MASSACHUSETTS
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 1,870 2,111 2,198 2,347 2,391
1 3,579 3,739 4,000 4,346 4,569
2 5,549 6,295 6,708 7,133 7,447
3 3,571 3,477 3,341 3,403 3,608
4 6,085 5,936 4,654 5,052 5,185
5 4,912 4,915 5,075 5,500 6,029
6-11 69,584 66,100 60,293 61,956 62,926
12-17 72,328 73,344 69,418 72,611 73,611
18-21 8,533 8,444 7,222 7,039 7,683


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 77,731 79,598 80,811 81,111 80,820
1 79,424 78,179 76,753 81,021 81,204
2 79,161 79,218 76,526 77,053 81,217
3 79,739 79,055 77,595 76,872 77,298
4 83,196 81,071 77,500 77,993 77,154
5 84,040 82,363 79,562 77,949 78,326
6-11 527,197 523,104 508,628 502,115 494,023
12-17 494,509 494,902 496,510 508,842 517,076
18-21 326,365 343,189 343,495 336,187 328,961


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 2.41 2.65 2.72 2.89 2.96
1 4.51 4.78 5.21 5.36 5.63
2 7.01 7.95 8.77 9.26 9.17
3 4.48 4.40 4.31 4.43 4.67
4 7.31 7.32 6.01 6.48 6.72
5 5.84 5.97 6.38 7.06 7.70
6-11 13.20 12.64 11.85 12.34 12.74
12-17 14.63 14.82 13.98 14.27 14.24
18-21 2.61 2.46 2.10 2.09 2.34
 
 
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/.


 

MASSACHUSETTS (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 . 0 1,229 1,560 . . 0.00 9.52 11.28 .
Home 10,998 12,145 10,785 12,023 . 100.00 100.00 83.57 86.96 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities . 0 890 241 . . 0.00 6.90 1.74 .
Other Setting3 . 0 2 2 . . 0.00 <0.05 <0.05 .
Total Reported by Setting 10,998 12,145 12,906 13,826 . 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 10,317 10,348 10,381 10,322 6,281 70.82 76.49 79.43 73.97 42.38
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 3,228 2,038 2,135 2,818 6,621 22.16 15.07 16.34 20.19 44.67
Home 35 15 3 7 12 0.24 0.11 <0.05 0.05 0.08
Separate School/Facility4 988 1,127 551 808 1,908 6.78 8.33 4.22 5.79 12.87
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 14,568 13,528 13,070 13,955 14,822 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 21,106 27,487 16,853 17,265 50,218 14.03 18.15 12.28 12.19 34.82
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 96,917 87,071 89,559 93,018 60,428 64.42 57.48 65.26 65.69 41.90
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 22,150 23,447 21,129 21,717 23,520 14.72 15.48 15.40 15.34 16.31
Separate School/Facility5 10,272 13,475 9,699 9,606 10,054 6.83 8.90 7.07 6.78 6.97
Total Reported by Environment 150,445 151,480 137,240 141,606 144,220 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MASSACHUSETTS (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 32 2.87 5 0.45 123 11.02 11,157
Hearing Impairments 1 0.97 0 0.00 3 2.91 1,030
Speech or Language Impairments 19 0.93 6 0.29 42 2.05 20,474
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 2.22 451
Emotional Disturbance 180 14.03 22 1.71 342 26.65 12,831
Orthopedic Impairments 2 1.62 0 0.00 5 4.05 1,235
Other Health Impairments 24 5.72 6 1.43 57 13.59 4,195
Specific Learning Disabilities 248 3.16 35 0.45 772 9.82 78,595
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 11.83 338
Multiple Disabilities 4 0.80 1 0.20 39 7.80 5,003
Autism 1 0.25 0 0.00 4 0.98 4,080
Traumatic Brain Injury 9 2.47 2 0.55 13 3.57 3,638
Developmental Delay 1 0.08 0 0.00 5 0.40 12,534
Total, ages 3-21 521 3.35 77 0.49 1,410 9.06 155,561
 
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.