MISSOURI
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
0 495 486 309 417 465
1 869 1,120 873 841 1,067
2 1,302 1,433 1,643 1,684 1,891
3 2,215 2,320 2,644 3,031 3,225
4 3,859 4,049 4,414 4,983 5,419
5 4,609 4,938 5,164 5,952 6,496
6-11 60,340 60,312 60,747 60,092 59,025
12-17 57,700 59,130 61,774 63,312 62,433
18-21 6,227 6,632 6,781 6,795 6,995


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 72,433 73,516 74,486 75,171 75,697
1 73,768 73,518 72,231 74,787 75,343
2 73,718 74,341 72,789 72,617 75,057
3 73,738 73,161 73,651 73,216 72,915
4 75,472 74,987 72,526 74,122 73,557
5 77,197 75,346 74,404 73,059 74,535
6-11 487,384 487,208 476,371 470,823 463,398
12-17 495,748 492,009 490,034 494,276 496,840
18-21 320,121 325,648 332,111 332,304 331,702


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.68 0.66 0.41 0.55 0.61
1 1.18 1.52 1.21 1.12 1.42
2 1.77 1.93 2.26 2.32 2.52
3 3.00 3.17 3.59 4.14 4.42
4 5.11 5.40 6.09 6.72 7.37
5 5.97 6.55 6.94 8.15 8.72
6-11 12.38 12.38 12.75 12.76 12.74
12-17 11.64 12.02 12.61 12.81 12.57
18-21 1.95 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.11
 
 
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/.


 

MISSOURI (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 264 241 153 228 . 9.93 7.93 5.42 7.75 .
Home 1,895 2,396 2,442 2,276 . 71.27 78.84 86.44 77.36 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 194 201 133 182 . 7.30 6.61 4.71 6.19 .
Other Setting3 306 201 97 256 . 11.51 6.61 3.43 8.70 .
Total Reported by Setting 2,659 3,039 2,825 2,942 . 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 4,644 4,481 4,276 4,967 5,343 43.47 39.63 34.99 35.56 35.29
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 115 574 807 955 1,187 1.08 5.08 6.60 6.84 7.84
Home 362 329 306 369 432 3.39 2.91 2.50 2.64 2.85
Separate School/Facility4 4,413 4,813 5,090 5,440 5,314 41.31 42.57 41.65 38.95 35.10
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1,149 1,110 1,743 2,235 2,864 10.76 9.82 14.26 16.00 18.92
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 10,683 11,307 12,222 13,966 15,140 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 64,538 67,028 70,028 72,874 72,900 51.93 53.17 54.16 55.97 56.75
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 39,289 38,914 39,208 37,344 36,327 31.62 30.87 30.32 28.68 28.28
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 16,326 15,864 15,870 15,547 14,658 13.14 12.58 12.27 11.94 11.41
Separate School/Facility5 4,114 4,268 4,196 4,434 4,568 3.31 3.39 3.25 3.41 3.56
Total Reported by Environment 124,267 126,074 129,302 130,199 128,453 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

MISSOURI (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 7 0.57 0 0.00 79 6.40 12,335
Hearing Impairments 2 1.53 0 0.00 8 6.10 1,311
Speech or Language Impairments 12 0.36 0 0.00 69 2.08 33,143
Visual Impairments 1 1.92 0 0.00 8 15.38 520
Emotional Disturbance 40 4.57 0 0.00 330 37.66 8,762
Orthopedic Impairments 4 5.93 0 0.00 18 26.67 675
Other Health Impairments 17 1.64 0 0.00 111 10.70 10,373
Specific Learning Disabilities 155 2.43 0 0.00 881 13.79 63,881
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 26
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1.97 1,013
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 2.51 2,393
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 8.20 366
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.11 9,367
Total, ages 3-21 238 1.65 0 0.00 1,516 10.52 144,165
 
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.