UTAH
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
0 384 423 426 371 341
1 703 761 808 811 734
2 926 1,079 1,229 1,345 1,307
3 1,490 1,303 1,521 1,616 1,777
4 2,131 2,058 2,139 2,288 2,421
5 2,278 2,424 2,262 2,477 2,535
6-11 25,264 24,526 24,792 25,307 25,976
12-17 21,369 21,249 21,497 22,020 22,598
18-21 2,425 2,361 2,359 2,377 2,438


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 44,276 45,766 47,423 47,302 47,015
1 41,791 43,571 45,259 47,432 47,080
2 41,211 42,064 43,789 45,322 47,255
3 39,992 40,682 42,317 43,885 45,185
4 39,164 39,985 40,964 42,444 43,784
5 39,292 39,166 40,299 41,123 42,371
6-11 228,530 231,843 234,221 236,185 237,341
12-17 241,069 238,020 235,482 234,181 232,896
18-21 186,673 181,095 178,882 177,243 171,793


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.87 0.92 0.90 0.78 0.73
1 1.68 1.75 1.79 1.71 1.56
2 2.25 2.57 2.81 2.97 2.77
3 3.73 3.20 3.59 3.68 3.93
4 5.44 5.15 5.22 5.39 5.53
5 5.80 6.19 5.61 6.02 5.98
6-11 11.06 10.58 10.58 10.71 10.94
12-17 8.86 8.93 9.13 9.40 9.70
18-21 1.30 1.30 1.32 1.34 1.42
 
 
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/.


 

UTAH (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 27 30 81 121 . 1.34 1.33 3.29 4.79 .
Home 1,578 1,727 1,796 1,794 . 78.39 76.31 72.92 70.99 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 312 399 519 504 . 15.50 17.63 21.07 19.94 .
Other Setting3 96 107 67 108 . 4.77 4.73 2.72 4.27 .
Total Reported by Setting 2,013 2,263 2,463 2,527 . 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 1,184 913 1,169 2,058 2,606 20.07 15.78 19.74 32.25 38.70
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 769 693 530 96 83 13.04 11.98 8.95 1.50 1.23
Home 26 13 23 17 25 0.44 0.22 0.39 0.27 0.37
Separate School/Facility4 3,475 3,212 3,088 3,096 2,633 58.91 55.52 52.14 48.52 39.11
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 114 514 496 514 639 1.93 8.89 8.38 8.06 9.49
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 331 440 616 600 747 5.61 7.61 10.40 9.40 11.09
Total Reported by Environment 5,899 5,785 5,922 6,381 6,733 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 21,720 20,405 20,429 20,216 20,829 44.27 42.39 41.99 40.67 40.83
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 15,253 15,599 15,809 16,865 17,349 31.09 32.41 32.50 33.93 34.01
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 10,412 10,314 10,554 10,705 11,034 21.22 21.43 21.69 21.54 21.63
Separate School/Facility5 1,673 1,818 1,856 1,918 1,800 3.41 3.78 3.82 3.86 3.53
Total Reported by Environment 49,058 48,136 48,648 49,704 51,012 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

UTAH (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 9 2.86 3 0.95 38 12.06 3,150
Hearing Impairments 1 1.52 1 1.52 1 1.52 657
Speech or Language Impairments 10 0.87 5 0.43 29 2.51 11,533
Visual Impairments 3 9.40 0 0.00 0 0.00 319
Emotional Disturbance 61 19.65 13 4.19 362 116.62 3,104
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 192
Other Health Impairments 10 5.32 2 1.06 30 15.97 1,878
Specific Learning Disabilities 178 6.30 28 0.99 595 21.07 28,242
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 68
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1.36 1,469
Autism 2 2.07 2 2.07 3 3.11 966
Traumatic Brain Injury 4 11.53 0 0.00 3 8.65 347
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4,160
Total, ages 3-21 278 4.96 54 0.96 1,063 18.95 56,085
 
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.