Increasing the dialogue among stakeholders in New Jersey’s special education system
  1. For the 2023–2024 school year, the USDOE allocated about $15.8 billion for IDEA, which is distributed among the states.
  2. Federal funding covers 13–15% of the total cost of providing special education services nationwide. The rest is covered by state and local governments.
  3. New Jersey receives over $1 billion annually in federal education funding.
  4. For FY 2023, New Jersey received approximately $200 million in federal IDEA funding.