GEORGIA
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
0 508 505 539 588 690
1 1,355 1,147 1,253 1,353 1,571
2 1,868 1,775 1,978 2,120 2,579
3 2,478 2,556 2,861 2,981 3,113
4 5,380 5,530 6,059 6,197 6,808
5 8,064 8,474 8,789 9,511 10,339
6-11 81,202 82,867 83,776 84,200 86,021
12-17 62,155 66,675 71,229 75,822 78,829
18-21 5,095 5,190 5,525 5,431 5,838


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 119,807 123,040 135,782 134,585 134,733
1 118,300 120,201 126,131 136,503 135,243
2 116,681 119,044 122,078 127,010 137,319
3 113,375 117,715 121,018 123,038 127,903
4 114,806 119,449 119,764 122,082 124,040
5 120,566 119,152 121,596 120,912 123,177
6-11 730,358 749,546 756,806 754,632 751,951
12-17 697,443 710,802 729,433 747,496 762,393
18-21 482,866 490,720 496,500 495,428 495,118


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.44 0.51
1 1.15 0.95 0.99 0.99 1.16
2 1.60 1.49 1.62 1.67 1.88
3 2.19 2.17 2.36 2.42 2.43
4 4.69 4.63 5.06 5.08 5.49
5 6.69 7.11 7.23 7.87 8.39
6-11 11.12 11.06 11.07 11.16 11.44
12-17 8.91 9.38 9.76 10.14 10.34
18-21 1.06 1.06 1.11 1.10 1.18
 
 
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/.


 

GEORGIA (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 616 784 940 63 . 16.95 16.76 19.49 1.55 .
Home 2,594 3,030 3,518 3,984 . 71.38 64.77 72.94 98.10 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 100 62 45 3 . 2.75 1.33 0.93 0.07 .
Other Setting3 324 802 320 11 . 8.92 17.14 6.63 0.27 .
Total Reported by Setting 3,634 4,678 4,823 4,061 . 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 7,353 7,283 7,938 8,879 10,177 46.18 43.98 44.82 47.51 50.23
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 496 604 660 778 1,169 3.12 3.65 3.73 4.16 5.77
Home 1,324 1,289 1,316 1,083 762 8.32 7.78 7.43 5.79 3.76
Separate School/Facility4 6,749 7,384 7,795 7,949 8,152 42.39 44.59 44.02 42.53 40.24
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 15,922 16,560 17,709 18,689 20,260 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 52,095 56,011 58,608 71,817 82,066 35.09 36.20 36.51 43.41 48.08
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 52,604 54,328 55,613 50,598 46,402 35.44 35.11 34.64 30.58 27.19
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 40,781 41,356 43,041 39,874 39,102 27.47 26.73 26.81 24.10 22.91
Separate School/Facility5 2,972 3,037 3,268 3,164 3,118 2.00 1.96 2.04 1.91 1.83
Total Reported by Environment 148,452 154,732 160,530 165,453 170,688 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

GEORGIA (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 0.20 0 0.00 308 10.18 30,242
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 2.79 1,789
Speech or Language Impairments 1 <0.05 0 0.00 52 1.12 46,257
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.49 672
Emotional Disturbance 27 1.08 2 0.08 628 25.22 24,898
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.96 1,047
Other Health Impairments 8 0.43 0 0.00 224 12.15 18,439
Specific Learning Disabilities 34 0.67 0 0.00 528 10.33 51,116
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 26
Multiple Disabilities . . . . . . 0
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 2.64 3,404
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 17.11 409
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.51 5,843
Total, ages 3-21 76 0.41 2 <0.05 1,766 9.59 184,142
 
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.