ILLINOIS
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	25.6	74.8	38.0	5.6	37.5
Speech/Language Impairments	64.0	4.0	5.8	2.5	38.0
Mental Retardation	0.8	4.9	26.9	22.3	7.8
Emotional Disturbance	2.6	5.3	12.6	45.6	6.4
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.1	0.4	1.5	0.2
Hearing Impairments	0.9	0.8	2.4	2.8	1.3
Orthopedic Impairments	0.8	0.9	1.8	2.3	1.1
Other Health Impairments	3.7	6.9	5.4	5.0	4.7
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.4
Autism	1.0	1.7	5.9	11.2	2.5
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	74,268	26,361	28,127	3,586	132,342

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	67.3	78.7	48.6	7.6	61.3
Speech/Language Impairments	13.5	0.9	1.2	0.2	4.6
Mental Retardation	1.1	4.2	26.0	16.8	10.5
Emotional Disturbance	7.9	8.5	15.7	64.3	14.6
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	0.3	<0.1
Hearing Impairments	1.4	0.7	1.4	2.4	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.8
Other Health Impairments	6.5	5.4	3.6	3.2	5.0
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.4
Autism	0.6	0.6	1.8	3.6	1.2
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	39,460	45,903	38,564	10,189	134,116

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	77.1	73.1	33.6	6.1	49.6
Speech/Language Impairments	5.2	0.8	0.8	0.1	1.7
Mental Retardation	2.2	8.7	41.0	44.9	23.6
Emotional Disturbance	8.4	9.5	13.8	35.9	15.6
Multiple Disabilities	0.0	<0.1	0.4	0.4	0.2
Hearing Impairments	1.2	1.1	2.0	2.0	1.6
Orthopedic Impairments	1.1	1.1	2.6	1.4	1.6
Other Health Impairments	3.6	4.2	2.4	2.0	3.1
Visual Impairments	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.3	0.6
Autism	0.2	0.5	2.4	5.1	1.9
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	<0.1	0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	3,276	3,843	4,033	2,686	13,838
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).

ILLINOIS (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	38.4	39.7	21.5	0.4	100.0	49,627
Speech/Language Impairments	94.5	2.1	3.3	0.2	100.0	50,319
Mental Retardation	5.8	12.6	73.8	7.8	100.0	10,263
Emotional Disturbance	22.8	16.3	41.7	19.2	100.0	8,514
Multiple Disabilities	8.2	13.0	53.4	25.5	100.0	208
Hearing Impairments	40.9	13.3	39.7	6.1	100.0	1,678
Orthopedic Impairments	42.0	16.1	36.0	5.9	100.0	1,400
Other Health Impairments	43.8	29.1	24.3	2.8	100.0	6,267
Visual Impairments	57.8	19.9	18.1	4.2	100.0	498
Autism	22.7	13.8	51.1	12.3	100.0	3,271
Deaf-Blindness	23.3	10.0	40.0	26.7	100.0	30
Traumatic Brain Injury	26.2	25.5	42.7	5.6	100.0	267
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	56.1	19.9	21.3	2.7	100.0	132,342

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	32.3	44.0	22.8	0.9	100.0	82,243
Speech/Language Impairments	85.7	6.7	7.2	0.4	100.0	6,197
Mental Retardation	3.0	13.6	71.2	12.2	100.0	14,072
Emotional Disturbance	15.9	20.0	30.8	33.4	100.0	19,631
Multiple Disabilities	4.8	7.7	55.8	31.7	100.0	104
Hearing Impairments	33.4	18.5	33.0	15.1	100.0	1,637
Orthopedic Impairments	31.5	24.3	39.0	5.2	100.0	1,013
Other Health Impairments	38.1	36.6	20.5	4.9	100.0	6,742
Visual Impairments	50.9	22.5	16.7	9.9	100.0	485
Autism	15.9	16.6	43.6	23.9	100.0	1,552
Deaf-Blindness	25.0	4.2	45.8	25.0	100.0	24
Traumatic Brain Injury	23.1	27.9	38.7	10.3	100.0	416
All Disabilities	29.4	34.2	28.8	7.6	100.0	134,116

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	41.0	19.8	2.4	100.0	6,857
Speech/Language Impairments	72.2	12.8	13.2	1.7	100.0	234
Mental Retardation	2.2	10.2	50.6	36.9	100.0	3,262
Emotional Disturbance	12.7	16.9	25.8	44.6	100.0	2,163
Multiple Disabilities	0.0	3.7	59.3	37.0	100.0	27
Hearing Impairments	18.0	20.3	36.9	24.9	100.0	217
Orthopedic Impairments	16.7	19.8	46.8	16.7	100.0	222
Other Health Impairments	27.7	37.3	22.1	12.8	100.0	429
Visual Impairments	27.5	16.3	13.8	42.5	100.0	80
Autism	1.9	7.8	37.0	53.3	100.0	257
Deaf-Blindness	22.2	0.0	44.4	33.3	100.0	9
Traumatic Brain Injury	12.3	27.2	37.0	23.5	100.0	81
All Disabilities	23.7	27.8	29.1	19.4	100.0	13,838
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).

