MISSISSIPPI
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
0 562 555 336 363 1,062
1 760 797 660 640 631
2 950 1,098 1,034 859 282
3 882 915 940 1,023 1,163
4 1,866 1,952 2,032 2,106 2,430
5 4,064 4,077 3,938 4,147 4,401
6-11 28,237 28,423 28,260 28,800 29,596
12-17 24,522 24,217 24,346 24,983 26,353
18-21 2,788 2,697 2,784 2,771 2,905


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 41,147 41,409 43,085 43,028 43,412
1 41,154 40,953 41,072 42,951 42,911
2 40,601 40,948 40,416 40,998 42,877
3 39,798 40,005 40,433 40,375 40,965
4 41,089 40,935 39,527 40,422 40,385
5 42,863 41,452 40,482 39,546 40,456
6-11 260,549 263,398 257,983 253,929 249,765
12-17 269,585 263,653 259,953 260,340 260,497
18-21 188,344 190,747 191,514 186,515 180,781


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.37 1.34 0.78 0.84 2.45
1 1.85 1.95 1.61 1.49 1.47
2 2.34 2.68 2.56 2.10 0.66
3 2.22 2.29 2.32 2.53 2.84
4 4.54 4.77 5.14 5.21 6.02
5 9.48 9.84 9.73 10.49 10.88
6-11 10.84 10.79 10.95 11.34 11.85
12-17 9.10 9.19 9.37 9.60 10.12
18-21 1.48 1.41 1.45 1.49 1.61
 
 
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/.


 

MISSISSIPPI (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 141 141 126 117 . 6.21 6.33 6.21 6.28 .
Home 1,155 1,128 1,034 1,128 . 50.84 50.67 50.94 60.58 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 0 0 0 211 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.33 .
Other Setting3 976 957 870 406 . 42.96 42.99 42.86 21.80 .
Total Reported by Setting 2,272 2,226 2,030 1,862 . 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 2,675 3,197 3,360 3,511 3,722 39.27 46.11 48.63 48.31 46.56
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 2,031 1,941 1,865 1,644 1,820 29.82 28.00 26.99 22.62 22.77
Home 128 105 103 286 426 1.88 1.51 1.49 3.94 5.33
Separate School/Facility4 1,978 1,690 1,582 1,827 2,026 29.04 24.38 22.89 25.14 25.34
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Reported by Environment 6,812 6,933 6,910 7,268 7,994 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 26,618 25,993 27,825 24,953 31,263 47.92 47.07 50.23 44.13 53.12
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 15,823 15,806 16,910 18,033 13,812 28.49 28.62 30.53 31.89 23.47
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 11,640 12,277 9,621 12,294 12,376 20.96 22.23 17.37 21.74 21.03
Separate School/Facility5 1,466 1,145 1,034 1,259 1,403 2.64 2.07 1.87 2.23 2.38
Total Reported by Environment 55,547 55,221 55,390 56,539 58,854 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MISSISSIPPI (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 0 0.00 147 27.77 5,293
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 10.94 640
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 127 6.19 20,524
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 10.10 297
Emotional Disturbance 0 0.00 0 0.00 48 52.81 909
Orthopedic Impairments 3 2.18 0 0.00 24 17.44 1,376
Other Health Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 38 32.99 1,152
Specific Learning Disabilities 25 0.88 0 0.00 893 31.32 28,513
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 10
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 3.87 517
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 5.06 593
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 28.99 138
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 29 7.50 3,868
Total, ages 3-21 28 0.44 0 0.00 1,325 20.76 63,830
 
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.