Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of NY school districts stratified by ASD rates

n = 895

M (SD)

Autism spectrum disorder¹

1.14 (± 0.56)

English language learner¹

2.59 (± 5.70)

2.74 (± 7.61)

2.14 (± 3.76)

2.88 (± 5.00)

Male¹

50.74 (± 5.15)

50.05 (± 8.47)

50.91 (± 1.89)

51.27 (± 1.86)

White¹

78.27 (± 25.05)

80.93 (± 25.49)

79.55 (± 22.01)

74.33 (± 26.90)

Asian¹

3.11 (± 5.97)

2.18 (± 4.85)

3.32 (± 6.07)

3.83 (± 6.72)

Hispanic¹

9.84 (± 14.12)

8.59 (± 14.90)

9.45 (± 12.40)

11.49 (± 14.75)

Black¹

5.39 (± 10.66)

3.50 (± 7.45)

5.07 (± 9.22)

7.60 (± 13.86)

American

Indian¹

0.40 (± 2.86)

0.64 (± 4.45)

0.30 (± 1.27)

0.27 (± 1.75)

Multiracial¹

2.13 (± 1.96)

1.79 (± 1.96)

2.23 (± 1.83)

2.38 (± 2.04)

Economically disadvantaged¹

44.50 (± 20.11)

44.06 (± 21.09)

42.50 (± 18.87)

46.94 (± 20.06)

Students with disabilities¹

13.92 (± 4.93)

11.55 (± 5.36)

13.94 (± 3.03)

16.25 (± 4.91)

Learning disability¹

5.21 (± 2.40)

4.6 (± 2.62)

5.11 (± 1.97)

5.85 (± 2.43)