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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	28.2	76.0	37.1	7.8	43.2
Speech/Language Impairments	61.4	1.7	2.6	3.6	32.3
Mental Retardation	2.0	10.7	27.1	13.1	9.3
Emotional Disturbance	2.6	4.7	14.9	33.5	6.1
Multiple Disabilities	0.1	0.3	3.5	13.2	1.1
Hearing Impairments	1.3	0.5	1.3	6.9	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.5	0.4
Other Health Impairments	1.9	3.3	2.1	1.5	2.3
Visual Impairments	0.6	0.2	0.4	2.5	0.5
Autism	1.3	2.0	8.7	11.9	3.0
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.4	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.4	1.0	3.6	0.4
Developmental Delay	0.2	<0.1	0.3	0.8	0.2
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	53,369	30,345	18,956	2,266	104,936

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	76.2	76.2	42.7	14.7	66.8
Speech/Language Impairments	6.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	2.7
Mental Retardation	3.5	11.9	29.1	14.3	12.1
Emotional Disturbance	7.3	8.5	18.3	52.7	12.1
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.1	2.6	4.8	0.8
Hearing Impairments	1.6	0.4	0.8	3.3	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.2	0.1	1.1	0.8	0.4
Other Health Impairments	2.7	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.9
Visual Impairments	0.8	<0.1	0.2	1.5	0.4
Autism	0.5	0.5	2.9	4.0	1.2
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.2	0.3	1.0	2.6	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	46,404	45,632	23,310	5,947	121,293

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	79.9	67.5	21.4	20.4	55.8
Speech/Language Impairments	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5
Mental Retardation	6.5	19.7	49.8	26.1	22.6
Emotional Disturbance	7.4	9.5	11.2	28.6	11.4
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	0.3	7.3	8.3	2.8
Hearing Impairments	1.2	0.6	0.8	2.8	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.4	0.3	2.6	1.4	1.0
Other Health Impairments	1.9	0.6	1.0	0.7	1.2
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.2	0.3	1.9	0.5
Autism	0.4	0.5	4.2	4.5	1.8
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	0.8	1.3	4.9	1.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	4,583	3,796	2,933	1,519	12,831
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	33.2	50.9	15.5	0.4	100.0	45,313
Speech/Language Impairments	96.8	1.5	1.4	0.2	100.0	33,848
Mental Retardation	10.7	33.4	52.8	3.0	100.0	9,747
Emotional Disturbance	21.6	22.4	44.1	11.8	100.0	6,412
Multiple Disabilities	5.4	8.8	59.4	26.4	100.0	1,128
Hearing Impairments	56.1	12.5	18.9	12.4	100.0	1,256
Orthopedic Impairments	40.9	12.9	38.7	7.4	100.0	457
Other Health Impairments	41.7	40.7	16.1	1.4	100.0	2,427
Visual Impairments	62.3	9.9	16.3	11.5	100.0	485
Autism	21.2	18.7	51.7	8.4	100.0	3,190
Deaf-Blindness	22.2	22.2	22.2	33.3	100.0	27
Traumatic Brain Injury	14.6	27.0	41.1	17.3	100.0	467
Developmental Delay	52.0	1.7	36.9	9.5	100.0	179
All Disabilities	50.9	28.9	18.1	2.2	100.0	104,936

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	43.7	43.0	12.3	1.1	100.0	80,964
Speech/Language Impairments	96.0	2.6	1.3	0.2	100.0	3,249
Mental Retardation	11.2	36.9	46.1	5.8	100.0	14,701
Emotional Disturbance	23.2	26.5	29.1	21.3	100.0	14,711
Multiple Disabilities	4.0	6.0	61.0	29.0	100.0	990
Hearing Impairments	57.5	13.9	13.9	14.7	100.0	1,321
Orthopedic Impairments	22.4	12.8	54.2	10.7	100.0	469
Other Health Impairments	53.8	32.1	11.4	2.7	100.0	2,293
Visual Impairments	69.0	5.5	9.0	16.6	100.0	525
Autism	17.7	17.1	48.3	16.9	100.0	1,417
Deaf-Blindness	26.9	11.5	23.1	38.5	100.0	26
Traumatic Brain Injury	16.7	23.1	35.9	24.2	100.0	627
All Disabilities	38.3	37.6	19.2	4.9	100.0	121,293

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	51.1	35.8	8.8	4.3	100.0	7,159
Speech/Language Impairments	87.9	8.6	0.0	3.4	100.0	58
Mental Retardation	10.3	25.7	50.3	13.7	100.0	2,903
Emotional Disturbance	23.1	24.7	22.5	29.7	100.0	1,462
Multiple Disabilities	2.8	3.0	59.3	34.9	100.0	361
Hearing Impairments	38.9	14.6	16.7	29.9	100.0	144
Orthopedic Impairments	14.8	8.6	60.2	16.4	100.0	128
Other Health Impairments	57.5	15.7	19.6	7.2	100.0	153
Visual Impairments	35.3	10.3	11.8	42.6	100.0	68
Autism	7.9	8.7	53.7	29.7	100.0	229
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	3
Traumatic Brain Injury	12.3	17.8	23.9	46.0	100.0	163
All Disabilities	35.7	29.6	22.9	11.8	100.0	12,831
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).

