MINNESOTA
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
0 383 384 388 457 472
1 799 887 871 908 1,027
2 1,670 1,677 1,793 1,902 2,003
3 2,597 2,768 2,756 2,995 3,164
4 3,986 3,945 4,265 4,299 4,564
5 4,783 4,799 4,782 5,074 5,259
6-11 45,774 45,810 45,114 45,111 45,653
12-17 46,330 47,782 49,297 50,303 50,699
18-21 4,389 4,409 4,667 4,784 4,854


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 64,417 65,696 66,262 65,717 65,439
1 64,699 65,239 64,633 66,181 65,448
2 65,438 65,599 64,715 64,633 65,999
3 65,482 65,583 65,110 64,754 64,494
4 66,564 67,201 65,141 65,187 64,646
5 68,739 67,632 66,804 65,268 65,124
6-11 436,453 436,115 426,523 419,120 410,337
12-17 453,474 450,330 448,434 449,655 447,283
18-21 279,974 287,104 297,439 301,408 304,160


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.59 0.58 0.59 0.70 0.72
1 1.23 1.36 1.35 1.37 1.57
2 2.55 2.56 2.77 2.94 3.03
3 3.97 4.22 4.23 4.63 4.91
4 5.99 5.87 6.55 6.59 7.06
5 6.96 7.10 7.16 7.77 8.08
6-11 10.49 10.50 10.58 10.76 11.13
12-17 10.22 10.61 10.99 11.19 11.33
18-21 1.57 1.54 1.57 1.59 1.60
 
 
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/.


 

MINNESOTA (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 99 134 172 182 . 3.47 4.55 5.63 5.55 .
Home 2,263 2,284 2,384 2,620 . 79.35 77.48 78.09 79.93 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 436 483 447 414 . 15.29 16.38 14.64 12.63 .
Other Setting3 54 47 50 62 . 1.89 1.59 1.64 1.89 .
Total Reported by Setting 2,852 2,948 3,053 3,278 . 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 4,912 4,956 4,976 5,267 5,168 43.20 43.01 42.16 42.59 39.79
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 551 728 993 1,206 1,807 4.85 6.32 8.41 9.75 13.91
Home 2,443 1,847 904 816 599 21.49 16.03 7.66 6.60 4.61
Separate School/Facility4 3,208 3,575 4,375 4,521 4,773 28.21 31.02 37.07 36.55 36.75
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 219 346 483 498 562 1.93 3.00 4.09 4.03 4.33
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 37 71 72 60 78 0.33 0.62 0.61 0.49 0.60
Total Reported by Environment 11,370 11,523 11,803 12,368 12,987 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 61,932 62,741 62,032 61,790 62,013 64.13 63.69 62.61 61.67 61.27
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 21,329 21,766 22,149 23,392 24,408 22.09 22.09 22.36 23.35 24.12
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 7,863 8,568 9,060 9,381 9,539 8.14 8.70 9.14 9.36 9.43
Separate School/Facility5 5,448 5,439 5,837 5,635 5,246 5.64 5.52 5.89 5.62 5.18
Total Reported by Environment 96,572 98,514 99,078 100,198 101,206 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MINNESOTA (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 0 0.00 . . 18 1.84 9,805
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 . . 1 0.46 2,195
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 . . 9 0.44 20,558
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 . . 0 0.00 387
Emotional Disturbance 7 0.39 . . 346 19.48 17,765
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 . . 2 1.22 1,644
Other Health Impairments 2 0.21 . . 23 2.43 9,471
Specific Learning Disabilities 2 0.05 . . 146 3.88 37,627
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 . . 1 21.28 47
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 . . 0 0.00 219
Autism 0 0.00 . . 3 0.63 4,734
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 . . 0 0.00 428
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 . . 0 0.00 7,686
Total, ages 3-21 11 0.10 . . 549 4.88 112,566
 
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.