special education funding distributed to districts. Because these data are not finalized until late summer/early fall each year, the current report uses State Fiscal Year 2021 data. Ohio Revised Code 3323.20 requires this report. Electronic report of preschool children receiving paid services. On July 1, 2006, and on each first day of July thereafter, the Department of Education shall electronically report to the General Assembly the number of preschool children with disabilities who received services for which the Department made a payment to any provider during the previous fiscal year, disaggregated according to each area of developmental deficiency identified by the Department for the evaluation of such children. More information about Ohio public preschools is available on the Department’s website.

FAQs

What does the 2022 Annual State Report measure?

It reports the number of Ohio preschool children who received state-funded special education services during the prior year.

What data source and metric are used in the report?

The report uses EMIS data reported annually by public school districts and Educational Service Centers, using full-time equivalent (FTE) counts.

Why are some data elements masked in public reports?

To protect student privacy, the department masks data elements with fewer than 10 individuals in all public reports.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Sarah