Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 504(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states that "No otherwise
qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined
in section 7(20), shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be
excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted
by any Executive agency or by the United States Postal Service."

Sec. 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that "No person in the
United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin,
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance."

26th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act, 2004

Vol. 1

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:

to ensure the free appropriate public education of all children with
disabilities

Prepared by Westat for the

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

U.S. Department of Education

This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No.
ED01CO0082/0008 with Westat. Judith Holt served as the contracting
officer's representative.

U.S. Department of Education

Margaret Spellings

Secretary

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

John H. Hager

Assistant Secretary

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Alexa Posny

Director

April 2006

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of
Special Education Programs, 26th Annual (2004) Report to Congress on the
Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, vol.
1, Washington, D.C., 2005.

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Contents

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Data Sources Used in This Report

Introduction

Section I. The National Picture

Infants and Toddlers Served Under IDEA, Part C

Trends in Numbers and Percentages of Infants and Toddlers Served

The Primary Service Setting of Children with Disabilities Served Under
IDEA, Part C

Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part C of IDEA

Health of Infants and Toddlers Served

Children Ages 3 Through 5 Served Under IDEA, Part B

Trends in the Numbers and Percentages of 3- Through 5-Year-Olds

Educational Environments for Children Ages 3 Through 5

Students Ages 6 Through 21 Served Under IDEA, Part B

Trends in the Numbers and Percentages of Students Ages 6 Through 21
Served Under IDEA, Part B

School-Age Educational Environments

Access to the Regular Education Curriculum by Special Education Students

The Use of Instructional Grouping for Students with Disabilities

Grading Factors

Accommodations and Supports Provided to Students with Disabilities

Participation by Students with Disabilities in Classroom Activities

Performance of Students with Disabilities

Establishing Accountability Systems to Include Students with
Disabilities

Postsecondary Goals

Trends in School Exiting and Transition

Personnel Training

Section II. The State Picture

Introduction to State Tables

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

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Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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Section III. Rank-Order Tables

Introduction to Rank-Order Tables

Table 3-1 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 14 and older with disabilities exiting school with a
standard diploma, by state: 2001-02

Table 3-2 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 14 and older with disabilities dropping out, by state:
2001-02

Table 3-3 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 14 and older with disabilities exiting school with a
standard diploma, by state: 1997-98 through 2001-02, and percentage
change 1997-98 to 2001-02

Table 3-4 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 14 and older with disabilities dropping out, by state:
1997-98 through 2001-02, and percentage change 1997-98 to 2001-02

Table 3-5a Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in an early childhood
setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5b Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in an early childhood
special education setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5c Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in the home setting under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5d Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a part-time early
childhood/part-time early childhood special education setting under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5e Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a residential facility
under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5f Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a separate school under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5g Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in an itinerant service
outside the home setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-5h Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a reverse mainstream
setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

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Table 3-6a Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education outside the
regular class less than 21 percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B,
by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-6b Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education outside the
regular class between 21 percent and 60 percent of the school day under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-6c Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education outside the
regular class more than 60 percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B,
by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-6d Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education in public or
private separate schools under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-6e Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education in public or
private residential facilities under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-6f Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education in a homebound or
hospital environment under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 2002

Table 3-7a Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in an early childhood
setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-7b Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in an early childhood
special education setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002

Table 3-7c Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a home setting under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-7d Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a part-time early
childhood/part-time early childhood special education setting under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-7e Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a residential facility
under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-7f Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services a separate school under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-7g Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in an itinerant service
setting outside the home under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2002

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Table 3-7h Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
children ages 3 through 5 receiving services in a reverse mainstream
setting under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-8a Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education outside the
regular class less than 21 percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B,
by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998
to fall 2002

Table 3-8b Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education outside the
regular class between 21 percent and 60 percent of the school day under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8c Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education outside the
regular class more than 60 percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B,
by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998
to fall 2002

Table 3-8d Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education in public or
private separate schools under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8e Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education in public or
private residential facilities under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8f Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 receiving special education in a homebound or
hospital environment under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8g Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education outside the regular class less than 21 percent of the
school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8h Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education outside the regular class between 21 percent and 60
percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8i Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education outside the regular class more than 60 percent of the
school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8j Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education in public or private separate school facilities under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

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Table 3-8k Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education in public or private residential facilities under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8l Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education in a homebound or hospital environment under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8m Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with speech or language impairments receiving
special education outside the regular class less than 21 percent of the
school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8n Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with speech or language impairments receiving
special education outside the regular class between 21 percent and 60
percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8o Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with speech or language impairments receiving
special education outside the regular class more than 60 percent of the
school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8p Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with speech or language impairments receiving
special education in public or private separate school facilities under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8q Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with speech or language impairments receiving
special education in public or private residential facilities under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8r Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with speech or language impairments receiving
special education in a homebound or hospital environment under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8s Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with mental retardation receiving special
education outside the regular class less than 21 percent of the school
day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8t Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with mental retardation receiving special
education outside the regular class between 21 percent and 60 percent of
the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall
2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

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Table 3-8u Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with mental retardation receiving special
education outside the regular class more than 60 percent of the school
day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8v Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with mental retardation receiving special
education in public or private separate school facilities under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8w Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with mental retardation receiving special
education in public or private residential facilities under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8x Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with mental retardation receiving special
education in a homebound or hospital environment under IDEA, Part B, by
state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to
fall 2002

Table 3-8y Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with emotional disturbance receiving special
education outside the regular class less than 21 percent of the school
day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8z Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with emotional disturbance receiving special
education outside the regular class between 21 percent and 60 percent of
the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall
2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8aa Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with emotional disturbance receiving special
education outside the regular class more than 60 percent of the school
day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8bb Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with emotional disturbance receiving special
education in public or private separate school facilities under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8cc Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with emotional disturbance receiving special
education in public or private residential facilities under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8dd Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with emotional disturbance receiving special
education in a homebound or hospital environment under IDEA, Part B, by
state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to
fall 2002

Table 3-8ee Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with low-prevalence disabilities receiving
special education outside the regular class less than 21 percent of the
school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

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Table 3-8ff Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with low-prevalence disabilities receiving
special education outside the regular class between 21 percent and 60
percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8gg Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with low-prevalence disabilities receiving
special education outside the regular class more than 60 percent of the
school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8hh Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with low-prevalence disabilities receiving
special education in public or private separate school facilities under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8ii Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with low-prevalence disabilities receiving
special education in public or private residential facilities under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage
change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8jj Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with low-prevalence disabilities receiving
special education in a homebound or hospital environment under IDEA,
Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and percentage change
fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8kk Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with orthopedic and other health impairments
receiving special education outside the regular class less than 21
percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8ll Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with orthopedic and other health impairments
receiving special education outside the regular class between 21 percent
and 60 percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8mm Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with orthopedic and other health impairments
receiving special education outside the regular class more than 60
percent of the school day under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8nn Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with orthopedic and other health impairments
receiving special education in public or private separate school
facilities under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002,
and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-8oo Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with orthopedic and other health impairments
receiving special education in public or private residential facilities
under IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

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Table 3-8pp Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
students ages 6 through 21 with orthopedic and other health impairments
receiving special education in a homebound or hospital environment under
IDEA, Part B, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2002

Table 3-9 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services under IDEA,
Part C, by age and state: Fall 2002

Table 3-10 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers (excluding children at-risk) receiving early
intervention services under IDEA, Part C, by age and state: Fall 2002

Table 3-11 Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers (excluding children at-risk) receiving early
intervention services under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2002, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2002

Table 3-12a Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention
services in programs designed for children with developmental delays or
disabilities under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

Table 3-12b Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
the home under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

Table 3-12c Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
the hospital (inpatient) under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

Table 3-12d Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
a service provider location under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

Table 3-12e Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
programs for typically developing children under IDEA, Part C, by state:
Fall 2001

Table 3-12f Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
a residential facility under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

Table 3-12g Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
other settings under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

Table 3-12h Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
natural environments under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 2001

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Table 3-13a Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
programs designed for children with developmental delays or disabilities
under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2001, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Table 3-13b Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
the home under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through fall 2001, and
percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Table 3-13c Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
the hospital (inpatient) under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2001, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Table 3-13d Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention at
a service provider location under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998
through fall 2001, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Table 3-13e Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
programs for typically developing children under IDEA, Part C, by state:
Fall 1998 through fall 2001, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall
2001

Table 3-13f Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
residential facilities under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2001, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Table 3-13g Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
other settings under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through fall
2001, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Table 3-13h Number, percentage and difference from national baseline of
infants and toddlers birth through age 2 receiving early intervention in
natural environments under IDEA, Part C, by state: Fall 1998 through
fall 2001, and percentage change fall 1998 to fall 2001

Appendix A. Data Notes for IDEA, Part C

Appendix B. Data Notes for IDEA, Part B

Tables in Section I

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Table 1-1 Number of infants and toddlers receiving early intervention
services under IDEA, Part C, and the percentage of population served:
Fall 1994 through fall 2002

Table 1-2 Risk ratios for infants and toddlers ages birth through 2
served under IDEA, Part C, by race/ethnicity: Fall 2002

Table 1-3 Risk ratios for children ages 3 through 5 receiving special
education and related services, by race/ethnicity: Fall 2002

Table 1-4 Disability distribution, by race/ethnicity, of students ages 6
through 21 receiving special education and related services: Fall 2002

Table 1-5 Percentage (risk index) of students ages 6 through 21
receiving special education and related services, by race/ethnicity and
disability category: Fall 2002

Table 1-6 Risk ratios for students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities,
by race/ethnicity and disability category: Fall 2002

Table 1-7 Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments, by
disability category: Fall 2002

Table 1-8 Ages and grade levels of elementary and middle-school students
with disabilities in language arts classes, by instructional setting:
2001

Table 1-9 Household characteristics of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes, by instructional
setting: 2001

Table 1-10 Past educational experiences of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts instruction, by
instructional setting: 2001

Table 1-11 Instructional groupings used frequently with elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
disability category and instructional setting: 2001

Table 1-12 Language arts class size and staffing for elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities by demographic characteristics
and instructional settings: 2001

Table 1-13 Participation in reading/language arts activities of
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities, by disability
category and instructional setting: 2001

Table 1-14 Functional abilities of elementary and middle-school students
with disabilities in language arts classes, by instructional setting:
2001

Table 1-15 Average scores and skill levels on NAEP reading assessment
for students with and those without disabilities in grades 4 and 8: 2003

Table 1-16 Average scores and skill levels on NAEP mathematics
assessment for students with disabilities and those without in grades 4
and 8: 2003

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Table 1-17 Districts with various types of content standards for
students with and without disabilities, by subject area: 1999-2000 and
2002-03

Table 1-18 States and districts that have developed written guidelines
on the participation of students with disabilities in accountability
systems: 2002-03

Table 1-19 States and districts that received and/or provided resources
for assessment of students with disabilities: 2002-03

Table 1-20 Districts that used data on academic performance of students
with disabilities for different purposes: 2002-03

Table 1-21 Districts that provided professional development on the
participation of students with disabilities in assessments: 2002-03

Table 1-22 Students ages 14 and older with disabilities who graduated
with a standard diploma: 1993-94 through 2001-02

Table 1-23 Students ages 14 and older with disabilities who dropped out
of school: 1993-94 through 2001-02

Table 1-24 Students ages 14 and older with disabilities who graduated or
dropped out, by race/ethnicity, 2001-02

Table 1-25 Degrees, certificates and endorsements received by
OSEP-supported trainees previously employed as special education
teachers: 2004

Figures in Section I

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Figure 1-1 Number and age distribution of infants and toddlers served
under IDEA, Part C, by age: Fall 1994 through fall 2002

Figure 1-2 Percentage of infants and toddlers with disabilities served
in different early intervention settings: Fall 1996 and fall 2001

Figure 1-3 Percentage of children transitioning from IDEA, Part C, at
age 3, by Part B eligibility status: 2001-02

Figure 1-4 Percentage of children exiting Part C of IDEA before age 3,
by reason, 2001-02

Figure 1-5 Children transitioning from Part C of IDEA at age 3, by Part
B eligibility status and race/ethnicity: 2001-02

Figure 1-6 Percentage of children exiting Part C of IDEA before age 3,
by reason and race/ethnicity: 2001-02

Figure 1-7 Health status of children entering early intervention
compared to the general population: 1998

Figure 1-8 Health ratings of children receiving early intervention at
entry and 36 months: 2000

Figure 1-9 Change in health status of children receiving early
intervention: 2002

Figure 1-10 Children ages 3 through 5 receiving special education and
related services, by age: Fall 1992 through fall 2002

Figure 1-11 Percentage of children ages 3 through 5 receiving special
education and related services, by educational environment: Fall 2002

Figure 1-12 Percentage of children ages 3 through 5 receiving special
education and related services in each environment, by race/ethnicity:
Fall 2002

Figure 1-13 Number and percentage of students ages 6 through 21
receiving special education and related services under IDEA, by age
group: Fall 2002

Figure 1-14 Disability distribution for students ages 6 through 21
served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2002

Figure 1-15 Percentage of the population receiving special education and
related services because of specific learning disabilities, by age
group: Fall 1992 through fall 2002

Figure 1-16 Percentage of the population receiving special education and
related services because of other health impairments, by age group: Fall
1992 through fall 2002

Figure 1-17 Percentage of the population receiving special education and
related services because of autism, by age group: Fall 1992 through fall
2002

Figures in Section I (continued)

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Figure 1-18 Percentage of the population ages 6 through 9 receiving
special education and related services because of developmental delay:
Fall 1997 through fall 2002

Figure 1-19 Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments: Fall
2002

Figure 1-20 Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments: Fall
1993 through fall 2002

Figure 1-21 Percentage of students with disabilities receiving education
and related services in different environments, by age group: Fall 2002

Figure 1-22 Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments, by
race/ethnicity: Fall 2002

Figure 1-23 Instructional settings for secondary students with
disabilities, by subject: 2001-02

Figure 1-24 Instructional settings for secondary students with
disabilities, by disability category: 2001-02

Figure 1-25 Composition of average classes for secondary students with
disabilities, by type of instructional setting: 2001-02

Figure 1-26 Performance levels of regular education academic classes in
which secondary students with disabilities receive instruction, as
reported by teachers: 2001-02

Figure 1-27 Enrollment in science and foreign language course(s) by
secondary students with disabilities, by disability category: 2001-02

Figure 1-28 Instructional groupings used frequently for elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
instructional setting: 2001

Figure 1-29 Instructional groupings for elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes, by grade level and
instructional setting: 2001

Figure 1-30 Frequency of different instructional groupings for secondary
students with disabilities in regular education academic classes:
2001-02

Figure 1-31 Grading criteria reported by teachers to be "very important"
when evaluating secondary students with disabilities, by instructional
setting: 2001-02

Figure 1-32 Accommodations and modifications provided to elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
instructional setting: 2001

Figure 1-33 Other learning supports provided to elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
instructional setting: 2001

Figures in Section I (continued)

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Figure 1-34 Extent of curriculum modification for secondary school
students with disabilities in regular education academic classes:
2001-02

Figure 1-35 Services received by secondary students with disabilities
from schools, by type of service: 2001-02

Figure 1-36 Social adjustment supports received by secondary students
with disabilities, by type of support: 2001-02

Figure 1-37 Receipt of social adjustment supports in the form of mental
health services and behavior management planning by secondary students
with disabilities, by disability category: 2001-02

Figure 1-38 Participation in reading/language arts activities by
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities, by
instructional setting: 2001

Figure 1-39 Participation in classroom activities by secondary students
with disabilities in regular education academic classes: 2001-02

Figure 1-40 Use of print materials by secondary students with
disabilities in regular education academic classes and their classmates
without disabilities: 2001-02

Figure 1-41 Educational experiences outside the classroom of secondary
students with disabilities and other students taking regular education
academic classes: 2001-02

Figure 1-42 Secondary students with disabilities in regular education
vocational classes whose experiences are the same as those of other
students in class: 2001-02

Figure 1-43 Secondary teachers' perception of the appropriateness of
placement of students with disabilities in their regular education
classes: 2001-02

Figure 1-44 Primary post-high-school goals of secondary students with
disabilities: 2001-02

Figure 1-45 Secondary students with disabilities who have the goal of
attending a two- or four-year college, by disability category: 2001-02

Figure 1-46 Age-eligible secondary students with disabilities taking
college entrance exams, by disability category: 2001-02

Figure 1-47 Participation in job training and work-related activities by
secondary students with disabilities: 2001-02

Figure 1-48 Secondary students with disabilities whose schools contacted
outside agencies regarding post-high-school programs or services:
2001-02

Figure 1-49 Employment of OSEP-supported trainees prior to entering
grant-supported training: 2004

Figure 1-50 Type of position held by OSEP-supported trainees employed in
the field of education prior to entering grant-supported training: 2004

Figures in Section I (continued)

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Figure 1-51 Credential status of OSEP-supported trainees employed as
special education teachers prior to entering grant-supported training:
2004

Figure 1-52 Degrees, certificates and endorsements received by
OSEP-supported trainees previously employed as special education
teachers: 2004

Data Sources Used in This Report

The text and graphics contained in the 26th Annual Report to Congress
were developed primarily from data from the Office of Special Education
Programs (OSEP) Data Analysis System (DANS). DANS is a repository for
all the data mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) to be collected from states annually. These data include the
number of infants and toddlers being served under Part C of IDEA and the
settings in which they receive program services, as well as their
transition out of Part C. The states also report early intervention
services provided to this population and the personnel who are providing
services. For Part B, states report the number of children and students
who are being served, the educational environments in which they receive
education, disciplinary actions that affect them, their exiting from the
program and personnel providing educational services to them.

Most of the DANS data used in vol. 1 are included in the tables in vol.
2. Tables and graphics that use DANS data from vol. 2 tables include a
footnote referencing the specific table used. Other data in vol. 1 were
generated directly from the DANS data repository. These tables and
graphics reference DANS, but do not reference a specific table in vol.
2. DANS data are tabulated from the data collection forms; they are not
published reports. Unless noted otherwise, the year spans in titles of
figures and tables refer to school years.

Many of the source tables from vol. 2, as well as the Rank-Order tables
in Section III of this volume, have a note indicating that the data
included are as of July 30, 2003. This is because much of the Part B and
Part C data included in this report are from snapshots of the database
maintained by DANS. OSEP permits states to update data as necessary
after original state submissions; however, snapshots are used to prepare
analyses for the annual reports to Congress. The use of snapshots
ensures that the data are not revised while the report is produced. It
also ensures the accuracy of the presentation and analysis of data for
the reports and facilitates the Department of Education review process
for the reports. Certain other categories of data (exiting and
discipline) are collected cumulatively over the course of a year.

State-reported data from DANS for Part C used in this report reflect the
following:

  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------
  Child Count                    December 1, 2002

  Program Settings               December 1, 2002

  Early Intervention Services    December 1, 2001

  Exiting                        Cumulative, state-determined 12-month
                                 reporting period, 2001-02

  Personnel                      December 1, 2001
  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------

State-reported data from DANS for Part B used in this report reflect the
following:

  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------
  Child Count                    December 1, 2002\*

  Educational Environments       December 1, 2002\*

  Exiting                        Cumulative, state-determined 12-month
                                 reporting period, 2001-02

  Discipline                     School year 2001-02

  Personnel                      On or about December 1, 2001
  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------

\*Alaska, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Iowa and Texas used the last
Friday in October reporting date for these data.

In addition to using data from DANS, this report presents information
from OSEP's National Assessment of the Implementation of IDEA; OSEP's
Personnel Preparation Database (PPD); the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES); and the U.S. Census Bureau.

OSEP's National Assessment of the Implementation of IDEA

Many of the studies that make up OSEP's National Assessment of the
Implementation of IDEA provided information for the report. These
studies include:

National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS);

Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS);

Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS);

National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2);

Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP); and

Study of State and Local Implementation and Impact of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (SLIIDEA).

Each of these studies is summarized below. More detailed information
about these studies and other data reports can be obtained from the Web
sites provided with each summary. The URLs provided for the studies are
for general information only. The data in this report from these studies
represent analyses from databases not accessible to the general public.

NEILS

The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study is being conducted
for OSEP by SRI International, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Triangle Institute and American Institutes for Research.

NEILS is answering the following questions:

Who are the children and families receiving early intervention services?

What early intervention services do participating children and families
receive, and how are services delivered?

What are the costs of services?

What outcomes do participating children and families experience?

How do outcomes relate to variations in child and family characteristics
and services provided?

NEILS includes a nationally representative sample of 3,338 children
between birth and 31 months of age and their families who began early
intervention services for the first time between September 1997 and
November 1998. The sample families were recruited in three to seven
counties in each of 20 states.

Data in this report come from the NEILS 2002 Parent Survey. Additional
information from the study can be found on the project Web site:
www.sri.com/neils/.

PEELS

The Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study is another part of the
National Assessment of IDEA. For PEELS, researchers are following over
3,000 children with disabilities as they progress through preschool and
into their early elementary years. The children were 3 through 5 years
old at the start of the study. Westat is conducting this study for OSEP.
Five research questions focus the study:

What are the characteristics of children receiving preschool special
education?

What preschool programs and services do they receive?

What are their transitions like between early intervention (programs for
children from birth to 3 years old) and preschool and between preschool
and elementary school?

What results do children achieve in preschool, kindergarten and early
elementary school?

What factors help to produce better results?

