NEVADA
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
0 499 176 116 112 113
1 382 393 306 315 346
2 186 409 473 458 471
3 700 639 781 858 944
4 1,334 1,327 1,391 1,628 1,767
5 1,630 1,710 1,804 1,915 2,222
6-11 16,508 17,324 18,013 18,517 19,188
12-17 14,397 15,882 16,944 18,310 19,590
18-21 1,134 1,278 1,294 1,304 1,490


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 28,837 29,280 32,267 32,260 32,539
1 28,408 29,349 31,259 32,783 32,853
2 28,331 29,205 30,953 31,809 33,406
3 28,019 29,391 30,843 31,524 32,450
4 28,489 30,004 31,037 31,441 32,194
5 29,179 29,883 31,679 31,653 32,140
6-11 169,168 180,289 191,260 194,559 197,662
12-17 154,251 160,748 172,259 180,190 188,153
18-21 97,681 100,980 103,663 107,536 112,453


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.73 0.60 0.36 0.35 0.35
1 1.34 1.34 0.98 0.96 1.05
2 0.66 1.40 1.53 1.44 1.41
3 2.50 2.17 2.53 2.72 2.91
4 4.68 4.42 4.48 5.18 5.49
5 5.59 5.72 5.69 6.05 6.91
6-11 9.76 9.61 9.42 9.52 9.71
12-17 9.33 9.88 9.84 10.16 10.41
18-21 1.16 1.27 1.25 1.21 1.32
 
 
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/.


 

NEVADA (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 40 52 32 36 . 3.75 5.32 3.58 4.07 .
Home 406 426 588 696 . 38.05 43.56 65.70 78.64 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 187 137 78 133 . 17.53 14.01 8.72 15.03 .
Other Setting3 434 363 197 20 . 40.67 37.12 22.01 2.26 .
Total Reported by Setting 1,067 978 895 885 . 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 1,003 370 408 593 937 27.37 10.07 10.26 13.47 18.99
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 83 303 148 165 233 2.27 8.24 3.72 3.75 4.72
Home 170 28 31 31 32 4.64 0.76 0.78 0.70 0.65
Separate School/Facility4 2,152 2,419 2,509 2,674 2,919 58.73 65.81 63.10 60.76 59.17
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 179 467 739 792 584 4.89 12.70 18.59 18.00 11.84
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 77 89 141 146 228 2.10 2.42 3.55 3.32 4.62
Total Reported by Environment 3,664 3,676 3,976 4,401 4,933 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 15,987 17,476 18,374 19,076 20,282 49.90 50.68 50.69 50.03 50.37
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 10,508 10,810 11,348 12,056 12,355 32.80 31.35 31.30 31.62 30.68
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 4,693 5,429 5,763 6,241 6,871 14.65 15.74 15.90 16.37 17.06
Separate School/Facility5 850 769 766 758 760 2.65 2.23 2.11 1.99 1.89
Total Reported by Environment 32,038 34,484 36,251 38,131 40,268 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

NEVADA (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 10 5.10 0 0.00 15 7.66 1,959
Hearing Impairments 5 9.78 0 0.00 3 5.87 511
Speech or Language Impairments 13 1.79 0 0.00 14 1.93 7,264
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 5.62 178
Emotional Disturbance 60 29.30 0 0.00 117 57.13 2,048
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 374
Other Health Impairments 15 7.51 0 0.00 34 17.02 1,998
Specific Learning Disabilities 372 15.71 0 0.00 557 23.52 23,679
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 5
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.22 823
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 2.21 904
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 27.47 182
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2,607
Total, ages 3-21 475 11.17 0 0.00 749 17.61 42,532
 
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.