TENNESSEE
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
0 614 704 820 811 552
1 1,259 1,421 1,590 1,910 1,386
2 1,884 2,125 2,291 2,705 2,277
3 1,726 1,736 1,848 1,847 2,040
4 3,224 3,308 3,447 3,415 3,539
5 5,740 5,655 5,837 5,187 5,542
6-11 57,225 55,756 55,279 53,239 50,688
12-17 52,888 53,161 54,093 55,745 54,957
18-21 5,929 6,247 5,741 5,956 5,861


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 74,673 75,739 78,294 77,725 78,087
1 75,035 75,034 75,459 77,869 77,420
2 73,905 74,941 74,806 75,144 77,680
3 72,717 73,842 74,766 74,546 75,022
4 74,512 75,635 73,724 74,550 74,455
5 77,454 76,282 75,568 73,563 74,503
6-11 473,808 480,230 475,523 468,070 459,479
12-17 464,905 466,038 468,739 473,142 477,833
18-21 322,392 323,701 324,378 321,058 318,998


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.82 0.93 1.05 1.04 0.71
1 1.68 1.89 2.11 2.45 1.79
2 2.55 2.84 3.06 3.60 2.93
3 2.37 2.35 2.47 2.48 2.72
4 4.33 4.37 4.68 4.58 4.75
5 7.41 7.41 7.72 7.05 7.44
6-11 12.08 11.61 11.62 11.37 11.03
12-17 11.38 11.41 11.54 11.78 11.50
18-21 1.84 1.93 1.77 1.86 1.84
 
 
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/.


 

TENNESSEE (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 217 406 226 324 . 5.78 9.55 4.81 5.97 .
Home 1,911 2,561 3,058 3,801 . 50.87 60.26 65.05 70.05 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 516 373 169 180 . 13.73 8.78 3.59 3.32 .
Other Setting3 1,113 910 1,248 1,121 . 29.62 21.41 26.55 20.66 .
Total Reported by Setting 3,757 4,250 4,701 5,426 . 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 3,374 3,808 5,102 5,490 4,828 31.56 35.59 45.83 52.54 43.41
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,207 1,075 950 604 846 11.29 10.05 8.53 5.78 7.61
Home 63 60 85 61 85 0.59 0.56 0.76 0.58 0.76
Separate School/Facility4 4,139 4,099 3,343 2,849 3,390 38.72 38.31 30.03 27.27 30.48
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 1,743 1,499 1,552 1,315 1,744 16.30 14.01 13.94 12.58 15.68
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 164 158 100 130 228 1.53 1.48 0.90 1.24 2.05
Total Reported by Environment 10,690 10,699 11,132 10,449 11,121 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 52,189 51,901 51,276 50,790 48,867 44.97 45.07 44.54 44.19 43.82
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 39,572 39,859 40,132 39,923 40,227 34.10 34.61 34.86 34.73 36.08
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 21,339 20,595 21,155 21,780 19,931 18.39 17.88 18.38 18.95 17.87
Separate School/Facility5 2,942 2,809 2,550 2,447 2,481 2.54 2.44 2.22 2.13 2.22
Total Reported by Environment 116,042 115,164 115,113 114,940 111,506 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

TENNESSEE (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 0.70 10 0.70 107 7.52 14,236
Hearing Impairments 2 1.30 0 0.00 7 4.54 1,543
Speech or Language Impairments 2 0.06 0 0.00 70 2.18 32,071
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 806
Emotional Disturbance 20 5.26 1 0.26 170 44.68 3,805
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,123
Other Health Impairments 12 1.18 0 0.00 72 7.09 10,153
Specific Learning Disabilities 75 1.42 7 0.13 659 12.52 52,644
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,912
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1,606
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 1 3.68 3 11.03 272
Developmental Delay 1 0.19 0 0.00 3 0.58 5,214
Total, ages 3-21 122 0.97 19 0.15 1,091 8.70 125,389
 
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.