To answer these questions, researchers are conducting telephone
interviews with parents of preschoolers with disabilities, one-on-one
assessments of children participating in this study and mail surveys to
the children's teachers and other service providers, school principals,
district administrators and state education agency administrators. Data
collection began in fall 2003 and will be repeated in fall-winter
2004-05 and fall-winter 2005-06. Additional information about PEELS can
be found at www.PEELS.org/.

SEELS

The Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study is a study of
school-age students receiving special education services and is being
conducted for OSEP by SRI International and Westat. From 2000 to 2006,
SEELS will document the school experiences of a national sample of
students as they move from elementary to middle school and from middle
to high school. One important feature of SEELS is that it does not look
at students' educational, social, vocational and personal development at
a single point in time. Rather, it is designed to assess changes in
these areas over time.

SEELS involves a large, nationally representative sample of students in
special education who were ages 6 through 12 in 1999. Students were
selected randomly from rosters of students in special education provided
by local education agencies and state-operated special schools for the
deaf and blind that agreed to participate in the study. Statistical
summaries generated from SEELS will generalize to special education
students nationally as a group, to each of the 13 federal special
education disability categories and to each single-year age cohort. Data
in this report are from the SEELS 2001 Parent and School Surveys.
Additional information about SEELS can be found at www.seels.net/.

NLTS2

The National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 is a follow-up of the
original NLTS. The study is being conducted for OSEP by SRI
International with assistance from Westat and RTI International. NLTS2
includes 11,276 youth nationwide who were ages 13 through 16 and in at
least seventh grade in 2001. The study is collecting information over a
nine-year period from parents, youths and schools and will provide a
national picture of the experiences and achievements of young people as
they transition into early adulthood. The study will:

Describe the characteristics of secondary school students in special
education and their households;

Describe the secondary school experiences of students in special
education, including those in their schools, school programs, related
services and extracurricular activities;

Describe the experiences of students once they leave secondary school,
including those in adult programs and services, social activities, etc.;

Measure the secondary school and postschool outcomes of students in the
education, employment, social and residential domains; and

Identify factors in students' secondary school and postschool
experiences that contribute to positive outcomes.

Data in this report are from the NLTS2 2001 School Survey. More
information can be found at www.nlts2.org/.

SEEP

The Special Education Expenditure Project, being conducted for OSEP by
the American Institutes for Research in Palo Alto, Calif., examines
resource allocation to special education programs. The study
investigates the ways in which special education funds are used to
enable special education students to meet the expectations of their
individualized education program (IEP).

The study examines how resources are allocated among various special
education programs and how the use of resources varies across schools
and districts. The study also investigates total expenditures on special
education, average per pupil expenditures for special education programs
and services, patterns of resource allocation and patterns of services
to different categories of students.

The study is designed to provide in-depth information about and analysis
of:

The detailed costs associated with the provision of special education
services;

The extent to which expenditures vary according to the type of student,
placement, and school, district or state with which they are associated;

Changes in the rates and patterns of identification of students with
disabilities and how these vary by the type of school, district or state
with which the student is associated; and

How movements toward addressing the needs of special education students
in the least restrictive setting, toward the blending of funds from
different revenue sources and toward increasing services to preschool
students have affected patterns of resource allocation.

Data in this report are from the SEEP 1999-2000 District and School
Surveys. More information about SEEP can be found at
http://www.csef-air.org.

SLIIDEA

The State and Local Implementation and Impact of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (SLIIDEA) is a national assessment conducted
for OSEP by Abt Associates, with Westat and SRI. SLIIDEA collects data
from all 50 states, as well as a nationally representative sample of
districts and schools that serve children with disabilities, through a
combination of surveys, interviews, classroom observations and document
review. The study is designed to measure change over time by collecting
data at several points over a 5-year period, beginning in 2000. This
longitudinal study is answering the following research questions:

How is IDEA being implemented?

What contextual factors influence the implementation of the legislation?

What is the relationship between implementation and results?

What are the intended and unintended outcomes of the legislation?

What are the critical and emerging issues in states, districts and
schools?

Data in this report are from the SLIIDEA District and School Surveys,
2001 and 2002-03. Additional information, published reports and data
tables from SLIIDEA can be found at http://www.abt.sliidea.org/.

OSEP's Personnel Preparation Program (PPP)

OSEP's Personnel Preparation Program to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities is one of the largest preservice grant
programs in the U.S. Department of Education. To ensure that it is
meeting the needs of children with disabilities and their families, OSEP
collects data on the number of students trained to be special educators
and related service providers and the grant outcomes (e.g., training
completion, certification, employment in area supported by training).
These data allow OSEP to assess program effectiveness and efficiency and
to meet the reporting requirements of the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA).

Each year, grantees submit data on the students in their grant-supported
training programs. Grantees provide data on student characteristics
(e.g., age, race/ethnicity) and prior employment background when a
student first enters into a grant-supported training program. Each year
that a student participates in grant-supported training, the grantee
provides OSEP with information on the student's current training (e.g.,
ages the student is training to serve, degree the student is pursuing)
and employment during the current budget year. When the student exits
the grant-supported training (by completing the program, dropping out or
when the grant ends), the grantee completes information on the student's
training status at exit (e.g., degree or certificate received) and
employment at exit. Data in this report are from the Personnel
Preparation Database, 2004. This database is not accessible by the
general public.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

The National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal
entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education
in the United States and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S.
Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.

NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze and
report complete statistics on the condition of American education;
conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education
activities internationally. NCES statistics and publications are used by
Congress, other federal agencies, state education agencies, educational
organizations, the news media, researchers and the public.

Common Core of Data (CCD)

Additional data come from the NCES Common Core of Data. The CCD is the
Department of Education's primary database on public elementary and
secondary education in the United States. CCD is a comprehensive,
annually updated, national statistical database of all public elementary
and secondary schools and school districts that contains data that are
designed to be comparable across all states.

CCD comprises five surveys sent to state education departments. Most of
the data are obtained from administrative records maintained by the
state education agencies. Statistical information is collected annually
from public elementary and secondary schools, public school districts
and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Department of
Defense schools and the four outlying areas. Information from the CCD
for 2001 and 2002-03 is from three surveys:

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Common Core of Data, Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Common Core of Data, State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
Common Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.

The surveys can be accessed at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/bat. The 2002-03
local school districts, 2002-03 enrollment, and 2001 per pupil
expenditure data can be derived from building a query on this Web site.

National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES)

The National Household Education Surveys Program is a data collection
system of NCES that is designed to address a wide range of
education-related issues. It provides descriptive data on the
educational activities of the U.S. population and offers policymakers,
researchers and educators a variety of statistics on the condition of
education in the United States.

NHES surveys have been conducted in spring of 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996,
1999, 2001 and 2003. More information can be found at
http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/.

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99
has been developed under the sponsorship of NCES; the study is being
conducted by Westat with assistance provided by Educational Testing
Service (ETS). The ECLS-K is following a nationally representative
cohort of children from kindergarten through fifth grade. The base-year
data were collected in the fall and spring of the 1998-99 school year
when the sampled children were in kindergarten. A total of 21,260
kindergartners throughout the nation participated.

The ECLS-K provides descriptive information on children's transition to
school; their schooling and performance in the early grades; and the
interaction of school, family and community. The four key issues
addressed by ECLS-K are:

School readiness;

Children's transitions to kindergarten, first grade and beyond;

The relationship between children's kindergarten experience and their
elementary school performance; and

Children's growth in math, reading and general knowledge in science and
social studies and progress through elementary school.

The ECLS-K is a multisource, multimethod study that includes interviews
with parents, the collection of data from principals and teachers and
student record abstracts, as well as direct child assessments. Data in
this report are from 1998-99 and 1999-2000. More information can be
found in the Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/ecls/Kindergarten.asp.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as "the
Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and
continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in
various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted
periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history,
civics, geography and the arts.

NAEP does not provide scores for individual students or schools;
instead, it offers results regarding subject-matter achievement,
instructional experiences and school environment for populations of
students (e.g., fourth-graders) and subgroups of those populations
(e.g., female students, Hispanic students). NAEP results are based on a
sample of student populations of interest.

NAEP reports information for the nation and specific geographic regions
of the country. It includes students drawn from both public and
nonpublic schools and reports results for student achievement at grades
four, eight and 12. Data in this report are from NAEP 2003.

U.S. Census Bureau

Each year, the Population Estimates Program of the U.S. Census Bureau
publishes estimates of the resident population for each state and
county. Members of the Armed Forces on active duty stationed outside the
United States, military dependents living abroad and other United States
citizens living abroad are not included in these estimates. These
population estimates are produced by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin.
The state population estimates are solely the sum of the county
population estimates. The reference date for county estimates is July 1.

Estimates are used in federal funding allocations, as denominators for
vital rates and per capita time series, as survey controls and in
monitoring recent demographic changes. With each new issue of July 1
estimates, the estimates for years are revised back to the last census.
Previously published estimates are superseded and archived. See the
Census Bureau's document Estimates and Projections Area Documentation
State and County Total Population Estimates for more information about
how population estimates are produced.

The Census files used in this report are: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Population data for 2002, accessed October 2003 from
census.gov/popest/datat/states/files/STCH-6R.CSV. This file is now
archived as http://www.census.gov/popest/archives.

Introduction

During the two decades that the annual reports to Congress have been
published, these documents have undergone several minor stylistic
changes and one major substantive redesign and refocus. In 1997, OSEP
adopted a policy-oriented approach to the annual report to Congress. The
results of this shift were first seen in the 1998 annual report, which
used a four-section modular format. The 2002 Annual Report to Congress
was the fifth volume to include four sections---Context/Environment,
Student Characteristics, Programs and Services and Results---plus a
separate appendix of data tables.

The implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act beginning in 2002
amplified the importance of accountability and results in the annual
report to Congress. As the President's Commission on Excellence in
Special Education[^1] pointed out in 2002, this emphasis means that
Congress and the public must know that federal funds are well spent.

The 2003 Annual Report to Congress was redesigned to focus on results
and accountability; make the report more useful to Congress, parents,
each state and other stakeholders; and use a more readable and
user-friendly style. It focuses on key state performance data in
accordance with the recommendations of the President's Commission.

The 2004 Annual Report to Congress has two volumes. Volume 1 focuses on
the children and students being served under IDEA and provides profiles
of individual states' special education environment. It contains three
sections. Section I contains the child/student-focused material,
presented in a question-and-answer format. It contains three
subsections: infants and toddlers served under IDEA, Part C; children
ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA, Part B; and students ages 6 through
21 served under IDEA, Part B. All information available about each group
of children/students is presented in one section. Each subsection
focuses on available results. To the extent possible, the data are
presented through graphics, short tables[^2] and bulleted text. Please
note that throughout this report the terms "infants and toddlers with
disabilities," "children with disabilities," and "students with
disabilities" refer to recipients of services under IDEA, Parts C or B.

Section II of the report contains state-level performance data. These
state profiles, which provide key information about a state on one or
two pages, will be valuable to Congress and other stakeholders who are
interested in individual state performance. The state profiles were a
new feature of the 2003 annual report.

Section III presents tables of states rank-ordered by their reported
data for exiting, dropout, educational environments, early intervention
services and early intervention settings. OSEP uses these tables as part
of its Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System.

Volume 2 of the report contains the state-reported data tables developed
from DANS. OSEP's goal in separating the text of the report from the
extensive tables is to make the report usable to all readers. The tables
are also posted on www.IDEAdata.org.

Section I.

The National Picture

Infants and Toddlers Served Under IDEA, Part C

Trends in Numbers and Percentages of Infants and Toddlers Served

How many infants and toddlers receive early intervention services?

Table 1-1. Number of infants and toddlers receiving early intervention
services under IDEA, Part C, and the percentage of population served:
Fall 1994 through fall 2002

  --------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- -----------------
  Year            Total served                    Birth-through-2   Percentage
                  under Part C                    population in the \[Percentage of
                  (birth through                  50 states and DC  population is
                  2)                                                calculated by
                                                                    dividing the
                                                                    number served
                                                                    under IDEA, Part
                                                                    C by the general
                                                                    U.S. population
                                                                    estimates for
                                                                    children in this
                                                                    age range for
                                                                    that year.\] of
                                                                    birth-through-2
                                                                    population
                                                                    receiving
                                                                    services under
                                                                    Part C in the 50
                                                                    states and DC

                  For the 50      For the 50                        
                  states, DC,     states and DC                     
                  Puerto Rico and only                              
                  the four                                          
                  outlying areas                                    

  1994 \[Prior to 165,351         160,889         11,704,510        1.4
  1994, Part C                                                      
  data were                                                         
  collected                                                         
  differently                                                       
  and, thus, are                                                    
  not                                                               
  comparable.\]                                                     

  1995            177,281         172,234         11,570,316        1.5

  1996            186,527         181,504         11,382,432        1.6

  1997            196,337         192,469         11,364,028        1.7

  1998            187,355         184,362         11,273,933        1.6

  1999            206,108         202,718         11,334,677        1.8

  2000            232,810         229,150         11,485,257        2.0

  2001            245,775         242,255         11,711,409        2.1

  2002            268,331         265,145         11,950,413        2.2
  --------------- --------------- --------------- ----------------- -----------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 6-1, 6-3 and C-2 in vol.
2. Population data for 1994 through 1999 are July estimates as of the
date of the first release. These data are based on the 1990 Decennial
Census. For 2000 through 2002, population data are July 1 estimates,
released October 2003. These data are based on the 2000 Decennial
Census. The population estimates are from the Population Estimates
Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

On December 1, 2002, 268,331 children ages birth through 2 received
early intervention services under IDEA, Part C. Of these, 265,145
received services in the 50 states and the District of Columbia; this
number represents 2.2 percent of the birth-through-2 population in the
50 states and the District of Columbia.

Between 1994 and 2002, the total number of children served under IDEA,
Part C has increased steadily (with the exception of one year) from
165,351 to 268,331─an increase of 62.3 percent. The apparent decline in
the number of children served in 1998 was the result of a data reporting
problem in one state that year.

What percentage of the birth-through-2 population is served under IDEA,
Part C?

In the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the percentage of the
birth-through-2 population receiving early intervention services under
Part C increased steadily between 1994 and 2002, with the exception of
one year (see note above about the one-year decline in 1998). On
December 1, 1994, Part C served 1.4 percent of children ages birth
through 2. By 2002, this percentage was up to 2.2 percent, a 57 percent
increase.

In 2002, 24 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia served at
least 2.2 percent of their jurisdiction's birth-through-2 population
under IDEA, Part C (see table 6-1 in vol. 2).

What is the distribution of ages for the children receiving early
intervention services under IDEA, Part C?

Figure 1-1. Number and age distribution of infants and toddlers served
under IDEA, Part C, by age: Fall 1994 \[Prior to 1994, Part C data were
collected differently and are, thus, not comparable.\] through fall 2002

  -------------------------------- --------------------------------------
  Year                             Infants and toddlers served

  0 to \<12 months                 

  1994                             29,617

  1995                             29,786

  1996                             31,496

  1997                             34,375

  1998                             34,375

  1999                             35,793

  2000                             35,793

  2001                             38,338

  2002                             41,469

  ≥12 and \<24 months              

  1994                             55,284

  1995                             59,185

  1996                             60,233

  1997                             62,699

  1998                             60,558

  1999                             67,026

  2000                             74,256

  2001                             78,190

  2002                             84,105

  ≥24 and \<36 months              

  1994                             80,450

  1995                             88,310

  1996                             94,798

  1997                             99,263

  1998                             95,708

  1999                             103,289

  2000                             121,984

  2001                             129,247

  2002                             142,757

  0 to \<36 months                 

  1994                             160,889

  1995                             172,234

  1996                             181,504

  1997                             192,469

  1998                             187,355

  1999                             202,718

  2000                             229,150

  2001                             242,255

  2002                             265,145
  -------------------------------- --------------------------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 6-3 in vol. 2. Data are for
the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

According to DANS data, in 2002, 53.2 percent of the children receiving
early intervention services under Part C were 2 years old. The next
largest age group served under Part C was 1-year-olds, who comprised
31.3 percent of the children served under Part C. Infants under age 1
year comprised 15.5 percent of Part C.

Over time, has the age distribution of children receiving services under
IDEA, Part C changed?

Since 1994, the number of children served under IDEA, Part C increased
for all age groups. However, the largest increase was for 2-year-olds.
The number of 2-year-olds served increased from 80,450 in 1994 to
142,757 in 2002─an increase of 77.5 percent. Birth through 1-year-olds
increased 40.0 percent, and 1- to 2-year-olds increased 52.1 percent.

In all years, 2-year-olds were the largest age group of children
receiving early intervention services (48.7 percent of the total in 1994
and 53.2 percent of the total in 2002). Birth up to 1‑year-olds were
17.9 percent in 1994 and 15.5 percent in 2002. One-year-olds were 33.4
percent in 1994 and 31.3 percent in 2002.

For each racial/ethnic group, how does the proportion of infants and
toddlers served under IDEA, Part C compare to the proportion of all
other infants and toddlers combined?

Risk ratios compare the proportion of a particular racial/ethnic group
served under IDEA, Part C to the proportion of all other racial/ethnic
groups combined. A risk ratio of 1.0 indicates no difference between the
racial/ethnic groups.

Table 1-2. Risk ratios for infants and toddlers ages birth through 2
served under IDEA, Part C, by race/ethnicity: Fall 2002

  ----------------------- --------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
  Race/ethnicity          Child count     U.S.          Risk index      Risk index for  Risk ratio
                          \[Child count   population,   \[Risk index    all other       \[Risk ratios
                          is the number   birth through was calculated  \[Risk index    were calculated
                          of children     2 \[Data are  by dividing the for all other   by dividing the
                          with            for the 50    child count for was calculated  risk index for
                          disabilities in states and    the             by dividing the the
                          the             the District  racial/ethnic   child count for racial/ethnic
                          racial/ethnic   of            group by the    all the other   group by the
                          group, ages     Columbia.\]   total number of racial/ethnic   risk index for
                          birth through                 children in the groups combined all other
                          2. Data are for               racial/ethnic   by the total    racial/ethnic
                          the 50 states                 group in the    number of       groups
                          and the                       U.S.            children in the combined.\] vs.
                          District of                   population,     other           all other
                          Columbia.\]                   ages birth      racial/ethnic   children
                                                        through 2.\]    groups in the   
                                                                        U.S.            
                                                                        population,     
                                                                        ages birth      
                                                                        through 2.\]    

  American Indian/Alaska  2,533           106,129       2.39            2.22            1.08
  Native                                                                                

  Asian/Pacific Islander  11,796          509,374       2.32            2.21            1.05

  Black (not Hispanic)    40,053          1,811,473     2.21            2.22            1.00

  Hispanic                50,206          2,456,482     2.04            2.26            0.90

  White (not Hispanic)    160,305         7,066,955     2.27            2.14            1.06

  Race/ethnicity total    264,893         11,950,413    2.22                            N/A
  \[The number of                                                                       
  children reported by                                                                  
  race/ethnicity does not                                                               
  match the total child                                                                 
  count because                                                                         
  race/ethnicity data are                                                               
  missing for some                                                                      
  children.\]                                                                           
  ----------------------- --------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables C-6 and 6-8 in vol. 2.
These data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Population data are July 1 estimates for 2002, based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The estimates were released by the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division in October
2003.

The risk ratios for all racial/ethnic groups are clustered around 1.0.
Children in all racial/ethnic groups were about equally as likely to be
receiving early intervention services.

The Primary Service Setting of Children with Disabilities Served Under
IDEA, Part C

What is the primary service setting in which infants and toddlers with
disabilities received early intervention services?

Figure 1-2. Percentage of infants and toddlers with disabilities served
in different early intervention settings: Fall 1996 and fall 2001

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Year                                                     Percent

  1996                                                     

  Home                                                     56.0

  Service provider location \[Service provider location    14.0
  includes an office, clinic or hospital where the infant  
  or toddler comes for short periods of time (e.g., 45     
  minutes) to receive early intervention services. These   
  services may be delivered individually or to a small     
  group of children.\]                                     

  Other \[In 1996, the category "other" included programs  7.5
  designed for typically developing children (2.7          
  percent), residential facility (0.1 percent), hospital   
  (0.8 percent), family child care (0.6 percent) and other 
  (3.3 percent).\]                                         

  Program designed for children with developmental delays  22.5
  or disabilities \[Program designed for children with     
  developmental delays or disabilities refers to an        
  organized program of at least one hour in duration       
  provided on a regular basis. The program is usually      
  directed toward the facilitation of one or more          
  developmental areas. Examples include early intervention 
  classrooms/centers and developmental child care          
  programs.\]                                              

  2001                                                     

  Home                                                     77.6

  Service provider location                                7.7

  Other \[In 2001, the category "other" included the       6.3
  settings program designed for typically developing       
  children (4.2 percent), residential facility (0.1        
  percent), hospital (0.4 percent) and other (1.6          
  percent). Family childcare was not a service setting     
  category in 2001 and therefore does not appear in the    
  2001 graph.\]                                            

  Program designed for children with developmental delays  8.5
  or disabilities                                          
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 6-4 in vol. 2. Data are for
the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

Between 1996 and 2001, the percentage of infants and toddlers served
primarily in the home increased from 56.0 percent to 77.6 percent. In
the same time period, the percentage of infants and toddlers served
primarily in programs for children with developmental delays or
disabilities decreased from 22.5 percent to 8.5 percent. The percentage
of infants and toddlers served primarily in a service provider location
decreased from 14.0 percent to 7.7 percent.

