WASHINGTON
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
0 290 309 340 351 349
1 952 958 1,038 1,136 1,133
2 1,539 1,633 1,741 2,031 2,145
3 2,342 2,424 2,598 2,696 2,806
4 4,034 4,024 3,994 4,343 4,418
5 5,247 5,312 5,289 5,406 5,786
6-11 54,136 54,426 54,171 53,295 53,297
12-17 45,500 47,725 49,779 51,393 51,786
18-21 4,976 4,940 5,139 5,351 5,580


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 77,332 78,894 78,862 77,271 76,522
1 78,788 78,348 77,952 78,941 77,181
2 78,445 79,321 78,476 78,122 78,940
3 78,085 78,661 79,499 78,696 78,180
4 80,215 79,868 78,893 79,771 78,802
5 82,722 80,703 80,158 79,222 79,930
6-11 516,509 519,605 514,517 507,207 498,262
12-17 512,886 517,785 521,063 525,944 528,764
18-21 331,331 333,682 346,362 353,949 359,842


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.38 0.39 0.43 0.45 0.46
1 1.21 1.22 1.33 1.44 1.47
2 1.96 2.06 2.22 2.60 2.72
3 3.00 3.08 3.27 3.43 3.59
4 5.03 5.04 5.06 5.44 5.61
5 6.34 6.58 6.60 6.82 7.24
6-11 10.48 10.47 10.53 10.51 10.70
12-17 8.87 9.22 9.55 9.77 9.79
18-21 1.50 1.48 1.48 1.51 1.55
 
 
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/.


 

WASHINGTON (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 205 248 193 128 . 7.56 8.55 6.27 3.64 .
Home 752 1,063 1,206 2,520 . 27.72 36.66 39.21 71.63 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 1,463 1,211 675 422 . 53.93 41.76 21.94 12.00 .
Other Setting3 293 378 1,002 448 . 10.80 13.03 32.57 12.73 .
Total Reported by Setting 2,713 2,900 3,076 3,518 . 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 2,507 2,552 2,444 2,386 2,476 21.57 21.70 20.57 19.17 19.03
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,363 1,278 1,215 1,241 1,408 11.73 10.87 10.23 9.97 10.82
Home 121 69 47 113 146 1.04 0.59 0.40 0.91 1.12
Separate School/Facility4 6,718 6,907 6,984 7,391 7,775 57.80 58.73 58.78 59.39 59.76
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 749 789 937 1,046 933 6.44 6.71 7.89 8.40 7.17
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 165 165 254 268 272 1.42 1.40 2.14 2.15 2.09
Total Reported by Environment 11,623 11,760 11,881 12,445 13,010 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 53,611 52,172 52,501 51,780 52,150 51.25 48.72 48.13 47.06 47.13
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 34,525 37,076 38,352 39,663 40,447 33.00 34.62 35.16 36.04 36.55
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 15,106 16,567 16,950 17,152 16,901 14.44 15.47 15.54 15.59 15.27
Separate School/Facility5 1,370 1,276 1,286 1,444 1,165 1.31 1.19 1.18 1.31 1.05
Total Reported by Environment 104,612 107,091 109,089 110,039 110,663 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

WASHINGTON (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 36 6.11 0 0.00 114 19.36 5,888
Hearing Impairments 4 2.81 0 0.00 14 9.83 1,424
Speech or Language Impairments 10 0.52 0 0.00 22 1.15 19,118
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 6.10 328
Emotional Disturbance 132 26.11 6 1.19 328 64.89 5,055
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 12.53 798
Other Health Impairments 200 10.71 1 0.05 402 21.54 18,666
Specific Learning Disabilities 473 9.48 1 <0.05 978 19.59 49,915
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 38
Multiple Disabilities 7 2.65 0 0.00 23 8.70 2,645
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 2.76 2,536
Traumatic Brain Injury 3 8.33 0 0.00 15 41.67 360
Developmental Delay 8 0.51 0 0.00 13 0.83 15,713
Total, ages 3-21 873 7.13 8 0.07 1,928 15.74 122,484
 
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.