ALABAMA
For Each Educational Environment, What Is the Disability Distribution of
Students (Ages 6-21) in that Environment? How Does the Distribution Compare Across
Environment Categories? How does the Distribution Compare Across Age Groups?
Ages 6-11
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	23.2	51.2	12.2	5.0	32.1
Speech/Language Impairments	60.4	11.2	5.5	16.4	38.0
Mental Retardation	2.3	17.8	33.4	12.0	10.3
Emotional Disturbance	1.8	3.1	5.8	10.8	2.7
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.7	11.2	20.4	1.5
Hearing Impairments	0.9	0.8	2.1	9.3	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.7
Other Health Impairments	4.7	7.0	7.6	7.5	5.8
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.2	0.5	5.3	0.5
Autism	0.7	1.6	9.3	5.6	1.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.2
Developmental Delay	4.4	5.6	10.8	6.2	5.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	20,881	13,606	2,760	677	37,924

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	68.8	59.7	27.6	13.9	58.2
Speech/Language Impairments	8.0	3.3	2.2	0.6	4.8
Mental Retardation	6.3	25.3	46.8	23.2	20.8
Emotional Disturbance	5.5	4.1	6.7	23.1	5.4
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.4	6.8	12.6	1.3
Hearing Impairments	1.2	0.6	0.7	9.6	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.8	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.6
Other Health Impairments	8.0	5.0	4.9	7.1	6.1
Visual Impairments	0.7	0.2	0.1	4.3	0.5
Autism	0.4	0.5	3.0	4.1	0.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	15,741	22,237	4,724	1,306	44,008

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	70.2	53.3	20.0	6.5	48.9
Speech/Language Impairments	2.5	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.5
Mental Retardation	11.8	35.6	52.2	34.4	32.3
Emotional Disturbance	6.1	2.7	6.4	7.4	4.5
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	1.1	12.6	25.3	4.5
Hearing Impairments	1.2	0.8	0.1	10.2	1.4
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.6
Other Health Impairments	6.2	3.4	2.5	3.4	4.0
Visual Impairments	0.7	0.3	0.4	4.0	0.6
Autism	0.1	0.4	3.3	4.5	1.1
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.8	0.6
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,384	2,739	933	352	5,408
Separate Facilities includes public and private separate schools, public and private residential facilities, and homebound/hospital environments.   For each column, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the disability category by the number in all disability categories combined and then multiplying by 100.  The columns sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

ALABAMA (continued)
For Each Disability, What Percent of Students (Age 6-21) are Served in Each
Educational Environment? How Does this Percentage Compare Across
Disability Categories? How does this Percentage Compare Across Age Groups?
Ages 6-11
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	39.8	57.2	2.8	0.3	100.0	12,175
Speech/Language Impairments	87.6	10.6	1.1	0.8	100.0	14,401
Mental Retardation	12.5	61.9	23.5	2.1	100.0	3,919
Emotional Disturbance	36.5	41.0	15.4	7.1	100.0	1,032
Multiple Disabilities	5.1	15.7	54.8	24.4	100.0	566
Hearing Impairments	45.5	25.1	14.1	15.3	100.0	411
Orthopedic Impairments	56.7	29.3	11.5	2.6	100.0	270
Other Health Impairments	44.5	43.5	9.6	2.3	100.0	2,187
Visual Impairments	60.8	15.2	6.4	17.6	100.0	204
Autism	22.5	33.3	38.5	5.7	100.0	670
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
Traumatic Brain Injury	35.2	42.3	18.3	4.2	100.0	71
Developmental Delay	45.2	37.9	14.8	2.1	100.0	2,017
All Disabilities	55.1	35.9	7.3	1.8	100.0	37,924

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	42.3	51.9	5.1	0.7	100.0	25,595
Speech/Language Impairments	59.7	35.1	4.8	0.4	100.0	2,110
Mental Retardation	10.8	61.7	24.2	3.3	100.0	9,132
Emotional Disturbance	36.2	37.9	13.3	12.6	100.0	2,394
Multiple Disabilities	2.4	15.5	54.2	27.9	100.0	592
Hearing Impairments	39.4	28.0	6.8	25.8	100.0	485
Orthopedic Impairments	46.8	37.7	12.5	3.0	100.0	265
Other Health Impairments	46.6	41.4	8.6	3.4	100.0	2,697
Visual Impairments	47.5	24.0	2.8	25.8	100.0	217
Autism	15.8	30.8	38.7	14.7	100.0	367
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	100.0	2
Traumatic Brain Injury	31.6	48.0	13.8	6.6	100.0	152
All Disabilities	35.8	50.5	10.7	3.0	100.0	44,008