Overall, 82 percent of infants and toddlers received their early
intervention services primarily in the home or in programs designed for
typically developing children. Thirty-two states and outlying areas met
or exceeded this national figure (table 3-13 in vol. 1, Natural
Environments).

Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part C of IDEA

What is the Part B eligibility status of children exiting Part C at age
3?

Figure 1-3. Percentage of children transitioning from IDEA, Part C, at
age 3, by Part B eligibility status: 2001-02 \[Does not include children
who exit Part C before age 3.\], \[This is a cumulative 12-month
count.\]

  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
  Not eligible for Part B, exit to other programs         9.1

  Not eligible for Part B, exit with no referrals         8.9

  Part B, eligibility not determined                      16.0

  Part B eligible                                         66.0
  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 6-5 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

About two-thirds of Part C infants and toddlers were eligible for Part B
services when they turned age 3 (66 percent). Some children exited Part
C at age 3 without determination of their eligibility by those
responsible for making determinations under Part B (16 percent). Four
states had exceptionally high levels of children for whom eligibility
for Part B services had not been determined when the children exited the
Part C program at age 3---Illinois (35.6 percent), Kentucky (45.3
percent), New York (26.2 percent) and Texas (23.4 percent). These four
states represented 65.2 percent of the total number of children in the
United States for whom eligibility had not been determined. Children
ineligible for Part B services either exited with a referral to another
program (9.1 percent) or left with no referral to another program (8.9
percent) (see table 6-8 in vol. 2).

Why do children under the age of 3 exit Part C?

Figure 1-4. Percentage of children exiting Part C of IDEA before age 3,
by reason: 2001-02 \[This is a cumulative 12-month count.\]

  ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------
  Completion of individualized family service plan (IFSP)      38.6

  Withdrawal by parent                                         28.6

  Attempts to contact unsuccessful                             19.7

  Deceased                                                     2.6

  Moved out of state                                           10.5
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 6-5 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

The largest group of infants and toddlers exiting Part C prior to age 3
(30,986) exited because they completed their IFSP and were no longer
eligible for Part C services (38.6 percent). The next largest group
(21,613) exiting Part C were withdrawn from Part C by their parents
(28.6 percent).

Do children in different racial/ethnic groups exit Part C with different
Part B eligibility statuses?

Figure 1-5. Children transitioning from Part C of IDEA at age 3, by Part
B eligibility status and race/ethnicity: 2001-02 \[As a result of a
data-reporting anomaly, these data exclude New York.\],

\[This is a cumulative 12-month count.\]

  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
  Race/ethnicity                                          Percent

  Part B eligible                                         

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           69.2

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  63.2

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    60.7

  Hispanic                                                68.5

  White (not Hispanic)                                    67.8

  Not eligible for Part B, exit to other programs         

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           15.3

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  17.0

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    11.1

  Hispanic                                                10.9

  White (not Hispanic)                                    9.3

  Not eligible for Part B, exit with no referrals         

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           5.8

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  10.7

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    10.8

  Hispanic                                                6.2

  White (not Hispanic)                                    10.5

  Part B eligibility not determined                       

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           9.7

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  9.1

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    17.4

  Hispanic                                                14.5

  White (not Hispanic)                                    12.4
  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 6-12 in vol. 2. These data
are for 49 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

Regardless of race/ethnicity, more than 60 percent children exiting Part
C at age 3 were eligible for Part B services.

Black children were more likely than other racial/ethnic groups to have
their Part B eligibility undetermined (17.4 percent).

Figure 1-6. Percentage of children exiting Part C of IDEA before age 3,
by reason and race/ethnicity: 2001-02 \[As a result of a data-reporting
anomaly, these data exclude New York.\],

\[This is a cumulative 12-month count.\]

  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
  Race/ethnicity                                          Percent

  Completion of IFSP                                      

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           22.4

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  32.4

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    33.3

  Hispanic                                                33.0

  White (not Hispanic)                                    42.5

  Withdrawal by parent                                    

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           32.6

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  37.6

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    28.5

  Hispanic                                                26.7

  White (not Hispanic)                                    28.5

  Attempts to contact unsuccessful                        

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           26.4

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  15.3

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    26.6

  Hispanic                                                27.2

  White (not Hispanic)                                    15.8

  Moved out of state                                      

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           14.9

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  11.8

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    8.9

  Hispanic                                                9.6

  White (not Hispanic)                                    11.0

  Deceased                                                

  American Indian/Alaska Native                           3.7

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                  2.8

  Black (not Hispanic)                                    2.8

  Hispanic                                                3.5

  White (not Hispanic)                                    2.2
  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 6-12 in vol. 2. These data
are for 49 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

White children were more likely than children of other racial/ethnic
groups to complete their IFSP prior to age 3 (42.5 percent). American
Indian/Alaska Native children were the least likely to complete their
IFSP prior to age 3 (22.4 percent).

Asian/Pacific Islander children were more likely than children of other
racial/ethnic groups to be withdrawn from Part C services by their
parents (37.6 percent).

Early intervention programs were least likely to lose contact (i.e.,
attempts to contact unsuccessful or moved out of state) with
Asian/Pacific Islander (27.1 percent) and white children (26.8 percent).

Health of Infants and Toddlers Served

What is the health status of children receiving early intervention
services?

Figure 1-7. Health status of children entering early intervention
compared to the general population: 1998

  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------
  Health status \[The NEILS Parent Survey asked parents to  Percent
  rate the child's health compared to other children's      
  (Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor) at entry to      
  early intervention. NHIS used this same rating system.\]  

  Children in early intervention                            

  Poor                                                      4

  Fair                                                      12

  Good                                                      23

  Very good                                                 25

  Excellent                                                 36

  Children ages 0-4 in U.S., 1997                           

  Poor                                                      0.3

  Fair                                                      2

  Good                                                      14

  Very good                                                 27

  Excellent                                                 57
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

Sources: NEILS Parent Survey, 2002. NEILS findings are based on a
nationally representative sample of 3,338 children who entered early
intervention for the first time between September 1997 and November
1998; Bloom, B., and Tonthat, L. (2002). Summary health statistics for
U.S. children: National Health Interview Survey, 1997. Vital and Health
Statistics, 10 (203). Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health
Statistics.

At entry to early intervention, infants and toddlers receiving Part C
services were in poorer health than children in the general population.
Parents reported 16 percent of children receiving early intervention to
be in poor or fair health compared to just over 2 percent of the general
population.

Figure 1-8. Health ratings of children receiving early intervention at
entry and 36 months: 2000

  ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------
  Rating                                         Percent

  Excellent/very good                            

  Entry                                          62

  36 months                                      65

  Good                                           

  Entry                                          23

  36 months                                      23

  Fair/poor                                      

  Entry                                          16

  36 months                                      13
  ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------

Source: NEILS Parent Survey, 2002. NEILS findings are based on a
nationally representative sample of 3,338 children who entered early
intervention for the first time between September 1997 and November
1998. Data for children at 36 months were collected between 1998 and
2000.

The proportion of early intervention recipients in fair or poor health
when the children reached 36 months of age was similar to the proportion
at entry: 16 percent at entry to early intervention services, compared
to 13 percent at 36 months. While the percentages remain approximately
the same, they do not necessarily represent the same children (see
figure 1-9).

According to the NEILS data and controlling for other factors, in
general, the children in poorest health at 36 months of age were in poor
health at entry, were from a racial/ethnic minority, had entered early
intervention prior to 24 months of age, had a poor birth history (i.e.,
low birth weight, premature, hospitalized after birth), were from
single-parent homes, were from households with limited incomes and were
without health insurance.

Figure 1-9. Change in health status of children receiving early
intervention: 2002

  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
                                                         Percent

  Change, improved                                       32

  No change, health other than excellent                 21

  Change, declined                                       24

  No change, excellent health                            23
  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------

Source: NEILS Parent Survey, 2002.

Displayed results were collected from 3,338 respondents (N).

The health status of 24 percent of the children who received early
intervention declined between when they began early intervention and
their third birthday. The NEILS data also showed that these children
were most likely to be minority, to have begun early intervention at
younger ages, to have mothers with low levels of education and to live
in households with limited family income.

The health status of 32 percent of the children improved between when
they entered early intervention and when they reached their third
birthday, compared with 24 percent of those whose health declined
between entering early intervention and reaching their third birthday.
The parent data showed that the only significant predictor of health
improvement was mother's education. Children with the most highly
educated mothers were most likely to experience improved health.

Children Ages 3 Through 5 Served Under IDEA, Part B

Trends in the Numbers and Percentages of 3- Through 5-Year-Olds

How many children ages 3 through 5 are receiving special education and
related services?

In 2002, Part B served 647,420 children ages 3 through 5.

Figure 1-10. Children ages 3 through 5 receiving special education and
related services, by age: Fall 1992 through fall 2002 \[Children served
under Chapter 1 of ESEA (State-operated Programs) are included only in
the total counts for 1992 and 1993. Beginning in 1994, all children and
youth with disabilities were served under IDEA, Parts B and C. Data for
2000 were revised since the 24th Annual Report to Congress on the
Implementation of IDEA. Twelve states revised their child count for
2000. These data are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four
outlying areas.\]

  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
  Year                                       Number

  Age 3                                      

  1992                                       88,349

  1993                                       97,690

  1994                                       104,329

  1995                                       113,257

  1996                                       112,003

  1997                                       115,131

  1998                                       117,900

  1999                                       122,238

  2000                                       132,063

  2001                                       136,236

  2002                                       140,542

  Age 4                                      

  1992                                       151,627

  1993                                       167,301

  1994                                       179,142

  1995                                       184,758

  1996                                       193,654

  1997                                       197,758

  1998                                       199,878

  1999                                       205,264

  2000                                       215,868

  2001                                       233,109

  2002                                       246,751

  Age 5                                      

  1992                                       215,449

  1993                                       226,672

  1994                                       239,228

  1995                                       250,573

  1996                                       251,406

  1997                                       257,423

  1998                                       255,862

  1999                                       261,620

  2000                                       252,642

  2001                                       250,406

  2002                                       260,127

  Ages 3 through 5                           

  1992                                       455,425

  1993                                       491,663

  1994                                       522,699

  1995                                       548,588

  1996                                       557,063

  1997                                       570,312

  1998                                       573,640

  1999                                       589,122

  2000                                       600,573

  2001                                       619,751

  2002                                       647,420
  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 1-8 and 1-9 in vol. 2.
These data are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying
areas.

What is the age distribution of the 3- through 5-year-olds served under
IDEA, Part B?

Of the total number of children ages 3 through 5 served under Part B in
2002, 21.7 percent (140,542) were 3-year-olds, 38.1 percent (246,751)
were 4-year-olds, and 40.2 percent (260,127) were 5-year-olds (see table
1-8 in vol. 2).

For each racial/ethnic group, how does the proportion of children ages 3
through 5 receiving special education and related services compare to
the proportion of all other children ages 3 through 5 combined?

Table 1-3. Risk ratios for children ages 3 through 5 receiving special
education and related services, by race/ethnicity: Fall 2002

  -------------------- --------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
  Race/ethnicity       Child count     U.S.          Risk index      Risk index for  Risk ratio
                       \[Child count   population,   \[Risk index    all other       \[Risk ratios
                       is the number   ages 3        was calculated  \[Risk index    were calculated
                       of students     through 5     by dividing the for all other   by dividing the
                       with            \[Data are    child count for was calculated  risk index for
                       disabilities in for the 50    the             by dividing the the
                       the             states and    racial/ethnic   child count for racial/ethnic
                       racial/ethnic   the District  group by the    all the other   group by the
                       group, ages 3   of            total number of racial/ethnic   risk index for
                       through 5. Data Columbia.\]   children in the groups combined all other
                       are for the 50                racial/ethnic   by the total    racial/ethnic
                       states and the                group in the    number of       groups
                       District of                   U.S.            children in all combined. A
                       Columbia.\]                   population,     the other       risk ratio of
                                                     ages 3 through  racial/ethnic   1.0 indicates
                                                     5.\]            groups in the   no difference
                                                                     U.S.            between the
                                                                     population,     racial/ethnic
                                                                     ages 3 through  groups.\]
                                                                     5.\]            

  American             8,002           107,952       7.41            5.54            1.34
  Indian/Alaska Native                                                               

  Asian/Pacific        15,011          465,779       3.22            5.65            0.57
  Islander                                                                           

  Black (not Hispanic) 97,808          1,701,345     5.75            5.52            1.04

  Hispanic             91,534          2,244,420     4.08            5.91            0.69

  White (not Hispanic) 425,970         6,971,364     6.11            4.70            1.30

  Race/ethnicity total 638,325         11,490,860    5.56            5.54            N/A
  \[The number of                                                                    
  children reported by                                                               
  race/ethnicity does                                                                
  not match the total                                                                
  child count because                                                                
  race/ethnicity data                                                                
  are missing for some                                                               
  children.\]                                                                        
  -------------------- --------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 1-15 and C-7 in vol. 2.
These data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Population data are July 1 estimates for 2002, based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The estimates were released by the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division in October
2003.

In 2002, American Indian/Alaska Native and white children were both 1.3
times more likely to be served under Part B than all other racial/ethnic
groups combined.

Black children, with a risk ratio of 1.0, were just as likely to be
served under Part B as all other racial/ethnic groups combined.

Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic children were less likely to be
served under Part B than all other racial/ethnic groups combined (0.6
and 0.7, respectively).

Educational Environments for Children Ages 3 Through 5

In what educational environments are children ages 3 through 5 receiving
special education and related services?

Figure 1-11. Percentage of children ages 3 through 5 receiving special
education and related services, by educational environment: Fall 2002

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Early childhood special education \[Early childhood      32.0
  special education includes children who received all of  
  their special education and related services in          
  educational programs designed primarily for children     
  with disabilities housed in regular school buildings or  
  other community-based settings. These children received  
  no special education or related services in early        
  childhood or other settings. This includes children      
  receiving special education and related services in      
  special education classrooms in regular school           
  buildings, special education classrooms in child care    
  facilities, hospital facilities on an outpatient basis   
  or other community-based settings and special education  
  classrooms in trailers or portables outside regular      
  school buildings.\]                                      

  Residential facility                                     0.1

  Separate school                                          3.0

  Itinerant service outside the home \[Preschoolers who    10.0
  received all of their special education and related      
  services at a school, hospital facility on an outpatient 
  basis or other location for a short period of time       
  (i.e., no more than three hours per week).\]             

  Reverse mainstream \[Reverse mainstream is an optional   1.3
  reporting category. It includes children who received    
  all of their special education and related services in   
  educational programs designed primarily for children     
  with disabilities but that include 50 percent or more    
  children without disabilities.\]                         

  Home                                                     3.1

  Early childhood \[Early childhood includes children who  35.4
  received all of their special education and related      
  services in educational programs designed primarily for  
  children without disabilities. These children received   
  no special education or related services in separate     
  special education settings. This includes children       
  receiving special education and related services in      
  regular kindergarten classes, public or private          
  preschools, Head Start Centers, child care facilities,   
  preschool classes offered to an eligible prekindergarten 
  population by the public school system, home/early       
  childhood combinations, home/Head Start combinations and 
  other combinations of early childhood settings.\]        

  Part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood      15.1
  special education                                        
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 2-1 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

In 2002, more than one-third of all children ages 3 through 5 with
disabilities received special education and related services in early
childhood environments (35.4 percent).

Around a third of all children ages 3 through 5 with disabilities
received special education and related services in early childhood
special education environments (32.0 percent).

About 14 percent of children ages 3 through 5 with disabilities received
special education and related services in residential facilities,
separate schools, itinerant services outside the home or reverse
mainstream environments.

Only 3.1 percent of children ages 3 through 5 with disabilities received
special education and related services in home environments.

How do children ages 3 through 5 receiving special education and related
services in each educational environment vary by race/ethnicity?

Figure 1-12. Percentage of children ages 3 through 5 receiving special
education and related services in each environment, by race/ethnicity:
Fall 2002

  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------
  Race/ethnicity                                            Percent

  Early childhood                                           

  American Indian/Alaska Native                             49.0

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                    28.1

  Black (not Hispanic)                                      35.1

  Hispanic                                                  33.9

  White (not Hispanic)                                      35.8

  Early childhood special education                         

  American Indian/Alaska Native                             26.4

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                    44.7

  Black (not Hispanic)                                      32.1

  Hispanic                                                  35.0

  White (not Hispanic)                                      31.0

  Home                                                      

  American Indian/Alaska Native                             2.2

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                    2.8

  Black (not Hispanic)                                      2.0

  Hispanic                                                  1.5

  White (not Hispanic)                                      3.7

  Part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood       
  special education                                         

  American Indian/Alaska Native                             13.8

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                    13.7

  Black (not Hispanic)                                      16.1

  Hispanic                                                  14.9

  White (not Hispanic)                                      15.0

  Other \[Other includes residential facilities, separate   
  schools, itinerant service outside the home and reverse   
  mainstream preschool educational environments.\]          

  American Indian/Alaska Native                             8.7

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                    10.7

  Black (not Hispanic)                                      14.6

  Hispanic                                                  14.7

  White (not Hispanic)                                      14.5
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 2-9 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

In 2002, the early childhood environment was the most common environment
for receiving special education and related services for American
Indian/Alaska Native (49.0 percent), black (35.1 percent) or white (35.8
percent) children.

The early childhood special education environment was the most common
environment for receiving special education and related services for
Asian/Pacific Islander (44.7 percent) and Hispanic (35.0 percent)
children.

White children were more likely to receive special education and related
services in the home than any other racial/ethnic group (3.7 percent).

Students Ages 6 Through 21 Served Under IDEA, Part B

Trends in the Numbers and Percentages of Students Ages 6 Through 21
Served Under IDEA, Part B

What is the age distribution of the students receiving special education
and related services under IDEA, Part B?

Figure 1-13. Number and percentage of students ages 6 through 21
receiving special education and related services under IDEA, Part B, by
age group: Fall 2002

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 6 through 11                     | 2,759,522                         |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | 46.3                              |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 12 through 17                    | 2,904,282                         |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | 48.7                              |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 18 through 21                    | 295,478                           |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | 5.0                               |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 1-1 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, BIA schools and the four
outlying areas.

In 2002, 46.3 percent of students receiving special education and
related services under Part B were ages 6 through 11, 48.7 percent were
ages 12 through 17 and 5.0 percent were ages 18 through 21.

For what disabilities are students ages 6 through 21 receiving special
education and related services?

Figure 1-14. Disability distribution for students ages 6 through 21
served under IDEA, Part B: Fall 2002

  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------
  Specific learning disabilities                            48.3

  Speech or language impairments                            18.7

  Mental retardation                                        9.9

  Serious emotional disturbance                             8.1

  Other health impairments                                  6.6

  Other disabilities \["Other disabilities" includes        8.4
  multiple disabilities (2.2 percent), hearing impairments  
  (1.2 percent), orthopedic impairments (1.2 percent),      
  visual impairments (0.4 percent), autism (2.0 percent),   
  deaf-blindness (0.03 percent), traumatic brain injury     
  (0.4 percent) and developmental delay (1.0 percent).\]    
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 1-3 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, BIA schools and the four
outlying areas.

In 2002, the largest disability category was specific learning
disabilities (48.3 percent). The next most common disability category
was speech or language impairments (18.7 percent) followed by mental
retardation (9.9 percent), serious emotional disturbance (8.1 percent)
and other health impairments (6.6 percent).

Has the percentage of the population with a particular disability
changed over time?

For a few disability categories, the relative percentage of the general
population receiving special education and related services increased
between 1992 and 2002. These categories are specific learning
disabilities (4.1 percent vs. 4.3 percent), other health impairments
(0.1 percent vs. 0.6 percent) and autism (0.03 percent vs. 0.2 percent)
(see figures 1-15, 1-16 and 1-17).

Figure 1-15. Percentage \[Percentage of population is calculated by
dividing the number of students with specific learning disabilities by
the general U.S. population estimates for children in this age range for
that year.\] of the population receiving special education and related
services because of specific learning disabilities, by age group: Fall
1992 through fall 2002

  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------
  Year                                      Percent

  6 through 21                              

  1992                                      4.1

  1993                                      4.1

  1994                                      4.2

  1995                                      4.3

  1996                                      4.3

  1997                                      4.4

  1998                                      4.4

  1999                                      4.4

  2000                                      4.4

  2001                                      4.3

  2002                                      4.3

  6 through 11                              

  1992                                      4.5

  1993                                      4.5

  1994                                      4.6

  1995                                      4.6

  1996                                      4.6

  1997                                      4.6

  1998                                      4.5

  1999                                      4.4

  2000                                      4.3

  2001                                      4.1

  2002                                      4.0

  12 through 17                             

  1992                                      5.9

  1993                                      6.0

  1994                                      6.0

  1995                                      6.1

  1996                                      6.2

  1997                                      6.3

  1998                                      6.5

  1999                                      6.6

  2000                                      6.8

  2001                                      6.9

  2002                                      6.9

  18 through 21                             

  1992                                      0.8

  1993                                      0.8

  1994                                      0.8

  1995                                      0.9

  1996                                      0.9

  1997                                      0.9

  1998                                      0.9

  1999                                      0.9

  2000                                      0.8

  2001                                      0.8

  2002                                      0.9
  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 1-9 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Population data for
1993 through 1999, accessed April 2004 from
census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-INCEN1993.txt through
STCH-1CEN1999.txt. For 2000 through 2002, population data are July 1
estimates, released October 2003. These data are based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The population estimates are from the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

Since 1992, the percentage of students ages 12 through 17 receiving
special education and related services for specific learning
disabilities increased from 6.0 percent to 6.9 percent.

