MARYLAND
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
0 561 598 563 745 763
1 1,332 1,474 1,477 1,661 1,851
2 2,392 2,743 2,857 3,044 3,160
3 2,013 2,315 2,590 2,723 2,898
4 3,309 3,376 3,581 4,039 4,026
5 4,428 4,312 4,443 4,748 5,181
6-11 50,278 48,922 47,263 46,139 45,728
12-17 47,595 48,969 50,340 51,249 51,973
18-21 4,088 4,183 4,209 4,230 4,059


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 69,781 71,011 74,229 73,508 73,462
1 70,677 69,930 70,831 74,403 73,784
2 70,688 70,038 70,185 71,094 74,789
3 70,614 70,568 70,341 70,491 71,524
4 72,873 72,800 70,918 70,695 70,948
5 75,520 74,101 73,200 71,320 71,200
6-11 476,851 478,802 474,659 466,914 458,579
12-17 439,362 451,025 461,737 473,818 483,806
18-21 265,156 268,950 281,283 291,172 300,075


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.80 0.84 0.76 1.01 1.04
1 1.88 2.11 2.09 2.23 2.51
2 3.38 3.92 4.07 4.28 4.23
3 2.85 3.28 3.68 3.86 4.05
4 4.54 4.64 5.05 5.71 5.67
5 5.86 5.82 6.07 6.66 7.28
6-11 10.54 10.22 9.96 9.88 9.97
12-17 10.83 10.86 10.90 10.82 10.74
18-21 1.54 1.56 1.50 1.45 1.35
 
 
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/.


 

MARYLAND (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 127 174 164 240 . 2.96 3.61 3.35 4.40 .
Home 2,635 3,331 3,545 4,084 . 61.49 69.18 72.39 74.94 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 1,403 1,243 1,122 1,067 . 32.74 25.82 22.91 19.58 .
Other Setting3 120 67 66 59 . 2.80 1.39 1.35 1.08 .
Total Reported by Setting 4,285 4,815 4,897 5,450 . 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 3,811 2,958 3,267 3,229 3,168 39.09 29.57 30.78 28.05 26.17
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,255 1,871 1,115 1,370 1,242 12.87 18.70 10.50 11.90 10.26
Home 178 124 129 100 115 1.83 1.24 1.22 0.87 0.95
Separate School/Facility4 3,214 2,689 3,526 3,508 3,573 32.96 26.88 33.22 30.48 29.52
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1,289 2,312 2,526 3,206 3,888 13.22 23.11 23.80 27.85 32.12
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 3 49 52 97 119 <0.05 0.49 0.49 0.84 0.98
Total Reported by Environment 9,750 10,003 10,615 11,510 12,105 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 47,282 47,246 49,446 52,233 56,025 46.51 46.39 48.57 51.40 55.06
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 22,328 22,937 22,920 21,173 19,279 21.96 22.52 22.51 20.84 18.95
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 24,358 23,574 21,699 20,411 18,418 23.96 23.15 21.31 20.09 18.10
Separate School/Facility5 7,691 8,096 7,746 7,801 8,038 7.57 7.95 7.61 7.68 7.90
Total Reported by Environment 101,659 101,853 101,811 101,618 101,760 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MARYLAND (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 4 0.58 0 0.00 98 14.17 6,914
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 6.41 1,404
Speech or Language Impairments 7 0.24 0 0.00 150 5.06 29,648
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 6.83 586
Emotional Disturbance 40 4.19 1 0.10 627 65.75 9,536
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 569
Other Health Impairments 11 1.11 1 0.10 301 30.50 9,869
Specific Learning Disabilities 21 0.50 0 0.00 1,124 26.85 41,860
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 27
Multiple Disabilities 1 0.17 0 0.00 71 12.38 5,735
Autism 0 0.00 1 0.29 7 2.01 3,488
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 14.62 342
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3,150
Total, ages 3-21 84 0.74 3 <0.05 2,396 21.18 113,128
 
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.