CALIFORNIA
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 4,541 4,499 4,967 5,562 5,562
1 7,065 7,463 8,407 8,807 9,275
2 9,473 10,409 11,051 12,507 12,659
3 11,907 12,048 12,422 12,815 14,047
4 21,499 21,079 21,188 21,886 21,800
5 25,085 24,524 24,846 25,564 26,103
6-11 292,498 290,935 289,537 286,964 285,774
12-17 264,389 272,010 284,281 297,022 302,394
18-21 25,437 24,691 25,397 25,196 25,645


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 485,647 491,658 525,273 520,353 520,867
1 498,417 484,888 494,214 523,096 519,993
2 498,337 492,498 487,078 492,656 523,294
3 504,216 500,204 494,994 485,830 493,153
4 525,531 520,820 503,012 494,052 486,717
5 536,645 529,332 523,990 502,443 495,272
6-11 3,258,310 3,274,698 3,291,901 3,257,366 3,205,654
12-17 2,843,616 2,977,589 3,035,257 3,099,325 3,175,020
18-21 1,961,755 1,956,607 1,995,795 2,014,319 2,032,948


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.94 0.92 0.95 1.07 1.07
1 1.42 1.54 1.70 1.68 1.78
2 1.90 2.11 2.27 2.54 2.42
3 2.36 2.41 2.51 2.64 2.85
4 4.09 4.05 4.21 4.43 4.48
5 4.67 4.63 4.74 5.09 5.27
6-11 8.98 8.88 8.80 8.81 8.91
12-17 9.30 9.14 9.37 9.58 9.52
18-21 1.30 1.26 1.27 1.25 1.26
 
 
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/.


 

CALIFORNIA (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 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Home 5,021 5,709 17,757 22,188 . 56.72 58.18 72.70 82.56 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 0 0 691 1,848 . 0.00 0.00 2.83 6.88 .
Other Setting3 3,832 4,103 5,977 2,840 . 43.28 41.82 24.47 10.57 .
Total Reported by Setting 8,853 9,812 24,425 26,876 . 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 11,734 24,916 24,908 25,876 25,500 20.06 43.22 42.61 42.94 41.16
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 4,059 5,903 5,742 6,485 7,139 6.94 10.24 9.82 10.76 11.52
Home 2,952 833 767 833 1,003 5.05 1.44 1.31 1.38 1.62
Separate School/Facility4 29,930 21,099 22,037 22,951 24,086 51.17 36.60 37.70 38.08 38.88
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 9,053 4,756 4,891 3,970 4,022 15.48 8.25 8.37 6.59 6.49
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 763 144 111 150 200 1.30 0.25 0.19 0.25 0.32
Total Reported by Environment 58,491 57,651 58,456 60,265 61,950 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 287,925 356,720 316,096 303,745 303,117 49.44 60.70 52.75 49.86 49.38
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 117,564 104,865 121,542 131,329 133,074 20.19 17.85 20.28 21.56 21.68
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 156,298 104,492 139,768 149,973 149,172 26.84 17.78 23.33 24.62 24.30
Separate School/Facility5 20,537 21,559 21,809 24,135 28,450 3.53 3.67 3.64 3.96 4.63
Total Reported by Environment 582,324 587,636 599,215 609,182 613,813 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

CALIFORNIA (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 6 0.14 0 0.00 6 0.14 42,185
Hearing Impairments 2 0.18 0 0.00 2 0.18 10,919
Speech or Language Impairments 9 0.05 0 0.00 9 0.05 171,367
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4,287
Emotional Disturbance 14 0.54 0 0.00 14 0.54 26,127
Orthopedic Impairments 1 0.07 0 0.00 1 0.07 14,286
Other Health Impairments 13 0.49 0 0.00 13 0.49 26,691
Specific Learning Disabilities 294 0.85 2 <0.05 294 0.85 344,502
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 197
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6,349
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 20,991
Traumatic Brain Injury 1 0.65 0 0.00 1 0.65 1,546
Developmental Delay 0 . 0 . 0 . 0
Total, ages 3-21 340 0.51 2 <0.05 340 0.51 669,447
 
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.