DELAWARE
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
0 177 194 179 205 192
1 328 294 308 298 315
2 428 515 420 531 448
3 367 381 485 422 471
4 524 560 613 643 675
5 750 711 777 771 885
6-11 7,639 7,622 7,442 7,523 7,586
12-17 6,467 6,847 7,288 7,725 8,013
18-21 540 639 690 733 787


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 10,223 10,427 10,672 10,790 10,786
1 10,327 10,259 10,128 10,882 10,994
2 10,172 10,288 10,034 10,347 11,101
3 10,080 10,051 10,068 10,259 10,567
4 10,266 10,450 9,842 10,303 10,490
5 10,826 10,536 10,246 10,083 10,544
6-11 67,059 67,583 65,671 66,009 65,878
12-17 64,198 64,538 64,279 66,395 68,482
18-21 43,695 46,393 46,791 45,841 44,826


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.73 1.86 1.68 1.90 1.78
1 3.18 2.87 3.04 2.74 2.87
2 4.21 5.01 4.19 5.13 4.04
3 3.64 3.79 4.82 4.11 4.46
4 5.10 5.36 6.23 6.24 6.43
5 6.93 6.75 7.58 7.65 8.39
6-11 11.39 11.28 11.33 11.40 11.52
12-17 10.07 10.61 11.34 11.63 11.70
18-21 1.24 1.38 1.47 1.60 1.76
 
 
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/.


 

DELAWARE (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 41 31 74 104 . 4.35 3.10 8.16 10.06 .
Home 315 322 607 642 . 33.44 32.23 66.92 62.09 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 90 39 87 99 . 9.55 3.90 9.59 9.57 .
Other Setting3 496 607 139 189 . 52.65 60.76 15.33 18.28 .
Total Reported by Setting 942 999 907 1,034 . 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 961 1,009 1,167 1,052 1,200 58.56 61.08 62.24 57.30 59.08
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 287 214 239 166 131 17.49 12.95 12.75 9.04 6.45
Home 11 18 11 32 13 0.67 1.09 0.59 1.74 0.64
Separate School/Facility4 361 405 456 584 685 22.00 24.52 24.32 31.81 33.73
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 21 0 0 0 1 1.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 <0.05
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 6 2 2 1 0.00 0.36 0.11 0.11 <0.05
Total Reported by Environment 1,641 1,652 1,875 1,836 2,031 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 4,359 4,902 5,423 6,116 6,494 29.76 32.45 35.17 38.27 39.63
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 7,642 6,649 5,928 5,737 5,728 52.18 44.01 38.44 35.90 34.96
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 1,922 2,670 3,238 3,268 3,283 13.12 17.67 21.00 20.45 20.04
Separate School/Facility5 723 887 831 860 881 4.94 5.87 5.39 5.38 5.38
Total Reported by Environment 14,646 15,108 15,420 15,981 16,386 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

DELAWARE (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 13 5.62 0 0.00 53 22.89 2,315
Hearing Impairments 1 3.42 0 0.00 4 13.70 292
Speech or Language Impairments 1 0.44 0 0.00 4 1.75 2,284
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 55
Emotional Disturbance 11 14.18 0 0.00 57 73.45 776
Orthopedic Impairments 15 8.33 0 0.00 43 23.89 1,800
Other Health Impairments . . 0 . . . 0
Specific Learning Disabilities 72 7.61 0 0.00 230 24.31 9,462
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 52
Multiple Disabilities . . 0 . . . 0
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 425
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 352
Total, ages 3-21 113 6.34 0 0.00 391 21.95 17,817
 
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.