ILLINOIS (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	1.5	0.0	4.1	2.1	.	.	2.6
Speech/Language Impairments	86.7	40.5	13.5	29.4	18.9	.	.	60.4
Mental Retardation	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.1	11.6	.	.	2.0
Emotional Disturbance	0.4	0.4	0.0	2.0	2.0	.	.	1.1
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.0	18.9	0.4	1.0	.	.	0.3
Hearing Impairments	0.4	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.8	.	.	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.8	0.8	2.7	1.6	7.0	.	.	1.5
Other Health Impairments	1.1	1.9	35.1	3.3	3.8	.	.	2.1
Visual Impairments	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	.	.	0.3
Autism	0.6	3.5	2.7	5.0	7.7	.	.	2.7
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1	<0.1	.	.	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	.	.	0.1
Developmental Delay	7.8	51.4	27.0	48.3	40.9	.	.	25.6
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	.	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	17,140	259	37	11,866	1,838	0	0	31,140
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).

ILLINOIS (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	34.5	0.5	0.0	60.3	4.8	.	.	100.0	800
Speech/Language Impairments	79.0	0.6	<0.1	18.5	1.8	.	.	100.0	18,797
Mental Retardation	8.1	0.0	0.0	57.8	34.1	.	.	100.0	628
Emotional Disturbance	21.5	0.3	0.0	67.9	10.3	.	.	100.0	358
Multiple Disabilities	12.5	0.0	8.8	56.3	22.5	.	.	100.0	80
Hearing Impairments	16.0	0.0	0.0	65.5	18.4	.	.	100.0	374
Orthopedic Impairments	29.7	0.4	0.2	42.0	27.7	.	.	100.0	462
Other Health Impairments	27.3	0.8	2.0	59.5	10.5	.	.	100.0	666
Visual Impairments	34.6	0.0	0.0	55.8	9.6	.	.	100.0	104
Autism	12.0	1.1	0.1	70.0	16.8	.	.	100.0	841
Deaf-Blindness	28.6	0.0	0.0	64.3	7.1	.	.	100.0	14
Traumatic Brain Injury	20.5	0.0	0.0	50.0	29.5	.	.	100.0	44
Developmental Delay	16.8	1.7	0.1	71.9	9.4	.	.	100.0	7,972
All Disabilities	55.0	0.8	0.1	38.1	5.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	31,140
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).

ILLINOIS (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	8,848	2,106	10,954	6,149	69	56	-13
Speech/Language Impairments	181	99	280	153	85	55	-30
Mental Retardation	1,813	399	2,212	1,141	63	52	-11
Emotional Disturbance	3,109	1,165	4,274	1,385	45	32	-12
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	204	37	241	172	84	71	-13
Orthopedic Impairments	176	19	195	126	72	65	-7
Other Health Impairments	412	59	471	298	72	63	-9
Visual Impairments	60	13	73	52	87	71	-15
Autism	72	24	96	56	78	58	-19
Deaf-Blindness	8	0	8	6	75	75	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	76	17	93	57	75	61	-14
All Disabilities	14,959	3,938	18,897	9,595	64	51	-13
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).

ILLINOIS (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	8,848	2,106	10,954	2,490	4,596	28	42	14
Speech/Language Impairments	181	99	280	20	119	11	43	31
Mental Retardation	1,813	399	2,212	315	714	17	32	15
Emotional Disturbance	3,109	1,165	4,274	1,592	2,757	51	65	13
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	204	37	241	25	62	12	26	13
Orthopedic Impairments	176	19	195	17	36	10	18	9
Other Health Impairments	412	59	471	92	151	22	32	10
Visual Impairments	60	13	73	6	19	10	26	16
Autism	72	24	96	2	26	3	27	24
Deaf-Blindness	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	76	17	93	16	33	21	35	14
All Disabilities	14,959	3,938	18,897	4,575	8,513	31	45	14
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).