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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	19.7	62.1	26.0	7.3	33.4
Speech/Language Impairments	62.3	1.0	1.0	12.9	30.1
Mental Retardation	0.6	3.5	22.6	4.8	6.2
Emotional Disturbance	1.9	3.8	11.5	31.1	5.0
Multiple Disabilities	0.3	0.9	4.2	8.8	1.5
Hearing Impairments	0.7	0.7	1.3	2.8	0.9
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.6
Other Health Impairments	8.1	16.3	12.2	7.8	11.4
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3
Autism	0.9	1.3	7.0	17.8	2.6
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	<0.1	<0.1	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	<0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2
Developmental Delay	4.5	9.6	13.0	5.5	7.8
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	32,702	20,568	14,726	1,339	69,335

Ages 12-17
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	63.8	67.0	41.4	15.9	56.3
Speech/Language Impairments	9.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	2.7
Mental Retardation	0.9	6.8	25.4	6.7	10.5
Emotional Disturbance	7.9	8.2	11.9	51.8	11.4
Multiple Disabilities	0.3	0.6	3.7	5.3	1.6
Hearing Impairments	1.2	0.6	0.8	2.2	0.9
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	0.2	0.5	<0.1	0.4
Other Health Impairments	14.4	15.6	13.1	11.5	14.4
Visual Impairments	0.7	0.1	<0.1	0.8	0.3
Autism	0.5	0.4	2.5	4.9	1.2
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	<0.1	<0.1	0.1	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	20,131	30,907	21,546	4,021	76,605

Ages 18-21
	Percent of Time Outside Regular Class
Disability	<21%	21-60%	>60%	Separate Facilities	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	68.1	60.0	21.2	19.9	46.0
Speech/Language Impairments	2.8	0.4	<0.1	0.7	0.9
Mental Retardation	4.5	17.5	52.8	17.0	24.0
Emotional Disturbance	8.2	7.2	6.4	35.2	10.9
Multiple Disabilities	1.3	1.6	7.1	9.9	4.2
Hearing Impairments	1.4	1.1	0.4	3.1	1.2
Orthopedic Impairments	1.0	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.7
Other Health Impairments	10.7	10.2	5.8	6.1	8.6
Visual Impairments	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.2	0.6
Autism	0.7	0.7	4.8	5.3	2.4
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	<0.1	0.3	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.5
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	1,959	2,733	2,188	1,047	7,927
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	27.8	55.2	16.6	0.4	100.0	23,139
Speech/Language Impairments	97.5	1.0	0.7	0.8	100.0	20,891
Mental Retardation	4.4	16.8	77.3	1.5	100.0	4,306
Emotional Disturbance	17.6	22.2	48.2	11.9	100.0	3,499
Multiple Disabilities	8.7	18.5	61.2	11.6	100.0	1,020
Hearing Impairments	39.6	22.0	32.2	6.2	100.0	614
Orthopedic Impairments	51.5	20.1	26.7	1.7	100.0	408
Other Health Impairments	33.5	42.5	22.7	1.3	100.0	7,891
Visual Impairments	70.1	17.6	9.6	2.7	100.0	187
Autism	16.4	14.2	56.4	13.0	100.0	1,833
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	16.7	83.3	0.0	100.0	6
Traumatic Brain Injury	21.2	35.6	39.8	3.4	100.0	118
Developmental Delay	26.9	36.5	35.3	1.3	100.0	5,423
All Disabilities	47.2	29.7	21.2	1.9	100.0	69,335

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	29.8	48.0	20.7	1.5	100.0	43,109
Speech/Language Impairments	90.7	5.0	3.7	0.6	100.0	2,102
Mental Retardation	2.3	26.0	68.2	3.4	100.0	8,020
Emotional Disturbance	18.2	28.8	29.3	23.7	100.0	8,767
Multiple Disabilities	4.2	15.4	63.4	17.0	100.0	1,246
Hearing Impairments	34.3	25.6	26.8	13.3	100.0	679
Orthopedic Impairments	41.7	24.0	33.7	0.7	100.0	300
Other Health Impairments	26.4	43.8	25.6	4.2	100.0	11,006
Visual Impairments	61.9	16.6	6.3	15.2	100.0	223
Autism	10.0	11.8	57.0	21.2	100.0	939
Deaf-Blindness	20.0	10.0	20.0	50.0	100.0	10
Traumatic Brain Injury	27.5	35.8	29.9	6.9	100.0	204
All Disabilities	26.3	40.3	28.1	5.2	100.0	76,605

