ARKANSAS
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
0 279 362 416 427 260
1 747 800 982 958 846
2 994 1,175 1,376 1,489 1,666
3 2,391 2,377 2,478 2,436 2,856
4 3,715 3,955 3,951 4,258 4,275
5 2,925 3,044 3,075 3,313 3,539
6-11 24,038 24,158 24,212 24,338 24,402
12-17 25,182 25,959 27,472 28,386 28,840
18-21 2,613 2,729 2,781 2,879 2,881


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 35,851 36,220 37,189 37,531 38,001
1 36,275 36,113 36,321 37,353 37,515
2 36,280 36,490 36,207 36,523 37,370
3 36,112 36,289 36,606 36,431 36,556
4 36,608 36,693 36,427 36,855 36,499
5 36,882 36,094 36,861 36,709 36,960
6-11 227,976 228,621 227,060 226,098 223,935
12-17 236,193 233,688 233,380 234,475 235,177
18-21 155,781 157,430 159,423 158,713 157,775


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.78 1.00 1.12 1.14 0.68
1 2.06 2.22 2.70 2.56 2.26
2 2.74 3.22 3.80 4.08 4.46
3 6.62 6.55 6.77 6.69 7.81
4 10.15 10.78 10.85 11.55 11.71
5 7.93 8.43 8.34 9.03 9.58
6-11 10.54 10.57 10.66 10.76 10.90
12-17 10.66 11.11 11.77 12.11 12.26
18-21 1.68 1.73 1.74 1.81 1.83
 
 
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/.


 

ARKANSAS (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 131 743 887 911 . 6.49 31.79 31.98 31.70 .
Home 556 604 1,038 1,006 . 27.52 25.85 37.42 35.00 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 1,151 971 756 832 . 56.98 41.55 27.25 28.95 .
Other Setting3 182 19 93 125 . 9.01 0.81 3.35 4.35 .
Total Reported by Setting 2,020 2,337 2,774 2,874 . 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 1,977 1,910 2,012 2,085 2,269 21.89 20.37 21.17 20.84 21.27
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 2,972 3,453 3,512 3,870 3,908 32.91 36.83 36.95 38.67 36.63
Home 123 103 71 73 61 1.36 1.10 0.75 0.73 0.57
Separate School/Facility4 2,724 2,971 3,076 3,094 3,425 30.16 31.69 32.37 30.92 32.10
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1,133 863 741 825 917 12.55 9.20 7.80 8.24 8.59
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 102 76 92 60 90 1.13 0.81 0.97 0.60 0.84
Total Reported by Environment 9,031 9,376 9,504 10,007 10,670 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 19,903 20,263 21,163 21,774 23,125 38.40 38.34 38.86 39.16 41.20
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 23,076 23,989 24,568 25,040 24,374 44.52 45.39 45.11 45.03 43.43
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 7,505 7,421 7,406 7,380 7,177 14.48 14.04 13.60 13.27 12.79
Separate School/Facility5 1,349 1,173 1,328 1,409 1,447 2.60 2.22 2.44 2.53 2.58
Total Reported by Environment 51,833 52,846 54,465 55,603 56,123 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

ARKANSAS (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 5 0.42 0 0.00 191 16.03 11,912
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 4.62 650
Speech or Language Impairments 1 0.07 0 0.00 33 2.25 14,672
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 233
Emotional Disturbance 0 0.00 0 0.00 26 40.19 647
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 233
Other Health Impairments 4 0.59 0 0.00 131 19.19 6,828
Specific Learning Disabilities 15 0.66 1 <0.05 392 17.25 22,721
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 22
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 3.15 1,271
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.00 996
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 11.90 168
Developmental Delay . . . . . . 5,257
Total, ages 3-21 25 0.38 1 <0.05 783 11.93 65,610
 
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.