UTAH
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	35.1	75.8	28.0	2.5	45.7
Speech/Language Impairments	54.1	8.0	8.6	0.6	31.7
Mental Retardation	0.3	2.1	20.3	3.6	4.2
Emotional Disturbance	3.0	3.7	10.1	12.3	4.5
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	0.1	7.5	40.8	2.1
Hearing Impairments	0.6	0.5	1.3	16.6	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	0.2	0.2	0.7	1.7	0.3
Other Health Impairments	2.2	3.8	5.8	2.1	3.2
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.3	0.4	10.0	0.5
Autism	0.7	0.9	9.1	3.8	2.2
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	0.3	3.6	0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.5	0.5
Developmental Delay	3.1	3.9	6.8	0.8	3.9
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	13,026	7,664	4,146	471	25,307

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	77.0	82.4	48.1	18.2	69.6
Speech/Language Impairments	9.5	3.4	3.3	0.1	5.1
Mental Retardation	0.4	2.0	21.3	4.4	6.7
Emotional Disturbance	6.6	5.6	11.6	25.4	8.2
Multiple Disabilities	<0.1	<0.1	4.7	29.9	2.3
Hearing Impairments	1.2	0.6	1.0	10.4	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.3	0.3
Other Health Impairments	3.5	4.1	5.3	2.8	4.2
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.3	0.3	3.0	0.4
Autism	0.4	0.5	2.7	2.3	1.1
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	<0.1	1.5	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.8
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	6,695	8,785	5,797	743	22,020

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	77.2	79.8	31.9	15.8	44.9
Speech/Language Impairments	3.8	0.7	1.2	0.0	1.3
Mental Retardation	0.8	3.6	36.5	40.2	24.4
Emotional Disturbance	7.9	6.3	4.7	4.3	5.5
Multiple Disabilities	3.8	1.4	15.6	28.1	14.4
Hearing Impairments	1.8	1.9	0.5	2.0	1.5
Orthopedic Impairments	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.2
Other Health Impairments	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.4
Visual Impairments	0.0	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.5
Autism	0.4	1.0	3.3	3.0	2.2
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	0.4
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.4	1.4	2.2	1.1	1.4
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	495	416	762	704	2,377
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).

UTAH (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	39.6	50.3	10.0	0.1	100.0	11,556
Speech/Language Impairments	87.9	7.7	4.4	<0.1	100.0	8,026
Mental Retardation	3.6	15.5	79.3	1.6	100.0	1,060
Emotional Disturbance	33.7	24.9	36.3	5.0	100.0	1,151
Multiple Disabilities	1.5	1.9	59.8	36.8	100.0	522
Hearing Impairments	31.9	15.7	21.0	31.5	100.0	248
Orthopedic Impairments	34.1	19.5	36.6	9.8	100.0	82
Other Health Impairments	34.2	35.4	29.1	1.2	100.0	821
Visual Impairments	35.9	15.6	11.7	36.7	100.0	128
Autism	16.3	12.1	68.4	3.3	100.0	553
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	6.1	42.4	51.5	100.0	33
Traumatic Brain Injury	24.6	35.1	35.1	5.2	100.0	134
Developmental Delay	41.1	29.9	28.6	0.4	100.0	993
All Disabilities	51.5	30.3	16.4	1.9	100.0	25,307

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	33.7	47.2	18.2	0.9	100.0	15,316
Speech/Language Impairments	56.0	26.7	17.1	<0.1	100.0	1,133
Mental Retardation	1.8	11.8	84.1	2.2	100.0	1,470
Emotional Disturbance	24.6	27.5	37.3	10.5	100.0	1,802
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	1.2	54.1	44.5	100.0	499
Hearing Impairments	29.4	21.0	21.3	28.3	100.0	272
Orthopedic Impairments	18.4	27.6	40.8	13.2	100.0	76
Other Health Impairments	25.5	39.0	33.2	2.3	100.0	924
Visual Impairments	34.3	23.2	20.2	22.2	100.0	99
Autism	10.1	17.6	65.1	7.1	100.0	238
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	15.8	26.3	57.9	100.0	19
Traumatic Brain Injury	25.6	37.2	34.3	2.9	100.0	172
All Disabilities	30.4	39.9	26.3	3.4	100.0	22,020

