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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
0 436 408 442 476 419
1 1,059 1,052 1,094 1,263 1,088
2 1,859 2,334 2,343 2,294 2,194
3 1,761 1,781 1,924 2,077 2,106
4 2,569 2,598 2,613 2,735 2,932
5 2,945 2,793 2,853 2,910 3,097
6-11 31,236 29,734 28,827 28,136 27,799
12-17 32,698 33,583 34,226 34,681 34,304
18-21 3,513 3,397 3,574 3,587 3,714


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 42,660 42,934 42,222 41,585 41,305
1 43,972 43,852 42,350 42,187 41,551
2 44,625 44,121 43,705 42,366 42,216
3 45,133 45,204 44,002 43,746 42,421
4 46,426 46,571 45,115 44,066 43,809
5 47,070 46,711 46,510 45,209 44,155
6-11 296,046 297,194 293,868 289,911 285,283
12-17 271,851 275,307 281,307 288,894 294,635
18-21 157,326 164,527 169,890 174,719 179,624


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.02 0.95 1.05 1.14 1.01
1 2.41 2.40 2.58 2.99 2.62
2 4.17 5.29 5.36 5.41 5.20
3 3.90 3.94 4.37 4.75 4.96
4 5.53 5.58 5.79 6.21 6.69
5 6.26 5.98 6.13 6.44 7.01
6-11 10.55 10.00 9.81 9.71 9.74
12-17 12.03 12.20 12.17 12.00 11.64
18-21 2.23 2.06 2.10 2.05 2.07
 
 
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/.


 

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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 258 117 69 71 . 7.69 3.08 1.78 1.76 .
Home 3,056 3,660 3,800 3,948 . 91.12 96.47 97.96 97.89 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Other Setting3 40 17 10 14 . 1.19 0.45 0.26 0.35 .
Total Reported by Setting 3,354 3,794 3,879 4,033 . 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 1,210 1,238 1,186 1,194 1,202 16.63 17.26 16.05 15.46 14.78
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,573 1,353 1,237 1,257 1,175 21.62 18.87 16.74 16.28 14.44
Home 112 35 18 13 11 1.54 0.49 0.24 0.17 0.14
Separate School/Facility4 2,432 2,649 2,703 2,598 2,678 33.43 36.94 36.58 33.64 32.92
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 706 794 1,112 1,340 1,464 9.70 11.07 15.05 17.35 18.00
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 1,242 1,103 1,134 1,320 1,605 17.07 15.38 15.35 17.09 19.73
Total Reported by Environment 7,275 7,172 7,390 7,722 8,135 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 38,058 36,738 36,595 36,933 37,692 56.43 55.07 54.93 55.62 57.27
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 14,515 14,907 15,391 15,609 15,489 21.52 22.34 23.10 23.51 23.53
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 10,925 10,768 10,369 9,703 8,384 16.20 16.14 15.56 14.61 12.74
Separate School/Facility5 3,949 4,301 4,272 4,159 4,252 5.85 6.45 6.41 6.26 6.46
Total Reported by Environment 67,447 66,714 66,627 66,404 65,817 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

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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 9 2.52 2 0.56 68 19.02 3,575
Hearing Impairments 4 4.59 0 0.00 12 13.78 871
Speech or Language Impairments 1 0.06 0 0.00 73 4.60 15,878
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 9.17 327
Emotional Disturbance 1 0.13 2 0.27 746 100.58 7,417
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 4.90 204
Other Health Impairments 9 0.97 3 0.32 269 28.87 9,317
Specific Learning Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 592 21.01 28,172
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 48.39 62
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 7.50 2,267
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1.01 1,974
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 29.13 103
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3,959
Total, ages 3-21 24 0.32 7 0.09 1,789 24.13 74,126
 
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.