During this same period, the percentage of students ages 6 through 11
receiving special education and related services for specific learning
disabilities decreased from 4.5 percent to 4.0 percent. It is likely
that the decrease since 1997 is attributable to the fact that the
category "developmental delay" was added for children ages 3 through 9
in 1998. Prior to that time, these children may have been reported as
having specific learning disabilities.

Figure 1-16. Percentage \[Percentage of population is calculated by
dividing the number of students with other health impairments by the
general U.S. population estimates for children in this age range for
that year.\] of the population receiving special education and related
services because of other health impairments, by age group: Fall 1992
through fall 2002

  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------
  Year                                      Percent

  6 through 21                              

  1992                                      0.11

  1993                                      0.14

  1994                                      0.18

  1995                                      0.22

  1996                                      0.26

  1997                                      0.30

  1998                                      0.35

  1999                                      0.39

  2000                                      0.45

  2001                                      0.52

  2002                                      0.59

  6 through 11                              

  1992                                      0.15

  1993                                      0.19

  1994                                      0.25

  1995                                      0.31

  1996                                      0.36

  1997                                      0.40

  1998                                      0.45

  1999                                      0.50

  2000                                      0.56

  2001                                      0.63

  2002                                      0.70

  12 through 17                             

  1992                                      0.14

  1993                                      0.16

  1994                                      0.21

  1995                                      0.25

  1996                                      0.31

  1997                                      0.37

  1998                                      0.43

  1999                                      0.50

  2000                                      0.59

  2001                                      0.70

  2002                                      0.82

  18 through 21                             

  1992                                      0.02

  1993                                      0.03

  1994                                      0.03

  1995                                      0.03

  1996                                      0.04

  1997                                      0.04

  1998                                      0.05

  1999                                      0.05

  2000                                      0.06

  2001                                      0.07

  2002                                      0.08
  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 1-9 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Population data for
1993 through 1999, accessed April 2004 from
census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-INCEN1993.txt through
STCH-1CEN1999.txt. For 2000 through 2002, population data are July 1
estimates, released October 2003. These data are based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The population estimates are from the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

Less than 1 percent of the general population ages 6 through 21 receives
special education and related services because of other health
impairments; however, that percentage has steadily increased from 0.1
percent in 1992 to 0.6 percent in 2002.

Before 1998, a higher percentage of students ages 6 through 11 received
special education and related services because of other health
impairments than did the other age groups. Since 1999, a larger
percentage of students ages 12 through 17 have received special
education and related services because of other health impairments than
the percentage of students ages 6 through 11.

When asked to explain the increase in the other health impairments
category, states frequently report a heightened awareness of attention
deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), resulting in an increase in the identification rate. In
addition, two states (Michigan and Mississippi) began using the other
health impairments category for the first time in 2002. \[Note:
Individual states are contacted and asked to explain large year-to-year
increases in their data.\]

Figure 1-17. Percentage \[Percentage of population is calculated by
dividing the number of students with autism by the general U.S.
population estimates for children in this age range for that year.\] of
the population receiving special education and related services because
of autism, by age group: Fall 1992 through fall 2002

  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------
  Year                                      Percent

  6 through 21                              

  1992                                      0.03

  1993                                      0.03

  1994                                      0.04

  1995                                      0.05

  1996                                      0.06

  1997                                      0.07

  1998                                      0.08

  1999                                      0.10

  2000                                      0.12

  2001                                      0.15

  2002                                      0.18

  6 through 11                              

  1992                                      0.04

  1993                                      0.05

  1994                                      0.06

  1995                                      0.08

  1996                                      0.09

  1997                                      0.11

  1998                                      0.14

  1999                                      0.17

  2000                                      0.21

  2001                                      0.26

  2002                                      0.30

  12 through 17                             

  1992                                      0.02

  1993                                      0.03

  1994                                      0.03

  1995                                      0.04

  1996                                      0.04

  1997                                      0.05

  1998                                      0.06

  1999                                      0.08

  2000                                      0.09

  2001                                      0.12

  2002                                      0.15

  18 through 21                             

  1992                                      0.01

  1993                                      0.01

  1994                                      0.02

  1995                                      0.02

  1996                                      0.02

  1997                                      0.02

  1998                                      0.02

  1999                                      0.02

  2000                                      0.03

  2001                                      0.03

  2002                                      0.04
  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 1-9 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Population data for
1993 through 1999, accessed April 2004 from
census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-INCEN1993.txt through
STCH-1CEN1999.txt. For 2000 through 2002, population data are July 1
estimates, released October 2003. These data are based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The population estimates are from the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

Less than 1 percent of the general population ages 6 through 21 receives
special education and related services for autism; however, that
percentage has steadily increased from 0.03 percent in 1992 to 0.18
percent in 2002.

The percentage of the population receiving special education and related
services because of autism increased for all age groups. The largest
increase was for the 6-through-11 age group (0.04 percent in 1992 and
0.3 percent in 2002).

When asked to explain the increase in the autism category, states
frequently report an increased awareness and diagnosis of autism and the
expansion of state definitions of autism to include other pervasive
developmental disorders (e.g., Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome and
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder) (see the Part B Child Count Data
Notes).

Figure 1-18. Percentage \[Percentage of population is calculated by
dividing the number of students with developmental delay by the general
U.S. population estimates for children in this age range for that
year.\] of the population ages 6 through 9 receiving special education
and related services because of developmental delay \[Developmental
delay was added as an optional reporting category in 1997. This category
is only available for children under age 10.\]: Fall 1997 through fall
2002

  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------
  Year                                      Percent

  6 through 9                               

  1997                                      0.02

  1998                                      0.07

  1999                                      0.11

  2000                                      0.17

  2001                                      0.28

  2002                                      0.36
  ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 1-4 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Population data for
1993 through 1999, accessed April 2004 from
census.gov/popest/archives/EST90INTERCENSAL/STCH-INCEN1993.txt through
STCH-1CEN1999.txt. For 2000 through 2002, population data are July 1
estimates, released October 2003. These data are based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The population estimates are from the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

Less than 1 percent of the general population ages 6 through 9 receive
special education and related services for developmental delay. However,
the percentage has steadily increased from 0.02 percent in 1997 to 0.36
percent in 2002.

The number of states using the optional developmental delay category for
students ages 6 through 9 has also steadily increased. In 1997, DANS
data showed six states and two outlying areas reported students ages 6
through 9 in this category. By 2002, 27 states, Puerto Rico, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs and three outlying areas reported students ages 6
through 9 in this category (table 1-4 in vol. 2 of this report).

Are students from different racial/ethnic groups receiving special
education and related services for the same disabilities?

Table 1-4. Disability distribution, by race/ethnicity, of students ages
6 through 21 receiving special education and related services: Fall 2002

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Disability                   American\   Asian/\     Black\       Hispanic\   White\
                               Indian/\    Pacific\    (not\        (%)         (not\
                               Alaska\     Islander\   Hispanic)\               Hispanic)\
                               Native\     (%)         (%)                      (%)
                               (%)                                              
  ---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------
  Specific learning            55.3        40.8        45.1         58.3        46.8
  disabilities                                                                  

  Speech/language impairments  16.2        25.6        14.4         18.1        20.1

  Mental retardation           7.8         9.1         16.8         7.8         8.3

  Serious emotional            7.9         4.7         11.3         4.9         7.9
  disturbance                                                                   

  Multiple disabilities        2.3         2.7         2.2          1.9         2.3

  Hearing impairments          1.0         2.9         1.0          1.6         1.1

  Orthopedic impairments       0.7         1.8         0.9          1.3         1.4

  Other health impairments     5.0         4.8         5.1          3.6         8.0

  Visual impairments           0.4         0.9         0.4          0.5         0.4

  Autism                       0.9         4.9         1.6          1.3         2.2

  Deaf-blindness               \<0.05      0.1         \<0.05       \<0.05      \<0.05

  Traumatic brain injury       0.3         0.4         0.3          0.3         0.4

  Developmental delay          2.2         1.4         1.1          0.5         1.0

  All disabilities             100.0       100.0       100.0        100.0       100.0
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 1-16a through 1-16m in
vol. 2. These data are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, BIA schools
and the four outlying areas.

For all racial/ethnic groups, the largest disability category is
specific learning disabilities.

Specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, mental
retardation and other health impairments are among the five largest
disability categories for all racial/ethnic groups. Emotional
disturbance is also among the largest disabilities for all racial/ethnic
groups except Asian/Pacific Islander. Autism appears in the top five
disability categories only for the Asian/Pacific Islander racial/ethnic
group.

How does the percentage of the population receiving special education
and related services differ by race/ethnicity?

Table 1-5. Percentage (risk index) \[Percentage of population (risk
index) was calculated by dividing the number of students with the
disability in the racial/ethnic group by the total number of students in
the racial/ethnic group in the population. The result was multiplied by
100 to produce a percentage.\] of students ages 6 through 21 receiving
special education and related services, by race/ethnicity \[The risk
index for all other is presented in parentheses below the risk index for
the racial/ethnic group. The risk index for all other was calculated by
dividing the number of students with the disability for all the other
racial/ethnic groups combined by the total number of students in all the
other racial/ethnic groups combined in the U.S. population, ages 6
through 21. The result was multiplied by 100 to produce a percentage.\]
and disability category: Fall 2002

  ------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------
  Disability               American\   Asian/\     Black\       Hispanic\   White\
                           Indian/\    Pacific\    (not\        (%)         (not\
                           Alaska\     Islander\   Hispanic)\               Hispanic)\
                           Native\     (%)         (%)                      (%)
                           (%)                                              

  Specific learning        6.6\        1.7\        5.5\         4.7\        4.1\
  disabilities             (4.3)       (4.4)       (4.1)        (4.2)       (4.7)

  Speech/language          2.0\        1.1\        1.8\         1.5\        1.7\
  impairments              (1.7)       (1.7)       (1.7)        (1.7)       (1.6)

  Mental retardation       1.0\        0.4\        2.0\         0.6\        0.7\
                           (0.9)       (0.9)       (0.7)        (0.9)       (1.2)

  Serious emotional        0.9\        0.2\        1.4\         0.4\        0.7\
  disturbance              (0.7)       (0.7)       (0.6)        (0.8)       (0.8)

  Multiple disabilities    0.3\        0.1\        0.3\         0.2\        0.2\
                           (0.2)       (0.2)       (0.2)        (0.2)       (0.2)

  Hearing impairments      0.1\        0.1\        0.1\         0.1\        0.1\
                           (0.1)       (0.1)       (0.1)        (0.1)       (0.1)

  Orthopedic impairments   0.1\        0.1\        0.1\         0.1\        0.1\
                           (0.1)       (0.1)       (0.1)        (0.1)       (0.1)

  Other health impairments 0.6\        0.2\        0.6\         0.3\        0.7\
                           (0.6)       (0.6)       (0.6)        (0.7)       (0.4)

  Visual impairments       \<0.05\     \<0.05\     \<0.05\      \<0.05\     \<0.05\
                           (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)     (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)

  Autism                   0.1\        0.2\        0.2\         0.1\        0.2\
                           (0.2)       (0.2)       (0.2)        (0.2)       (0.2)

  Deaf-blindness           \<0.05\     \<0.05\     \<0.05\      \<0.05\     \<0.05\
                           (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)     (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)

  Traumatic brain injury   \<0.05\     \<0.05\     \<0.05\      \<0.05\     \<0.05\
                           (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)     (\<0.05)    (\<0.05)

  Developmental delay      0.2\        0.1\        0.1\         \<0.05\     0.1\
                           (0.1)       (0.1)       (0.1)        (0.1)       (0.1)

  All disabilities         12.0\       4.4\        12.2\        8.0\        8.7\
                           (8.9)       (9.1)       (8.4)        (9.1)       (9.4)
  ------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 1-18a through 1-18e in
vol. 2. These data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Population data are July 1 estimates, released October 2003. These data
are based on the 2000 Decennial Census. The population estimates are
from the Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population
Division.

The percentage of the population receiving special education and related
services varies by race/ethnicity. The risk for special education is
largest for black students (12.2 percent), followed by American
Indian/Alaska Native (12.0 percent), white (8.7 percent), Hispanic (8.0
percent) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.4 percent) students.

For each racial/ethnic group, how does the proportion of students
receiving special education and related services compare to the
proportion of all other students combined?

Risk ratios compare the proportion of a particular racial/ethnic group
served under Part B to the proportion of all other racial/ethnic groups
combined. For example, a risk ratio of 1.53 means that the group is 1.53
times more likely to receive special education and related services. A
risk ratio of 1.0 indicates no difference between the racial/ethnic
groups.

Table 1-6. Risk ratios \[Risk ratios were calculated by dividing the
(prerounded) risk index for the racial/ethnic group by the risk index
for all other racial/ethnic groups combined.\] for students ages 6
through 21 with disabilities, by race/ethnicity and disability category:
Fall 2002

  ------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
  Disability                American   Asian/\    Black (not  Hispanic   White (not
                            Indian/\   Pacific    Hispanic)              Hispanic)
                            Alaska     Islander                          
                            Native                                       

  Specific learning         1.53       0.39       1.34        1.10       0.86
  disabilities                                                           

  Speech/language           1.18       0.67       1.06        0.86       1.11
  impairments                                                            

  Mental retardation        1.10       0.45       3.04        0.60       0.61

  Serious emotional         1.30       0.28       2.25        0.52       0.86
  disturbance                                                            

  Multiple disabilities     1.34       0.59       1.42        0.75       0.99

  Hearing impairments       1.21       1.20       1.11        1.20       0.81

  Orthopedic impairments    0.87       0.71       0.94        0.92       1.15

  Other health impairments  1.08       0.35       1.05        0.44       1.63

  Visual impairments        1.16       0.99       1.21        0.92       0.94

  Autism                    0.63       1.24       1.11        0.53       1.26

  Deaf-blindness            1.93       0.94       0.84        1.04       1.03

  Traumatic brain injury    1.29       0.59       1.22        0.62       1.21

  Developmental delay       2.89       0.68       1.59        0.43       1.06

  All disabilities          1.35       0.48       1.46        0.87       0.92
  ------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 1-16 and C-8 in vol. 2.
These data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Population data are July 1 estimates for 2002, based on the 2000
Decennial Census. The estimates were released by the Population
Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division in October
2003.

Across all disability types, American Indian/Alaska Native students were
more likely (risk ratio of 1.35) to be served under Part B than all
other racial/ethnic groups combined; black students also were more
likely (risk ratio of 1.46) to be served under Part B than all other
racial/ethnic groups combined. In contrast, Asian/Pacific Islander
students were less likely (risk ratio of .48) to be served under Part B
than all other racial/ethnic groups combined.

American Indian/Alaska Native students were 1.53 times more likely to
receive special education and related services for specific learning
disabilities and 2.89 times more likely to receive special education and
related services for developmental delay than all other racial/ethnic
groups combined.

Asian/Pacific Islander students were 1.20 times more likely to receive
special education and related services for hearing impairments and 1.24
times more likely to receive special education and related services for
autism than all other racial/ethnic groups combined.

Black students were 3.04 times more likely to receive special education
and related services for mental retardation and 2.25 times more likely
to receive special education and related services for serious emotional
disturbance than all other racial/ethnic groups combined.

Hispanic students were 1.20 times more likely to receive special
education and related services for hearing impairments and 1.10 times
more likely to receive special education and related services for
specific learning disabilities than all other racial/ethnic groups
combined.

School-Age Educational Environments

To what extent are students with disabilities educated with their
nondisabled peers?

Figure 1-19. Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments: Fall
2002

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Outside the regular class \<21% of the day               48.2

  Outside the regular class 21-60% of the day              28.7

  Outside the regular class \>60% of the day               19.0

  Separate environments \[The category of separate         4.0
  environments includes public and private residential     
  facilities, public and private separate facilities and   
  homebound/hospital environments.\]                       
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 2-2 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, BIA schools and the four
outlying areas.

In 2002, 96 percent of students with disabilities were educated in
regular school buildings. However, the time they spent in regular
classrooms varied.

Almost half of all students with disabilities (48.2 percent) were
educated for most of their school day in the regular classroom; that is,
they were outside the regular classroom for less than 21 percent of the
school day.

How have the educational environments of students with disabilities
changed over time?

Figure 1-20. Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments: Fall
1993 through fall 2002

  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------
  Year                                                 Percent

  Outside the regular class \<21% of the day           

  1993                                                 43.4

  1994                                                 44.5

  1995                                                 45.3

  1996                                                 45.8

  1997                                                 46.4

  1998                                                 46.1

  1999                                                 46.0

  2000                                                 46.5

  2001                                                 48.4

  2002                                                 48.2

  Outside the regular class from 21% through 60% of    
  the day                                              

  1993                                                 29.5

  1994                                                 28.7

  1995                                                 28.7

  1996                                                 28.5

  1997                                                 29.0

  1998                                                 29.8

  1999                                                 29.7

  2000                                                 29.8

  2001                                                 28.3

  2002                                                 28.7

  Outside the regular class \>60% of the day           

  1993                                                 22.7

  1994                                                 22.4

  1995                                                 21.6

  1996                                                 21.4

  1997                                                 20.4

  1998                                                 20.1

  1999                                                 20.3

  2000                                                 19.5

  2001                                                 19.2

  2002                                                 19.0

  Separate environments \[The category of separate     
  environments includes public and private residential 
  facilities, public and private separate facilities   
  and homebound/hospital environments.\]               

  1993                                                 4.4

  1994                                                 4.3

  1995                                                 4.4

  1996                                                 4.3

  1997                                                 4.1

  1998                                                 4.1

  1999                                                 4.1

  2000                                                 4.2

  2001                                                 4.0

  2002                                                 4.0
  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 2-8 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, BIA schools and the four
outlying areas.

The percentage of students with disabilities educated in regular classes
for most of their school day (that is, those who were outside the
regular classroom for less than 21 percent of the school day) has
steadily increased over the years from 43.4 percent in 1993 to 48.2
percent in 2002.

The percentages of students with disabilities educated in separate
environments and outside the regular classroom from 21 percent through
60 percent of their school day remained fairly constant over the period.

How do educational environments differ by age group?

Figure 1-21. Percentage of students with disabilities receiving
education and related services in different environments, by age group:
Fall 2002

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Environment                                              Percent

  Outside the regular class \<21% of the school day        

  Ages 6 through 11                                        58.1

  Ages 12 through 17                                       40.4

  Ages 18 through 21                                       32.7

  Outside the regular class 21%-60% of the school day      

  Ages 6 through 11                                        23.6

  Ages 12 through 17                                       33.8

  Ages 18 through 21                                       27.0

  Outside the regular class \>60% of the school day        

  Ages 6 through 11                                        15.9

  Ages 12 through 17                                       21.0

  Ages 18 through 21                                       28.2

  Separate environments \[The category of separate         
  environments includes public and private residential     
  facilities, public and private separate facilities and   
  homebound/hospital environments.\]                       

  Ages 6 through 11                                        2.3

  Ages 12 through 17                                       4.8

  Ages 18 through 21                                       12.1
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), tables 2-3, 2-4 and 2-5 in vol.
2. These data are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, BIA schools and
the four outlying areas.

For each age group, the largest proportion of students with disabilities
was educated in a regular classroom for most of the school day; that is,
they were outside the regular classroom less than 21 percent of the
school day.

Older students were less likely than younger students to be educated in
the regular classroom for most of the school day. The oldest students
served under IDEA, ages 18 through 21, were more likely than younger
students to be educated in separate environments and outside the regular
classroom more than 60 percent of the school day.

How do educational environments differ by disability category?

Table 1-7. Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments, by
disability category: Fall 2002

  ------------------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------------------
                           Time                             
                           outside                          
                           the                              
                           regular                          
                           class                            

  Disabilities             \<21       21-60      \>60       Separate
                           percent of percent of percent of environments
                           the day\   the day\   the day\   \[Separate
                           (%)        (%)        (%)        environments
                                                            includes public and
                                                            private residential
                                                            facilities, public
                                                            and private separate
                                                            facilities and
                                                            homebound/hospital
                                                            environments.\]\
                                                            (%)

  Specific learning        46.9       38.6       13.5       1.0
  disabilities                                              

  Speech/language          87.0       7.5        4.7        0.8
  impairments                                               

  Mental retardation       10.9       30.5       52.6       5.9

  Serious emotional        28.8       23.0       30.7       17.5
  disturbance                                               

  Multiple disabilities    11.6       17.3       46.9       24.2

  Hearing impairments      43.0       19.3       23.7       14.0

  Orthopedic impairments   45.8       22.2       27.5       4.5

  Other health impairments 49.5       31.4       15.3       3.8

  Visual impairments       52.5       17.3       16.6       13.6

  Autism                   24.7       17.8       45.5       12.0

  Deaf-blindness           17.6       20.1       32.2       30.1

  Traumatic brain injury   28.5       34.8       27.8       8.9

  Developmental delay      46.3       32.4       19.7       1.6

  All disabilities         48.2       28.7       19.0       4.0
  ------------------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- --------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 2-2 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, BIA schools and the four outlying areas.

