ARKANSAS
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	21.2	43.6	8.9	6.9	27.1
Speech/Language Impairments	65.1	9.9	4.8	4.2	38.3
Mental Retardation	3.1	23.8	50.9	23.6	16.0
Emotional Disturbance	0.3	0.8	2.3	3.6	0.7
Multiple Disabilities	0.3	1.4	10.5	19.6	2.2
Hearing Impairments	0.7	1.1	1.1	12.9	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.4
Other Health Impairments	7.6	16.2	10.9	17.1	11.1
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.3	0.1	5.3	0.4
Autism	1.2	2.1	9.2	4.9	2.5
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	0.0	0.7	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.3	0.6	1.1	0.2
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	12,834	8,236	2,819	449	24,338

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	65.5	54.4	18.8	17.7	51.4
Speech/Language Impairments	8.3	2.7	1.2	0.5	4.1
Mental Retardation	6.6	25.6	54.6	28.4	24.4
Emotional Disturbance	1.0	1.3	2.2	9.2	1.6
Multiple Disabilities	0.3	0.7	7.8	12.2	1.9
Hearing Impairments	1.1	0.8	0.5	8.8	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.3
Other Health Impairments	15.5	13.5	9.9	13.3	13.5
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.2	0.1	4.4	0.4
Autism	0.6	0.4	3.7	2.9	1.0
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	<0.1	1.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	8,151	15,308	4,108	819	28,386

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	72.0	55.8	13.0	5.0	51.0
Speech/Language Impairments	2.4	1.1	0.7	0.0	1.4
Mental Retardation	12.4	32.8	62.3	44.7	32.4
Emotional Disturbance	1.1	0.6	1.1	2.1	0.9
Multiple Disabilities	0.4	1.0	14.3	14.9	3.6
Hearing Impairments	1.3	0.4	0.2	12.8	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.4
Other Health Impairments	8.7	7.3	4.0	5.0	7.1
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.1	0.0	11.3	0.7
Autism	0.5	0.2	2.6	0.7	0.7
Deaf-Blindness	0.1	<0.1	0.2	0.7	0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.2	1.1	2.8	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	789	1,496	453	141	2,879
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).

ARKANSAS (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	41.2	54.5	3.8	0.5	100.0	6,591
Speech/Language Impairments	89.6	8.7	1.5	0.2	100.0	9,328
Mental Retardation	10.1	50.3	36.8	2.7	100.0	3,899
Emotional Disturbance	18.4	36.9	35.8	8.9	100.0	179
Multiple Disabilities	6.9	21.2	55.4	16.5	100.0	534
Hearing Impairments	31.5	35.2	11.6	21.7	100.0	267
Orthopedic Impairments	40.2	40.2	19.6	0.0	100.0	92
Other Health Impairments	36.0	49.7	11.4	2.9	100.0	2,691
Visual Impairments	43.0	26.9	4.3	25.8	100.0	93
Autism	25.0	28.2	43.1	3.6	100.0	603
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	25.0	0.0	75.0	100.0	4
Traumatic Brain Injury	19.3	43.9	28.1	8.8	100.0	57
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	52.7	33.8	11.6	1.8	100.0	24,338

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	36.6	57.1	5.3	1.0	100.0	14,583
Speech/Language Impairments	59.1	36.3	4.3	0.3	100.0	1,150
Mental Retardation	7.8	56.5	32.4	3.4	100.0	6,932
Emotional Disturbance	18.4	44.2	20.4	17.0	100.0	441
Multiple Disabilities	4.3	19.2	58.3	18.1	100.0	552
Hearing Impairments	28.4	40.8	7.2	23.5	100.0	306
Orthopedic Impairments	31.3	38.8	26.3	3.8	100.0	80
Other Health Impairments	32.9	53.6	10.6	2.8	100.0	3,840
Visual Impairments	35.6	25.0	4.8	34.6	100.0	104
Autism	16.6	22.8	52.2	8.3	100.0	289
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	7.1	21.4	71.4	100.0	14
Traumatic Brain Injury	26.3	42.1	23.2	8.4	100.0	95
All Disabilities	28.7	53.9	14.5	2.9	100.0	28,386

