WYOMING
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 59 70 81 82 100
1 125 144 172 206 214
2 217 243 278 330 358
3 404 441 495 540 609
4 631 655 740 800 864
5 632 599 629 697 738
6-11 5,764 5,588 5,493 5,334 5,321
12-17 5,290 5,290 5,351 5,346 5,315
18-21 586 581 566 575 583


 

  Population
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 6,070 6,100 6,122 6,324 6,383
1 6,121 6,211 5,992 6,164 6,299
2 6,206 6,181 6,130 6,040 6,144
3 6,311 6,134 6,100 6,180 6,024
4 6,383 6,174 6,060 6,156 6,168
5 6,648 6,222 6,102 6,119 6,150
6-11 42,867 42,182 40,604 39,809 38,693
12-17 49,664 48,624 47,124 46,375 45,212
18-21 31,858 31,448 32,599 33,310 33,388


 

  Percent of Population Served
Age 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0 0.97 1.15 1.32 1.30 1.57
1 2.04 2.32 2.87 3.34 3.40
2 3.50 3.93 4.54 5.46 5.83
3 6.40 7.19 8.11 8.74 10.11
4 9.89 10.61 12.21 13.00 14.01
5 9.51 9.63 10.31 11.39 12.00
6-11 13.45 13.25 13.53 13.40 13.75
12-17 10.65 10.88 11.36 11.53 11.76
18-21 1.84 1.85 1.74 1.73 1.75
 
 
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/.


 

WYOMING (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 51 55 68 89 . 11.16 10.76 12.81 14.40 .
Home 355 409 433 500 . 77.68 80.04 81.54 80.91 .
Programs for children with developmental delays or disabilities 37 33 16 13 . 8.10 6.46 3.01 2.10 .
Other Setting3 14 14 14 16 . 3.06 2.74 2.64 2.59 .
Total Reported by Setting 457 511 531 618 . 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 871 623 1,260 1,286 1,381 45.65 36.76 67.60 63.13 62.46
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education 1,012 918 197 235 172 53.04 54.16 10.57 11.54 7.78
Home 3 21 41 38 22 0.16 1.24 2.20 1.87 1.00
Separate School/Facility4 22 133 339 418 583 1.15 7.85 18.19 20.52 26.37
Itinerant Services Outside Home* 0 0 10 53 40 0.00 0.00 0.54 2.60 1.81
Reverse Mainstream Setting* 0 0 17 7 13 0.00 0.00 0.91 0.34 0.59
Total Reported by Environment 1,908 1,695 1,864 2,037 2,211 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00


 

  Ages 6-21
  Number Percentage1
Educational Environment 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Outside Regular Class <21% of Day 6,120 5,981 6,134 6,037 6,045 51.39 52.19 53.76 53.64 53.88
Outside Regular Class 21-60% of Day 3,816 4,027 3,926 3,897 3,832 32.05 35.14 34.41 34.62 34.16
Outside Regular Class >60% of Day 1,418 1,107 1,079 1,077 1,088 11.91 9.66 9.46 9.57 9.70
Separate School/Facility5 554 345 271 244 254 4.65 3.01 2.38 2.17 2.26
Total Reported by Environment 11,908 11,460 11,410 11,255 11,219 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 
*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.


 

WYOMING (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 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 622
Hearing Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 168
Speech or Language Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4,135
Visual Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 63
Emotional Disturbance 2 2.01 0 0.00 5 5.02 997
Orthopedic Impairments 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 157
Other Health Impairments 1 0.87 0 0.00 1 0.87 1,147
Specific Learning Disabilities 8 1.49 1 0.19 11 2.05 5,368
Deaf-Blindness 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2
Multiple Disabilities 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 101
Autism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 150
Traumatic Brain Injury 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 12.66 79
Developmental Delay 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 303
Total, ages 3-21 11 0.83 1 0.08 18 1.35 13,292
 
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.