The percentage of students with disabilities receiving special education
and related services in each environment varied by disability category:

\- Students with speech or language impairments were more likely than
students with other disabilities to be educated in regular classes for
most of the school day. That is, they were more likely than other
students with disabilities to be outside the regular classroom less than
21 percent of the school day (87.0 percent). Students with speech or
language impairments were least likely to be educated outside the
regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day (4.7
percent) or in separate environments (0.8 percent).

\- Students with either mental retardation or multiple disabilities were
the least likely to be educated in regular classes for most of the
school day. That is, they were less likely than other students with
disabilities to be outside the regular classroom less than 21 percent of
the school day (10.9 percent and 11.6 percent, respectively).

\- Students with specific learning disabilities were more likely than
students with other disabilities to be educated outside the regular
classroom from 21 through 60 percent of the school day (38.6 percent).
More than 30 percent of students with traumatic brain injury,
developmental delay, other health impairments or mental retardation were
also educated in this environment.

\- Students with mental retardation were more likely than students with
other disabilities to be educated outside the regular classroom for more
than 60 percent of the school day (52.6 percent). Students with either
multiple disabilities (46.9 percent) or autism (45.5 percent) were also
more likely to be educated in this environment.

\- Students with either deaf-blindness (30.1 percent) or multiple
disabilities (24.2 percent) were more likely than other students with
disabilities to be educated in separate environments.

To what extent are students of different racial/ethnic groups being
educated with their nondisabled peers?

Figure 1-22. Percentage of students ages 6 through 21 with disabilities
receiving education and related services in different environments, by
race/ethnicity: Fall 2002

  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
  Race/ethnicity                                         Percent

  American Indian/Alaska Native                          

  \<21% of the day outside the regular classroom         48.8

  21-60% of the day outside the regular classroom        34.2

  \>60% of the day outside the regular classroom         14.1

  Separate environments \[Separate environments include  2.9
  public and private residential facilities, public and  
  private separate facilities and homebound/hospital     
  environments.\]                                        

  Asian/Pacific Islander                                 

  \<21% of the day outside the regular classroom         47.1

  21-60% of the day outside the regular classroom        25.1

  \>60% of the day outside the regular classroom         23.8

  Separate environments \[Separate environments include  4.0
  public and private residential facilities, public and  
  private separate facilities and homebound/hospital     
  environments.\]                                        

  Black (not Hispanic)                                   

  \<21% of the day outside the regular classroom         37.1

  21-60% of the day outside the regular classroom        29.0

  \>60% of the day outside the regular classroom         28.5

  Separate environments \[Separate environments include  5.4
  public and private residential facilities, public and  
  private separate facilities and homebound/hospital     
  environments.\]                                        

  Hispanic                                               

  \<21% of the day outside the regular classroom         45.2

  21-60% of the day outside the regular classroom        27.9

  \>60% of the day outside the regular classroom         23.7

  Separate environments \[Separate environments include  3.2
  public and private residential facilities, public and  
  private separate facilities and homebound/hospital     
  environments.\]                                        

  White (not Hispanic)                                   

  \<21% of the day outside the regular classroom         52.6

  21-60% of the day outside the regular classroom        28.9

  \>60% of the day outside the regular classroom         14.7

  Separate environments \[Separate environments include  3.8
  public and private residential facilities, public and  
  private separate facilities and homebound/hospital     
  environments.\]                                        
  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 2-10 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, BIA schools and the four outlying areas.

For all racial/ethnic groups, the largest percentage of students with
disabilities were educated in the regular classroom for most of the
school day (that is, outside the regular classroom less than 21 percent
of the day). However, the percentage of students in this environment
varied.

Compared to students with disabilities from other racial/ethnic groups,
black students with disabilities were the least likely to be educated in
the regular classroom for most of the school day (37.1 percent). White
students with disabilities were the most likely to be educated in the
regular classroom for most of the school day (52.6 percent).

Black students with disabilities were more likely than students with
disabilities from other racial/ethnic groups to be educated outside the
regular classroom more than 60 percent of the day (28.5 percent). They
were also more likely to be educated in separate environments (5.4
percent)

How do the language arts instructional settings of elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities differ by age and grade level?

Table 1-8. Ages and grade levels of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes, by instructional
setting: 2001

  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------
                                   Primary language    
                                   arts instructional  
                                   setting             

                                   Regular education   Special education
                                   classroom           classroom

  Percentage of students who are                       
  ages:                                                

  7 or 8                           23.8                16.1

  9 or 10                          35.3                30.5

  11 or 12                         30.7                38.6

  13 or 14                         10.2                14.7

  Percentage of students in:                           

  First through third grades       33.3                23.4

  Fourth or fifth grade            35.0                33.0

  Sixth grade or above             31.6                38.7

  An ungraded program              0.1                 4.8
  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 6,082 respondents.

Elementary and middle-school students who receive their primary language
arts instruction in special education settings are an average of
one-half year older than elementary and middle-school students with
disabilities in regular education settings. This difference may reflect
that students with learning disabilities or serious emotional
disturbance in the SEELS age groups are older, on average, than students
in other disability categories; and they make up larger proportions of
students in language arts classes in special education settings than of
those in regular education settings.

Consistent with their older age, elementary and middle-school students
in special education settings tend to be at higher grade levels. A total
of 38.7 percent of them are in sixth grade or above, compared with 31.6
percent of those in regular education settings.

How do the household characteristics of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities differ by language arts instructional
settings?

Table 1-9. Household characteristics of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes, by instructional
setting: 2001

  -------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
                                                                 Primary         
                                                                 language arts   
                                                                 instructional   
                                                                 setting         

                                                                 Regular         Special
                                                                 education       education
                                                                 classroom\      classroom\
                                                                 (%)             (%)

  Percentage of students:                                                        

  Living with:                                                                   

  Two parents                                                    78.0            64.0

  One parent                                                     18.6            27.5

  With other relative(s)                                         2.2             4.5

  In foster care                                                 0.5             1.0

  Other arrangement                                              0.7             3.0

  In households with annual income:                                              

  \$25,000 or less                                               31.0            43.4

  \$25,001 to \$50,000                                           29.7            34.7

  More than \$50,000                                             39.3            21.8

  In households in poverty \[aThe sample size for this variable  17.3            28.4
  is different from the sample size for the other variables.                     
  Displayed results were collected from 4,592 respondents.\],                    
  \[SEELS determines poverty cut points based on income levels                   
  and household size consistent with the 2000 U.S. Census                        
  (http://www.census/gov/hhes/poverty/threshld/thresh00.hmtl).                   
  The cut points are as follows: \$10,000 or less for households                 
  of two or three persons, \$15,000 or less for households of                    
  four persons, \$20,000 or less for households of five persons,                 
  \$25,000 or less for households of six or seven persons,                       
  \$30,000 or less for households of eight persons, and \$35,000                 
  or less for households of nine or more persons.\]                              

  With a head of household who is not a high school graduate     14.6            23.8

  In households with another member with a disability            36.9            42.6
  -------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------

Source: SEELS Parent Survey, 2001.

Elementary and middle-school students receiving language arts
instruction in special education classrooms are more likely than
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities in regular
education classrooms to be living with one parent or to be living in
foster care or other nonfamilial arrangement.

The households of elementary and middle-school students receiving
language arts instruction in special education classrooms also are more
likely to be in poverty than those of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in regular education classrooms, whose
poverty rate is similar to that of the general population of students
(U.S. Census Bureau, 2002).

Elementary and middle-school students who receive language arts
instruction in special education classrooms are more likely to be from
households headed by someone who is not a high school graduate than are
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities in regular
education classes, where their rate is similar to that of students
without disabilities (calculated with data from the National Household
Education Survey \[National Center for Education Statistics, 1999\]).

Households of elementary and middle-school students who receive language
arts instruction in special education classrooms are more likely to
include another person with a disability in addition to the student
receiving special education.

How do past educational experiences of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities differ by the language arts instructional
settings?

Table 1-10. Past educational experiences of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts instruction, by
instructional setting: 2001

  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------
                                   Primary language    
                                   arts instructional  
                                   setting             

                                   Regular education\  Special education\
                                   (%)                 (%)

  Percentage who have changed                          
  schools:                                             

  Once or not at all               78.5                62.8

  Twice                            11.7                19.0

  Three times or more              9.8                 18.2

  Percentage who ever have been:                       

  Retained at grade level          22.0                29.8

  Suspended or expelled            8.0                 17.9

  Percentage who during the school                     
  year have been:                                      

  Bullied or picked on at school   24.8                31.5
  or on the way to or from school                      

  Physically attacked or involved  18.4                29.7
  in fights at school or on the                        
  way to or from school                                
  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------

Source: SEELS Parent Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 4,592 respondents.

Elementary and middle-school students whose primary language arts
instruction is in special education classrooms are more likely than
their peers in regular education classrooms to have changed schools
frequently.

Elementary and middle-school students whose primary language arts
instruction is in special education classrooms also are more likely to
have been retained at grade level at least once, and they are more than
twice as likely to have been suspended or expelled at some time.

Being bullied or picked on at school or involved in fights is more
common for elementary and middle-school students with disabilities whose
primary language arts instruction is in a special education classroom
than in a regular education classroom.

How do the instructional settings for secondary students with
disabilities differ by academic subject?

Figure 1-23. Instructional settings for secondary students with
disabilities, by subject \[Percentages may not total to 100 percent
because students often receive instruction in both regular and special
education settings.\]: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  Subject                                           Percent

  Language arts                                     

  Regular education classroom                       49

  Special education classroom                       54

  Math                                              

  Regular education classroom                       53

  Special education classroom                       51

  Science                                           

  Regular education classroom                       66

  Special education classroom                       37

  Social studies                                    

  Regular education classroom                       64

  Special education classroom                       39

  Foreign language                                  

  Regular education classroom                       85

  Special education classroom                       14

  Art, music, drama                                 

  Regular education classroom                       87

  Special education classroom                       12

  Physical education                                

  Regular education classroom                       88

  Special education classroom                       12

  Study skills                                      

  Regular education classroom                       21

  Special education classroom                       79

  Life skills                                       

  Regular education classroom                       36

  Special education classroom                       61

  Prevocational education                           

  Regular education classroom                       53

  Special education classroom                       46

  Vocational education                              

  Regular education classroom                       73

  Special education classroom                       28
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,124 respondents.

Secondary students with disabilities are about equally likely to take
the core academic subjects of language arts and mathematics in regular
and special education classrooms.

About two-thirds of secondary students with disabilities who take
science or social studies do so in regular education classrooms.

Secondary students with disabilities who take foreign language, fine or
performing arts or physical education are most likely to do so in
regular education classes (85 percent to 88 percent); almost
three-fourths of vocational education students are in regular education
classrooms.

Study skills and life skills instruction are most often taken in special
education classrooms (79 percent and 61 percent of secondary students
who receive such instruction, respectively, do so in a special education
classroom) than in regular education classrooms.

How do the instructional settings of secondary students with
disabilities differ by disability category?

Figure 1-24. Instructional settings for secondary students with
disabilities, by disability category: 2001-02

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Disability                                               Percent

  Learning disabilities                                    

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            31

  All subjects in a special education classroom            4

  Speech impairments                                       

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            49

  All subjects in a special education classroom            4

  Mental retardation                                       

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            7

  All subjects in a special education classroom            25

  Emotional disturbance                                    

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            21

  All subjects in a special education classroom            15

  Multiple disabilities                                    

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            4

  All subjects in a special education classroom            34

  Hearing impairments                                      

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            32

  All subjects in a special education classroom            21

  Orthopedic impairments                                   

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            29

  All subjects in a special education classroom            14

  Other health impairments                                 

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            34

  All subjects in a special education classroom            5

  Visual impairments                                       

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            45

  All subjects in a special education classroom            20

  Autism                                                   

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            12

  All subjects in a special education classroom            26

  Traumatic brain injury                                   

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            8

  All subjects in a special education classroom            17

  Deaf-blindness                                           

  All subjects in a regular education classroom            12

  All subjects in a special education classroom            50
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,363 respondents.

Secondary students with speech or visual impairments are more likely
than students with other disabilities to be fully included in regular
education classrooms; 49 percent and 45 percent, respectively, take all
their courses there.

From 29 percent to 34 percent of secondary students with learning
disabilities or hearing, orthopedic or other health impairments receive
all their instruction in regular education classrooms.

Secondary students with multiple disabilities or deaf-blindness are the
most likely to spend their entire school day in special education
classrooms (34 percent and 50 percent, respectively).

Twenty-five percent of secondary students with mental retardation, 28
percent with autism and one-fifth of those with hearing or visual
impairments receive all of their instruction in special education
classrooms.

How does the class size for secondary students with disabilities differ
by type of class and instructional setting?

Figure 1-25. Composition of average classes for secondary students with
disabilities, by type of instructional setting: 2001-02

  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Instructional setting                               Number

  Regular education academic                          

  Regular education students                          19

  Special education students                          5

  Regular education vocational                        

  Regular education students                          18

  Special education students                          4

  Special education nonvocational                     

  Regular education students                          10

  Special education students                          0

  Special education vocational                        

  Regular education students                          2

  Special education students                          10
  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,436 respondents.

In secondary schools, both regular education academic and regular
education vocational classes are larger on average (24 and 22 students,
respectively) than special education classes (an average of 10 and 12
students for special education nonvocational and vocational classes,
respectively).

Regular education academic and vocational classes include an average of
five and four students with disabilities, respectively, or about 20
percent of the students in the class.

Seventeen percent of the students in special education vocational
classes do not have disabilities.

What are teachers' perceptions regarding the performance level of the
regular education academic classes in which secondary students with
disabilities receive instruction?

Figure 1-26. Performance levels of regular education academic classes in
which secondary students with disabilities receive instruction, as
reported by teachers: 2001-02

  ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------
                                                              Percent

  Class performance is typical for grade level                82

  Class is advance placement or honors course                 2

  Class performance is general below grade level              16
  ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,556 respondents.

According to their teachers, 82 percent of secondary students with
disabilities who take regular education academic classes are in classes
in which the majority of students perform at grade level.

Sixteen percent of secondary students with disabilities are in regular
education academic classes in which the performance of most students is
below the typical performance for their grade, and 2 percent are in
advanced placement or honors courses.

Access to the Regular Education Curriculum by Special Education Students

How does the enrollment of secondary students with disabilities in
foreign language and science courses differ by disability category?

Figure 1-27. Enrollment in science and foreign language course(s) by
secondary students with disabilities, by disability category: 2001-02

  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------
  Disability                                         Percent

  Science                                            

  Learning disabilities                              85

  Speech impairments                                 87

  Mental retardation                                 74

  Emotional disturbance                              84

  Multiple disabilities                              66

  Hearing impairments                                86

  Orthopedic impairments                             78

  Other health impairments                           88

  Visual impairments                                 81

  Autism                                             67

  Traumatic brain injury                             77

  Deaf-blindness                                     71

  Foreign language                                   

  Learning disabilities                              24

  Speech impairments                                 31

  Mental retardation                                 9

  Emotional disturbance                              15

  Multiple disabilities                              9

  Hearing impairments                                27

  Orthopedic impairments                             24

  Other health impairments                           20

  Visual impairments                                 36

  Autism                                             12

  Traumatic brain injury                             17

  Deaf-blindness                                     19
  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,358 respondents.

Eighty percent or more of secondary school students with learning
disabilities; serious emotional disturbance; or speech, hearing, visual
or other health impairments take science in a given semester; 15 percent
to 36 percent of those students take a foreign language.

Science and foreign language courses are less common for secondary
students with mental retardation, autism, multiple disabilities or
deaf-blindness, although 66 percent to 74 percent of students in those
categories do take science.

The Use of Instructional Grouping for Students with Disabilities

How do the language arts instructional groupings for elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities differ by instructional
setting?

Figure 1-28. Instructional groupings used frequently \[No definition for
"frequently" was included with the stimulus item as presented in the
School Program Survey. The values represent teachers' judgments.\] for
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities in language arts
classes, by instructional setting: 2001

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  Type of instructional grouping                    Percent

  Whole class                                       

  Regular education                                 75.2

  Special education                                 49.0

  Small group                                       

  Regular education                                 40.8

  Special education                                 68.6

  Individual/teacher                                

  Regular education                                 29.8

  Special education                                 51.1
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Source: SEELS Teacher Survey, 2001.

Note: For either group of students, percentages may sum to greater than
100 percent since more than one instructional grouping may be used
frequently for any given student. Displayed results were collected from
6,055 respondents.

In language arts classes in regular education settings, whole-class
instruction is more common than small-group instruction, which, in turn,
is more common than individual instruction. Three-fourths of elementary
and middle-school students with disabilities in a regular education
setting receive whole-class instruction frequently, whereas 40.8 percent
receive small-group instruction frequently, and 29.8 percent receive
individual instruction from a teacher frequently.

In language arts classes in special education settings, small-group
instruction is more common than whole-class instruction or individual
instruction. Approximately two-thirds of elementary and middle-school
students in special education settings receive small-group instruction
frequently, whereas approximately half receive whole-class instruction
or individual instruction from a teacher frequently.

How do the language arts instructional groupings for elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities differ by grade level and
instructional setting?

Figure 1-29. Instructional groupings for elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes, by grade level and
instructional setting: 2001

  --------------------------------------------- -------------------------
  Grade Level                                   Percent

  Regular education                             

  Ungraded                                      

  Whole class                                   0.0

  Small group                                   0.0

  Individual/teacher                            0.0

  1st-3rd                                       

  Whole class                                   75.8

  Small group                                   53.5

  Individual/teacher                            31.7

  4th-5th                                       

  Whole class                                   73.1

  Small group                                   43.6

  Individual/teacher                            32.5

  6th and above                                 

  Whole class                                   76.1

  Small group                                   23.6

  Individual/teacher                            24.9

  Special education                             

  Ungraded                                      

  Whole class                                   45.9

  Small group                                   66.8

  Individual/teacher                            62.5

  1st-3rd                                       

  Whole class                                   41.2

  Small group                                   82.5

  Individual/teacher                            60.5

  4th-5th                                       

  Whole class                                   40.4

  Small group                                   74.0

  Individual/teacher                            56.2

  6th and above                                 

  Whole class                                   60.5

  Small group                                   58.2

  Individual/teacher                            40.8
  --------------------------------------------- -------------------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 5,936 respondents.

In regular education settings, whole-class instruction is the most
commonly used grouping regardless of grade level. In the early grades,
small-group instruction is more common than individual instruction from
a teacher; however, its use declines over the grades, so that for
students in 6th grade and above, both types of groupings are about
equally common.

In special education settings, small-group instruction and individual
instruction from a teacher are more common than whole-class instruction
through fifth grade. In sixth and higher grades, whole-class instruction
and small-group instruction are about equally common.

In ungraded classes in special education settings, small-group
instruction and individual instruction are used with about the same
frequency, and both are more common than whole-class instruction.

How do the language arts instructional groupings for elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities differ by disability category
and instructional setting?

Table 1-11. Instructional groupings used frequently with elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
disability category and instructional setting: 2001

  -------------------- ----------- ------- -------------- -- ----------- ------- --------------
                       Regular                               Special             
                       education                             education           

  Disability           Whole class Small   Individual/\      Whole class Small   Individual/\
                                   group   teacher                       group   teacher

                       Percent                                                   

  Learning             73.6        40.1    34.1              55.7        68.9    43.0
  disabilities                                                                   

  Speech/language\     77.2        43.2    25.0              43.9        78.5    60.8
  impairments                                                                    

  Mental retardation   63.5        42.6    39.4              39.4        71.3    62.2

  Serious emotional    72.1        34.6    32.8              49.5        59.9    53.9
  disturbance                                                                    

  Multiple             64.8        46.1    53.7              40.3        60.7    54.0
  disabilities                                                                   

  Hearing impairments  71.1        33.5    29.3              53.5        59.1    47.5

  Orthopedic           74.0        39.5    34.5              49.1        68.4    56.5
  impairments                                                                    

  Other health         80.5        27.8    32.2              41.9        75.0    56.0
  impairments                                                                    

  Visual impairments   69.4        35.7    27.8              38.1        54.3    65.5

  Autism               64.4        36.0    36.5              25.8        52.3    73.1

  Traumatic brain      65.0        39.6    35.5              46.7        71.1    51.6
  injury                                                                         
  -------------------- ----------- ------- -------------- -- ----------- ------- --------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 6,487 respondents.

In regular education language arts classes, elementary and middle-school
students in all disability categories are more likely to receive
whole-class instruction than small-group instruction or individual
instruction from a teacher.

In regular education language arts classes, elementary and middle-school
students with speech/language impairments are among the most likely to
receive whole-class instruction and are the least likely to receive
individual instruction from a teacher. Elementary and middle-school
students with other health impairments are the most likely to receive
whole-class instruction and the least likely to receive small-group
instruction, and elementary and middle-school students with multiple
disabilities are the most likely to receive individual instruction.

