Special Education Funding

State Funding
The state special education formula consists of an allocation for children with disabilities birth through pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through 21. The allocation for special education students age K–21 is based on a maximum of 12.7 percent of the district’s total K–12 resident FTE enrollment times .9309 of the district’s basic education allocation (BEA). Birth through pre-kindergarten special education students are funded at the district’s BEA times 1.15. State special education allocations can be viewed on the School Apportionment and Financial Services (SAFS) website in Report 1220 Special Education Allocation.

Federal Funding
Federal IDEA Part B funds are allocated to states and local districts on a census based formula of eligible children age 3—21 receiving special education and related services on the established count date. Districts with approved applications access these funds through the iGrants system. In 2009 Washington State was allocated $221 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) IDEA Part B funding which was distributed to school districts using the federal allocation formula.

Special Education iGrants Form Packages

• List of 2012-13 Special Education iGrants form packages (PDF)

School District Allocation Tables

• IDEA-B Section 611 and Section 619 Allocation Table for the 2013-14 School Year (PDF) posted 5/22/2013
• IDEA-B Section 611 and Section 619 Allocation Table for the 2012-13 School Year (PDF) posted 5/11/2012
• IDEA-B Section 611 and Section 619 Allocation Table for the 2011-12 School Year (PDF) posted 2/6/2012
• IDEA-B and Section 619 Allocation Table for the 2010-11 School Year (PDF)
• IDEA-B and Section 619 Allocation Table for the 2009-10 School Year (PDF)