INDIANA
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	22.3	57.3	12.0	2.8	27.5
Speech/Language Impairments	63.4	3.0	0.5	3.1	44.6
Mental Retardation	3.7	21.9	46.1	11.2	11.8
Emotional Disturbance	2.8	5.5	18.9	32.4	5.4
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	0.5	5.6	15.4	1.0
Hearing Impairments	0.9	1.3	1.2	14.5	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.7	1.0
Other Health Impairments	3.1	5.3	3.6	3.1	3.6
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.4	0.3	7.0	0.5
Autism	2.0	3.5	9.9	8.2	3.2
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	<0.1	0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.3
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)	52,167	14,034	8,266	667	75,134

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	67.5	63.8	23.5	19.0	55.8
Speech/Language Impairments	8.5	0.3	<0.1	0.3	4.1
Mental Retardation	4.6	18.2	44.3	13.7	17.0
Emotional Disturbance	9.0	9.9	20.8	47.0	12.9
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.2	2.8	3.4	0.8
Hearing Impairments	1.4	0.9	0.7	6.0	1.3
Orthopedic Impairments	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.9
Other Health Impairments	5.2	4.1	2.4	3.2	4.2
Visual Impairments	0.7	0.2	0.3	3.1	0.6
Autism	1.5	1.4	4.2	3.0	2.0
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.3	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	31,405	20,352	13,615	2,348	67,720

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	77.1	62.7	16.3	26.0	54.1
Speech/Language Impairments	1.7	0.2	<0.1	0.0	0.8
Mental Retardation	5.7	23.1	57.5	20.5	24.8
Emotional Disturbance	6.9	7.2	9.5	30.0	9.2
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.6	6.1	4.0	2.1
Hearing Impairments	1.8	1.3	0.8	6.3	1.7
Orthopedic Impairments	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.9
Other Health Impairments	2.9	2.2	1.2	2.7	2.2
Visual Impairments	1.0	0.2	0.4	4.2	0.8
Autism	1.0	1.4	6.4	4.7	2.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	3,018	1,881	1,910	473	7,282
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).

INDIANA (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	56.3	38.8	4.8	<0.1	100.0	20,698
Speech/Language Impairments	98.6	1.2	0.1	<0.1	100.0	33,530
Mental Retardation	21.7	34.6	42.9	0.8	100.0	8,880
Emotional Disturbance	36.7	19.2	38.7	5.4	100.0	4,033
Multiple Disabilities	11.0	10.1	64.6	14.3	100.0	721
Hearing Impairments	54.9	22.1	11.4	11.5	100.0	840
Orthopedic Impairments	68.3	19.2	11.8	0.7	100.0	769
Other Health Impairments	60.3	27.8	11.2	0.8	100.0	2,679
Visual Impairments	67.4	13.2	7.3	12.2	100.0	386
Autism	43.6	20.2	33.9	2.3	100.0	2,401
Deaf-Blindness	16.7	0.0	66.7	16.7	100.0	6
Traumatic Brain Injury	38.2	22.5	35.6	3.7	100.0	191
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	0
All Disabilities	69.4	18.7	11.0	0.9	100.0	75,134

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	56.0	34.3	8.5	1.2	100.0	37,802
Speech/Language Impairments	97.4	2.0	0.3	0.2	100.0	2,743
Mental Retardation	12.4	32.3	52.4	2.8	100.0	11,495
Emotional Disturbance	32.2	22.9	32.3	12.6	100.0	8,750
Multiple Disabilities	4.1	9.0	71.9	15.0	100.0	534
Hearing Impairments	51.9	21.6	10.5	16.0	100.0	875
Orthopedic Impairments	64.0	20.9	12.9	2.2	100.0	597
Other Health Impairments	56.5	29.4	11.5	2.6	100.0	2,867
Visual Impairments	62.4	8.8	9.3	19.5	100.0	375
Autism	33.2	20.3	41.4	5.1	100.0	1,373
Deaf-Blindness	20.0	13.3	20.0	46.7	100.0	15
Traumatic Brain Injury	44.9	28.6	21.8	4.8	100.0	294
All Disabilities	46.4	30.1	20.1	3.5	100.0	67,720

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	59.0	29.9	7.9	3.1	100.0	3,943
Speech/Language Impairments	92.9	5.4	1.8	0.0	100.0	56
Mental Retardation	9.6	24.1	61.0	5.4	100.0	1,803
Emotional Disturbance	31.3	20.4	27.1	21.3	100.0	668
Multiple Disabilities	2.0	7.3	78.0	12.7	100.0	150
Hearing Impairments	43.4	19.7	12.3	24.6	100.0	122
Orthopedic Impairments	49.2	22.2	25.4	3.2	100.0	63
Other Health Impairments	53.4	25.2	13.5	8.0	100.0	163
Visual Impairments	50.8	4.9	11.5	32.8	100.0	61
Autism	14.9	12.9	61.2	10.9	100.0	201
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	66.7	33.3	100.0	6
Traumatic Brain Injury	45.7	19.6	28.3	6.5	100.0	46
All Disabilities	41.4	25.8	26.2	6.5	100.0	7,282
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).

