Find the Best Special Education Program in Your Area
Search your school district’s special education ranking — free, transparent, and built for families, just like ours.
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Here's what you'll get...
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Overall U.S. ranking
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State comparatives
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What disabilities are currently supported
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Financial support for special education
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Transparency indicators
Introducing Special Ed 1 Space...
The truly unique tool that:
✔ Breaks down how your district supports students with disabilities
✔ Shows national, state, and county comparatives
✔ Ranks districts based on real data — not hype
✔ Highlights strengths, gaps, and transparency flags
No fluff.
No guessing.
Just clear data, so you can make the best decisions for your child.
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📊 The Only Special Ed District
Ranking Tool in America
Real data, built for Special-Needs Families
Special Ed 1 Space
Our Special Ed District Ranking Tool that combines:
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Federal & state spending data on special-education programs
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Disability-specific enrollment counts
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Side-by-side comparisons to state averages so you can see how your district truly measures up
The result? A clear, data-driven picture of where special-needs students receive real investment and support.
💡 Because “highly rated schools” often mean nothing for our kids. We show you which districts actually invest in children like yours.
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Smart Tools. Real Data. Better Outcomes
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How We Built These Rankings
Special Ed 1 Space analyzes state and district-reported data to provide clear, transparent rankings for over 14,000 school districts nationwide.
Our analysis includes:
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District- and state-reported special education data
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Student counts by disability
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Expenditures and revenue indicators
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IDEA finance files
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State personnel reports
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Missing data transparency factors
And when a district doesn’t report certain data, we don’t guess — we flag it.
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