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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	12.4	19.4	4.1	2.9	13.1
Speech/Language Impairments	53.6	1.1	0.1	12.1	37.7
Mental Retardation	6.2	33.6	36.2	8.1	14.5
Emotional Disturbance	2.0	4.5	22.9	35.3	4.6
Multiple Disabilities	1.0	4.3	13.4	14.0	2.8
Hearing Impairments	0.5	0.7	1.0	9.4	0.7
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.2	0.6
Other Health Impairments	8.1	14.6	6.1	9.0	9.3
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.3	0.2	2.9	0.5
Autism	0.7	3.0	7.4	1.3	1.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2
Developmental Delay	14.3	17.6	7.2	4.2	14.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	30,089	9,273	3,425	456	43,243

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	47.2	33.5	13.5	11.9	34.7
Speech/Language Impairments	9.1	0.3	<0.1	0.4	4.0
Mental Retardation	14.3	38.7	47.7	16.1	29.1
Emotional Disturbance	7.1	7.1	16.5	42.2	10.2
Multiple Disabilities	2.2	3.9	10.1	13.0	4.7
Hearing Impairments	0.8	0.5	0.6	2.5	0.7
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.5
Other Health Impairments	17.1	14.5	7.5	10.2	14.1
Visual Impairments	0.8	0.2	<0.1	2.0	0.5
Autism	0.5	0.7	2.8	1.0	1.0
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	0.1	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	15,111	11,948	6,747	1,338	35,144

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	51.1	31.5	11.4	6.6	31.1
Speech/Language Impairments	2.2	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.8
Mental Retardation	22.0	49.6	62.0	27.7	43.1
Emotional Disturbance	7.6	4.4	5.0	14.5	6.1
Multiple Disabilities	1.9	4.5	12.5	28.9	7.0
Hearing Impairments	1.5	0.8	1.2	7.8	1.5
Orthopedic Impairments	0.8	0.2	1.3	0.6	0.7
Other Health Impairments	10.8	7.5	2.5	4.8	7.1
Visual Impairments	1.0	0.5	0.2	3.0	0.7
Autism	0.4	0.7	3.0	3.6	1.4
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.7	0.2	0.8	0.6	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,028	1,224	856	166	3,274
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).

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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	65.5	31.7	2.5	0.2	100.0	5,676
Speech/Language Impairments	99.0	0.6	<0.1	0.3	100.0	16,281
Mental Retardation	30.0	49.7	19.8	0.6	100.0	6,267
Emotional Disturbance	30.6	21.3	39.9	8.2	100.0	1,971
Multiple Disabilities	24.8	32.5	37.5	5.2	100.0	1,222
Hearing Impairments	52.4	21.2	11.5	14.9	100.0	288
Orthopedic Impairments	68.9	18.5	12.2	0.4	100.0	254
Other Health Impairments	60.3	33.5	5.2	1.0	100.0	4,036
Visual Impairments	76.0	13.7	3.9	6.4	100.0	204
Autism	29.3	36.8	33.1	0.8	100.0	767
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	2
Traumatic Brain Injury	38.6	42.2	16.9	2.4	100.0	83
Developmental Delay	69.3	26.4	4.0	0.3	100.0	6,192
All Disabilities	69.6	21.4	7.9	1.1	100.0	43,243

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	58.4	32.8	7.5	1.3	100.0	12,192
Speech/Language Impairments	97.2	2.2	0.3	0.4	100.0	1,412
Mental Retardation	21.1	45.3	31.5	2.1	100.0	10,211
Emotional Disturbance	29.8	23.6	30.9	15.7	100.0	3,587
Multiple Disabilities	20.3	28.2	40.9	10.5	100.0	1,661
Hearing Impairments	48.8	22.7	15.2	13.3	100.0	256
Orthopedic Impairments	53.0	20.2	24.0	2.7	100.0	183
Other Health Impairments	52.1	34.9	10.2	2.8	100.0	4,971
Visual Impairments	67.4	14.0	3.4	15.2	100.0	178
Autism	19.5	23.4	53.5	3.6	100.0	359
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	12.5	87.5	0.0	100.0	8
Traumatic Brain Injury	39.7	32.5	24.6	3.2	100.0	126
All Disabilities	43.0	34.0	19.2	3.8	100.0	35,144

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	51.5	37.8	9.6	1.1	100.0	1,019
Speech/Language Impairments	88.5	0.0	0.0	11.5	100.0	26
Mental Retardation	16.0	43.0	37.7	3.3	100.0	1,410
Emotional Disturbance	39.2	27.1	21.6	12.1	100.0	199
Multiple Disabilities	8.7	23.9	46.5	20.9	100.0	230
Hearing Impairments	31.3	20.8	20.8	27.1	100.0	48
Orthopedic Impairments	34.8	13.0	47.8	4.3	100.0	23
Other Health Impairments	47.8	39.7	9.1	3.4	100.0	232
Visual Impairments	43.5	26.1	8.7	21.7	100.0	23
Autism	8.9	20.0	57.8	13.3	100.0	45
Deaf-Blindness	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2
Traumatic Brain Injury	41.2	11.8	41.2	5.9	100.0	17
All Disabilities	31.4	37.4	26.1	5.1	100.0	3,274
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).

