FLORIDA
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 2,119 3,088 2,874 3,189 2,219
1 3,760 4,554 4,456 5,210 4,525
2 5,667 6,605 7,113 8,495 7,975
3 5,834 6,167 6,744 6,851 7,200
4 9,458 9,548 10,821 11,469 11,317
5 14,071 14,945 15,025 16,067 16,741
6-11 168,228 169,052 169,447 168,820 168,163
12-17 143,946 152,234 161,053 169,746 175,871
18-21 14,661 15,389 16,519 17,930 18,466


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 187,719 189,376 210,815 210,212 212,065
1 187,536 188,121 198,762 214,536 214,096
2 188,361 189,596 194,679 202,706 218,672
3 187,016 190,013 196,340 198,750 206,913
4 191,141 194,615 196,835 200,578 203,119
5 199,939 196,675 201,619 201,205 205,158
6-11 1,258,418 1,272,613 1,294,479 1,294,672 1,295,484
12-17 1,216,289 1,244,031 1,293,510 1,334,080 1,368,616
18-21 763,353 791,530 817,512 840,700 862,374


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.13 1.63 1.36 1.52 1.05
1 2.00 2.42 2.24 2.43 2.11
2 3.01 3.48 3.65 4.19 3.65
3 3.12 3.25 3.43 3.45 3.48
4 4.95 4.91 5.50 5.72 5.57
5 7.04 7.60 7.45 7.99 8.16
6-11 13.37 13.28 13.09 13.04 12.98
12-17 11.83 12.24 12.45 12.72 12.85
18-21 1.92 1.94 2.02 2.13 2.14
 
 
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/.


 

FLORIDA (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 1,890 491 915 598 . 16.37 3.45 6.34 3.54 .
Home 4,671 3,484 8,731 5,266 . 40.46 24.45 60.45 31.17 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 1,081 1,958 2,392 417 . 9.36 13.74 16.56 2.47 .
Other Setting3 3,904 8,314 2,405 10,613 . 33.81 58.36 16.65 62.82 .
Total Reported by Setting 11,546 14,247 14,443 16,894 . 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 2,743 2,929 3,196 3,369 2,721 9.38 9.55 9.81 9.80 7.72
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 16,501 17,834 18,667 18,978 19,845 56.42 58.17 57.28 55.19 56.29
Home 528 419 460 732 320 1.81 1.37 1.41 2.13 0.91
Separate School/Facility4 9,474 9,478 10,267 11,308 12,372 32.39 30.91 31.50 32.88 35.09
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 29,246 30,660 32,590 34,387 35,258 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 162,641 163,789 171,177 175,806 185,428 49.79 48.65 49.33 49.31 51.15
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 85,747 88,419 89,207 91,364 85,667 26.25 26.26 25.71 25.63 23.63
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 71,818 75,674 77,441 79,407 80,391 21.99 22.48 22.32 22.27 22.18
Separate School/Facility5 6,423 8,793 9,194 9,919 11,014 1.97 2.61 2.65 2.78 3.04
Total Reported by Environment 326,629 336,675 347,019 356,496 362,500 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

FLORIDA (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 <0.05 0 0.00 528 12.84 41,135
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 13 3.45 3,764
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 192 2.05 93,656
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 2.33 1,285
Emotional Disturbance 7 0.19 0 0.00 1,570 41.63 37,712
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 1.84 4,884
Other Health Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 103 7.69 13,387
Specific Learning Disabilities 9 0.05 0 0.00 1,996 11.27 177,102
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 63
Multiple Disabilities 0 . 0 . 0 . 0
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 1.29 6,190
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 7.34 545
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.27 11,160
Total, ages 3-21 18 <0.05 0 0.00 4,429 11.33 390,883
 
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.