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	35.8	31.1	22.8	10.4	100.0	1,068
Speech/Language Impairments	61.3	9.7	29.0	0.0	100.0	31
Mental Retardation	0.7	2.6	47.9	48.8	100.0	580
Emotional Disturbance	29.8	19.8	27.5	22.9	100.0	131
Multiple Disabilities	5.6	1.8	34.8	57.9	100.0	342
Hearing Impairments	25.7	22.9	11.4	40.0	100.0	35
Orthopedic Impairments	25.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	100.0	4
Other Health Impairments	22.2	18.5	30.9	28.4	100.0	81
Visual Impairments	0.0	9.1	18.2	72.7	100.0	11
Autism	3.8	7.7	48.1	40.4	100.0	52
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	11.1	88.9	100.0	9
Traumatic Brain Injury	6.1	18.2	51.5	24.2	100.0	33
All Disabilities	20.8	17.5	32.1	29.6	100.0	2,377
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).

UTAH (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	12.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	4.7
Speech/Language Impairments	55.6	18.5	17.6	63.5	13.7	97.1	15.0	36.7
Mental Retardation	0.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.6
Emotional Disturbance	0.3	0.4	0.0	2.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.3
Multiple Disabilities	0.2	2.4	29.4	1.0	2.5	0.0	3.7	1.7
Hearing Impairments	0.6	0.6	0.0	1.0	13.0	0.0	0.2	1.6
Orthopedic Impairments	0.5	0.5	5.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5
Other Health Impairments	0.6	1.2	5.9	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.2	0.8
Visual Impairments	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	11.6	0.0	0.3	1.3
Autism	0.9	2.6	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	1.5	1.9
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1
Developmental Delay	28.1	71.1	41.2	31.3	48.3	2.9	77.0	49.6
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	2,058	2,535	17	96	561	514	600	6,381
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).

UTAH (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	84.8	8.3	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	302
Speech/Language Impairments	48.8	20.0	0.1	2.6	3.3	21.3	3.8	100.0	2,343
Mental Retardation	7.5	87.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	100.0	40
Emotional Disturbance	30.0	50.0	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	20
Multiple Disabilities	3.8	56.6	4.7	0.9	13.2	0.0	20.8	100.0	106
Hearing Impairments	11.8	14.7	0.0	1.0	71.6	0.0	1.0	100.0	102
Orthopedic Impairments	36.7	40.0	3.3	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	100.0	30
Other Health Impairments	23.1	57.7	1.9	0.0	3.8	0.0	13.5	100.0	52
Visual Impairments	13.6	3.7	0.0	0.0	80.2	0.0	2.5	100.0	81
Autism	15.4	54.5	0.0	0.0	22.8	0.0	7.3	100.0	123
Deaf-Blindness	14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	71.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	7
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	62.5	0.0	12.5	0.0	0.0	25.0	100.0	8
Developmental Delay	18.3	56.9	0.2	0.9	8.6	0.5	14.6	100.0	3,167
All Disabilities	32.3	39.7	0.3	1.5	8.8	8.1	9.4	100.0	6,381
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).

UTAH (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	1,845	415	2,260	1,306	71	58	-13
Speech/Language Impairments	71	46	117	39	55	33	-22
Mental Retardation	243	24	267	118	49	44	-4
Emotional Disturbance	202	100	302	93	46	31	-15
Multiple Disabilities	119	11	130	27	23	21	-2
Hearing Impairments	23	4	27	20	87	74	-13
Orthopedic Impairments	5	1	6	5	100	83	-17
Other Health Impairments	82	19	101	59	72	58	-14
Visual Impairments	13	0	13	12	92	92	0
Autism	14	1	15	7	50	47	-3
Deaf-Blindness	7	0	7	3	43	43	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	41	3	44	30	73	68	-5
All Disabilities	2,665	624	3,289	1,719	65	52	-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 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).

UTAH (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	1,845	415	2,260	472	887	26	39	14
Speech/Language Impairments	71	46	117	32	78	45	67	22
Mental Retardation	243	24	267	35	59	14	22	8
Emotional Disturbance	202	100	302	96	196	48	65	17
Multiple Disabilities	119	11	130	14	25	12	19	7
Hearing Impairments	23	4	27	0	4	0	15	15
Orthopedic Impairments	5	1	6	0	1	0	17	17
Other Health Impairments	82	19	101	15	34	18	34	15
Visual Impairments	13	0	13	1	1	8	8	0
Autism	14	1	15	1	2	7	13	6
Deaf-Blindness	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Traumatic Brain Injury	41	3	44	5	8	12	18	6
All Disabilities	2,665	624	3,289	671	1,295	25	39	14
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).