This report to the leaders of the minority and majority parties of the Illinois state legislature provides data on the number of students with disabilities who are estimated to exit the Illinois public school system after the 1996-97 school year. The data were prepared by averaging the information provided by districts regarding students who were no longer receiving special education services during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 school years. The report format provides the exit reason by student disability (mental impairment, physical impairments, specific learning disability, visual impairments, hearing impairments, deaf-blind, speech and/or language impairments, behavior/emotional disorder, health impairment, autism, and traumatic brain injury). Exit reasons include students who graduated with a diploma, students who graduated with a certificate of completion, students who reached the maximum age for services, and students who dropped out. Totals for each county in the state are provided and state totals are included at the end of the report. According to the data, 10,158 students with disabilities are expected to leave the public school system after the 1996-97 school year, with 7,115 graduating with a diploma, 2,432 dropping out, 325 graduating with a certificate of completion, and 286 reaching the maximum age for services. (CR)