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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
0 409 500 473 432 320
1 962 1,147 1,327 1,319 1,214
2 1,514 1,863 2,067 2,425 2,352
3 3,173 3,326 3,790 3,818 4,432
4 6,066 6,272 6,703 7,310 7,558
5 6,658 6,774 7,254 7,509 8,229
6-11 40,751 42,030 43,110 43,243 44,126
12-17 31,601 32,858 34,042 35,144 36,128
18-21 3,272 3,312 3,247 3,274 3,310


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 52,771 53,387 54,235 54,368 54,895
1 53,048 53,336 53,085 54,395 54,460
2 53,012 53,227 53,110 53,304 54,525
3 52,689 52,510 53,031 53,367 53,477
4 54,014 53,557 52,355 53,331 53,600
5 55,360 54,169 53,442 52,698 53,612
6-11 334,946 337,917 334,994 333,042 329,813
12-17 338,824 335,625 333,986 336,861 339,800
18-21 241,168 237,703 238,287 234,039 230,633


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.78 0.94 0.87 0.79 0.58
1 1.81 2.15 2.50 2.42 2.23
2 2.86 3.50 3.89 4.55 4.31
3 6.02 6.33 7.15 7.15 8.29
4 11.23 11.71 12.80 13.71 14.10
5 12.03 12.51 13.57 14.25 15.35
6-11 12.17 12.44 12.87 12.98 13.38
12-17 9.33 9.79 10.19 10.43 10.63
18-21 1.36 1.39 1.36 1.40 1.44
 
 
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 . 0 0 0 . . 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Home 2,514 2,766 3,518 3,864 . 77.71 92.20 90.97 92.53 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 249 0 349 0 . 7.70 0.00 9.03 0.00 .
Other Setting3 472 234 0 312 . 14.59 7.80 0.00 7.47 .
Total Reported by Setting 3,235 3,000 3,867 4,176 . 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 11,185 10,668 11,527 8,620 8,067 70.36 65.16 64.95 46.25 39.90
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 3,627 5,011 5,464 9,182 9,582 22.82 30.61 30.79 49.27 47.39
Home 79 88 81 69 66 0.50 0.54 0.46 0.37 0.33
Separate School/Facility4 1,006 605 675 766 2,504 6.33 3.70 3.80 4.11 12.38
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 15,897 16,372 17,747 18,637 20,219 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 37,741 39,702 44,776 46,228 49,118 49.91 50.77 55.69 56.61 58.78
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 24,109 25,048 22,465 22,445 21,738 31.88 32.03 27.94 27.49 26.01
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 11,857 11,530 11,233 11,028 11,002 15.68 14.74 13.97 13.50 13.17
Separate School/Facility5 1,917 1,920 1,925 1,960 1,706 2.53 2.46 2.39 2.40 2.04
Total Reported by Environment 75,624 78,200 80,399 81,661 83,564 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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 0 0.00 0 0.00 72 4.01 17,959
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 695
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 0.29 27,341
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 2.14 468
Emotional Disturbance 1 0.17 0 0.00 115 19.93 5,770
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 556
Other Health Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 42 4.49 9,348
Specific Learning Disabilities 2 0.11 0 0.00 95 5.03 18,896
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 16
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 3.67 3,266
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,378
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 237
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.21 14,368
Total, ages 3-21 3 <0.05 0 0.00 348 3.47 100,298
 
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.