In special education settings, elementary and middle-school students in
most disability categories are less likely to receive whole-class
instruction than small-group instruction or individual instruction from
a teacher.

In special education settings, small-group instruction is more common
than individual instruction for elementary and middle-school students in
all disability categories except autism or visual impairment, where
individual instruction is more common than small-group instruction. The
percentages of students who frequently receive small-group instruction
range from 52.3 percent for autism to 59.1 percent (hearing impairments)
to 78.5 percent (speech/language impairments), and the percentages of
students who frequently receive individual instruction range from 43.0
percent (learning disabilities) to 73.1 percent (autism).

In special education settings, elementary and middle-school students
with autism or visual impairments are the most likely of all elementary
and middle-school students to receive individual instruction from a
teacher and among the least likely to receive small-group instruction or
whole-class instruction.

What instructional groupings are used with secondary students with
disabilities?

Figure 1-30. Frequency of different instructional groupings for
secondary students with disabilities in regular education academic
classes: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
  Instructional groups                                   Percent

  Whole-class instruction                                

  Students with disabilities                             

  Used rarely or never                                   5

  Used sometimes                                         31

  Used often                                             64

  Other students                                         

  Used rarely or never                                   3

  Used sometimes                                         28

  Used often                                             69

  Small-group instruction                                

  Students with disabilities                             

  Used rarely or never                                   17

  Used sometimes                                         64

  Used often                                             19

  Other students                                         

  Used rarely or never                                   16

  Used sometimes                                         65

  Used often                                             19

  Individual instruction from a teacher                  

  Students with disabilities                             

  Used rarely or never                                   14

  Used sometimes                                         60

  Used often                                             26

  Other students                                         

  Used rarely or never                                   15

  Used sometimes                                         63

  Used often                                             22

  Individual instruction from another adult              

  Students with disabilities                             

  Used rarely or never                                   59

  Used sometimes                                         28

  Used often                                             13

  Other students                                         

  Used rarely or never                                   71

  Used sometimes                                         23

  Used often                                             6
  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,523 respondents.

About two-thirds of both secondary students with disabilities and other
students in regular education academic classes experience whole class
instruction "often," according to teachers.

The frequency with which secondary students with disabilities who take
regular education academic classes receive whole-class instruction,
small-group instruction or individual instruction from a teacher is very
similar to the experiences of other students in class.

Only with regard to individual instruction from an adult other than the
teacher does the frequency of experiencing a particular instructional
grouping differ for secondary students with disabilities compared with
other students in class; students with disabilities are about twice as
likely as other students in class to receive such instruction often (13
percent vs. 6 percent).

Grading Factors

What grading criteria are used to evaluate the academic performance of
secondary students with disabilities?

Figure 1-31. Grading criteria reported by teachers to be "very
important" when evaluating secondary students with disabilities, by
instructional setting: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
  Grading criteria                                        Percent

  Attitude/behavior                                       

  Regular education settings                              36

  Special education settings                              64

  Class participation                                     

  Regular education settings                              46

  Special education settings                              62

  Homework                                                

  Regular education settings                              62

  Special education settings                              48

  Student portfolio                                       

  Regular education settings                              18

  Special education settings                              35

  Performance on daily class work                         

  Regular education settings                              70

  Special education settings                              88

  Performance on special projects and activities          

  Regular education settings                              52

  Special education settings                              48

  Performance relative to the rest of the class           

  Regular education settings                              14

  Special education settings                              17

  Results of tests                                        

  Regular education settings                              57

  Special education settings                              54

  Attendance                                              

  Regular education settings                              57

  Special education settings                              76
  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,298 respondents.

Students' performance on daily class work is the most likely criteria to
be considered "very important" by both special education and regular
education academic class teachers; 88 percent and 70 percent of students
with disabilities in the two kinds of classes have teachers who report
it to be "very important" in evaluating students' performance.

Secondary academic teachers in both settings are about equally likely to
consider performance on special projects and activities, performance
relative to the rest of the class and results of tests as "very
important" in evaluating the performance of students with disabilities
in their classes.

Attitude/behavior, class participation, student portfolios, performance
on daily class work and attendance are more likely to be reported as
"very important" in evaluating the performance of secondary students
with disabilities in special education academic classes than in regular
education classes. Students with disabilities in regular education
academic classes are more likely to have teachers who report that
homework is very important.

Accommodations and Supports Provided to Students with Disabilities

What accommodations are provided to elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes?

Figure 1-32. Accommodations and modifications provided to elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
instructional setting: 2001

  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
  Accommodations/modifications                            Percent

  Any support indicated on the IEP or 504 plan            

  Regular education classrooms                            85.3

  Special education classrooms                            98.9

  More time in taking tests                               

  Regular education classrooms                            61.9

  Special education classrooms                            79.9

  More time to complete assignments                       

  Regular education classrooms                            57.5

  Special education classrooms                            79.6

  Shorter/different assignments                           

  Regular education classrooms                            36.8

  Special education classrooms                            64.0

  Test read to student                                    

  Regular education classrooms                            35.3

  Special education classrooms                            67.4

  Modified tests                                          

  Regular education classrooms                            33.4

  Special education classrooms                            60.0

  More frequent feedback                                  

  Regular education classrooms                            33.3

  Special education classrooms                            66.2

  Slower-paced instruction                                

  Regular education classrooms                            30.4

  Special education classrooms                            79.0

  Modified grading standards                              

  Regular education classrooms                            29.3

  Special education classrooms                            51.3

  Physical adaptations                                    

  Regular education classrooms                            22.7

  Special education classrooms                            23.8

  Alternative tests/assessments                           

  Regular education classrooms                            19.7

  Special education classrooms                            46.5
  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 5,686 respondents.

In regular education classrooms, about 85 percent of elementary or
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes have
some type of support indicated on their IEP or 504 plan. Approximately
60 percent of students with disabilities are granted extra time to take
tests or complete assignments. About one-third are given shorter or
different assignments, have tests read to them, take modified tests,
receive feedback more frequently than other students or slower paced
instruction and are graded using modified standards. Approximately
one-fifth are provided physical adaptations or are graded using
alternative tests or assessments.

For students in special education classrooms, the most common types of
accommodations or modifications, which are received by approximately 80
percent of students, are extra time on tests or assignments and slower
paced instruction. Between 60 percent and 70 percent of students receive
shorter or different assignments, have tests read to them, take modified
tests or receive frequent feedback. Approximately half are graded using
modified standards or take alternative tests and assessments, and
approximately one-fourth are provided physical adaptations.

What other learning supports are provided to elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes?

Figure 1-33. Other learning supports provided to elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities in language arts classes, by
instructional setting: 2001

  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------
  Other learning supports                                 Percent

  Progress monitored by special education teacher         

  Regular education classrooms                            51.9

  Special education classrooms                            74.9

  Teacher aides, instructional assistants or other        
  personal aides                                          

  Regular education classrooms                            27.5

  Special education classrooms                            53.9

  Learning strategies/study skills                        

  Regular education classrooms                            24.2

  Special education classrooms                            46.6

  Peer tutor                                              

  Regular education classrooms                            22.9

  Special education classrooms                            21.3

  Tutoring by adult                                       

  Regular education classrooms                            18.8

  Special education classrooms                            10.9

  Books on tape                                           

  Regular education classrooms                            14.5

  Special education classrooms                            23.1

  Self-advocacy training                                  

  Regular education classrooms                            14.1

  Special education classrooms                            7.2

  Use of computer for activities not allowed other        
  students                                                

  Regular education classrooms                            11.2

  Special education classrooms                            18.9

  Reader or interpreter                                   

  Regular education classrooms                            10.3

  Special education classrooms                            15.1

  Behavior management program                             

  Regular education classrooms                            9.8

  Special education classrooms                            28.3

  Computer software designed for students with            
  disabilities                                            

  Regular education classrooms                            3.9

  Special education classrooms                            20.6

  Communication aids                                      

  Regular education classrooms                            3.2

  Special education classrooms                            4.1

  Computer hardware adapted for special needs             

  Regular education classrooms                            2.1

  Special education classrooms                            3.5
  ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 5,686 respondents.

The most common type of learning support provided in language arts
classrooms to elementary and middle-school students with disabilities in
regular education classrooms is having their progress monitored by a
special education teacher; approximately one-half receive this type of
support. Approximately one-fourth have aides, are provided assistance
with learning strategies or study skills, or receive tutoring by peers.
Approximately 15 percent of these students use books on tape or receive
self-advocacy training; and approximately 10 percent use a computer for
activities not allowed for other students, have a reader or interpreter
or are in a behavior management program.

In special education settings, three-fourths of elementary and
middle-school students have their progress monitored by a special
education teacher, and approximately half have aides or receive help
with learning strategies or study skills. Between 20 percent and 30
percent receive tutoring from a peer, use books on tape, are in a
behavior management program or use computer software designed for
students with disabilities; 15 percent receive help from a reader or
interpreter.

How do staffing and class size in language arts classes for elementary
and middle-school students with disabilities differ by instructional
setting and demographic characteristics?

Table 1-12. Language arts class size and staffing for elementary and
middle-school students with disabilities by demographic characteristics
and instructional settings: 2001

  --------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------------- ---------- ----------
                        Avg.                              Race/ethnicitya              
                        household                                                      
                        income                                                         

  Characteristics of    \$25,000 or \$25,001   More than  White             African    Hispanic
  students with         less        to         \$50,000                     American   
  disabilities                      \$50,000                                           

  Regular education                                                                    

  Average number of     21.9        22.9       23.4       22.8              22.6       22.4
  students in the                                                                      
  classroom                                                                            

  Average number of     3.3         3.0        3.0        3.3               3.3        3.2
  special education                                                                    
  students in the                                                                      
  classroom                                                                            

  Percentage of special                                                                
  education students                                                                   
  with:                                                                                

  A special education   19.6%       18.2%      15.8%      20.5%             15.6%      9.9%
  teacher in the                                                                       
  classroom                                                                            

  A classroom aide,     35.5%       30.3%      28.2%      28.4%             31.9%      40.4%
  one-on-one                                                                           
  instructional                                                                        
  assistant or other                                                                   
  specialist in the                                                                    
  classroom                                                                            

  Special education                                                                    

  Average number of     7.2         6.4        4.8        5.8               7.9        6.5
  special education                                                                    
  students                                                                             

  Percentage of special                                                                
  education students                                                                   
  with:                                                                                

  A regular education   2.2%        4.2%       5.4%       5.5%              1.7%       1.3%
  teacher in the                                                                       
  classroom                                                                            

  A classroom aide,     66.6%       56.9%      65.3%      59.1%             61.2%      61.5%
  one-on-one                                                                           
  instructional                                                                        
  assistant or other                                                                   
  specialist in the                                                                    
  classroom                                                                            
  --------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------------- ---------- ----------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 5,415 respondents.

For elementary and middle-school students with disabilities in regular
language arts education classes, class size increases only slightly with
income (22 students in classes with household incomes of \$25,000 or
less, compared with 23 students in classes with income above \$50,000);
however, the average number of special education students remains about
the same.

In elementary and middle-school special education classes, average class
size decreases with income (seven students in classes with household
incomes of \$25,000 or less compared with five students in classes with
incomes above \$50,000.)

Elementary and middle-school students from the three household income
groups do not differ greatly in terms of the staff in their classrooms,
except that the percentage of students in special education settings
with a regular education teacher in the classroom is double for students
from high-end households (5.4 percent) versus low-end (2.2 percent).

One difference among elementary and middle-school students with
disabilities of the various race/ethnicities in regular education
language arts classes is that Hispanic students are less likely than
white students to have a special education teacher in the classroom (20
percent vs. 10 percent).

To what extent are curriculum modifications provided to secondary
students with disabilities in regular education academic classes?

Figure 1-34. Extent of curriculum modification for secondary school
students with disabilities in regular education academic classes:
2001-02

  ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                  Percent

  Some modification                               52

  Substantial modification                        11

  Specialized curriculum                          2

  Unmodified                                      35
  ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,565 respondents.

Sixty-five percent of secondary students with disabilities who take
regular education academic classes in the regular classroom receive some
degree of modification to the curriculum in those classes.

Substantial modification or a specialized curriculum is fairly uncommon;
13 percent of secondary students with disabilities have that degree of
modification to their curriculum in regular education academic classes.

What types of services do schools provide to secondary students with
disabilities?

Figure 1-35. Services received by secondary students with disabilities
from schools, by type of service: 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------
  Services                                             Percent

  Service coordinator/case manager                     26

  Mental health services                               20

  Speech/language therapy                              14

  Behavioral intervention/specialist                   13

  Social work services                                 12

  Special transport                                    9

  Adaptive physical education                          9

  Services provided to student's family                8

  Assistive technology services/devices                8

  Health services                                      6

  Occupational therapy                                 4

  Physical therapy                                     3

  Communication services                               3

  Mobility training                                    2

  Vision services                                      1

  Audiology                                            2
  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,511 respondents.

Only service coordination/case management and mental health services are
provided to 20 percent or more of secondary students with disabilities
in a given school year.

Between 12 percent and 14 percent of secondary students with
disabilities receive speech/language therapy services, behavioral
interventions or social work services during a school year.

Special transportation, adaptive physical education, assistive
technology services or devices and services to secondary students'
families are received by 8 percent and 9 percent of students with
disabilities.

NLTS2 also reported that mental health services are provided for 49
percent of students with serious emotional disturbance; vision services
are provided for 78 percent of students with visual impairments and 51
percent of students with deaf-blindness; special transportation services
are provided for 57 percent of students with orthopedic impairments;
communication services are provided for 61 percent of students with
deaf-blindness and 56 percent of students with hearing impairments; and
speech or language therapy services are provided for 67 percent of
students with autism and 64 percent of students with speech impairments.

What types of supports are provided to secondary students with
disabilities?

Figure 1-36. Social adjustment supports received by secondary students
with disabilities, by type of support: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
  Supports                                               Percent

  Substance abuse education or treatment                 39

  Conflict resolution/anger management or violence       27
  prevention program                                     

  Mental health services                                 20

  Behavioral interventionist services                    13

  Behavior management plan                               13

  Social work services                                   12
  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,635 respondents.

Substance abuse prevention education or substance abuse treatment is
provided to almost four of 10 secondary students with disabilities
through their schools. More than one-fourth (27 percent) participate in
conflict resolution, anger management or violence prevention programs at
school.

Mental health services are provided to 20 percent of secondary school
students with disabilities at or through their schools.

One in eight secondary students with disabilities receives behavioral
intervention services, behavioral management planning and social work
services.

What percentage of students with disabilities receive social adjustment
supports in the form of mental health services and behavior management
planning?

Figure 1-37. Receipt of social adjustment supports in the form of mental
health services and behavior management planning by secondary students
with disabilities, by disability category: 2001-02

  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Disability                                          Percent

  Learning disabilities                               

  Mental health services                              15

  Behavior management plan                            6

  Speech impairments                                  

  Mental health services                              16

  Behavior management plan                            3

  Mental retardation                                  

  Mental health services                              15

  Behavior management plan                            13

  Emotional disturbance                               

  Mental health services                              49

  Behavior management plan                            55

  Multiple disabilities                               

  Mental health services                              22

  Behavior management plan                            17

  Hearing impairments                                 

  Mental health services                              18

  Behavior management plan                            5

  Orthopedic impairments                              

  Mental health services                              12

  Behavior management plan                            5

  Other health impairments                            

  Mental health services                              17

  Behavior management plan                            14

  Visual impairments                                  

  Mental health services                              16

  Behavior management plan                            4

  Autism                                              

  Mental health services                              22

  Behavior management plan                            35

  Traumatic brain injury                              

  Mental health services                              22

  Behavior management plan                            11

  Deaf-blindness                                      

  Mental health services                              37

  Behavior management plan                            19
  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 5,630 respondents.

Some secondary students in all disability categories receive mental
health services and/or have behavior management plans to assist in their
behavioral and social adjustment.

Social adjustment supports are most likely to be provided to students
with disabilities who have a pronounced social adjustment
component─those in the primary disability categories of serious
emotional disturbance (49 percent receive mental health services and 55
percent have behavior management plans) or autism (22 percent and 35
percent receive these supports, respectively).

Participation by Students with Disabilities in Classroom Activities

How do the types of reading/language arts activities in which elementary
and middle-school students with disabilities participate differ by
instructional setting?

Figure 1-38. Participation in reading/language arts activities by
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities, by
instructional setting: 2001

  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Activity                                            Percent

  Practices/learns vocabulary                         

  Regular education                                   61.4

  Special education                                   69.9

  Reads silently                                      

  Regular education                                   60.7

  Special education                                   38.5

  Completes a writing assignment                      

  Regular education                                   59.4

  Special education                                   48.7

  Reads literature                                    

  Regular education                                   49.0

  Special education                                   32.3

  Reads informational materials                       

  Regular education                                   39.5

  Special education                                   27.7

  Reads aloud                                         

  Regular education                                   37.1

  Special education                                   58.1

  Practices phonics or phonemic skills                

  Regular education                                   30.1

  Special education                                   55.7

  Sight word reading                                  

  Regular education                                   27.8

  Special education                                   47.2
  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 6,024 respondents.

In language arts classes in regular education classrooms, the most
common reading activities for elementary and middle-school students with
disabilities are learning or practicing vocabulary, reading silently or
completing writing assignments. Approximately 60 percent of elementary
and middle-school students with disabilities engage in these activities
frequently. Somewhat less common activities are reading literature,
followed by reading informational materials and reading aloud. The least
common activities are phonics or phonemic skills practice and sight word
reading; approximately 30 percent of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities engage in these activities frequently.

In language arts classes in special education classrooms, learning and
practicing vocabulary words is the most common reading activity, with
approximately 70 percent of elementary and middle-school students
engaging in this activity frequently. Reading aloud and practicing
phonics or phonemic skills are somewhat less common, yet more than half
of the elementary and middle-school students in these settings engage in
these activities frequently. Completing writing assignments and sight
word reading are still less common, followed by reading silently. Least
common are reading literature or reading informational materials, with
approximately 30 percent of elementary and middle-school students with
disabilities engaging in these activities frequently.

How do the types of reading/language arts activities in which elementary
and middle-school students with disabilities participate differ by
disability category?

Table 1-13. Participation in reading/language arts activities by
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities, by disability
category and instructional setting: 2001

  ----------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------- ------------- ------ ---------
                    Regular                                                                                            
                    education                                                                                          

  Disability        Read aloud  Read       Complete      Read         Read             Practice   Practice             Sight
                                silently   writing       literature   informa-tional   phonics or vocabu-lary          word
                                           assign-ment                materials        phonemic                        reading
                                                                                       skills                          

                    Percent                                                                                            

  Learning          25.8        50.9       55.2          48.1         36.6             22.6       59.0          20.9   
  disabilities                                                                                                         

  Speech/language   46.8        70.9       66.2          51.3         44.0             36.5       64.8          33.7   
  impairments                                                                                                          

  Mental            21.6        28.7       28.6          23.7         21.1             38.1       45.5          35.2   
  retardation                                                                                                          

  Serious emotional 29.0        51.6       41.0          44.8         26.4             19.6       52.0          18.0   
  disturbance                                                                                                          

  Multiple          36.7        58.5       53.6          40.4         28.1             55.6       59.1          23.4   
  disabilities                                                                                                         

  Hearing           37.4        55.0       64.7          53.7         47.3             26.0       62.0          28.9   
  impairments                                                                                                          

  Orthopedic        37.7        63.1       57.3          51.5         36.1             35.9       62.5          33.0   
  impairments                                                                                                          

  Other health      31.0        51.7       55.5          45.8         33.8             17.8       61.0          18.9   
  impairments                                                                                                          

  Visual            36.4        62.8       59.9          52.5         45.4             30.1       61.3          23.2   
  impairments                                                                                                          

  Autism            42.3        51.4       34.6          53.7         40.1             28.8       58.0          32.9   

  Traumatic brain   39.2        41.0       59.5          43.2         21.1             22.0       43.5          19.4   
  injury                                                                                                               
  ----------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------- ------------- ------ ---------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 2,605 respondents.

Table 1-13. Participation in reading/language arts activities by
elementary and middle-school students with disabilities, by disability
category and instructional setting: 2001 (continued)

  ----------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------- ------------- ---------
                    Special                                                                                     
                    education                                                                                   

  Disability        Read aloud  Read       Complete      Read         Read             Practice   Practice      Sight
                                silently   writing       literature   informa-tional   phonics or vocabu-lary   word
                                           assign-ment                materials        phonemic                 reading
                                                                                       skills                   

                    Percent                                                                                     

  Learning          59.9        43.8       54.5          37.2         32.6             53.5       69.1          41.0
  disabilities                                                                                                  

  Speech/language   71.6        35.7       58.1          39.5         26.1             72.4       76.2          49.2
  impairments                                                                                                   

  Mental            49.8        27.4       35.9          18.1         17.1             62.0       73.1          61.5
  retardation                                                                                                   

  Serious emotional 62.2        48.8       47.4          33.5         33.5             51.9       72.0          49.6
  disturbance                                                                                                   

  Multiple          44.6        26.0       35.2          28.3         23.3             48.3       63.7          47.2
  disabilities                                                                                                  

  Hearing           51.6        43.1       43.0          25.8         22.8             31.7       80.4          57.2
  impairments                                                                                                   

  Orthopedic        49.3        34.2       37.0          27.6         22.2             54.0       62.7          46.9
  impairments                                                                                                   

  Other health      54.3        35.2       41.7          28.3         25.3             42.2       57.9          42.8
  impairments                                                                                                   

  Visual            46.8        22.2       34.5          21.4         18.3             50.1       61.1          42.6
  impairments                                                                                                   

  Autism            37.3        20.9       26.6          16.2         14.8             39.5       57.1          44.3

  Traumatic brain   54.7        34.8       47.0          26.7         14.0             51.6       70.0          53.4
  injury                                                                                                        
  ----------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------- ------------- ---------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 3,387 respondents.

