IOWA
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
0 149 195 241 286 323
1 344 463 508 630 684
2 621 762 888 1,015 1,129
3 1,169 1,193 1,202 1,261 1,352
4 1,823 1,907 1,845 1,980 2,015
5 2,607 2,480 2,440 2,532 2,618
6-11 30,063 29,821 29,549 28,651 28,224
12-17 32,657 33,365 34,551 35,619 35,861
18-21 3,651 3,695 3,497 3,520 3,647


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 36,894 37,337 36,756 36,781 36,820
1 36,989 37,404 36,314 36,528 36,444
2 37,309 37,560 36,641 36,132 36,228
3 37,378 37,407 36,813 36,485 35,864
4 38,160 38,026 36,694 36,679 36,247
5 39,260 38,324 37,332 36,585 36,457
6-11 245,716 246,908 239,097 234,082 228,186
12-17 264,087 256,805 251,341 249,610 247,182
18-21 179,740 185,175 185,829 181,690 177,939


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.40 0.52 0.66 0.78 0.88
1 0.93 1.24 1.40 1.72 1.88
2 1.66 2.03 2.42 2.81 3.12
3 3.13 3.19 3.27 3.46 3.77
4 4.78 5.01 5.03 5.40 5.56
5 6.64 6.47 6.54 6.92 7.18
6-11 12.23 12.08 12.36 12.24 12.37
12-17 12.37 12.99 13.75 14.27 14.51
18-21 2.03 2.00 1.88 1.94 2.05
 
 
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/.


 

IOWA (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 36 63 61 77 . 3.23 5.26 3.73 3.99 .
Home 928 1,016 1,442 1,737 . 83.30 84.81 88.09 89.95 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 134 75 73 50 . 12.03 6.26 4.46 2.59 .
Other Setting3 16 44 61 67 . 1.44 3.67 3.73 3.47 .
Total Reported by Setting 1,114 1,198 1,637 1,931 . 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 1,169 1,263 1,349 1,391 1,380 20.88 22.63 24.59 24.09 23.06
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 858 836 752 753 796 15.32 14.98 13.71 13.04 13.30
Home 214 224 247 261 265 3.82 4.01 4.50 4.52 4.43
Separate School/Facility4 1,577 1,629 1,659 1,839 1,989 28.17 29.19 30.24 31.86 33.23
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1,574 1,420 1,224 1,219 1,151 28.11 25.45 22.31 21.12 19.23
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 207 208 256 310 404 3.70 3.73 4.67 5.37 6.75
Total Reported by Environment 5,599 5,580 5,487 5,773 5,985 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 30,725 30,197 29,939 29,625 29,920 46.29 45.15 44.29 43.70 44.17
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 23,117 24,236 24,881 25,435 25,487 34.83 36.24 36.81 37.52 37.63
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 10,095 9,911 10,227 10,323 9,939 15.21 14.82 15.13 15.23 14.67
Separate School/Facility5 2,431 2,537 2,550 2,407 2,386 3.66 3.79 3.77 3.55 3.52
Total Reported by Environment 66,368 66,881 67,597 67,790 67,732 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

IOWA (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 27 2.12 2 0.16 69 5.41 12,744
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.11 902
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 8,392
Visual Impairments 1 5.29 0 0.00 1 5.29 189
Emotional Disturbance 130 16.03 2 0.25 373 45.99 8,110
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.96 1,040
Other Health Impairments 2 5.22 0 0.00 5 13.05 383
Specific Learning Disabilities 23 0.58 0 0.00 56 1.41 39,857
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 458
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,236
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 4.02 249
Developmental Delay . . . . . . 0
Total, ages 3-21 183 2.49 4 0.05 507 6.89 73,563
 
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.