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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	27.4	57.3	18.2	3.4	33.0
Speech/Language Impairments	59.4	8.7	7.1	2.0	41.5
Mental Retardation	0.8	11.0	37.1	34.9	7.3
Emotional Disturbance	2.9	5.9	13.2	25.7	5.0
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.7	3.7	7.1	0.7
Hearing Impairments	0.7	0.8	1.8	7.5	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	0.5	0.5	0.8	2.4	0.6
Other Health Impairments	6.0	11.5	8.8	6.2	7.5
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.2	0.2	2.7	0.3
Autism	1.2	2.8	8.1	7.1	2.3
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.2
Developmental Delay	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	39,209	13,976	5,687	1,220	60,092

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	70.4	70.0	33.4	12.8	62.9
Speech/Language Impairments	10.2	2.8	2.1	0.6	6.2
Mental Retardation	1.1	9.3	37.6	33.5	10.2
Emotional Disturbance	6.2	6.9	12.6	31.5	8.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	0.4	2.5	4.2	0.7
Hearing Impairments	0.9	0.8	0.6	3.8	0.9
Orthopedic Impairments	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.4
Other Health Impairments	9.4	8.0	6.7	6.6	8.4
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.2	0.2	2.3	0.4
Autism	0.6	0.8	3.2	3.5	1.1
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	30,653	21,490	8,695	2,474	63,312

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	78.7	66.2	37.5	7.4	60.4
Speech/Language Impairments	3.5	2.4	0.7	0.3	2.4
Mental Retardation	2.5	17.3	39.4	62.7	19.5
Emotional Disturbance	5.5	5.5	6.7	9.5	6.2
Multiple Disabilities	0.4	0.4	3.4	4.9	1.4
Hearing Impairments	1.4	1.1	0.4	2.2	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.1	0.3	0.9	1.4	0.4
Other Health Impairments	7.1	4.4	5.0	1.8	5.4
Visual Impairments	0.2	0.5	0.2	4.3	0.7
Autism	0.4	1.1	4.5	4.3	1.7
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.2	<0.1	0.4	0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.6	1.1	0.9	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	3,012	1,878	1,165	740	6,795
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	54.2	40.4	5.2	0.2	100.0	19,829
Speech/Language Impairments	93.4	4.9	1.6	<0.1	100.0	24,919
Mental Retardation	7.3	34.9	48.1	9.7	100.0	4,387
Emotional Disturbance	37.6	27.3	24.7	10.3	100.0	3,033
Multiple Disabilities	11.0	21.5	47.6	19.9	100.0	437
Hearing Impairments	46.0	20.4	17.8	15.7	100.0	578
Orthopedic Impairments	59.3	18.9	13.2	8.7	100.0	334
Other Health Impairments	51.8	35.4	11.0	1.7	100.0	4,526
Visual Impairments	58.5	18.1	5.9	17.6	100.0	188
Autism	33.3	27.9	32.7	6.2	100.0	1,410
Deaf-Blindness	33.3	33.3	33.3	0.0	100.0	3
Traumatic Brain Injury	35.2	33.6	23.4	7.8	100.0	128
Developmental Delay	75.9	15.0	8.4	0.6	100.0	320
All Disabilities	65.2	23.3	9.5	2.0	100.0	60,092

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	54.2	37.8	7.3	0.8	100.0	39,849
Speech/Language Impairments	79.7	15.4	4.6	0.4	100.0	3,927
Mental Retardation	5.2	31.2	50.8	12.9	100.0	6,439
Emotional Disturbance	36.1	28.2	20.8	14.8	100.0	5,273
Multiple Disabilities	10.6	17.6	48.5	23.3	100.0	443
Hearing Impairments	45.8	28.4	9.5	16.4	100.0	581
Orthopedic Impairments	42.6	33.8	16.7	6.8	100.0	263
Other Health Impairments	54.0	32.0	10.9	3.0	100.0	5,346
Visual Impairments	51.6	18.4	7.8	22.3	100.0	256
Autism	25.6	24.2	38.2	12.0	100.0	726
Deaf-Blindness	15.4	15.4	53.8	15.4	100.0	13
Traumatic Brain Injury	32.7	39.8	23.5	4.1	100.0	196
All Disabilities	48.4	33.9	13.7	3.9	100.0	63,312

