In December 2013, Middletown Area School District administration reported that 387 pupils, or 15.7% of the district's pupils, received special education services, with 40.6% of the identified students having a specific learning disability. In December 2012, the district administration reported that 380 pupils, or 15.6% of the district's pupils, received special education services, with 43% of the identified students having a specific learning disability. In December 2009, the district administration reported that 427 pupils, or 17% of the district's pupils, received special education services.