VIRGINIA
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 1,694 455 1,461 1,939 579
1 940 1,244 1,468 1,649 1,561
2 376 1,411 568 575 2,064
3 2,899 2,895 3,222 3,246 3,498
4 4,613 4,879 4,914 5,464 5,530
5 6,511 6,670 6,493 6,981 7,394
6-11 69,877 70,579 69,719 69,335 69,686
12-17 67,123 70,248 73,146 76,605 78,452
18-21 6,972 6,941 7,337 7,927 8,228


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 91,863 93,884 99,022 98,797 99,023
1 91,592 92,555 94,589 99,917 99,585
2 91,322 92,260 93,171 95,592 100,853
3 90,737 91,805 92,943 94,220 96,547
4 92,936 93,320 92,546 94,059 95,221
5 96,924 95,093 94,129 93,722 95,139
6-11 597,664 602,317 601,295 598,559 594,119
12-17 566,130 580,641 591,283 606,176 618,280
18-21 395,855 400,968 409,829 414,556 419,986


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 1.84 0.48 1.48 1.96 0.58
1 1.03 1.34 1.55 1.65 1.57
2 0.41 1.53 0.61 0.60 2.05
3 3.19 3.15 3.47 3.45 3.62
4 4.96 5.23 5.31 5.81 5.81
5 6.72 7.01 6.90 7.45 7.77
6-11 11.69 11.72 11.59 11.58 11.73
12-17 11.86 12.10 12.37 12.64 12.69
18-21 1.76 1.73 1.79 1.91 1.96
 
 
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/.


 

VIRGINIA (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 125 95 74 86 . 4.15 3.06 2.12 2.07 .
Home 1,789 2,263 2,875 3,601 . 59.45 73.00 82.21 86.50 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 662 428 228 182 . 22.00 13.81 6.52 4.37 .
Other Setting3 433 314 320 294 . 14.39 10.13 9.15 7.06 .
Total Reported by Setting 3,009 3,100 3,497 4,163 . 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 2,572 3,100 3,244 2,715 2,864 18.34 21.50 22.18 17.30 17.44
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 938 1,118 774 859 809 6.69 7.75 5.29 5.47 4.93
Home 830 870 810 932 886 5.92 6.03 5.54 5.94 5.40
Separate School/Facility4 6,856 6,559 6,834 7,355 7,329 48.89 45.49 46.72 46.87 44.63
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 2,763 2,676 2,907 3,773 4,500 19.70 18.56 19.87 24.05 27.40
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 64 96 60 57 34 0.46 0.67 0.41 0.36 0.21
Total Reported by Environment 14,023 14,419 14,629 15,691 16,422 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 54,029 54,441 54,573 54,792 55,882 37.53 36.85 36.33 35.61 35.74
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 48,849 50,886 52,235 54,208 56,490 33.93 34.45 34.78 35.23 36.13
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 36,628 37,229 37,901 38,460 38,474 25.44 25.20 25.23 25.00 24.61
Separate School/Facility5 4,466 5,167 5,493 6,407 5,520 3.10 3.50 3.66 4.16 3.53
Total Reported by Environment 143,972 147,723 150,202 153,867 156,366 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

VIRGINIA (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 3 0.21 0 0.00 536 37.20 14,407
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 13 8.38 1,551
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 106 3.48 30,492
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 13 26.42 492
Emotional Disturbance 15 1.14 0 0.00 1,100 83.54 13,168
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 2.29 874
Other Health Impairments 13 0.66 0 0.00 755 38.19 19,771
Specific Learning Disabilities 45 0.64 0 0.00 1,592 22.70 70,129
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 47.62 21
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 33 11.90 2,772
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 2.10 3,329
Traumatic Brain Injury 1 2.70 0 0.00 7 18.92 370
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 26 2.13 12,182
Total, ages 3-21 77 0.45 0 0.00 4,191 24.72 169,558
 
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.