In regular education classrooms, practicing vocabulary is one of the
most common language arts activities for elementary and middle-school
students in all disability categories. Reading silently and completing
writing assignments also are among the most common activities for
elementary and middle-school students in most disability categories,
followed by reading literature and reading aloud. Sight word reading,
practicing phonics or phonemic skills and reading informational
materials are the least common activities for elementary and
middle-school students in most disability categories.

In regular education classrooms, the patterns of language arts
activities for elementary and middle-school students with mental
retardation or multiple disabilities differ from those for elementary
and middle-school students in other disability categories. Practicing
phonics or phonemic skills is among the most common activities for these
students. In addition, elementary and middle-school students with mental
retardation differ from all other groups in that they are the least
likely to engage in five of the eight activities investigated.

In special education classrooms, practicing vocabulary is the most
common activity, and reading informational materials is the least common
activity for elementary students in every disability category.
Completing writing assignments and practicing phonics or phonemic skills
also are among the most common activities for elementary students in
most disability categories, whereas reading literature is among the
least common.

In special education classrooms, elementary and middle-school students
with autism are the least likely to engage in all eight reading/language
arts activities investigated, whereas elementary and middle-school
students with speech/language impairments are among the most likely to
engage in five of the eight activities.

In what types of classroom activities do secondary students with
disabilities participate?

Figure 1-39. Participation in classroom activities by secondary students
with disabilities in regular education academic classes: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  Activity                                          Percent

  Responds orally to questions                      

  Students with disabilities                        

  Never/rarely                                      20

  Sometimes                                         43

  Often                                             37

  Other students                                    

  Never/rarely                                      1

  Sometimes                                         32

  Often                                             67

  Presents to class or group                        

  Students with disabilities                        

  Never/rarely                                      50

  Sometimes                                         43

  Often                                             7

  Other students                                    

  Never/rarely                                      37

  Sometimes                                         54

  Often                                             9

  Works independently                               

  Students with disabilities                        

  Never/rarely                                      8

  Sometimes                                         43

  Often                                             49

  Other students                                    

  Never/rarely                                      2

  Sometimes                                         41

  Often                                             57

  Works with a peer or partner                      

  Students with disabilities                        

  Never/rarely                                      12

  Sometimes                                         52

  Often                                             36

  Other students                                    

  Never/rarely                                      6

  Sometimes                                         52

  Often                                             42
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,539 respondents.

Several of the ways in which secondary students with disabilities
participate in regular education classes vary from those of other
students. For example, 37 percent of secondary students with
disabilities respond orally to questions often, compared with 67 percent
of other students in class. Compared with other students in class,
secondary students with disabilities also are much more likely to
"rarely or never" present to a class or group (50 percent vs. 37
percent).

To what extent are print materials used by secondary students with and
without disabilities?

Figure 1-40. Use of print materials by secondary students with
disabilities in regular education academic classes and their classmates
without disabilities: 2001-02

  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Print materials                                     Percent

  Textbooks, worksheets, workbooks                    

  Students with disabilities                          

  Never/rarely                                        3

  Sometimes                                           14

  Often                                               83

  Other students                                      

  Never/rarely                                        2

  Sometimes                                           13

  Often                                               85

  Print supplements to textbooks                      

  Students with disabilities                          

  Never/rarely                                        34

  Sometimes                                           40

  Often                                               26

  Other students                                      

  Never/rarely                                        32

  Sometimes                                           41

  Often                                               27
  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,577 respondents.

Textbooks, worksheets and workbooks are used "often" for the large
majority of both secondary students with disabilities and other students
in regular education academic classes (83 percent and 85 percent)

The frequency with which secondary students with disabilities and other
students in class use various print materials is quite similar.

In what educational experiences outside the regular education academic
classroom do secondary students with disabilities participate?

Figure 1-41. Educational experiences outside the classroom of secondary
students with disabilities and other students taking regular education
academic classes: 2001-02

  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------
  Experiences                                               Percent

  School-based instructional experience (e.g., library,     
  computer lab)                                             

  Students with disabilities                                

  Never/rarely                                              32

  Sometimes                                                 52

  Often                                                     16

  Other students                                            

  Never/rarely                                              31

  Sometimes                                                 53

  Often                                                     16

  Field trips                                               

  Students with disabilities                                

  Never/rarely                                              78

  Sometimes                                                 19

  Often                                                     3

  Other students                                            

  Never/rarely                                              80

  Sometimes                                                 18

  Often                                                     2

  Community-based instruction/experience                    

  Students with disabilities                                

  Never/rarely                                              90

  Sometimes                                                 8

  Often                                                     2

  Other students                                            

  Never/rarely                                              90

  Sometimes                                                 8

  Often                                                     2
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,520 respondents.

Secondary students with disabilities taking regular education academic
classes are as likely as other students to take part in education
experiences outside the classroom.

Educational experiences off the school campus (i.e., field trips or
community-based instruction/experiences) are rare both for secondary
students with disabilities and other students taking regular education
academic classes.

How do the experiences of secondary students with disabilities in
regular education vocational classes compare with those of other
students?

Figure 1-42. Secondary students with disabilities in regular education
vocational classes whose experiences are the same as those of other
students in class: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
  Experience                                 Percent

  Curriculum                                 86

  Instructional materials                    92

  Class activities                           92

  Instructional groups                       86
  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 1,546 respondents.

A total of 86 percent to 92 percent of secondary students with
disabilities who are in regular education vocational classes have
curricula, instructional materials and groupings, and class activities
that are reported by teachers to be the same as other students in the
class.

Secondary students with mental retardation, autism, or multiple
disabilities differed the most from other students in their regular
education vocational class with respect to experiences with curricula,
instructional materials and groupings, and class activities (NLTS2).

Performance of Students with Disabilities

How do the functional abilities of elementary and middle-school students
with disabilities differ by language arts instructional settings?

Table 1-14. Functional abilities of elementary and middle-school
students with disabilities in language arts classes, by instructional
setting: 2001

  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------
                                   Primary language    
                                   arts instructional  
                                   setting             

                                   Regular education   Special education

  Level of performance:            Percent             

  Self-care skills \[The level of                      
  self-care skills was based on                        
  parents' ratings of how well                         
  students feed and dress                              
  themselves independently and get                     
  around to nearby places outside                      
  the home.\]                                          

  High                             85.0                66.0

  Medium                           14.5                30.1

  Low                              0.5                 3.9

  Functional cognitive skills                          
  \[The level of functional                            
  cognitive skills was based on                        
  parents' ratings of how well                         
  students can tell time on a                          
  clock with hands, count change,                      
  read common signs and look up                        
  telephone numbers and use the                        
  phone.\]                                             

  High                             32.0                15.0

  Medium                           62.7                63.5

  Low                              5.3                 21.6

  Social skills \[The level of                         
  social skills was based on                           
  parents' ratings of how often                        
  students exhibit a variety of                        
  social skills related to                             
  cooperation, self-control and                        
  assertion.\]                                         

  High                             23.9                15.2

  Medium                           69.2                67.4

  Low                              6.9                 17.4

  Percentage reportedd to speak:                       

  As well as other same-age        57.6                51.7
  children                                             

  With "a little trouble"          39.1                34.7

  With "a lot of trouble" or not   3.4                 13.6
  at all                                               

  Percentage reportedd to                              
  understand others:                                   

  As well as other same-age        66.3                42.1
  children                                             

  With "a little trouble"          29.6                43.9

  With "a lot of trouble" or not   4.0                 14.9
  at all                                               

  Percentage whose health is                           
  reported \[Reports made by                           
  parents.\] as:                                       

  Excellent or very good           81.8                63.8

  Good                             13.5                24.1

  Fair or poor                     4.3                 12.1
  -------------------------------- ------------------- -------------------

Source: SEELS School Program Survey, 2001.

Displayed results were collected from 4,434 respondents.

Elementary and middle-school students with disabilities in both special
education and regular education language arts classes exhibit a range of
functional abilities; both high- and low-functioning students are
instructed in each setting.

Elementary and middle-school students in special education settings for
language arts are more likely than elementary and middle-school students
with disabilities in regular education classes to have lower levels of
self-care skills and functional cognitive skills and to have more
limited social skills.

Although elementary and middle-school students in the two settings are
about equally likely to speak as well as other children of their age,
parents of elementary and middle-school students in special education
settings are much less likely to report that their children understand
what other people say to them.

Special education language arts settings are more likely than regular
education classes to include elementary and middle-school students with
disabilities who are in fair or poor health.

What are teachers' perceptions regarding the appropriateness of the
placement of secondary students with disabilities in regular education
classes?

Figure 1-43. Secondary teachers' perception of the appropriateness of
placement of students with disabilities in their regular education
classes: 2001-02

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
                                                           Percent

  Vocational class                                         

  Very appropriate                                         86

  Somewhat appropriate                                     13

  Not appropriate \[The label "not appropriate" refers to  1
  the combined responses "not very appropriate" and "not   
  at all appropriate."\]                                   

  Academic class                                           

  Very appropriate                                         66

  Somewhat appropriate                                     26

  Not appropriate \[The label "not appropriate" refers to  8
  the combined responses "not very appropriate" and "not   
  at all appropriate."\]                                   
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 4,159 respondents.

A total of 86 percent of secondary students with disabilities in regular
education vocational classes and 66 percent in regular education
academic classes have teachers who report their placement in the class
is "very appropriate."

A small percentage of secondary students with disabilities in regular
education classes have teachers who report their placement is "not
appropriate" (1 percent and 8 percent for regular education vocational
and academic classes, respectively).

Placements of secondary students with mental retardation, multiple
disabilities, serious emotional disturbance and traumatic brain injury
were most frequently rated by their teachers as "not appropriate" (NLTS2
School Program Survey).

How do students with disabilities perform academically?

Table 1-15. Average scores and skill levels \[Scores on the NAEP reading
assessment fall on a 0-500 point scale delineated by three skill levels:
Basic, Proficient and Advanced.\] on NAEP reading assessment for
students with disabilities and those without in grades 4 and 8: 2003

  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  Grade 4 average (mean)                                        
  scale scores and                                              
  percent at or above                                           
  basic and at or above                                         
  proficient                                                    

                         N            Mean         Percent at   Percent at
                                                   or above     or above
                                                   basic        proficient

  Students with          18,109       185          29           9
  disabilities \[Results                                        
  for the sample of                                             
  students with                                                 
  disabilities cannot be                                        
  generalized to the                                            
  total population of                                           
  students with                                                 
  disabilities because                                          
  schools specifically                                          
  for children with                                             
  disabilities are not                                          
  included in the NAEP                                          
  sample, and many                                              
  children with                                                 
  disabilities who do                                           
  attend schools in the                                         
  sample are excluded                                           
  from testing.\]                                               

  Students without       169,027      221          67           34
  disabilities                                                  
  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------

  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  Grade 8 average (mean)                                        
  scale scores and                                              
  percent at or above                                           
  basic and at or above                                         
  proficient                                                    

                         N            Mean         Percent at   Percent at
                                                   or above     or above
                                                   basic        proficient

  Students with          15,144       225          32           6
  disabilities \[Results                                        
  for the sample of                                             
  students with                                                 
  disabilities cannot be                                        
  generalized to the                                            
  total population of                                           
  students with                                                 
  disabilities because                                          
  schools specifically                                          
  for children with                                             
  disabilities are not                                          
  included in the NAEP                                          
  sample, and many                                              
  children with                                                 
  disabilities who do                                           
  attend schools in the                                         
  sample are excluded                                           
  from testing.\]                                               

  Students without       139,552      267          78           35
  disabilities                                                  
  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences,
National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2002 and 2000 Reading Assessments.

Students with disabilities in both grade 4 and grade 8 scored lower on
the NAEP reading assessment than did students without disabilities.

On the fourth-grade NAEP assessment, smaller percentages of students
with disabilities scored at or above basic (29 percent) and at or above
proficient (9 percent) than students without disabilities (67 percent
and 34 percent, respectively).

On the eighth-grade NAEP reading assessment, 32 percent of students with
disabilities scored at or above basic, as compared to 78 percent of
students without disabilities. Six percent of students with disabilities
scored at or above proficient as compared to 35 percent of students
without disabilities.

Table 1-16. Average scores and skill levels \[Scores on the NAEP
mathematics assessment fall on a 0-500 point scale delineated by three
skill levels: Basic, Proficient and Advanced.\] on NAEP mathematics
assessment for students with disabilities and those without in grades 4
and 8: 2003

  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  Grade 4 average scale                                         
  scores (mean) and                                             
  percent at or above                                           
  basic and at or above                                         
  proficient                                                    

                         N            Mean         Percent at   Percent at
                                                   or above     or above
                                                   basic        proficient

  Students with          21,996       214          51           13
  disabilities \[Results                                        
  for the sample of                                             
  students with                                                 
  disabilities cannot be                                        
  generalized to the                                            
  total population of                                           
  students with                                                 
  disabilities because                                          
  schools specifically                                          
  for children with                                             
  disabilities are not                                          
  included in the NAEP                                          
  sample, and many                                              
  children with                                                 
  disabilities who do                                           
  attend schools in the                                         
  sample are excluded                                           
  from testing.\]                                               

  Students without       167,685      237          80           35
  disabilities                                                  
  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------

  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
  Grade 8 average scale                                         
  scores (mean) and                                             
  percent at or above                                           
  basic and at or above                                         
  proficient                                                    

                         N            Mean         Percent at   Percent at
                                                   or above     or above
                                                   basic        proficient

  Students with          17,011       242          29           6
  disabilities \[Results                                        
  for the sample of                                             
  students with                                                 
  disabilities cannot be                                        
  generalized to the                                            
  total population of                                           
  students with                                                 
  disabilities because                                          
  schools specifically                                          
  for children with                                             
  disabilities are not                                          
  included in the NAEP                                          
  sample, and many                                              
  children with                                                 
  disabilities who do                                           
  attend schools in the                                         
  sample are excluded                                           
  from testing.\]                                               

  Students without       135,812      282          73           31
  disabilities                                                  
  ---------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences,
National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2002 and 2000 Reading Assessments.

Students with disabilities in both grade 4 and grade 8 scored lower on
the NAEP mathematics assessment than did students without disabilities.

On the fourth-grade NAEP mathematics assessment, just over half of the
students with disabilities scored at or above basic, as compared to 80
percent of students without disabilities. Thirteen percent of students
with disabilities and 35 percent of students without disabilities scored
at or above proficient.

On the eighth-grade NAEP mathematics assessment, 29 percent of students
with disabilities scored at or above basic, as compared to 73 percent of
students without disabilities. Six percent of students with disabilities
scored at or above proficient, as compared to 31 percent of students
without disabilities.

Establishing Accountability Systems to Include Students with
Disabilities

To what extent have school districts established the same content
standards for students with and without disabilities?

Table 1-17. Districts with various types of content standards \[Content
standards describe what students should know and be able to do in the
core academic subjects.\] for students with and without disabilities, by
subject area: 1999-2000 and 2002-03

  --------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                        Mathematics               English                 Science                 Social      
                                                                                                  Studies     

                        1999-2000     2002-2003   1999-2000   2002-2003   1999-2000   2002-2003   1999-2000   2002-2003

                        Percent                                                                               

  Same standards for    45.3          92.7        45.1        92.7        44.4        90.0        42.6        90.0
  all students                                                                                                

  Different standards   37.2          1.0         38.2        1.0         36.7        0.6         37.6        0.6
  for students with                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                

  Decision pending on   10.3          0.1         10.3        0.1         10.5        0.1         10.5        0.1
  standards for                                                                                               
  students with                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                

  No standards for any  7.3           0.1         6.4         0.1         8.5         1.4         9.3         4.6
  students                                                                                                    

  Missing data          0.0           6.0         0.0         6.0         0.0         7.8         0.0         4.5
  --------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Source: SLIIDEA District Survey, 2002-03.

Note: Percentages were calculated with the number missing included in
the denominator in order to allow tracking of change over time.

Displayed results were collected from 959 school districts.

In 1999-2000, 43 percent to 45 percent of the districts had adopted the
same content standards in mathematics, English, science and social
studies for students with and without disabilities.

In 1999-2000, in each subject area, about a third of districts had
different standards for students with disabilities; 10 percent had made
no decision on standards for any students, and 10 percent had made no
decision on separate standards for students with disabilities.

By 2002-2003, the adoption of the same content standards for all
students had doubled, going from a range of 43 percent to 45 percent to
a range of 90 percent to 93 percent.

What policy tools do states and districts have to promote the
participation of students with disabilities in accountability systems?

Table 1-18. States and districts that have developed written guidelines
on the participation of students with disabilities in accountability
systems: 2002-03

  ---------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------
                                                 States \[50   Districts
                                                 states and    
                                                 the District  
                                                 of            
                                                 Columbia.\]   

  Percentage with guidelines on:                 Percent       

  Participation in assessments \[Assessments     98            92
  include any assessments used by the state or                 
  district.\]                                                  

  Use of accommodations in testing               100           94

  Use of alternate assessments                   100           86

  All of the above: participation,               98            83
  accommodations and alternate assessments                     
  ---------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------

Source: SLIIDEA State and District Surveys, 2002-03.

Displayed state-level results were collected from the 50 states and the
District of Columbia; district results were based on 959 school
districts.

By 2002-03, all of the 51 states had provided written guidelines to
their districts and schools on the use of accommodations in testing and
on the use of alternate assessments for students with disabilities, and
all but one state had provided guidelines on the participation of
students with disabilities in state or district assessments.

Over 90 percent of districts had developed written guidelines on
participation of students with disabilities in assessments and on the
use of accommodations in assessments (92 percent and 94 percent,
respectively). Districts without their own guidelines on these two
topics, however, were in states that provided the guidelines to them and
to their schools.

Slightly fewer districts (86 percent) had developed written guidelines
on the use of alternate assessments. Since states did provide guidelines
on this topic, these districts were covered by state guidelines.

Eighty-three percent of districts had developed written guidelines in
all three areas.

To what extent do states and districts use resources to support students
with disabilities in accountability systems?

Table 1-19. States and districts that received and/or provided resources
\[Resources were most often in the form of technical assistance.\] for
assessment \[Assessments include any assessments used by the state or
district.\] of students with disabilities: 2002-03

  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  Resource targeted           States         Districts      Districts
                              providing      receiving      providing

                              Percent                       

  Increase participation of   84.3           43.4           44.2
  students with IEPs in                                     
  assessments                                               

  Improve performance of      80.0           31.9           34.4
  students with IEPs on                                     
  assessments                                               
  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

Source: SLIIDEA State and District Surveys, 2002-03.

Displayed state-level results were collected from the 50 states and the
District of Columbia; district results were based on 959 school
districts.

In 2002-03, 80 percent or more of the states provided technical
assistance to increase participation of students with disabilities in
assessments and improve performance in assessments.

Districts, in turn, provided resources to their schools for similar
purposes and in the same proportions as they had received them from
their states: 43.4 percent received resources from their states to
increase participation of students with disabilities on assessments, and
44.2 percent of districts provided resources to their schools for the
same purpose. In addition, nearly a third of the districts (31.9
percent) received resources from the state to improve performance on
assessments, and 34.4 percent provided resources to schools to improve
performance.

How do districts use academic performance data of students with
disabilities?

Table 1-20. Districts that used data on academic performance
\[Assessments include any assessments used by the state or district.\]
of students with disabilities for different purposes: 2002-03

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Districts                                                Percent

  Percentage of districts with data on\                    88.8
  academic performance of students with disabilities       

  Of those districts with data, the percentage that:       

  Use data for program evaluation                          77.0

  Use data for planning professional development           49.7
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: SLIIDEA District Survey, 2002-03.

Displayed results were collected from 959 school districts.

Education reforms have encouraged schools to use their own data,
including student academic performance data, for self-study and
improvement. Use of performance data on students with disabilities is a
positive indicator of improved accountability under IDEA. In 2002-03,
88.8 percent of districts collected or had access to academic
performance data on their students with disabilities.

Districts that had access to data on the performance of students with
disabilities used the data primarily for program evaluation.

To what extent do districts provide professional development on the
participation of students with disabilities in assessments?

Table 1-21. Districts that provided professional development on the
participation of students with disabilities in assessments \[Assessments
include any assessments used by the state or district.\]: 2002-03

  -------------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------
                                                  Of those       
                                                  providing, the 
                                                  percentage\    
                                                  in which:      

  Topic of professional            Professional   Professional   Follow-up
  development                      development    development    was provided
                                   was provided   was less than  
                                                  8 hours        

  Improving both participation and 74.2           72.2           67.6
  performance on assessments                                     

  Administration and use of        70.0           73.2           67.9
  alternate assessments                                          
  -------------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------

Source: SLIIDEA District Survey, 2002-03.

