FLORIDA
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	27.7	77.2	31.5	10.1	38.5
Speech/Language Impairments	60.0	5.8	6.8	1.5	38.1
Mental Retardation	2.8	4.6	27.6	29.6	8.1
Emotional Disturbance	3.7	4.9	20.8	24.8	7.4
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	0.6	0.6	1.4	5.8	0.8
Orthopedic Impairments	0.9	0.8	2.3	2.3	1.2
Other Health Impairments	2.8	4.8	3.3	15.8	3.5
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.2	0.2	2.1	0.3
Autism	1.1	0.8	5.8	7.3	2.0
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.1
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	100,322	35,120	31,067	2,311	168,820

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	65.0	73.2	45.7	10.4	60.6
Speech/Language Impairments	12.6	2.9	2.0	0.3	6.5
Mental Retardation	3.1	8.7	29.1	27.8	12.4
Emotional Disturbance	12.1	10.6	16.3	28.0	13.3
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	1.0	0.7	0.9	5.7	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	1.0	0.7	1.6	1.5	1.1
Other Health Impairments	4.1	2.7	2.2	21.4	3.8
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.3
Autism	0.4	0.2	1.9	2.7	0.8
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	68,172	51,597	44,115	5,862	169,746

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	59.8	59.0	29.1	3.6	46.9
Speech/Language Impairments	4.5	2.0	1.0	0.2	2.6
Mental Retardation	11.6	20.1	50.6	64.5	28.1
Emotional Disturbance	17.5	12.2	8.9	7.8	13.2
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	1.1	1.1	1.0	4.8	1.4
Orthopedic Impairments	1.4	1.9	3.9	1.9	2.2
Other Health Impairments	2.6	2.1	1.3	8.8	2.7
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.2	0.3	1.3	0.4
Autism	0.9	1.0	3.5	6.4	2.1
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	7,312	4,647	4,225	1,746	17,930
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).

FLORIDA (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	42.8	41.8	15.1	0.4	100.0	64,969
Speech/Language Impairments	93.5	3.2	3.3	<0.1	100.0	64,366
Mental Retardation	20.8	11.8	62.5	5.0	100.0	13,737
Emotional Disturbance	29.5	13.9	51.9	4.6	100.0	12,438
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	43.4	15.9	31.0	9.7	100.0	1,398
Orthopedic Impairments	46.5	14.7	36.2	2.7	100.0	1,991
Other Health Impairments	47.8	28.6	17.3	6.2	100.0	5,855
Visual Impairments	62.7	16.1	12.0	9.3	100.0	517
Autism	32.5	8.4	54.1	5.0	100.0	3,336
Deaf-Blindness	15.8	5.3	52.6	26.3	100.0	19
Traumatic Brain Injury	35.6	18.6	40.2	5.7	100.0	194
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	59.4	20.8	18.4	1.4	100.0	168,820

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	43.1	36.7	19.6	0.6	100.0	102,905
Speech/Language Impairments	78.4	13.5	8.0	0.2	100.0	10,987
Mental Retardation	10.1	21.3	60.9	7.7	100.0	21,068
Emotional Disturbance	36.7	24.3	31.8	7.3	100.0	22,559
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	38.8	19.8	22.2	19.2	100.0	1,741
Orthopedic Impairments	36.1	19.9	39.3	4.8	100.0	1,831
Other Health Impairments	43.8	21.8	14.9	19.5	100.0	6,429
Visual Impairments	56.3	13.2	11.3	19.2	100.0	531
Autism	20.8	9.1	58.8	11.3	100.0	1,407
Deaf-Blindness	17.9	7.1	28.6	46.4	100.0	28
Traumatic Brain Injury	35.4	23.5	34.6	6.5	100.0	260
All Disabilities	40.2	30.4	26.0	3.5	100.0	169,746

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	52.0	32.6	14.6	0.7	100.0	8,409
Speech/Language Impairments	69.9	20.1	9.3	0.6	100.0	472
Mental Retardation	16.8	18.5	42.4	22.4	100.0	5,040
Emotional Disturbance	54.2	24.1	15.9	5.8	100.0	2,360
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	30.6	20.8	16.1	32.5	100.0	255
Orthopedic Impairments	25.6	23.1	42.7	8.5	100.0	386
Other Health Impairments	37.9	19.7	11.4	31.0	100.0	493
Visual Impairments	45.2	9.6	15.1	30.1	100.0	73
Autism	17.9	12.8	39.3	29.9	100.0	374
Deaf-Blindness	22.2	11.1	22.2	44.4	100.0	9
Traumatic Brain Injury	32.2	22.0	30.5	15.3	100.0	59
All Disabilities	40.8	25.9	23.6	9.7	100.0	17,930
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).

