The influence of demographic, achievement and socioeconomic factors on proportions of students with disabilities

Abstract

Measures 45 Proportion of special education students 45 Demographic variables 46 District size Population density Pupil-teacher ratio Education level Achievement variable Student achievement Socioeconomic variables Income level Property values Free and reduced price lunch Data Analysis Research question 1 Research question 2 49 Research question 3 49 Research question 4 50 CHAPTER rV. RESULTS 51 Descriptive Statistics 51 Proportion of students in special education 51 Average weighting for students in special education 52 Demographic variables 54 Achievement variable 58 Socioeconomic variables 60 Results Related to Research Questions