PENNSYLVANIA (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	3.6	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	2.1	<0.1	0.0	1.8
Speech/Language Impairments	57.3	17.3	46.1	6.5	5.2	79.1	8.4	46.0
Mental Retardation	2.3	0.7	0.1	0.0	3.5	0.2	0.9	1.5
Emotional Disturbance	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.2	3.7	<0.1	0.0	0.6
Multiple Disabilities	0.6	1.0	1.6	1.8	7.4	0.1	0.9	0.9
Hearing Impairments	0.7	1.4	0.8	1.5	13.2	0.5	0.0	1.1
Orthopedic Impairments	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.6	6.8	0.5	0.5	0.7
Other Health Impairments	1.1	0.4	1.5	0.0	5.6	0.1	0.0	0.9
Visual Impairments	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.3	11.0	0.3	0.5	0.6
Autism	3.4	7.2	3.4	4.4	23.1	0.6	6.1	4.5
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10.1	<0.1	0.0	0.3
Developmental Delay	29.3	70.5	43.7	83.8	7.4	18.5	82.7	41.1
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	11,495	6,246	1,786	340	484	2,700	214	23,265
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).

PENNSYLVANIA (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	96.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	2.3	0.5	0.0	100.0	426
Speech/Language Impairments	61.6	10.1	7.7	0.2	0.2	20.0	0.2	100.0	10,693
Mental Retardation	78.8	13.6	0.6	0.0	5.0	1.5	0.6	100.0	339
Emotional Disturbance	68.8	13.3	0.0	3.1	14.1	0.8	0.0	100.0	128
Multiple Disabilities	33.8	30.0	13.6	2.8	16.9	1.9	0.9	100.0	213
Hearing Impairments	29.1	33.3	5.8	1.9	24.8	5.0	0.0	100.0	258
Orthopedic Impairments	37.7	17.4	15.0	1.2	19.8	8.4	0.6	100.0	167
Other Health Impairments	59.0	13.7	12.7	0.0	13.2	1.5	0.0	100.0	205
Visual Impairments	26.8	14.5	13.8	0.7	38.4	5.1	0.7	100.0	138
Autism	36.8	42.6	5.8	1.4	10.6	1.4	1.2	100.0	1,053
Deaf-Blindness	27.3	36.4	0.0	0.0	36.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	11
Traumatic Brain Injury	16.5	15.2	5.1	0.0	62.0	1.3	0.0	100.0	79
Developmental Delay	35.3	46.1	8.2	3.0	0.4	5.2	1.9	100.0	9,555
All Disabilities	49.4	26.8	7.7	1.5	2.1	11.6	0.9	100.0	23,265
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).

PENNSYLVANIA (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	7,970	1,071	9,041	6,679	84	74	-10
Speech/Language Impairments	63	17	80	54	86	68	-18
Mental Retardation	1,608	163	1,771	1,333	83	75	-8
Emotional Disturbance	1,652	620	2,272	1,084	66	48	-18
Multiple Disabilities	112	6	118	100	89	85	-5
Hearing Impairments	110	11	121	107	97	88	-9
Orthopedic Impairments	66	4	70	62	94	89	-5
Other Health Impairments	106	20	126	93	88	74	-14
Visual Impairments	46	3	49	44	96	90	-6
Autism	50	4	54	46	92	85	-7
Deaf-Blindness	1	0	1	1	100	100	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	72	7	79	68	94	86	-8
All Disabilities	11,856	1,926	13,782	9,671	82	70	-11
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).

PENNSYLVANIA (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	7,970	1,071	9,041	1,149	2,220	14	25	10
Speech/Language Impairments	63	17	80	6	23	10	29	19
Mental Retardation	1,608	163	1,771	239	402	15	23	8
Emotional Disturbance	1,652	620	2,272	515	1,135	31	50	19
Multiple Disabilities	112	6	118	2	8	2	7	5
Hearing Impairments	110	11	121	2	13	2	11	9
Orthopedic Impairments	66	4	70	2	6	3	9	6
Other Health Impairments	106	20	126	12	32	11	25	14
Visual Impairments	46	3	49	1	4	2	8	6
Autism	50	4	54	2	6	4	11	7
Deaf-Blindness	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	72	7	79	3	10	4	13	8
All Disabilities	11,856	1,926	13,782	1,933	3,859	16	28	12
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).