ALABAMA
For each age or age group:
•How many children are served under IDEA, Part C and Part B?
•What percentage of the population is served?
•Does the percentage served differ by age or over time?
  Child Count
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 239 253 239 234 216
1 655 695 740 754 730
2 931 1,048 1,107 1,169 1,207
3 1,181 1,257 1,286 1,312 1,375
4 2,186 2,314 2,371 2,451 2,395
5 3,949 3,983 3,869 4,091 4,073
6-11 44,210 43,047 39,904 37,924 36,845
12-17 42,946 44,068 43,953 44,008 43,203
18-21 5,261 5,159 5,094 5,408 5,165


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 58,787 59,605 60,928 59,460 59,193
1 59,604 58,818 59,083 60,985 59,380
2 59,074 59,205 58,272 59,220 60,984
3 58,125 58,710 58,694 58,452 59,273
4 59,350 59,731 58,247 58,915 58,534
5 62,292 60,293 59,307 58,509 59,035
6-11 380,584 383,714 377,039 372,219 366,570
12-17 380,461 381,349 379,781 383,154 385,004
18-21 266,215 262,636 262,529 258,250 255,218


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.41 0.42 0.39 0.39 0.36
1 1.10 1.18 1.25 1.24 1.23
2 1.58 1.77 1.90 1.97 1.98
3 2.03 2.14 2.19 2.24 2.32
4 3.68 3.87 4.07 4.16 4.09
5 6.34 6.61 6.52 6.99 6.90
6-11 11.62 11.22 10.58 10.19 10.05
12-17 11.29 11.56 11.57 11.49 11.22
18-21 1.98 1.96 1.94 2.09 2.02
 
 
Percentage = Number of children served under IDEA ÷ Number of children in the population who are in that age group multiplied by 100.
 
    Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
    "Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act," 1998-2003 and "Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2003.  Data updated as of July 30, 2004.
 
    U.S. Bureau of Census, Population data for 2000 through 2003, retrieved October 2004 from
    http://www.census.gov/popest/data/states/files/STCH-6R.CSV.  Population data for 1999 retrieved April 2004  from
    http://www/census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-Intercensal/STCH-ICEN1990.txt through
    STCH-ICEN1999.txt/.


 

ALABAMA (continued)
For each age group:
•How many children are served in each program setting or educational environment?
•What percentage of children with disabilities is served in each program setting or educational environment?
•Has the percentage in each program setting or educational environment changed over time?
  Ages Birth Through 2
  Number Percentage1
Program Setting 1999 2000 2001 2002 20032 1999 2000 2001 2002 20032
Programs for typically developing children 96 212 163 169 . 5.23 10.62 7.81 7.83 .
Home 850 1,366 1,551 1,692 . 46.27 68.44 74.35 78.44 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 594 295 172 161 . 32.34 14.78 8.25 7.46 .
Other Setting3 297 123 200 135 . 16.17 6.16 9.59 6.26 .
Total Reported by Setting 1,837 1,996 2,086 2,157 . 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 .


 

  Ages 3-5
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Early Childhood Setting 2,495 2,069 2,299 2,141 1,899 34.01 27.40 30.55 27.26 24.21
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,811 2,548 2,188 2,620 2,826 24.69 33.74 29.08 33.36 36.03
Home 131 132 116 79 75 1.79 1.75 1.54 1.01 0.96
Separate School/Facility4 2,898 2,802 2,922 3,014 3,043 39.51 37.11 38.83 38.38 38.80
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Reported by Environment 7,335 7,551 7,525 7,854 7,843 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 48,213 44,104 40,094 38,006 40,806 52.23 47.86 45.14 43.51 47.89
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 33,647 37,182 38,059 38,582 35,171 36.45 40.35 42.85 44.17 41.27
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 7,912 8,764 8,474 8,417 7,091 8.57 9.51 9.54 9.64 8.32
Separate School/Facility5 2,545 2,095 2,192 2,335 2,145 2.76 2.27 2.47 2.67 2.52
Total Reported by Environment 92,317 92,145 88,819 87,340 85,213 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*Denotes optional reporting category.
1For each age group, Percentage = Number of children reported in the program setting or education environment ÷ Total number of children reported for each age group multiplied by 100.
22003 Part C data are not available.
3For Ages birth-2, the other setting row includes children served in hospitals (inpatient), residential facilities, service provider locations, and other settings not already listed.
4For Ages 3-5, Separate School/Facility includes early childhood special education settings, residential facilities, and separate facilities.
5For Ages 6-21, Separate School/Facility includes students reported in public and private separate schools, public and private residential facilities and home/hospital.
 
    Sources:U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), "Report of Program Settings Where Early Intervention
    Services are Provided to Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families in Accordance with Part C," 1999-2000 and "Part B, Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act Implementation of FAPE Requirements," 1999-2003.  Data updated as of July 30, 2004.


 

ALABAMA (continued)
For each disability:
•How many children ages 3 through 21 were subject to disciplinary removal >10 days during 2002-03?
•How many children per 1,000 children were subject to disciplinary removal?
  Children Unilaterally Removed
by School Personnel for
Drugs/Weapons		 Children Removed by Hearing
Officer for Likely Injury		 Children Suspended/Expelled
>10 Days During School Year		 Children Ages
3 - 21 Served
under IDEA,
Part B
Disability N N per 1000
Children		 N N per 1000
Children		 N N per 1000
Children		 N
Mental Retardation 2 0.14 6 0.41 184 12.43 14,808
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.95 1,055
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 33 1.51 21,848
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 499
Emotional Disturbance 1 0.27 0 0.00 107 29.12 3,675
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 644
Other Health Impairments 1 0.19 0 0.00 28 5.40 5,185
Specific Learning Disabilities 8 0.20 6 0.15 478 11.82 40,441
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,520
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.81 1,233
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 262
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0.50 4,020
Total, ages 3-21 12 0.13 12 0.13 834 8.76 95,194
 
For each disability, the number of children per 1,000 children was calculated by dividing the number of children in the discipline category by the total
number of children in disability for the same school year, and multiplying the result by 1,000.
 
    Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), "Report of Children with Disabilities
    Unilaterally Removed or Suspended/Expelled for More then 10 Days," 2002-03 and "Report of children, with disabilities receiving special education
    under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 2002.  Data updated as of July 30, 2004.