FLORIDA (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	1.6	1.0	0.0	3.5	<0.1	.	.	2.4
Speech/Language Impairments	59.3	50.1	16.0	53.8	34.6	.	.	51.9
Mental Retardation	0.8	4.7	1.0	3.2	15.5	.	.	3.8
Emotional Disturbance	0.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	1.3	.	.	1.0
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	0.4	1.0	0.4	1.2	2.7	.	.	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	1.7	2.0	0.5	2.0	3.2	.	.	2.0
Other Health Impairments	1.6	2.0	9.2	1.4	1.6	.	.	1.8
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	1.3	.	.	0.5
Autism	0.8	4.3	0.4	2.9	4.7	.	.	3.1
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1	<0.1	.	.	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	<0.1	0.3	.	.	<0.1
Developmental Delay	32.5	33.7	72.0	30.1	34.7	.	.	32.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	.	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	3,369	10,302	732	18,978	1,006	0	0	34,387
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).

FLORIDA (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	6.6	12.5	0.0	80.8	0.1	.	.	100.0	821
Speech/Language Impairments	11.2	29.0	0.7	57.2	2.0	.	.	100.0	17,831
Mental Retardation	2.0	37.8	0.5	47.6	12.1	.	.	100.0	1,290
Emotional Disturbance	6.5	20.6	0.0	69.3	3.7	.	.	100.0	355
Multiple Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	3.2	27.0	0.8	61.6	7.3	.	.	100.0	370
Orthopedic Impairments	8.4	30.5	0.6	55.8	4.7	.	.	100.0	676
Other Health Impairments	8.7	33.4	11.0	44.3	2.6	.	.	100.0	610
Visual Impairments	12.8	29.3	2.4	47.6	7.9	.	.	100.0	164
Autism	2.4	41.1	0.3	51.8	4.4	.	.	100.0	1,073
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.0	20.0	.	.	100.0	5
Traumatic Brain Injury	6.3	28.1	0.0	56.3	9.4	.	.	100.0	32
Developmental Delay	9.8	31.1	4.7	51.3	3.1	.	.	100.0	11,160
All Disabilities	9.8	30.0	2.1	55.2	2.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	34,387
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).

FLORIDA (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	10,345	420	10,765	4,617	45	43	-2
Speech/Language Impairments	509	10	519	251	49	48	-1
Mental Retardation	2,850	122	2,972	164	6	6	0
Emotional Disturbance	2,245	178	2,423	550	24	23	-2
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	229	6	235	83	36	35	-1
Orthopedic Impairments	284	9	293	100	35	34	-1
Other Health Impairments	607	22	629	370	61	59	-2
Visual Impairments	84	1	85	54	64	64	-1
Autism	105	3	108	23	22	21	-1
Deaf-Blindness	5	0	5	1	20	20	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	42	0	42	21	50	50	0
All Disabilities	17,305	771	18,076	6,234	36	34	-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).

FLORIDA (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	10,345	420	10,765	2,579	2,999	25	28	3
Speech/Language Impairments	509	10	519	118	128	23	25	1
Mental Retardation	2,850	122	2,972	597	719	21	24	3
Emotional Disturbance	2,245	178	2,423	1,075	1,253	48	52	4
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	229	6	235	34	40	15	17	2
Orthopedic Impairments	284	9	293	26	35	9	12	3
Other Health Impairments	607	22	629	118	140	19	22	3
Visual Impairments	84	1	85	9	10	11	12	1
Autism	105	3	108	9	12	9	11	3
Deaf-Blindness	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	42	0	42	8	8	19	19	0
All Disabilities	17,305	771	18,076	4,573	5,344	26	30	3
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).