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	38.7	56.8	4.0	0.5	100.0	1,469
Speech/Language Impairments	48.7	43.6	7.7	0.0	100.0	39
Mental Retardation	10.5	52.6	30.2	6.7	100.0	934
Emotional Disturbance	34.6	34.6	19.2	11.5	100.0	26
Multiple Disabilities	2.9	14.4	62.5	20.2	100.0	104
Hearing Impairments	28.6	17.1	2.9	51.4	100.0	35
Orthopedic Impairments	36.4	45.5	18.2	0.0	100.0	11
Other Health Impairments	34.0	53.7	8.9	3.4	100.0	203
Visual Impairments	14.3	9.5	0.0	76.2	100.0	21
Autism	20.0	15.0	60.0	5.0	100.0	20
Deaf-Blindness	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	100.0	4
Traumatic Brain Injury	7.7	23.1	38.5	30.8	100.0	13
All Disabilities	27.4	52.0	15.7	4.9	100.0	2,879
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).

ARKANSAS (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	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.9	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8
Speech/Language Impairments	91.0	13.7	38.4	38.8	0.7	68.4	0.0	41.5
Mental Retardation	1.5	5.8	1.4	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.5
Emotional Disturbance	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	3.1	15.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	25.0	0.8
Hearing Impairments	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.4
Orthopedic Impairments	0.3	0.4	1.4	0.2	1.4	0.2	1.7	0.5
Other Health Impairments	1.3	1.9	12.3	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.9
Visual Impairments	<0.1	0.6	0.0	0.1	<0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
Autism	0.7	2.4	0.0	0.3	1.1	0.2	10.0	0.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	<0.1
Developmental Delay	2.4	70.7	31.5	57.7	95.2	29.2	63.3	52.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	2,085	1,113	73	3,870	1,981	825	60	10,007
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).

ARKANSAS (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	50.0	6.4	0.0	42.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	100.0	78
Speech/Language Impairments	45.7	3.7	0.7	36.1	0.3	13.6	0.0	100.0	4,155
Mental Retardation	21.1	44.2	0.7	29.9	4.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	147
Emotional Disturbance	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
Multiple Disabilities	4.9	42.0	13.6	11.1	7.4	2.5	18.5	100.0	81
Hearing Impairments	31.0	19.0	0.0	19.0	21.4	9.5	0.0	100.0	42
Orthopedic Impairments	14.0	10.0	2.0	14.0	54.0	4.0	2.0	100.0	50
Other Health Impairments	28.7	22.3	9.6	19.1	11.7	8.5	0.0	100.0	94
Visual Impairments	13.3	46.7	0.0	26.7	6.7	6.7	0.0	100.0	15
Autism	16.7	32.1	0.0	15.5	26.2	2.4	7.1	100.0	84
Deaf-Blindness	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	33.3	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	100.0	3
Developmental Delay	0.9	15.0	0.4	42.5	35.9	4.6	0.7	100.0	5,257
All Disabilities	20.8	11.1	0.7	38.7	19.8	8.2	0.6	100.0	10,007
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).

ARKANSAS (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	1,249	136	1,385	1,059	85	76	-8
Speech/Language Impairments	35	2	37	31	89	84	-5
Mental Retardation	624	52	676	496	79	73	-6
Emotional Disturbance	18	3	21	8	44	38	-6
Multiple Disabilities	37	1	38	25	68	66	-2
Hearing Impairments	26	2	28	24	92	86	-7
Orthopedic Impairments	9	0	9	8	89	89	0
Other Health Impairments	178	31	209	157	88	75	-13
Visual Impairments	7	1	8	6	86	75	-11
Autism	9	0	9	5	56	56	0
Deaf-Blindness	2	0	2	1	50	50	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	9	2	11	8	89	73	-16
All Disabilities	2,203	230	2,433	1,828	83	75	-8
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).

ARKANSAS (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	1,249	136	1,385	166	302	13	22	9
Speech/Language Impairments	35	2	37	3	5	9	14	5
Mental Retardation	624	52	676	79	131	13	19	7
Emotional Disturbance	18	3	21	8	11	44	52	8
Multiple Disabilities	37	1	38	3	4	8	11	2
Hearing Impairments	26	2	28	2	4	8	14	7
Orthopedic Impairments	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
Other Health Impairments	178	31	209	18	49	10	23	13
Visual Impairments	7	1	8	1	2	14	25	11
Autism	9	0	9	1	1	11	11	0
Deaf-Blindness	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	9	2	11	0	2	0	18	18
All Disabilities	2,203	230	2,433	281	511	13	21	8
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).