MINNESOTA
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	29.5	41.3	8.9	3.7	29.8
Speech/Language Impairments	39.7	4.5	1.8	8.1	29.7
Mental Retardation	2.2	19.7	32.2	9.3	7.8
Emotional Disturbance	9.8	10.4	25.6	52.2	11.8
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.2	1.6	1.7	0.2
Hearing Impairments	2.0	1.3	2.6	8.7	2.1
Orthopedic Impairments	1.6	2.3	1.7	1.3	1.8
Other Health Impairments	7.9	9.7	4.0	3.1	7.9
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.3	<0.1	0.5	0.4
Autism	4.0	6.7	18.4	5.3	5.5
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3
Developmental Delay	2.5	3.2	2.7	5.5	2.7
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	32,515	8,565	3,141	917	45,138

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	52.9	49.4	15.1	8.2	44.9
Speech/Language Impairments	8.1	2.1	0.4	0.4	5.1
Mental Retardation	1.6	14.7	38.2	5.0	9.4
Emotional Disturbance	18.7	16.8	27.5	73.6	22.8
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	<0.1	1.2	0.5	0.2
Hearing Impairments	1.9	1.3	1.4	4.6	1.9
Orthopedic Impairments	1.2	1.4	1.9	0.3	1.3
Other Health Impairments	12.9	10.3	5.8	4.9	10.9
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.2	<0.1	0.4	0.3
Autism	1.8	3.0	7.5	1.8	2.8
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	27,664	13,921	5,340	3,406	50,331

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	55.6	38.6	10.2	13.3	32.2
Speech/Language Impairments	3.5	1.9	0.3	0.8	1.8
Mental Retardation	4.6	30.8	63.7	37.5	29.8
Emotional Disturbance	19.2	14.0	7.9	23.8	17.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.5	0.5
Hearing Impairments	3.1	1.7	1.3	3.5	2.6
Orthopedic Impairments	1.2	1.8	2.5	2.8	2.0
Other Health Impairments	10.0	6.7	3.3	8.3	7.6
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.2	0.6
Autism	1.7	3.9	7.4	6.3	4.4
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.4	1.4	2.1	1.1
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,657	909	904	1,317	4,787
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).

MINNESOTA (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	71.4	26.3	2.1	0.3	100.0	13,453
Speech/Language Impairments	96.2	2.8	0.4	0.6	100.0	13,414
Mental Retardation	20.7	48.1	28.8	2.4	100.0	3,510
Emotional Disturbance	59.3	16.7	15.0	9.0	100.0	5,348
Multiple Disabilities	10.6	20.2	52.1	17.0	100.0	94
Hearing Impairments	71.1	11.6	8.8	8.6	100.0	935
Orthopedic Impairments	66.9	25.0	6.6	1.5	100.0	800
Other Health Impairments	72.3	23.4	3.6	0.8	100.0	3,555
Visual Impairments	78.0	17.7	1.2	3.0	100.0	164
Autism	51.9	23.1	23.1	2.0	100.0	2,505
Deaf-Blindness	57.1	19.0	14.3	9.5	100.0	21
Traumatic Brain Injury	63.9	23.8	9.8	2.5	100.0	122
Developmental Delay	66.6	22.4	6.9	4.1	100.0	1,217
All Disabilities	72.0	19.0	7.0	2.0	100.0	45,138

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	64.8	30.4	3.6	1.2	100.0	22,593
Speech/Language Impairments	87.2	11.5	0.8	0.5	100.0	2,564
Mental Retardation	9.5	43.5	43.3	3.6	100.0	4,707
Emotional Disturbance	45.0	20.4	12.8	21.8	100.0	11,487
Multiple Disabilities	3.3	5.5	72.5	18.7	100.0	91
Hearing Impairments	56.1	19.5	7.7	16.7	100.0	948
Orthopedic Impairments	53.3	29.8	15.5	1.4	100.0	644
Other Health Impairments	65.1	26.2	5.6	3.0	100.0	5,489
Visual Impairments	68.3	19.9	3.1	8.7	100.0	161
Autism	36.6	30.3	28.8	4.4	100.0	1,398
Deaf-Blindness	43.8	12.5	18.8	25.0	100.0	16
Traumatic Brain Injury	41.6	34.3	20.2	3.9	100.0	233
All Disabilities	55.0	27.7	10.6	6.8	100.0	50,331

