Indicator 14 is one of the 18 Indicators that OSEP uses to determine whether school districts are following special education law and whether special education transition services are improving outcomes for students with disabilities. It also helps to identify improvement activities for LEAs.


Indicator 14 reports the percentage of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school and were:  

  • 14A. Enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school.  
  • 14B. Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school.  
  • 14C. Enrolled in higher education or in some other post-secondary education or training program or competitively employed in some other employment within one year of leaving high school.  

 

How is it calculated? 

14A Percent enrolled in high education = [(# of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school and were enrolled in high education within one year of leaving high school) divided by the (# of respondent youth who are no longer in secondary school and had IEPs in effect at the time they left school)] times 100.  

 

14B Percent enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school = [(# of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school and were enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school) divided by the (# of respondent youth who are no longer in secondary school and had IEPs in effect at the time they left school)] times 100.  

 

14C Percent enrolled in higher education, or in some other post-secondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment = [(# of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school and were enrolled in high education, or in some other post-secondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment) divided by the (# of respondent youth who are no longer in secondary school and had IEPs in effect at the time they left school)] times 100.