CALIFORNIA
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	37.0	67.3	38.9	10.5	40.6
Speech/Language Impairments	53.6	14.2	13.6	11.5	38.9
Mental Retardation	0.9	3.7	17.4	12.9	5.2
Emotional Disturbance	0.7	1.6	4.8	28.3	2.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.6	2.4	4.4	0.8
Hearing Impairments	1.1	1.4	2.9	4.0	1.6
Orthopedic Impairments	1.0	1.5	4.8	6.4	2.0
Other Health Impairments	3.4	5.8	4.4	5.9	4.0
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.6	0.9	1.7	0.6
Autism	1.5	3.2	9.4	13.8	3.8
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2
Developmental Delay	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	180,936	35,601	64,081	6,346	286,964

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	77.2	81.8	59.0	24.3	71.3
Speech/Language Impairments	10.0	4.5	3.7	1.2	6.3
Mental Retardation	1.0	3.0	15.5	9.7	5.7
Emotional Disturbance	2.5	2.8	7.2	45.6	5.9
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.3	1.8	2.8	0.7
Hearing Impairments	1.5	1.1	2.2	2.4	1.6
Orthopedic Impairments	1.0	0.9	3.4	2.9	1.7
Other Health Impairments	5.2	4.3	3.0	5.0	4.3
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.6
Autism	0.7	0.8	3.0	4.7	1.5
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	116,610	89,929	75,736	14,747	297,022

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	76.8	72.9	28.4	13.7	48.8
Speech/Language Impairments	3.7	2.6	1.3	0.7	2.1
Mental Retardation	4.8	10.1	40.2	34.4	23.9
Emotional Disturbance	5.0	3.8	4.7	22.3	6.7
Multiple Disabilities	0.4	1.0	6.4	6.5	3.7
Hearing Impairments	1.7	1.5	2.6	3.0	2.2
Orthopedic Impairments	1.7	2.0	8.3	6.5	5.0
Other Health Impairments	4.0	3.3	1.7	2.3	2.7
Visual Impairments	0.9	0.7	1.4	2.5	1.3
Autism	0.7	1.5	4.0	6.9	3.0
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	0.1	<0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.2	0.6
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	6,199	5,799	10,156	3,042	25,196
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).

CALIFORNIA (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	57.5	20.6	21.4	0.6	100.0	116,451
Speech/Language Impairments	87.0	4.5	7.8	0.7	100.0	111,560
Mental Retardation	10.9	8.8	74.8	5.5	100.0	14,918
Emotional Disturbance	18.8	8.4	46.1	26.8	100.0	6,702
Multiple Disabilities	9.9	9.0	68.8	12.4	100.0	2,278
Hearing Impairments	43.7	10.6	40.1	5.5	100.0	4,555
Orthopedic Impairments	31.3	9.3	52.5	6.9	100.0	5,877
Other Health Impairments	54.2	17.9	24.6	3.3	100.0	11,468
Visual Impairments	48.4	12.0	33.3	6.3	100.0	1,727
Autism	25.7	10.5	55.7	8.1	100.0	10,836
Deaf-Blindness	32.5	7.8	50.6	9.1	100.0	77
Traumatic Brain Injury	33.0	18.4	42.1	6.4	100.0	515
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	0
All Disabilities	63.1	12.4	22.3	2.2	100.0	286,964

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	42.5	34.7	21.1	1.7	100.0	211,838
Speech/Language Impairments	62.1	21.8	15.1	1.0	100.0	18,733
Mental Retardation	6.8	15.7	69.1	8.4	100.0	17,021
Emotional Disturbance	16.5	14.4	30.8	38.2	100.0	17,596
Multiple Disabilities	6.1	11.0	63.9	19.0	100.0	2,189
Hearing Impairments	37.0	21.0	34.5	7.5	100.0	4,761
Orthopedic Impairments	24.1	15.9	51.5	8.5	100.0	4,954
Other Health Impairments	46.9	29.8	17.6	5.7	100.0	12,879
Visual Impairments	40.6	18.3	34.3	6.7	100.0	1,706
Autism	18.2	16.0	50.4	15.4	100.0	4,505
Deaf-Blindness	17.4	14.5	50.7	17.4	100.0	69
Traumatic Brain Injury	24.9	24.8	40.5	9.9	100.0	771
All Disabilities	39.3	30.3	25.5	5.0	100.0	297,022

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	34.4	23.5	3.4	100.0	12,290
Speech/Language Impairments	42.3	28.4	25.4	3.9	100.0	539
Mental Retardation	5.0	9.7	67.9	17.4	100.0	6,017
Emotional Disturbance	18.3	13.2	28.2	40.3	100.0	1,686
Multiple Disabilities	2.8	6.0	70.0	21.2	100.0	934
Hearing Impairments	19.1	16.0	48.4	16.5	100.0	545
Orthopedic Impairments	8.2	9.3	66.9	15.6	100.0	1,266
Other Health Impairments	36.4	27.8	25.3	10.5	100.0	679
Visual Impairments	17.4	13.3	45.6	23.7	100.0	316
Autism	5.7	11.6	54.7	28.1	100.0	752
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	25.0	70.0	5.0	100.0	20
Traumatic Brain Injury	16.4	19.1	41.4	23.0	100.0	152
All Disabilities	24.6	23.0	40.3	12.1	100.0	25,196
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).