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	59.9	22.8	6.0	11.4	100.0	1,540
Speech/Language Impairments	65.9	19.3	3.4	11.4	100.0	88
Mental Retardation	5.3	19.6	40.4	34.6	100.0	1,426
Emotional Disturbance	38.4	15.3	8.6	37.8	100.0	829
Multiple Disabilities	8.7	4.3	56.5	30.4	100.0	23
Hearing Impairments	41.6	12.0	9.6	36.8	100.0	125
Orthopedic Impairments	20.8	16.7	24.0	38.5	100.0	96
Other Health Impairments	45.4	16.7	8.2	29.8	100.0	366
Visual Impairments	25.0	7.1	10.7	57.1	100.0	28
Autism	13.1	16.4	31.5	39.0	100.0	213
Deaf-Blindness	50.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	100.0	2
Traumatic Brain Injury	13.7	7.8	25.5	52.9	100.0	51
All Disabilities	34.6	19.0	18.9	27.5	100.0	4,787
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).

MINNESOTA (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	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Speech/Language Impairments	47.1	29.3	14.8	11.9	16.1	89.0	23.3	36.5
Mental Retardation	0.9	1.4	5.3	0.8	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.4
Emotional Disturbance	1.1	0.8	1.6	0.3	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.9
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.1	0.4	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Hearing Impairments	1.2	1.2	1.5	3.1	45.2	0.6	0.0	1.5
Orthopedic Impairments	1.3	0.5	0.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8
Other Health Impairments	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Visual Impairments	0.4	<0.1	0.6	0.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.3
Autism	3.3	6.6	9.2	5.7	3.2	0.2	1.7	5.0
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.7	0.2
Developmental Delay	42.8	59.2	65.2	76.4	29.0	10.0	71.7	52.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	5,267	4,491	817	1,206	31	498	60	12,370
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).

MINNESOTA (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	84.6	11.5	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	52
Speech/Language Impairments	54.9	29.1	2.7	3.2	0.1	9.8	0.3	100.0	4,521
Mental Retardation	29.2	38.7	25.6	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	100.0	168
Emotional Disturbance	53.2	30.6	11.7	3.6	0.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	111
Multiple Disabilities	9.1	54.5	27.3	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	11
Hearing Impairments	34.8	29.9	6.4	19.8	7.5	1.6	0.0	100.0	187
Orthopedic Impairments	64.8	21.9	1.0	12.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	105
Other Health Impairments	61.9	22.2	9.5	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	63
Visual Impairments	67.6	8.8	14.7	5.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	100.0	34
Autism	28.2	48.1	12.1	11.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	100.0	618
Deaf-Blindness	37.5	37.5	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	8
Traumatic Brain Injury	36.4	40.9	13.6	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.5	100.0	22
Developmental Delay	34.8	41.1	8.2	14.2	0.1	0.8	0.7	100.0	6,470
All Disabilities	42.6	36.3	6.6	9.7	0.3	4.0	0.5	100.0	12,370
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).

MINNESOTA (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	2,818	1,070	3,888	2,199	78	57	-21
Speech/Language Impairments	147	78	225	135	92	60	-32
Mental Retardation	973	108	1,081	838	86	78	-9
Emotional Disturbance	1,667	1,146	2,813	848	51	30	-21
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	114	35	149	93	82	62	-19
Orthopedic Impairments	85	14	99	77	91	78	-13
Other Health Impairments	527	243	770	420	80	55	-25
Visual Impairments	25	4	29	22	88	76	-12
Autism	117	7	124	111	95	90	-5
Deaf-Blindness	4	0	4	3	75	75	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	49	8	57	46	94	81	-13
All Disabilities	6,526	2,713	9,239	4,792	73	52	-22
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).

MINNESOTA (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	2,818	1,070	3,888	609	1,679	22	43	22
Speech/Language Impairments	147	78	225	11	89	7	40	32
Mental Retardation	973	108	1,081	83	191	9	18	9
Emotional Disturbance	1,667	1,146	2,813	808	1,954	48	69	21
Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Hearing Impairments	114	35	149	13	48	11	32	21
Orthopedic Impairments	85	14	99	6	20	7	20	13
Other Health Impairments	527	243	770	102	345	19	45	25
Visual Impairments	25	4	29	2	6	8	21	13
Autism	117	7	124	5	12	4	10	5
Deaf-Blindness	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	49	8	57	2	10	4	18	13
All Disabilities	6,526	2,713	9,239	1,641	4,354	25	47	22
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).