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	36.6	45.0	12.7	5.7	100.0	3,644
Speech/Language Impairments	74.0	13.7	2.7	9.6	100.0	73
Mental Retardation	4.6	25.2	60.8	9.4	100.0	1,899
Emotional Disturbance	18.5	22.7	16.3	42.6	100.0	867
Multiple Disabilities	7.6	13.6	47.3	31.5	100.0	330
Hearing Impairments	27.8	30.9	8.2	33.0	100.0	97
Orthopedic Impairments	35.7	23.2	33.9	7.1	100.0	56
Other Health Impairments	30.8	41.1	18.7	9.4	100.0	679
Visual Impairments	40.4	23.4	8.5	27.7	100.0	47
Autism	7.2	9.3	54.6	28.9	100.0	194
Deaf-Blindness	0.0	0.0	25.0	75.0	100.0	4
Traumatic Brain Injury	24.3	35.1	16.2	24.3	100.0	37
All Disabilities	24.7	34.5	27.6	13.2	100.0	7,927
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	0.6	1.7	0.3	9.2	0.0	0.4	0.0	1.5
Speech/Language Impairments	51.6	20.1	63.1	40.5	21.3	95.7	3.5	47.3
Mental Retardation	0.6	1.8	0.5	2.4	1.3	0.1	3.5	1.2
Emotional Disturbance	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.6	2.5	0.1	0.0	0.2
Multiple Disabilities	0.5	2.0	0.6	0.2	11.3	0.0	0.0	1.1
Hearing Impairments	0.5	1.6	0.9	0.9	6.3	0.2	1.8	1.0
Orthopedic Impairments	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.7	0.0	<0.1	1.8	0.7
Other Health Impairments	1.9	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.0	<0.1	1.8	1.2
Visual Impairments	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2
Autism	1.5	3.6	0.2	2.1	36.3	0.3	0.0	2.3
Deaf-Blindness	<0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	<0.1
Developmental Delay	41.6	65.8	32.1	42.6	21.3	2.9	87.7	43.1
All Disabilities	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total N (in 2002)	2,715	7,275	932	859	80	3,773	57	15,691
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	7.2	52.3	1.3	33.3	0.0	5.9	0.0	100.0	237
Speech/Language Impairments	18.9	19.7	7.9	4.7	0.2	48.6	<0.1	100.0	7,426
Mental Retardation	8.2	73.6	2.7	11.5	0.5	2.2	1.1	100.0	182
Emotional Disturbance	11.4	51.4	2.9	14.3	5.7	14.3	0.0	100.0	35
Multiple Disabilities	8.0	82.4	3.4	1.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	176
Hearing Impairments	8.7	73.3	5.0	5.0	3.1	4.3	0.6	100.0	161
Orthopedic Impairments	15.5	65.5	10.0	5.5	0.0	2.7	0.9	100.0	110
Other Health Impairments	26.2	68.2	3.1	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	100.0	195
Visual Impairments	31.4	37.1	8.6	11.4	0.0	11.4	0.0	100.0	35
Autism	11.6	71.6	0.6	5.0	8.0	3.3	0.0	100.0	363
Deaf-Blindness	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1
Traumatic Brain Injury	0.0	90.9	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	11
Developmental Delay	16.7	70.8	4.4	5.4	0.3	1.6	0.7	100.0	6,759
All Disabilities	17.3	46.4	5.9	5.5	0.5	24.0	0.4	100.0	15,691
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	4,455	367	4,822	2,823	63	59	-5
Speech/Language Impairments	58	9	67	39	67	58	-9
Mental Retardation	1,014	79	1,093	114	11	10	-1
Emotional Disturbance	1,066	157	1,223	402	38	33	-5
Multiple Disabilities	95	14	109	13	14	12	-2
Hearing Impairments	54	2	56	36	67	64	-2
Orthopedic Impairments	57	0	57	39	68	68	0
Other Health Impairments	742	67	809	453	61	56	-5
Visual Impairments	40	2	42	32	80	76	-4
Autism	37	2	39	14	38	36	-2
Deaf-Blindness	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Traumatic Brain Injury	22	0	22	14	64	64	0
All Disabilities	7,640	699	8,339	3,979	52	48	-4
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	4,455	367	4,822	785	1,152	18	24	6
Speech/Language Impairments	58	9	67	11	20	19	30	11
Mental Retardation	1,014	79	1,093	157	236	15	22	6
Emotional Disturbance	1,066	157	1,223	417	574	39	47	8
Multiple Disabilities	95	14	109	9	23	9	21	12
Hearing Impairments	54	2	56	5	7	9	13	3
Orthopedic Impairments	57	0	57	2	2	4	4	0
Other Health Impairments	742	67	809	127	194	17	24	7
Visual Impairments	40	2	42	2	4	5	10	5
Autism	37	2	39	1	3	3	8	5
Deaf-Blindness	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	.
Traumatic Brain Injury	22	0	22	2	2	9	9	0
All Disabilities	7,640	699	8,339	1,518	2,217	20	27	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).