CALIFORNIA (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	9.4	5.0	1.1	4.3	1.4	0.9	15.3	6.5
Speech/Language Impairments	71.3	55.0	65.8	79.3	34.3	94.8	42.0	67.3
Mental Retardation	4.0	12.3	6.1	4.1	15.7	0.7	4.7	7.0
Emotional Disturbance	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	<0.1	0.0	0.2
Multiple Disabilities	1.1	2.5	2.6	0.8	7.9	<0.1	1.3	1.6
Hearing Impairments	1.2	2.7	2.6	1.1	3.2	0.5	1.3	1.8
Orthopedic Impairments	2.9	5.1	5.0	2.4	6.5	0.9	17.3	3.6
Other Health Impairments	2.3	3.8	4.1	2.2	3.7	0.6	7.3	2.8
Visual Impairments	0.7	1.2	1.6	0.6	6.9	0.2	0.7	0.9
Autism	6.7	11.7	10.4	4.8	19.9	1.2	9.3	8.1
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.1	<0.1	0.5	<0.1	0.7	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	<0.1	0.0	0.2
Developmental Delay	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	25,876	22,735	833	6,485	216	3,970	150	60,265
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).

CALIFORNIA (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	62.0	29.0	0.2	7.2	<0.1	0.9	0.6	100.0	3,923
Speech/Language Impairments	45.5	30.8	1.4	12.7	0.2	9.3	0.2	100.0	40,535
Mental Retardation	24.5	66.3	1.2	6.3	0.8	0.7	0.2	100.0	4,229
Emotional Disturbance	45.5	46.2	2.1	5.6	0.0	0.7	0.0	100.0	143
Multiple Disabilities	30.3	59.5	2.3	5.8	1.8	0.1	0.2	100.0	948
Hearing Impairments	29.3	59.0	2.1	6.8	0.7	2.0	0.2	100.0	1,058
Orthopedic Impairments	34.3	53.3	1.9	7.0	0.6	1.6	1.2	100.0	2,189
Other Health Impairments	35.7	51.2	2.0	8.5	0.5	1.4	0.7	100.0	1,665
Visual Impairments	34.2	51.9	2.4	6.9	2.8	1.7	0.2	100.0	538
Autism	35.5	54.2	1.8	6.4	0.9	0.9	0.3	100.0	4,898
Deaf-Blindness	22.6	54.8	3.2	9.7	3.2	3.2	3.2	100.0	31
Traumatic Brain Injury	25.0	64.8	0.9	6.5	0.0	2.8	0.0	100.0	108
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
All Disabilities	42.9	37.7	1.4	10.8	0.4	6.6	0.2	100.0	60,265
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).

CALIFORNIA (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	17,969	7,188	25,157	14,538	81	58	-23
Speech/Language Impairments	726	260	986	594	82	60	-22
Mental Retardation	1,674	429	2,103	492	29	23	-6
Emotional Disturbance	1,533	1,390	2,923	988	64	34	-31
Multiple Disabilities	241	52	293	56	23	19	-4
Hearing Impairments	418	111	529	326	78	62	-16
Orthopedic Impairments	478	75	553	231	48	42	-7
Other Health Impairments	790	290	1,080	645	82	60	-22
Visual Impairments	199	36	235	149	75	63	-11
Autism	184	44	228	82	45	36	-9
Deaf-Blindness	9	2	11	3	33	27	-6
Traumatic Brain Injury	118	30	148	81	69	55	-14
All Disabilities	24,339	9,907	34,246	18,185	75	53	-22
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).

CALIFORNIA (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	17,969	7,188	25,157	2,287	9,475	13	38	25
Speech/Language Impairments	726	260	986	65	325	9	33	24
Mental Retardation	1,674	429	2,103	172	601	10	29	18
Emotional Disturbance	1,533	1,390	2,923	391	1,781	26	61	35
Multiple Disabilities	241	52	293	10	62	4	21	17
Hearing Impairments	418	111	529	29	140	7	26	20
Orthopedic Impairments	478	75	553	27	102	6	18	13
Other Health Impairments	790	290	1,080	77	367	10	34	24
Visual Impairments	199	36	235	8	44	4	19	15
Autism	184	44	228	5	49	3	21	19
Deaf-Blindness	9	2	11	1	3	11	27	16
Traumatic Brain Injury	118	30	148	11	41	9	28	18
All Disabilities	24,339	9,907	34,246	3,083	12,990	13	38	25
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).