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	36.8	55.3	7.1	0.9	100.0	2,642
Speech/Language Impairments	41.0	51.8	6.0	1.2	100.0	83
Mental Retardation	9.4	55.8	27.9	6.9	100.0	1,748
Emotional Disturbance	34.7	30.2	24.5	10.6	100.0	245
Multiple Disabilities	1.2	12.9	49.0	36.9	100.0	241
Hearing Impairments	22.7	28.0	1.3	48.0	100.0	75
Orthopedic Impairments	26.7	43.3	20.0	10.0	100.0	30
Other Health Impairments	40.2	43.5	10.7	5.6	100.0	214
Visual Impairments	25.7	22.9	11.4	40.0	100.0	35
Autism	3.4	16.9	52.5	27.1	100.0	59
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	1
Traumatic Brain Injury	14.3	25.7	31.4	28.6	100.0	35
All Disabilities	25.6	50.6	17.3	6.5	100.0	5,408
Separate Facilities includes public and private separate schools, public and private residential facilities, and homebound/hospital environments.   For each row, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the environment by the number in all environments combined and then multiplying by 100.  The rows sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

ALABAMA (continued)
For Each Preschool Environment, What Is the Disability Distribution of Children (Ages 3-5) in that Environment?
How Does the Distribution Compare Across Environment Categories?
Disability	Early Childhood	Early Childhood Special Education	Home	Part-time Early Childhood Special Education	Separate Facility	Itinerant Services Outside Home	Reverse Mainstream	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.3	0.0	.	.	0.4
Speech/Language Impairments	72.9	55.0	30.4	77.1	15.0	.	.	66.9
Mental Retardation	<0.1	0.2	0.0	<0.1	0.0	.	.	0.1
Emotional Disturbance	<0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	.	<0.1
Multiple Disabilities	1.6	1.9	7.6	0.5	50.0	.	.	1.5
Hearing Impairments	1.0	1.4	1.3	0.5	20.0	.	.	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	1.5	1.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	.	.	1.0
Other Health Impairments	1.0	1.5	6.3	0.6	0.0	.	.	1.1
Visual Impairments	0.4	1.0	1.3	<0.1	10.0	.	.	0.5
Autism	1.5	2.8	2.5	0.7	5.0	.	.	1.7
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	.	0.0
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	.	<0.1
Developmental Delay	19.6	34.6	46.8	19.5	0.0	.	.	25.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	.	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	2,141	2,994	79	2,620	20	0	0	7,854
Separate Facility includes residential facilities and separate schools.   The "Itinerant Services Outside Home" and "Reverse Mainstream" environments are optional categories that states can use when reporting data.   For each column, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the disability category by the number in all disability categories combined and then multiplying by 100.  The columns sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

ALABAMA (continued)
For Each Disability, What Percent of Children (Ages 3-5) are Served in Each Preschool Environment?
How Does this Percentage Compare Across Disability Categories?
Disability	Early Childhood	Early Childhood Special Education	Home	Part-time Early Childhood Special Education	Separate Facility	Itinerant Services Outside Home	Reverse Mainstream	All Environments	Total N (in 2002)
Specific Learning Disabilities	24.1	44.8	3.4	27.6	0.0	.	.	100.0	29
Speech/Language Impairments	29.7	31.3	0.5	38.4	<0.1	.	.	100.0	5,254
Mental Retardation	11.1	66.7	0.0	22.2	0.0	.	.	100.0	9
Emotional Disturbance	25.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	.	100.0	4
Multiple Disabilities	28.9	46.3	5.0	11.6	8.3	.	.	100.0	121
Hearing Impairments	26.2	51.2	1.2	16.7	4.8	.	.	100.0	84
Orthopedic Impairments	40.5	39.2	2.5	17.7	0.0	.	.	100.0	79
Other Health Impairments	24.1	50.6	5.7	19.5	0.0	.	.	100.0	87
Visual Impairments	18.6	69.8	2.3	4.7	4.7	.	.	100.0	43
Autism	23.4	61.3	1.5	13.1	0.7	.	.	100.0	137
Deaf-Blindness	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	.	100.0	4
Developmental Delay	20.9	51.7	1.8	25.5	0.0	.	.	100.0	2,003
All Disabilities	27.3	38.1	1.0	33.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	100.0	7,854
Separate Facility includes residential facilities and separate schools.   The "Itinerant Services Outside Home" and "Reverse Mainstream" environments are optional categories that states can use when reporting data.   For each row, the percentages were calculated by dividing the number of students in the environment by the number in all environments combined and then multiplying by 100.  The rows sum to 100%.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2002 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