INDIANA (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	1.1	1.3	0.0	1.8	3.6	.	.	1.4
Speech/Language Impairments	79.4	59.2	76.0	82.3	16.8	.	.	67.8
Mental Retardation	3.1	7.7	5.0	4.5	16.2	.	.	6.2
Emotional Disturbance	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	.	.	0.2
Multiple Disabilities	0.8	2.3	8.6	0.6	11.2	.	.	1.8
Hearing Impairments	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.0	16.8	.	.	1.3
Orthopedic Impairments	1.7	1.5	0.9	1.2	9.6	.	.	1.6
Other Health Impairments	1.7	2.2	2.7	1.3	3.6	.	.	1.9
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.4	6.1	.	.	0.4
Autism	2.0	4.9	0.9	1.8	3.0	.	.	3.6
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	.	.	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.3	0.9	<0.1	1.0	.	.	0.2
Developmental Delay	8.4	18.7	3.2	4.9	11.7	.	.	13.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	.	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	3,772	9,883	221	3,375	197	0	0	17,448
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).

INDIANA (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	17.6	53.4	0.0	26.1	2.9	.	.	100.0	238
Speech/Language Impairments	25.3	49.5	1.4	23.5	0.3	.	.	100.0	11,828
Mental Retardation	11.0	70.9	1.0	14.2	3.0	.	.	100.0	1,074
Emotional Disturbance	18.6	65.1	0.0	16.3	0.0	.	.	100.0	43
Multiple Disabilities	9.1	72.1	6.0	6.0	6.9	.	.	100.0	319
Hearing Impairments	17.3	52.0	1.3	14.7	14.7	.	.	100.0	225
Orthopedic Impairments	23.0	55.1	0.7	14.2	6.9	.	.	100.0	274
Other Health Impairments	19.3	63.7	1.8	13.1	2.1	.	.	100.0	336
Visual Impairments	14.1	52.6	1.3	16.7	15.4	.	.	100.0	78
Autism	12.2	76.9	0.3	9.7	0.9	.	.	100.0	632
Deaf-Blindness	16.7	66.7	0.0	0.0	16.7	.	.	100.0	6
Traumatic Brain Injury	16.7	69.4	5.6	2.8	5.6	.	.	100.0	36
Developmental Delay	13.4	78.3	0.3	7.0	1.0	.	.	100.0	2,359
All Disabilities	21.6	56.6	1.3	19.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	17,448
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).

INDIANA (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	4,604	878	5,482	2,897	63	53	-10
Speech/Language Impairments	43	30	73	29	67	40	-28
Mental Retardation	1,376	303	1,679	412	30	25	-5
Emotional Disturbance	1,068	504	1,572	339	32	22	-10
Multiple Disabilities	57	7	64	6	11	9	-1
Hearing Impairments	139	15	154	98	71	64	-7
Orthopedic Impairments	81	4	85	58	72	68	-3
Other Health Impairments	170	41	211	109	64	52	-12
Visual Impairments	82	9	91	56	68	62	-7
Autism	84	11	95	38	45	40	-5
Deaf-Blindness	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	45	5	50	31	69	62	-7
All Disabilities	7,751	1,807	9,558	4,073	53	43	-10
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).

INDIANA (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	4,604	878	5,482	1,459	2,337	32	43	11
Speech/Language Impairments	43	30	73	14	44	33	60	28
Mental Retardation	1,376	303	1,679	414	717	30	43	13
Emotional Disturbance	1,068	504	1,572	633	1,137	59	72	13
Multiple Disabilities	57	7	64	4	11	7	17	10
Hearing Impairments	139	15	154	14	29	10	19	9
Orthopedic Impairments	81	4	85	12	16	15	19	4
Other Health Impairments	170	41	211	44	85	26	40	14
Visual Impairments	82	9	91	13	22	16	24	8
Autism	84	11	95	8	19	10	20	10
Deaf-Blindness	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	45	5	50	9	14	20	28	8
All Disabilities	7,751	1,807	9,558	2,624	4,431	34	46	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 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).