PENNSYLVANIA
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 1,414 1,580 1,644 1,744 2,009
1 2,810 3,181 3,383 3,641 4,000
2 3,965 4,639 5,164 5,889 6,420
3 5,178 5,417 5,556 5,945 6,231
4 7,842 8,009 8,227 9,002 9,114
5 8,141 8,051 8,102 8,318 9,114
6-11 100,971 102,040 103,191 104,936 106,963
12-17 99,106 106,510 112,250 121,293 128,266
18-21 12,035 12,628 12,405 12,831 13,571


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 140,732 142,464 142,749 140,431 139,904
1 144,251 142,239 140,695 142,346 140,270
2 145,002 144,179 141,462 140,466 142,376
3 147,482 145,204 143,486 141,323 140,592
4 154,471 151,627 144,612 143,426 141,509
5 159,786 155,011 151,131 144,661 143,709
6-11 1,023,791 1,017,924 995,399 970,672 944,105
12-17 1,028,370 1,015,976 1,020,334 1,031,064 1,038,229
18-21 647,905 677,387 683,513 679,223 673,507


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.00 1.11 1.15 1.24 1.44
1 1.95 2.24 2.40 2.56 2.85
2 2.73 3.22 3.65 4.19 4.51
3 3.51 3.73 3.87 4.21 4.43
4 5.08 5.28 5.69 6.28 6.44
5 5.09 5.19 5.36 5.75 6.34
6-11 9.86 10.02 10.37 10.81 11.33
12-17 9.64 10.48 11.00 11.76 12.35
18-21 1.86 1.86 1.81 1.89 2.01
 
 
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/.


 

PENNSYLVANIA (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 262 518 295 162 . 3.20 5.51 2.89 1.44 .
Home 6,457 8,558 9,452 10,978 . 78.85 91.04 92.75 97.37 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 352 218 159 79 . 4.30 2.32 1.56 0.70 .
Other Setting3 1,118 106 285 55 . 13.65 1.13 2.80 0.49 .
Total Reported by Setting 8,189 9,400 10,191 11,274 . 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 9,324 10,198 11,312 11,495 11,935 46.42 48.09 51.63 49.41 48.80
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 502 265 315 340 339 2.50 1.25 1.44 1.46 1.39
Home 1,525 1,583 1,763 1,786 1,749 7.59 7.47 8.05 7.68 7.15
Separate School/Facility4 6,852 7,530 5,745 6,730 7,399 34.11 35.51 26.22 28.93 30.25
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1,805 1,536 2,556 2,700 2,795 8.99 7.24 11.67 11.61 11.43
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 78 92 217 214 242 0.39 0.43 0.99 0.92 0.99
Total Reported by Environment 20,086 21,204 21,908 23,265 24,459 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 75,484 89,672 98,241 104,356 107,787 35.78 40.55 43.04 43.65 43.32
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 69,201 74,217 75,194 79,773 85,517 32.81 33.56 32.94 33.37 34.37
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 58,459 49,193 45,193 45,199 44,804 27.71 22.25 19.80 18.91 18.01
Separate School/Facility5 7,801 8,051 9,625 9,732 10,692 3.70 3.64 4.22 4.07 4.30
Total Reported by Environment 210,945 221,133 228,253 239,060 248,800 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

PENNSYLVANIA (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 33 1.19 0 0.00 229 8.27 27,690
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 2.35 2,979
Speech or Language Impairments 12 0.25 0 0.00 92 1.92 47,848
Visual Impairments 3 2.47 0 0.00 12 9.87 1,216
Emotional Disturbance 158 6.96 7 0.31 985 43.37 22,713
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.82 1,221
Other Health Impairments 5 0.98 0 0.00 36 7.09 5,078
Specific Learning Disabilities 433 3.23 17 0.13 1,713 12.80 133,862
Deaf-Blindness 1 14.93 0 0.00 1 14.93 67
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2,692
Autism 3 0.51 0 0.00 0 0.00 5,889
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 2.25 1,336
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 9,734
Total, ages 3-21 648 2.47 24 0.09 3,079 11.74 262,325
 
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.