ALABAMA (continued)
How Will the OSEP Graduation Rate Change When the
"Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" Category is Eliminated?
Disability	Number Leaving School (Current)	Number Moved, Not Known to Continue	Number Leaving School (new)	Number of Diplomas	2001-02 Graduation Rate (current)	2001-02 Graduation Rate (new)	Difference in Graduation Rate
Specific Learning Disabilities	2,754	338	3,092	857	31	28	-3
Speech/Language Impairments	65	10	75	22	34	29	-5
Mental Retardation	1,456	133	1,589	47	3	3	0
Emotional Disturbance	266	92	358	54	20	15	-5
Multiple Disabilities	59	1	60	1	2	2	0
Hearing Impairments	48	1	49	17	35	35	-1
Orthopedic Impairments	41	3	44	20	49	45	-3
Other Health Impairments	182	10	192	61	34	32	-2
Visual Impairments	37	3	40	19	51	48	-4
Autism	15	0	15	2	13	13	0
Deaf-Blindness	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Traumatic Brain Injury	23	0	23	10	43	43	0
All Disabilities	4,946	591	5,537	1,110	22	20	-2
As described in the September 12, 2003 memo from Stephanie Lee, OSEP will modify its GRPA calculations for the graduation and dropout rates.  Beginning with the exiting data for 2003-04, students reported in the "Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" category will be treated as dropouts.  When calculating the graduation rate, students in this category will be included in the denominator. When calculating the dropout rate, students in this category will be included in both the numerator and the denominator.   Current Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts, certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   New Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts (including moved, not known to continue), certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   Current Graduation Rate = [Diploma Recipients ÷ Number Leaving School (current)] * 100.   New Graduation Rate = [Diploma Recipients ÷ Number Leaving School (new)] * 100.   Difference in Graduation Rate = New Graduation Rate - Current Graduation Rate. Difference calculated prior to rounding.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2001-02 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

ALABAMA (continued)
How Will the OSEP Drop Out Rate Change When the
"Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" Category is Eliminated?
Disability	Number Leaving School (Current)	Number Moved, Not Known to Continue	Number Leaving School (new)	Number of Dropouts (current)	Number of Dropouts (new)	2001-02 Dropout Rate (current)	2001-02 Dropout Rate (new)	Difference in Dropout Rate
Specific Learning Disabilities	2,754	338	3,092	839	1,177	30	38	8
Speech/Language Impairments	65	10	75	16	26	25	35	10
Mental Retardation	1,456	133	1,589	430	563	30	35	6
Emotional Disturbance	266	92	358	146	238	55	66	12
Multiple Disabilities	59	1	60	5	6	8	10	2
Hearing Impairments	48	1	49	9	10	19	20	2
Orthopedic Impairments	41	3	44	10	13	24	30	5
Other Health Impairments	182	10	192	41	51	23	27	4
Visual Impairments	37	3	40	12	15	32	38	5
Autism	15	0	15	2	2	13	13	0
Deaf-Blindness	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Traumatic Brain Injury	23	0	23	2	2	9	9	0
All Disabilities	4,946	591	5,537	1,512	2,103	31	38	7
As described in the September 12, 2003 memo from Stephanie Lee, OSEP will modify its GRPA calculations for the graduation and dropout rates.  Beginning with the exiting data for 2003-04, students reported in the "Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" category will be treated as dropouts.  When calculating the graduation rate, students in this category will be included in the denominator. When calculating the dropout rate, students in this category will be included in both the numerator and the denominator.   Current Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts, certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   New Number Leaving School includes diploma recipients, dropouts (including moved, not known to continue), certificate recipients, reached maximum age, and died.   Current Number of Dropouts includes only the "Dropped Out" exiting category.   New Number of Dropouts includes the "Dropped Out" and "Moved, Not Known to Be Continuing" exiting categories.   Current Dropout Rate = [Number of Dropouts (current) ÷ Number Leaving School (current)] * 100.   New Dropout Rate = [Number of Dropouts (new) ÷ Number Leaving School (new)] * 100.   Difference in Dropout Rate = New Dropout Rate - Current Dropout Rate.  Difference calculated prior to rounding.   Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported. Data based on December 2001-02 counts, updated as of July 2003. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).