KANSAS
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	28.1	51.9	11.9	7.5	31.6
Speech/Language Impairments	49.3	4.2	2.1	1.1	35.4
Mental Retardation	1.9	13.3	33.2	5.6	6.7
Emotional Disturbance	2.8	4.9	13.5	39.6	4.6
Multiple Disabilities	1.1	2.2	8.8	15.5	2.1
Hearing Impairments	0.7	1.0	1.6	9.9	0.9
Orthopedic Impairments	1.3	0.5	1.4	0.3	1.1
Other Health Impairments	7.5	12.4	11.4	12.8	8.9
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.3
Autism	1.3	2.2	10.4	4.5	2.2
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	0.3	0.3	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.2
Developmental Delay	5.6	6.7	4.8	0.8	5.7
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	18,098	5,515	1,999	374	25,986

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	64.6	57.3	26.0	11.9	55.3
Speech/Language Impairments	6.3	1.4	0.4	<0.1	3.7
Mental Retardation	2.6	12.8	35.7	9.0	10.4
Emotional Disturbance	6.9	8.6	11.4	37.7	9.3
Multiple Disabilities	2.4	4.2	10.6	18.8	4.7
Hearing Impairments	0.8	0.7	0.8	6.9	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.5
Other Health Impairments	14.3	13.3	10.8	11.7	13.5
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.2	<0.1	0.8	0.3
Autism	0.6	0.7	2.8	2.1	1.0
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.4
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	13,296	8,755	3,293	1,055	26,399

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	66.5	48.4	19.2	9.4	45.8
Speech/Language Impairments	1.6	0.8	0.3	0.4	1.0
Mental Retardation	5.9	20.4	50.6	35.1	22.4
Emotional Disturbance	7.1	8.9	4.0	14.3	7.7
Multiple Disabilities	3.6	6.5	14.4	22.6	8.5
Hearing Impairments	1.3	0.2	0.2	3.8	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	1.2	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.8
Other Health Impairments	11.1	12.0	6.7	7.5	10.1
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.5	0.2	1.5	0.5
Autism	0.5	1.1	2.5	2.6	1.3
Deaf-Blindness	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.2
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.7	0.8	1.5	0.7
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,124	847	599	265	2,835
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).

KANSAS (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	61.9	34.8	2.9	0.3	100.0	8,222
Speech/Language Impairments	97.0	2.5	0.5	<0.1	100.0	9,206
Mental Retardation	19.2	41.8	37.8	1.2	100.0	1,752
Emotional Disturbance	42.3	22.5	22.7	12.4	100.0	1,189
Multiple Disabilities	36.5	21.5	31.6	10.5	100.0	554
Hearing Impairments	48.6	23.3	13.1	15.1	100.0	245
Orthopedic Impairments	81.1	8.9	9.6	0.4	100.0	280
Other Health Impairments	58.6	29.6	9.8	2.1	100.0	2,317
Visual Impairments	66.3	19.3	8.4	6.0	100.0	83
Autism	40.8	20.9	35.4	2.9	100.0	584
Deaf-Blindness	14.3	0.0	71.4	14.3	100.0	7
Traumatic Brain Injury	35.0	41.7	18.3	5.0	100.0	60
Developmental Delay	68.4	25.0	6.4	0.2	100.0	1,487
All Disabilities	69.6	21.2	7.7	1.4	100.0	25,986

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	58.9	34.4	5.9	0.9	100.0	14,595
Speech/Language Impairments	86.3	12.2	1.3	0.1	100.0	972
Mental Retardation	12.5	41.0	43.1	3.5	100.0	2,733
Emotional Disturbance	37.6	30.8	15.4	16.2	100.0	2,453
Multiple Disabilities	25.9	29.7	28.3	16.1	100.0	1,230
Hearing Impairments	41.0	21.8	9.8	27.4	100.0	266
Orthopedic Impairments	57.0	26.6	14.1	2.3	100.0	128
Other Health Impairments	53.7	32.8	10.0	3.5	100.0	3,551
Visual Impairments	69.2	18.7	3.3	8.8	100.0	91
Autism	31.9	23.3	36.2	8.6	100.0	257
Deaf-Blindness	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	6
Traumatic Brain Injury	36.8	35.0	21.4	6.8	100.0	117
All Disabilities	50.4	33.2	12.5	4.0	100.0	26,399

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	57.6	31.6	8.9	1.9	100.0	1,298
Speech/Language Impairments	64.3	25.0	7.1	3.6	100.0	28
Mental Retardation	10.4	27.2	47.7	14.6	100.0	635
Emotional Disturbance	36.9	34.6	11.1	17.5	100.0	217
Multiple Disabilities	16.9	22.7	35.5	24.8	100.0	242
Hearing Impairments	53.6	7.1	3.6	35.7	100.0	28
Orthopedic Impairments	56.5	17.4	21.7	4.3	100.0	23
Other Health Impairments	43.6	35.5	13.9	7.0	100.0	287
Visual Impairments	35.7	28.6	7.1	28.6	100.0	14
Autism	16.2	24.3	40.5	18.9	100.0	37
Deaf-Blindness	33.3	0.0	33.3	33.3	100.0	6
Traumatic Brain Injury	25.0	30.0	25.0	20.0	100.0	20
All Disabilities	39.6	29.9	21.1	9.3	100.0	2,835
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).

