WISCONSIN
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
0 597 592 680 621 607
1 1,452 1,598 1,492 1,625 1,554
2 2,580 2,967 3,040 3,077 3,256
3 2,924 3,129 3,338 3,339 3,346
4 4,844 4,986 5,024 5,357 5,435
5 6,166 6,268 6,212 6,106 6,612
6-11 50,360 50,969 50,300 48,444 47,714
12-17 51,116 53,812 55,863 57,204 57,866
18-21 5,799 6,194 6,297 6,581 6,855


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 65,920 67,927 67,573 67,541 67,008
1 66,045 67,698 66,499 68,151 67,863
2 66,515 68,025 67,005 67,146 68,555
3 67,484 68,062 67,367 67,692 67,585
4 69,860 69,947 67,458 68,107 68,175
5 73,601 71,313 69,387 68,241 68,638
6-11 467,617 465,658 453,627 447,536 439,291
12-17 492,812 485,176 481,907 485,707 485,779
18-21 312,400 320,579 326,676 325,674 325,711


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.91 0.87 1.01 0.92 0.91
1 2.20 2.36 2.24 2.38 2.29
2 3.88 4.36 4.54 4.58 4.75
3 4.33 4.60 4.95 4.93 4.95
4 6.93 7.13 7.45 7.87 7.97
5 8.38 8.79 8.95 8.95 9.63
6-11 10.77 10.95 11.09 10.82 10.86
12-17 10.37 11.09 11.59 11.78 11.91
18-21 1.86 1.93 1.93 2.02 2.10
 
 
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/.


 

WISCONSIN (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 188 269 422 413 . 4.06 5.22 8.10 7.76 .
Home 3,095 4,016 4,330 4,592 . 66.86 77.87 83.08 86.27 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 1,066 628 316 225 . 23.03 12.18 6.06 4.23 .
Other Setting3 280 244 144 93 . 6.05 4.73 2.76 1.75 .
Total Reported by Setting 4,629 5,157 5,212 5,323 . 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 2,742 2,847 4,074 4,041 2,528 19.68 19.79 27.95 27.30 16.42
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 2,329 2,219 819 1,078 2,670 16.72 15.43 5.62 7.28 17.35
Home 60 93 86 90 79 0.43 0.65 0.59 0.61 0.51
Separate School/Facility4 6,401 6,493 6,520 6,270 6,644 45.94 45.14 44.74 42.36 43.16
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 2,400 2,731 3,075 3,323 3,472 17.23 18.99 21.10 22.45 22.56
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 0 0 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .
Total Reported by Environment 13,932 14,383 14,574 14,802 15,393 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 44,517 47,951 50,405 50,712 53,252 41.50 43.21 44.82 45.19 47.36
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 44,135 44,875 44,603 44,560 39,734 41.14 40.44 39.66 39.70 35.34
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 16,725 16,016 15,210 14,564 17,825 15.59 14.43 13.52 12.98 15.85
Separate School/Facility5 1,893 2,133 2,242 2,393 1,624 1.76 1.92 1.99 2.13 1.44
Total Reported by Environment 107,270 110,975 112,460 112,229 112,435 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

WISCONSIN (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 7 0.55 2 0.16 106 8.34 12,715
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 2.49 1,605
Speech or Language Impairments 3 0.11 0 0.00 28 0.98 28,508
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 473
Emotional Disturbance 53 3.20 13 0.79 687 41.54 16,537
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1.33 1,508
Other Health Impairments 8 0.86 0 0.00 111 11.99 9,260
Specific Learning Disabilities 50 0.99 7 0.14 469 9.30 50,444
Deaf-Blindness 1 142.86 0 0.00 0 0.00 7
Multiple Disabilities . . . . . . 0
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 1.62 3,079
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 5.51 363
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2,532
Total, ages 3-21 122 0.96 22 0.17 1,414 11.13 127,031
 
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.