NEBRASKA
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
0 121 105 163 184 176
1 283 375 327 355 374
2 548 705 625 624 710
3 848 931 1,044 1,103 1,123
4 1,269 1,227 1,368 1,484 1,524
5 1,590 1,566 1,603 1,708 1,798
6-11 19,590 19,420 19,660 19,401 19,675
12-17 17,353 17,594 17,872 18,171 18,398
18-21 1,927 2,055 2,041 2,028 2,043


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 23,110 23,668 24,416 24,825 24,943
1 23,049 23,492 23,300 24,460 24,751
2 23,241 23,231 23,249 23,369 24,414
3 23,255 23,096 23,000 23,330 23,330
4 23,679 23,564 22,882 23,097 23,308
5 24,242 23,841 23,364 22,994 23,090
6-11 150,939 150,250 147,484 145,756 143,358
12-17 159,773 157,653 155,176 154,824 153,646
18-21 105,020 105,670 107,988 108,645 108,790


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.52 0.44 0.67 0.74 0.71
1 1.23 1.60 1.40 1.45 1.51
2 2.36 3.03 2.69 2.67 2.91
3 3.65 4.03 4.54 4.73 4.81
4 5.36 5.21 5.98 6.43 6.54
5 6.56 6.57 6.86 7.43 7.79
6-11 12.98 12.93 13.33 13.31 13.72
12-17 10.86 11.16 11.52 11.74 11.97
18-21 1.83 1.94 1.89 1.87 1.88
 
 
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/.


 

NEBRASKA (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 29 128 148 94 . 4.29 10.80 13.27 8.08 .
Home 515 803 784 858 . 76.18 67.76 70.31 73.77 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 127 104 172 198 . 18.79 8.78 15.43 17.02 .
Other Setting3 5 150 11 13 . 0.74 12.66 0.99 1.12 .
Total Reported by Setting 676 1,185 1,115 1,163 . 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 30 37 45 108 150 0.88 0.99 1.12 2.52 3.37
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,366 0 0 0 . 40.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Home 371 420 414 509 529 10.90 11.27 10.31 11.86 11.90
Separate School/Facility4 1,637 3,149 3,517 3,637 3,732 48.09 84.49 87.60 84.78 83.96
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 121 39 36 34 0.00 3.25 0.97 0.84 0.76
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 3,404 3,727 4,015 4,290 4,445 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 21,713 23,119 26,563 22,997 23,464 55.86 59.27 67.19 58.07 58.49
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 9,840 9,844 8,110 10,331 10,658 25.32 25.24 20.51 26.09 26.57
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 6,505 5,013 3,810 5,150 4,891 16.74 12.85 9.64 13.00 12.19
Separate School/Facility5 812 1,028 1,050 1,123 1,103 2.09 2.64 2.66 2.84 2.75
Total Reported by Environment 38,870 39,004 39,533 39,601 40,116 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

NEBRASKA (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 3 0.52 0 0.00 69 11.98 5,761
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 4.43 677
Speech or Language Impairments 1 0.08 0 0.00 20 1.60 12,500
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 224
Emotional Disturbance 3 1.21 0 0.00 137 55.06 2,488
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.81 553
Other Health Impairments 2 0.55 0 0.00 55 15.03 3,659
Specific Learning Disabilities 20 1.28 0 0.00 220 14.11 15,597
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 11
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 7.63 393
Autism 1 1.83 0 0.00 0 0.00 545
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 205
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,282
Total, ages 3-21 30 0.68 0 0.00 508 11.57 43,895
 
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.