DELAWARE
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	42.0	66.3	42.2	6.0	47.8
Speech/Language Impairments	41.6	5.0	<0.1	0.0	21.8
Mental Retardation	3.3	12.5	28.4	7.7	11.0
Emotional Disturbance	1.6	3.1	9.2	10.3	3.8
Multiple Disabilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hearing Impairments	1.2	0.9	0.4	18.4	1.5
Orthopedic Impairments	9.2	11.1	13.5	22.6	11.0
Other Health Impairments	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visual Impairments	0.5	<0.1	0.3	0.0	0.3
Autism	0.7	0.8	5.4	32.1	2.6
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	0.3	3.0	0.2
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	<0.1
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)	3,680	2,140	1,469	234	7,523

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	75.0	73.8	45.5	36.0	65.6
Speech/Language Impairments	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.1
Mental Retardation	3.1	12.4	32.6	16.5	14.2
Emotional Disturbance	5.0	3.1	7.2	22.1	5.9
Multiple Disabilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hearing Impairments	1.8	1.1	0.6	6.1	1.5
Orthopedic Impairments	10.7	8.5	10.4	12.6	9.8
Other Health Impairments	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visual Impairments	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.3
Autism	0.2	0.6	3.1	5.6	1.4
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.2
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	2,290	3,275	1,621	539	7,725

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	78.8	53.7	15.2	11.5	44.3
Speech/Language Impairments	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mental Retardation	10.3	29.2	53.4	36.8	32.2
Emotional Disturbance	2.7	1.9	3.4	10.3	3.4
Multiple Disabilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hearing Impairments	0.0	6.2	1.1	2.3	3.3
Orthopedic Impairments	6.8	7.5	13.5	13.8	9.5
Other Health Impairments	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Visual Impairments	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Autism	0.0	0.9	11.8	20.7	5.7
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.6	1.7	3.4	1.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.1
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	146	322	178	87	733
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).

DELAWARE (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	42.9	39.4	17.2	0.4	100.0	3,598
Speech/Language Impairments	93.5	6.5	<0.1	0.0	100.0	1,638
Mental Retardation	14.7	32.5	50.6	2.2	100.0	824
Emotional Disturbance	20.7	23.5	47.4	8.4	100.0	285
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	0
Hearing Impairments	38.4	17.9	5.4	38.4	100.0	112
Orthopedic Impairments	40.9	28.7	24.0	6.4	100.0	829
Other Health Impairments	.	.	.	.	.	0
Visual Impairments	73.9	8.7	17.4	0.0	100.0	23
Autism	12.6	9.1	40.4	37.9	100.0	198
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	14.3	35.7	50.0	100.0	14
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	2
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	0
All Disabilities	48.9	28.4	19.5	3.1	100.0	7,523

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	33.9	47.7	14.6	3.8	100.0	5,065
Speech/Language Impairments	92.9	7.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	84
Mental Retardation	6.4	37.1	48.4	8.1	100.0	1,094
Emotional Disturbance	25.4	22.5	25.8	26.3	100.0	453
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	0
Hearing Impairments	35.3	29.4	7.6	27.7	100.0	119
Orthopedic Impairments	32.4	36.5	22.1	9.0	100.0	759
Other Health Impairments	.	.	.	.	.	0
Visual Impairments	65.4	15.4	19.2	0.0	100.0	26
Autism	3.8	20.0	47.6	28.6	100.0	105
Deaf-Blindness	5.3	36.8	26.3	31.6	100.0	19
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
All Disabilities	29.6	42.4	21.0	7.0	100.0	7,725

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	35.4	53.2	8.3	3.1	100.0	325
Speech/Language Impairments	.	.	.	.	.	0
Mental Retardation	6.4	39.8	40.3	13.6	100.0	236
Emotional Disturbance	16.0	24.0	24.0	36.0	100.0	25
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	0
Hearing Impairments	0.0	83.3	8.3	8.3	100.0	24
Orthopedic Impairments	14.3	34.3	34.3	17.1	100.0	70
Other Health Impairments	.	.	.	.	.	0
Visual Impairments	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2
Autism	0.0	7.1	50.0	42.9	100.0	42
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	25.0	37.5	37.5	100.0	8
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	1
All Disabilities	19.9	43.9	24.3	11.9	100.0	733
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).

DELAWARE (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	22.8	32.6	34.4	31.9	1.5	.	50.0	25.8
Speech/Language Impairments	47.1	10.3	0.0	8.4	0.0	.	0.0	30.6
Mental Retardation	4.6	15.3	31.3	10.2	10.3	.	0.0	8.8
Emotional Disturbance	0.4	0.8	3.1	1.8	1.5	.	0.0	0.7
Multiple Disabilities	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	0.0	0.0
Hearing Impairments	1.0	0.6	0.0	3.6	25.0	.	0.0	2.0
Orthopedic Impairments	5.3	8.5	15.6	11.4	25.0	.	50.0	7.7
Other Health Impairments	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	0.0	0.0
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	.	0.0	0.2
Autism	0.5	5.8	12.5	10.8	33.8	.	0.0	4.4
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	1.6	0.0	0.0	2.9	.	0.0	0.6
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	0.0	0.0
Developmental Delay	18.0	24.6	0.0	21.7	0.0	.	0.0	19.2
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,052	516	32	166	68	0	2	1,836
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).

DELAWARE (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	50.6	35.4	2.3	11.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	100.0	474
Speech/Language Impairments	88.1	9.4	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	562
Mental Retardation	29.8	49.1	6.2	10.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	100.0	161
Emotional Disturbance	30.8	30.8	7.7	23.1	7.7	0.0	0.0	100.0	13
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
Hearing Impairments	29.7	8.1	0.0	16.2	45.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	37
Orthopedic Impairments	39.4	31.0	3.5	13.4	12.0	0.0	0.7	100.0	142
Other Health Impairments	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
Visual Impairments	75.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	4
Autism	6.3	37.5	5.0	22.5	28.8	0.0	0.0	100.0	80
Deaf-Blindness	9.1	72.7	0.0	0.0	18.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	11
Traumatic Brain Injury	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
Developmental Delay	53.7	36.1	0.0	10.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	352
All Disabilities	57.3	28.1	1.7	9.0	3.7	0.0	0.1	100.0	1,836
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).

DELAWARE (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	452	48	500	296	65	59	-6
Speech/Language Impairments	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Mental Retardation	83	10	93	25	30	27	-3
Emotional Disturbance	21	8	29	8	38	28	-11
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	5	7	12	2	40	17	-23
Orthopedic Impairments	36	8	44	23	64	52	-12
Other Health Impairments	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Visual Impairments	3	0	3	2	67	67	0
Autism	4	1	5	1	25	20	-5
Deaf-Blindness	0	2	2	0	.	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	1	0	1	1	100	100	0
All Disabilities	605	84	689	358	59	52	-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 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).

DELAWARE (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	452	48	500	141	189	31	38	7
Speech/Language Impairments	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Mental Retardation	83	10	93	29	39	35	42	7
Emotional Disturbance	21	8	29	10	18	48	62	14
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	5	7	12	3	10	60	83	23
Orthopedic Impairments	36	8	44	6	14	17	32	15
Other Health Impairments	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Visual Impairments	3	0	3	1	1	33	33	0
Autism	4	1	5	0	1	0	20	20
Deaf-Blindness	0	2	2	0	2	.	100	100
Traumatic Brain Injury	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
All Disabilities	605	84	689	190	274	31	40	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).