State:

Year 
2018-2019
Are gifted and talented services delivered to students in your state? 
Yes
At what level are gifted and talented services delivered to students in your state? 
State Level, Regionally, District Level
Does your state have a definition of "gifted" in law or rule? 
Yes
Does your state require by law or rule the identification of gifted and talented students? 
Yes
Does your state mandate specific criteria/methods for identification of gifted and talented students? 
Yes, but determined partially by the LEA
Are LEAs in your state required to use a universal screening process for referral and/or identification of gifted and talented students? 
Used for Referral for Identification
How many public school students were enrolled in your state in 2018-2019? 
1,249,309
How many students were identified as gifted and talented in your state in 2018-2019? 
181,533
Percentage of Students Identified as Gifted 
14.53%
Does your state collect data on sub-groups of students identified as gifted and talented? 
Yes
Does your state have a law or rule that mandates gifted programming options/services? 
Yes
Does your state provide dedicated funding to LEAs specifically to support gifted education? 
Yes
How much funding was provided by the state to LEAs to support gifted education in the following years: - 2017-2018 
34,402,263
How much funding was provided by the state to LEAs to support gifted education in the following years: - 2018-2019 
35,280,085