KANSAS (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	0.6	0.0	1.0	0.0	.	0.3	0.7
Speech/Language Impairments	68.9	84.1	67.2	54.1	10.7	.	56.7	67.7
Mental Retardation	<0.1	0.6	0.5	1.2	3.6	.	0.2	0.5
Emotional Disturbance	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.4	7.1	.	0.3	0.4
Multiple Disabilities	0.4	0.2	3.1	1.2	0.0	.	0.4	0.5
Hearing Impairments	0.5	0.7	0.0	1.1	50.0	.	0.5	0.8
Orthopedic Impairments	2.6	0.7	4.2	0.9	0.0	.	1.4	1.4
Other Health Impairments	1.0	0.8	2.6	1.7	3.6	.	1.0	1.1
Visual Impairments	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.4	25.0	.	0.4	0.4
Autism	0.6	1.2	0.5	2.6	0.0	.	0.9	1.2
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1	0.0	.	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	.	0.3	0.1
Developmental Delay	24.3	10.8	20.8	35.2	0.0	.	37.3	25.1
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,750	2,848	192	1,574	28	0	2,293	8,685
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).

KANSAS (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	31.7	30.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	.	13.3	100.0	60
Speech/Language Impairments	20.5	40.7	2.2	14.5	<0.1	.	22.1	100.0	5,882
Mental Retardation	2.3	37.2	2.3	44.2	2.3	.	11.6	100.0	43
Emotional Disturbance	18.8	25.0	3.1	21.9	6.3	.	25.0	100.0	32
Multiple Disabilities	15.2	10.9	13.0	41.3	0.0	.	19.6	100.0	46
Hearing Impairments	12.5	29.2	0.0	23.6	19.4	.	15.3	100.0	72
Orthopedic Impairments	37.8	16.8	6.7	11.8	0.0	.	26.9	100.0	119
Other Health Impairments	18.6	22.7	5.2	27.8	1.0	.	24.7	100.0	97
Visual Impairments	12.9	12.9	0.0	22.6	22.6	.	29.0	100.0	31
Autism	9.4	31.1	0.9	38.7	0.0	.	19.8	100.0	106
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	.	80.0	100.0	5
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.0	10.0	20.0	0.0	.	70.0	100.0	10
Developmental Delay	19.5	14.1	1.8	25.4	0.0	.	39.2	100.0	2,182
All Disabilities	20.1	32.8	2.2	18.1	0.3	0.0	26.4	100.0	8,685
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).

KANSAS (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	1,823	462	2,285	1,494	82	65	-17
Speech/Language Impairments	39	11	50	34	87	68	-19
Mental Retardation	415	96	511	361	87	71	-16
Emotional Disturbance	353	231	584	209	59	36	-23
Multiple Disabilities	207	56	263	143	69	54	-15
Hearing Impairments	42	4	46	38	90	83	-8
Orthopedic Impairments	16	1	17	15	94	88	-6
Other Health Impairments	330	89	419	258	78	62	-17
Visual Impairments	16	0	16	16	100	100	0
Autism	17	2	19	14	82	74	-9
Deaf-Blindness	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Traumatic Brain Injury	28	2	30	18	64	60	-4
All Disabilities	3,286	954	4,240	2,600	79	61	-18
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).

KANSAS (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	1,823	462	2,285	326	788	18	34	17
Speech/Language Impairments	39	11	50	5	16	13	32	19
Mental Retardation	415	96	511	39	135	9	26	17
Emotional Disturbance	353	231	584	141	372	40	64	24
Multiple Disabilities	207	56	263	48	104	23	40	16
Hearing Impairments	42	4	46	3	7	7	15	8
Orthopedic Impairments	16	1	17	1	2	6	12	6
Other Health Impairments	330	89	419	66	155	20	37	17
Visual Impairments	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
Autism	17	2	19	2	4	12	21	9
Deaf-Blindness	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Traumatic Brain Injury	28	2	30	7	9	25	30	5
All Disabilities	3,286	954	4,240	638	1,592	19	38	18
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).