TEXAS
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 2,321 2,453 2,767 2,858 2,654
1 4,736 5,246 5,918 6,525 6,436
2 7,304 8,433 9,486 10,903 11,145
3 6,772 7,498 7,961 7,764 8,364
4 11,536 11,765 12,108 12,282 13,438
5 17,771 17,179 17,175 17,350 18,805
6-11 210,358 210,873 207,414 202,462 206,319
12-17 221,626 223,824 227,425 232,204 235,211
18-21 25,787 20,503 20,774 24,172 24,634


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 332,378 334,686 367,428 370,398 373,124
1 323,977 326,582 342,971 370,686 372,698
2 323,034 325,268 331,463 346,641 373,339
3 317,693 321,920 330,393 335,356 349,476
4 320,108 326,191 327,233 334,552 338,535
5 330,745 324,473 331,772 331,639 338,050
6-11 1,956,772 1,997,463 2,026,027 2,042,784 2,049,251
12-17 1,922,390 1,951,560 1,980,328 2,015,719 2,045,689
18-21 1,291,528 1,297,949 1,328,453 1,338,952 1,345,322


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.70 0.73 0.75 0.77 0.71
1 1.46 1.61 1.73 1.76 1.73
2 2.26 2.59 2.86 3.15 2.99
3 2.13 2.33 2.41 2.32 2.39
4 3.60 3.61 3.70 3.67 3.97
5 5.37 5.29 5.18 5.23 5.56
6-11 10.75 10.56 10.24 9.91 10.07
12-17 11.53 11.47 11.48 11.52 11.50
18-21 2.00 1.58 1.56 1.81 1.83
 
 
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/.


 

TEXAS (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 1,350 1,642 456 490 . 9.40 10.18 2.51 2.42 .
Home 12,738 14,316 17,430 19,522 . 88.70 88.74 95.79 96.23 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 53 41 56 64 . 0.37 0.25 0.31 0.32 .
Other Setting3 220 133 254 210 . 1.53 0.82 1.40 1.04 .
Total Reported by Setting 14,361 16,132 18,196 20,286 . 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 0 1,820 2,102 2,231 2,016 . 4.99 5.64 5.97 4.96
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 0 10,950 6,602 5,749 6,539 . 30.05 17.73 15.37 16.10
Home 0 261 267 224 213 . 0.72 0.72 0.60 0.52
Separate School/Facility4 0 3,962 8,643 9,964 10,389 . 10.87 23.21 26.64 25.58
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 19,447 19,630 19,228 21,450 . 53.37 52.71 51.42 52.82
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . . 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 0 36,440 37,244 37,396 40,607 . 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 128,404 129,886 248,948 243,891 245,854 28.24 28.54 54.66 53.15 52.74
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 236,637 237,734 137,668 146,133 152,052 52.04 52.23 30.23 31.85 32.62
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 81,593 79,814 61,570 61,785 61,357 17.95 17.54 13.52 13.47 13.16
Separate School/Facility5 8,046 7,694 7,279 7,029 6,901 1.77 1.69 1.60 1.53 1.48
Total Reported by Environment 454,680 455,128 455,465 458,838 466,164 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

TEXAS (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 42 1.57 4 0.15 355 13.30 26,687
Hearing Impairments 9 1.44 0 0.00 77 12.29 6,266
Speech or Language Impairments 37 0.36 0 0.00 265 2.61 101,506
Visual Impairments 4 1.38 0 0.00 19 6.56 2,896
Emotional Disturbance 477 13.40 59 1.66 3,056 85.83 35,604
Orthopedic Impairments 8 1.55 0 0.00 30 5.80 5,175
Other Health Impairments 274 6.07 31 0.69 1,589 35.21 45,123
Specific Learning Disabilities 2,360 9.35 140 0.55 10,953 43.39 252,455
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 11.11 90
Multiple Disabilities 18 1.90 2 0.21 91 9.60 9,476
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 1.73 9,846
Traumatic Brain Injury 10 9.01 1 0.90 24 21.62 1,110
Developmental Delay . . . . . . 0
Total, ages 3-21 3,239 6.53 237 0.48 16,477 33.20 496,234
 
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.