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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	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1	0.0	.	.	<0.1
Speech/Language Impairments	43.7	43.3	49.3	59.9	38.0	.	.	51.6
Mental Retardation	0.4	1.6	1.4	0.2	3.7	.	.	0.4
Emotional Disturbance	<0.1	0.4	0.0	<0.1	0.0	.	.	<0.1
Multiple Disabilities	0.5	2.7	11.6	0.9	3.2	.	.	0.8
Hearing Impairments	0.2	3.1	2.9	0.3	17.6	.	.	0.6
Orthopedic Impairments	0.5	0.9	0.0	0.4	2.3	.	.	0.5
Other Health Impairments	0.6	0.7	4.3	0.5	0.9	.	.	0.6
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	.	.	0.3
Autism	0.9	2.5	0.0	1.2	0.9	.	.	1.1
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	0.0	<0.1	0.0	.	.	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.2	0.0	<0.1	0.5	.	.	<0.1
Developmental Delay	52.7	44.5	30.4	36.0	31.9	.	.	43.9
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	.	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	8,620	550	69	9,182	216	0	0	18,637
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).

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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	66.7	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	.	.	100.0	9
Speech/Language Impairments	39.1	2.5	0.4	57.2	0.9	.	.	100.0	9,622
Mental Retardation	43.7	12.7	1.4	31.0	11.3	.	.	100.0	71
Emotional Disturbance	30.8	15.4	0.0	53.8	0.0	.	.	100.0	13
Multiple Disabilities	28.8	9.8	5.2	51.6	4.6	.	.	100.0	153
Hearing Impairments	17.5	16.5	1.9	27.2	36.9	.	.	100.0	103
Orthopedic Impairments	46.9	5.2	0.0	42.7	5.2	.	.	100.0	96
Other Health Impairments	47.7	3.7	2.8	44.0	1.8	.	.	100.0	109
Visual Impairments	46.0	0.0	0.0	50.8	3.2	.	.	100.0	63
Autism	39.1	6.8	0.0	53.1	1.0	.	.	100.0	207
Deaf-Blindness	75.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	.	.	100.0	4
Traumatic Brain Injury	36.4	9.1	0.0	45.5	9.1	.	.	100.0	11
Developmental Delay	55.5	3.0	0.3	40.4	0.8	.	.	100.0	8,176
All Disabilities	46.3	3.0	0.4	49.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	18,637
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).

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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	1,451	142	1,593	1,024	71	64	-6
Speech/Language Impairments	31	4	35	24	77	69	-9
Mental Retardation	1,490	123	1,613	675	45	42	-3
Emotional Disturbance	443	158	601	182	41	30	-11
Multiple Disabilities	145	16	161	43	30	27	-3
Hearing Impairments	36	4	40	29	81	73	-8
Orthopedic Impairments	26	3	29	18	69	62	-7
Other Health Impairments	271	34	305	150	55	49	-6
Visual Impairments	25	0	25	22	88	88	0
Autism	18	0	18	6	33	33	0
Deaf-Blindness	7	0	7	6	86	86	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	13	1	14	8	62	57	-4
All Disabilities	3,956	485	4,441	2,187	55	49	-6
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).

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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	1,451	142	1,593	421	563	29	35	6
Speech/Language Impairments	31	4	35	7	11	23	31	9
Mental Retardation	1,490	123	1,613	526	649	35	40	5
Emotional Disturbance	443	158	601	254	412	57	69	11
Multiple Disabilities	145	16	161	43	59	30	37	7
Hearing Impairments	36	4	40	7	11	19	28	8
Orthopedic Impairments	26	3	29	5	8	19	28	8
Other Health Impairments	271	34	305	118	152	44	50	6
Visual Impairments	25	0	25	2	2	8	8	0
Autism	18	0	18	1	1	6	6	0
Deaf-Blindness	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	13	1	14	1	2	8	14	7
All Disabilities	3,956	485	4,441	1,385	1,870	35	42	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 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).