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	57.7	30.3	10.6	1.3	100.0	4,107
Speech/Language Impairments	65.0	28.8	5.0	1.3	100.0	160
Mental Retardation	5.7	24.5	34.7	35.1	100.0	1,323
Emotional Disturbance	39.9	24.8	18.6	16.7	100.0	419
Multiple Disabilities	11.7	7.4	42.6	38.3	100.0	94
Hearing Impairments	49.4	25.3	6.0	19.3	100.0	83
Orthopedic Impairments	13.3	16.7	36.7	33.3	100.0	30
Other Health Impairments	58.0	22.6	15.8	3.5	100.0	367
Visual Impairments	14.0	18.0	4.0	64.0	100.0	50
Autism	11.0	16.9	44.9	27.1	100.0	118
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	50.0	12.5	37.5	100.0	8
Traumatic Brain Injury	13.9	30.6	36.1	19.4	100.0	36
All Disabilities	44.3	27.6	17.1	10.9	100.0	6,795
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	1.3	0.2	0.0	2.2	0.6	<0.1	.	0.7
Speech/Language Impairments	57.2	5.5	7.6	22.9	5.5	33.4	.	29.6
Mental Retardation	0.5	1.7	0.0	4.9	13.9	<0.1	.	1.3
Emotional Disturbance	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.8	0.0	.	0.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.1	1.8	0.1	.	0.3
Hearing Impairments	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.7	12.1	<0.1	.	0.5
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.0	.	0.3
Other Health Impairments	1.2	0.7	1.4	2.8	2.4	0.1	.	1.0
Visual Impairments	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	2.4	0.0	.	0.2
Autism	0.6	1.5	1.1	2.2	2.4	<0.1	.	1.0
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	.	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.0	.	<0.1
Developmental Delay	37.7	88.8	88.6	62.3	55.8	66.0	.	64.8
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	.	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	4,967	5,275	369	955	165	2,235	0	13,966
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	65.6	9.4	0.0	21.9	1.0	2.1	.	100.0	96
Speech/Language Impairments	68.7	7.1	0.7	5.3	0.2	18.1	.	100.0	4,137
Mental Retardation	12.9	48.4	0.0	25.3	12.4	1.1	.	100.0	186
Emotional Disturbance	45.9	24.3	0.0	21.6	8.1	0.0	.	100.0	37
Multiple Disabilities	12.8	64.1	5.1	2.6	7.7	7.7	.	100.0	39
Hearing Impairments	23.2	36.2	0.0	10.1	29.0	1.4	.	100.0	69
Orthopedic Impairments	62.5	27.1	4.2	4.2	2.1	0.0	.	100.0	48
Other Health Impairments	43.3	27.6	3.7	20.1	3.0	2.2	.	100.0	134
Visual Impairments	30.8	34.6	3.8	15.4	15.4	0.0	.	100.0	26
Autism	20.1	57.6	2.9	15.1	2.9	1.4	.	100.0	139
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	.	100.0	2
Traumatic Brain Injury	16.7	50.0	0.0	16.7	16.7	0.0	.	100.0	6
Developmental Delay	20.7	51.8	3.6	6.6	1.0	16.3	.	100.0	9,047
All Disabilities	35.6	37.8	2.6	6.8	1.2	16.0	0.0	100.0	13,966
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	5,091	517	5,608	3,535	69	63	-6
Speech/Language Impairments	177	20	197	148	84	75	-8
Mental Retardation	1,039	77	1,116	671	65	60	-4
Emotional Disturbance	666	162	828	286	43	35	-8
Multiple Disabilities	59	2	61	42	71	69	-2
Hearing Impairments	88	4	92	77	88	84	-4
Orthopedic Impairments	69	5	74	62	90	84	-6
Other Health Impairments	307	35	342	212	69	62	-7
Visual Impairments	46	0	46	42	91	91	0
Autism	53	1	54	51	96	94	-2
Deaf-Blindness	10	0	10	5	50	50	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	38	0	38	35	92	92	0
All Disabilities	7,643	823	8,466	5,166	68	61	-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 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	5,091	517	5,608	1,335	1,852	26	33	7
Speech/Language Impairments	177	20	197	29	49	16	25	8
Mental Retardation	1,039	77	1,116	270	347	26	31	5
Emotional Disturbance	666	162	828	354	516	53	62	9
Multiple Disabilities	59	2	61	7	9	12	15	3
Hearing Impairments	88	4	92	9	13	10	14	4
Orthopedic Impairments	69	5	74	6	11	9	15	6
Other Health Impairments	307	35	342	82	117	27	34	8
Visual Impairments	46	0	46	3	3	7	7	0
Autism	53	1	54	0	1	0	2	2
Deaf-Blindness	10	0	10	2	2	20	20	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	38	0	38	2	2	5	5	0
All Disabilities	7,643	823	8,466	2,099	2,922	27	35	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).