Displayed results were collected from 959 school districts.

In 2002-03, nearly three-fourths of all districts (74.2 percent)
provided professional development to school staff to improve
participation and performance of students with disabilities, including
the use of accommodations in testing.

Seventy percent of districts provided professional development on the
administration and use of alternate assessments.

In districts that provided professional development, 72 percent to 73
percent provided less than eight hours. Two-thirds of those districts
(about 68 percent) also provided follow-up, which research has shown is
critical to teachers' classroom implementation of the strategies
learned.

Postsecondary Goals

What are the post-high-school goals of secondary students with
disabilities?

Figure 1-44. Primary post-high-school goals of secondary students with
disabilities: 2001-02

  ----------------------------------------------------- -----------------
  Goals                                                 Percent

  2- or 4-year college                                  47

  Postsecondary vocational training                     40

  Competitive employment                                53

  Supported employment                                  8

  Sheltered employment                                  5

  Live independently                                    50

  Maximize functional independence                      20

  Enhance social/interpersonal relationships            25
  ----------------------------------------------------- -----------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 4,193 respondents.

Attending two- or four-year college is a transition goal for 47 percent
of secondary students with disabilities. Further information is provided
in figure 1-48.

Finding competitive employment is the most commonly stated primary
transition goal for secondary students with disabilities; 53 percent
have such a goal. Secondary students with disabilities most likely to
have this goal are those with serious emotional disturbance (58 percent)
or learning disabilities (57 percent); secondary students with
disabilities least likely to have this goal are those with autism (22
percent) or multiple disabilities (27 percent) (NLTS2).

NLTS2 also showed the following:

Forty percent of secondary students with disabilities have a goal of
acquiring postsecondary vocational training to enhance their
employability. Secondary students with disabilities most likely to have
this goal are those with serious emotional disturbance (44 percent),
learning disabilities (43 percent) or speech impairments (43 percent);
secondary students with disabilities least likely to have this goal are
those with multiple disabilities (16 percent) or autism (18 percent).

Supported employment is a goal for 8 percent of secondary students with
disabilities. Secondary students with disabilities most likely to have
this goal are those with autism (39 percent) or multiple disabilities
(35 percent); secondary students with disabilities least likely to have
this goal are those with learning disabilities (2 percent) or other
health impairments (6 percent).

Sheltered employment is a goal for 5 percent of secondary students with
disabilities. Secondary students with disabilities most likely to have
this goal are students with autism (39 percent) or multiple disabilities
(31 percent); secondary students with disabilities least likely to have
this goal are those with learning disabilities (1 percent) or speech
impairments (2 percent).

Half of secondary students with disabilities have a primary transition
goal of living independently (50 percent), and one-fifth seek to
maximize their functional independence.

One-fourth of secondary students with disabilities have a transition
goal related to enhancing social/interpersonal relationships.

How does the percentage of secondary students with disabilities who have
the goal of attending college differ by disability category?

Figure 1-45. Secondary students with disabilities who have the goal of
attending a two- or four-year college, by disability category: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  Disability                                        Percent

  All categories                                    47

  Learning disabilities                             54

  Speech impairments                                57

  Mental retardation                                10

  Emotional disturbance                             44

  Multiple disabilities                             14

  Hearing impairments                               61

  Orthopedic impairments                            57

  Other health impairments                          56

  Visual impairments                                72

  Autism                                            23

  Traumatic brain injury                            34

  Deaf-blindness                                    32
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 4,193 respondents.

Some secondary students in every disability category have a primary
transition goal of attending a two- or four-year college.

More than half of secondary school students in the categories of
learning disabilities or speech, hearing, visual, orthopedic or other
health impairments have a primary transition goal of attending a two- or
four-year college.

How does the percentage of secondary students with disabilities taking
official college entrance exams differ by disability category?

Figure 1-46. Age-eligible \[Age-eligible students are those in the 10th
grade and above.\] secondary students with disabilities taking college
entrance exams, \[Includes PSATs, SATs or other college entrance
examinations.\] by disability category: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  Disability                                        Percent

  All categories                                    14

  Learning disabilities                             17

  Speech impairments                                15

  Mental retardation                                4

  Emotional disturbance                             11

  Multiple disabilities                             2

  Hearing impairments                               36

  Orthopedic impairments                            17

  Other health impairments                          20

  Visual impairments                                37

  Autism                                            7

  Traumatic brain injury                            8

  Deaf-blindness                                    17
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 4,036 respondents.

Taking college entrance examinations is much more common among students
with hearing or visual impairments (36 percent and 37 percent) than
among students with mental retardation, autism, traumatic brain
injuries, or multiple disabilities (8 percent or fewer).

In what types of work-related activities do secondary students with
disabilities participate?

Figure 1-47. Participation in job training and work-related activities
by secondary students with disabilities: 2001-02

  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
  Activity                                               Percent

  Career skills assessment                               51

  Career counseling                                      44

  Job readiness training                                 36

  Job search instruction                                 36

  School-sponsored on- or off-campus work experience     25
  \[Work experience―both sponsored by school and not―is  
  recorded within a given semester, whereas the other    
  vocational activities could have occurred at any point 
  since starting high school.\]                          

  Job shadowing                                          19

  Work experience \[Work experience―both sponsored by    19
  school and not―is recorded within a given semester,    
  whereas the other vocational activities could have     
  occurred at any point since starting high school.\]    
  not sponsored by school                                

  None of these                                          18

  Job skills training                                    14

  Technical preparation program                          12

  Job coach                                              8

  Internship                                             2

  Entrepreneurship program                               1
  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 4,136 respondents.

One-fourth of secondary school students with disabilities take part in
school-sponsored work experience programs in a given semester.

Skills assessments, career counseling, job readiness training and job
search instruction are the only vocational services to have been
provided to sizable percentages of secondary students with disabilities
(from 36 percent to 51 percent).

According to school staff, 18 percent of secondary students with
disabilities have received none of these services since starting high
school. (NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02)

What types of transition planning services are provided to secondary
students with disabilities?

Figure 1-48. Secondary students with disabilities whose schools
contacted outside agencies regarding post-high-school programs or
services: 2001-02

  ----------------------------------------------------- -----------------
  Contacted agencies                                    Percent

  2- or 4-year colleges                                 24

  Vocational training                                   24

  State VR agency                                       38

  Other vocational training programs                    26

  US military                                           15

  Potential employers                                   20

  Job placement programs                                24

  Supported employment programs                         14

  Sheltered workshops                                   7

  Mental health agencies                                11

  Social Security Administration                        12

  Supervised residential support programs               6

  Adult day programs                                    5

  Other social service agencies                         18

  Congregate care facilities/other institutions         2

  Other                                                 7
  ----------------------------------------------------- -----------------

Source: NLTS2 School Program Survey, 2001-02.

Displayed results were collected from 2,740 respondents.

The most commonly contacted agency as part of transition planning for
secondary students with disabilities is the state vocational
rehabilitation agency (38 percent of students have such contacts made on
their behalf).

On behalf of about one-fourth of secondary students with disabilities,
schools report making contact with colleges, vocational training
programs or agencies or job placement programs during the transition
planning process.

Contacts with other agencies are made for between 2 percent and 20
percent of secondary students with disabilities.

Trends in School Exiting and Transition

How has the graduation rate changed over time for students with
different disabilities?[^3]

Table 1-22. Students ages 14 and older with disabilities who graduated
with a standard diploma \[The percentage of students with disabilities
who exited school with a regular high school diploma and the percentage
who exit school by dropping out are performance indicators used by OSEP
to measure progress in improving results for students with disabilities.
The appropriate method for calculating graduation and dropout rates
depends on the question to be answered and is limited by the data
available. For reporting under the Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), OSEP calculates the graduation rate by dividing the number
of students age 14 and older who graduated with a regular high school
diploma by the number of students in the same age group who are known to
have left school (i.e., graduated with a regular high school diploma,
received a certificate-of-completion, reached the maximum age for
services, died, moved and are not known to be continuing in an education
program or dropped out). These calculations are presented here.\]:
1993-94 \[Data are based on a cumulative 12-month count.\] through
2001-02 \[Data are based on a cumulative 12-month count.\]

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Disability        1993-\    1994-\   1995-\   1996-\   1997-\   1998-99 \[Two   1999-2000   2000-\   2001-\
                    94        95       96       97       98       large states                01       02
                                                                  appear to have                       
                                                                  underreported                        
                                                                  dropouts in                          
                                                                  1998-99. As a                        
                                                                  result, the                          
                                                                  graduation rate                      
                                                                  is somewhat                          
                                                                  inflated that                        
                                                                  year.\]                              
  ----------------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------------- ----------- -------- --------
                    Percent                                                                            

  Specific learning 49.1      47.7     48.2     48.8     51.0     51.9            51.6        53.6     56.9
  disabilities                                                                                         

  Speech/language   42.9      41.7     42.2     44.8     48.1     51.2            53.2        52.3     55.7
  impairments                                                                                          

  Mental            35.0      33.8     34.0     33.0     34.3     36.0            34.4        35.0     37.8
  retardation                                                                                          

  Serious emotional 27.0      26.0     25.1     25.9     27.4     29.2            28.6        28.9     32.1
  disturbance                                                                                          

  Multiple          36.1      31.4     35.3     35.4     39.0     41.0            42.3        41.6     45.2
  disabilities                                                                                         

  Hearing           61.9      58.2     58.8     61.8     62.3     60.9            61.4        60.3     66.9
  impairments                                                                                          

  Orthopedic        56.7      54.1     53.6     54.9     57.9     53.9            51.5        57.4     56.4
  impairments                                                                                          

  Other health      54.6      52.6     53.0     53.1     56.8     55.0            56.5        56.1     59.2
  impairments                                                                                          

  Visual            63.5      63.7     65.0     64.3     65.1     67.6            66.4        65.9     70.8
  impairments                                                                                          

  Autism            33.7      35.5     36.4     35.9     38.7     40.5            40.8        42.1     51.1

  Deaf-blindness    34.7      30.0     39.5     39.4     67.7     48.3            37.4        41.2     49.1
  \[Percentages are                                                                                    
  based on fewer                                                                                       
  than 200 students                                                                                    
  exiting school.\]                                                                                    

  Traumatic brain   54.6      51.7     54.0     57.3     58.2     60.6            56.8        57.5     64.4
  injury                                                                                               

  All disabilities  43.5      42.1     42.4     43.0     45.3     46.5            46.1        47.6     51.1
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 4-1 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

In 2001-02, 51.1 percent of the students ages 14 and older with
disabilities exited school with a regular high school diploma.
Twenty-seven states have a graduation rate at or above this national
rate (table 4-1 in vol. 2).

From 1993-94 through 2001-02, the percentage of students with
disabilities exiting school with a regular high school diploma increased
from 43.5 percent to 51.1 percent.

The change in the graduation rate from 2000-01 to 2001-02 was the
largest single year increase (3.5 percentage points) during this period
(from 47.6 percent to 51.1 percent) (table 4-1 in vol. 2).

From 1993-94 through 2001-02, there was little change in the relative
standing of the graduation rates for the various disability categories.

\- Students with visual impairments and students with hearing
impairments consistently had the highest graduation rates.

\- Students with serious emotional disturbance consistently had the
lowest graduation rates.

\- Since 1995-96, students with mental retardation have consistently had
the second lowest graduation rate.

From 1993-94 through 2001-02, the graduation rate improved for students
in almost all disability categories.

\- The largest gains were made by students with autism and
deaf-blindness. Notable gains were also made by students with
speech/language impairments and multiple disabilities.

How has the dropout rate changed over time for students with different
disabilities?

Table 1-23. Students ages 14 and older with disabilities who dropped out
of school \[The percentage of students with disabilities who exited
school with a regular high school diploma and the percentage who exit
school by dropping out are performance indicators used by OSEP to
measure progress in improving results for students with disabilities.
The appropriate method for calculating graduation and dropout rates
depends on the question to be answered and is limited by the data
available. For reporting under the Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), OSEP calculates the dropout rate by dividing the number of
students age 14 and older who dropped out (including students who moved
and are not known to be continuing in an education program) by the
number of students in the same age group who are known to have left
school (i.e., graduated with a regular high school diploma, received a
certificate-of-completion, reached the maximum age for services, died,
moved and are not known to be continuing in an education program or
dropped out). These calculations are presented here.\] 1993-94 \[Data
are based on a cumulative 12-month count.\] through 2001-02 \[Data are
based on a cumulative 12-month count.\]

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Disability        1993-\    1994-\   1995-\   1996-\   1997-\   1998-\          1999-2000   2000-\   2001-\
                    94        95       96       97       98       99 \[Two large              01       02
                                                                  states appear                        
                                                                  to have                              
                                                                  underreported                        
                                                                  the number of                        
                                                                  dropouts in                          
                                                                  1998-99. As a                        
                                                                  result, the                          
                                                                  dropout rate is                      
                                                                  somewhat                             
                                                                  understated for                      
                                                                  that year.\]                         
  ----------------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------------- ----------- -------- --------
                    Percent                                                                            

  Specific learning 43.1      44.7     44.4     43.4     41.3     40.2            39.9        38.7     35.4
  disabilities                                                                                         

  Speech/language   49.3      51.4     50.4     48.0     44.5     40.9            39.4        39.7     35.8
  impairments                                                                                          

  Mental            35.4      37.9     38.0     38.2     36.3     34.9            35.7        34.3     31.2
  retardation                                                                                          

  Serious emotional 67.8      69.2     69.9     69.2     67.2     65.5            65.2        65.1     61.2
  disturbance                                                                                          

  Multiple          24.6      35.1     27.4     27.7     26.3     28.1            25.8        26.7     25.9
  disabilities                                                                                         

  Hearing           24.3      28.0     28.3     25.6     23.5     24.8            23.7        24.5     21.0
  impairments                                                                                          

  Orthopedic        25.1      27.9     28.9     27.3     24.3     27.4            30.4        27.0     24.3
  impairments                                                                                          

  Other health      37.4      38.1     36.8     37.8     34.9     36.3            35.1        36.2     32.7
  impairments                                                                                          

  Visual            24.5      24.4     22.3     21.4     21.7     20.6            20.3        21.1     17.8
  impairments                                                                                          

  Autism            25.9      29.5     23.8     24.0     19.2     22.8            23.7        20.8     17.6

  Deaf-blindness    24.5      25.5     12.8     27.3     11.8     25.0            27.0        22.9     27.3
  \[Percentages are                                                                                    
  based on fewer                                                                                       
  than 200 students                                                                                    
  exiting school.\]                                                                                    

  Traumatic brain   28.2      32.9     30.7     29.6     26.1     27.2            28.8        28.9     24.6
  injury                                                                                               

  All disabilities  45.1      47.0     46.8     45.9     43.7     42.3            42.1        41.1     37.6
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 4-1 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

In 2001-02, 38 percent of students age 14 and older with disabilities
exited school by dropping out. Twenty states have a dropout rate at or
below this national rate (see table 4-1 in vol. 2).

From 1993-94 through 2001-02, the percentage of students with
disabilities exiting school by dropping out decreased from 45.1 percent
to 37.6 percent.

The change in the dropout rate from 2000-01 to 2001-02 was the largest
single year decrease (3.5 percentage points).

From 1993-94 through 2001-02, there was little change in the relative
standing of the dropout rates for the various disability categories.

\- Students with autism had a large decrease in their dropout rate.

\- Students with visual impairments and students with hearing
impairments were consistently among the students with the lowest dropout
rate.

\- Students with serious emotional disturbance consistently had the
highest dropout rates. In every year, the dropout rate for students with
serious emotional disturbance was substantially higher than the dropout
rate for the next highest disability category.

From 1993-94 through 2001-02, the dropout rate declined for students in
most disability categories.

\- The improvement was most notable for students with autism,
speech/language impairments, visual impairments and specific learning
disabilities.

\- The dropout rate did not improve for students with deaf-blindness or
multiple disabilities; dropout rates increased for students with these
disabilities.

Are the graduation and dropout rates the same for students with
disabilities in different racial/ethnic groups?

Table 1-24. Students ages 14 and older with disabilities who graduated
or dropped out, by race/ethnicity: 2001-02 \[Percentage is calculated by
dividing the number of students age 14 and older in each racial/ethnic
group who graduated with a regular high school diploma (or dropped out)
by the number of students age 14 and older in that racial/ethnic group
who are known to have left school (i.e., graduated with a regular high
school diploma, received a certificate-of-completion, reached the
maximum age for services, died, moved and are not known to be continuing
or dropped out). Students who moved and are not known to be continuing
in an education program are treated as dropouts.\], \[This is a
cumulative 12-month count.\]

  ----------------------------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ------------
                                Graduated                Dropped    
                                with a                   out        
                                standard                            
                                diploma                             

  Race/ethnicity                Number      Percentage   Number     Percentage

  American Indian/Alaska Native 2,533       41.9         3,157      52.2

  Asian/Pacific Islander        3,583       60.6         1,652      28.0

  Black (not Hispanic)          27,999      36.5         34,085     44.5

  Hispanic                      24,087      47.5         22,073     43.5

  White (not Hispanic)          132,714     56.8         79,220     33.9
  ----------------------------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), table 4-4 in vol. 2. These data
are for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the four outlying areas.

In 2001-02, the graduation rate was highest for Asian/Pacific Islander
(60.6 percent) and white (56.8 percent) students with disabilities. Both
rates are above the graduation rate for all students with disabilities
(51.1 percent, see table 1-22).

The graduation rate was lowest for black students with disabilities
(36.5 percent).

The dropout rate was lowest for Asian/Pacific Islander (28.0 percent)
and white (33.9 percent) students with disabilities. Both rates are
below the dropout rate for all students with disabilities (37.6 percent,
see table 1-23).

The dropout rate was highest for American Indian/Alaska Native students
with disabilities (52.2 percent).

Hispanic (43.5 percent) and black (44.5 percent) students with
disabilities had similar dropout rates.

Personnel Training

Who is being trained by OSEP's Personnel Preparation Program to improve
services and results for children with disabilities?

According to data from the Personnel Preparation Program database, 2004:

In fiscal year 2002-3, grantees reported a total of 7,330 trainees in 45
states and territories.

Of these OSEP-supported trainees, 84.4 percent were female and 15.6
percent were male.

Approximately 8.2 percent of OSEP-supported trainees have disabilities.

OSEP-supported trainees represent a variety of racial/ethnic groups,
including white (68.6 percent), black or African American (14.9
percent), Hispanic or Latino (10.1 percent), Asian (2.4 percent),
American Indian or Alaska Native (1.9 percent), Native Hawaiian or other
Pacific Islander (0.8 percent) and those who fall into more than one
racial/ethnic group (1.3 percent).

What positions did OSEP-supported trainees hold prior to entering
grant-supported training?

Figure 1-49. Employment of OSEP-supported trainees prior to entering
grant-supported training: 2004

  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------
  Employed in education                                     67.5

  Employed outside the field of education                   12.2

  Not employed                                              20.3
  --------------------------------------------------------- -------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Personnel Preparation Trainee Database, 2004.

Approximately two-thirds of OSEP-supported trainees were employed in the
field of education prior to entering grant-supported training. For these
trainees, participation in the personnel preparation program is intended
to enhance their training, by allowing not-fully-certified special
educators to obtain full certification and certified educators to obtain
additional certifications in special education or to pursue an advanced
degree.

Approximately one-third of OSEP-supported trainees were not employed or
were employed outside the field of education prior to entering
grant-supported training. For these trainees, participation in the
Personnel Preparation Program is intended to prepare them to enter the
field of special education.

Of those OSEP-supported trainees previously employed in education, how
many were employed as special education teachers prior to entering
grant-supported training?

Figure 1-50. Type of position held by OSEP-supported trainees employed
in the field of education prior to entering grant-supported training
\[Grantees did not provide complete information for 6.4 percent of the
trainees employed in education prior to entering grant-supported
training. These trainees were reported as teachers, but grantees did not
specify whether they had been employed as regular education or special
education teachers. These trainees are included in the category other
position in the field of education, although some may have been special
education teachers. Thus, the actual percentage of trainees previously
employed as special education teachers prior to entering grant-supported
training may be slightly higher than reported here.\]: 2004

  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Other position in the field of education            60.6

  Special education teachers                          39.4
  --------------------------------------------------- -------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Personnel Preparation Trainee Database, 2004.

Of the OSEP-supported trainees who were employed in the field of
education prior to entering grant-supported training, 39.4 percent were
employed as special education teachers.

Of those OSEP-supported trainees who were employed as special education
teachers prior to entering grant-supported training, how many were fully
credentialed?

Figure 1-51. Credential status of OSEP-supported trainees employed as
special education teachers prior to entering grant-supported training:
2004

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  Fully credentialed                                57.3

  Less than fully credentialed                      42.7
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Personnel Preparation Trainee Database, 2004.

Of OSEP-supported trainees who were employed as special education
teachers prior to entering grant-supported training, 42.7 percent were
less than fully credentialed, and 57.3 percent were fully credentialed
for the positions they held.

What degrees and certifications do OSEP-supported trainees who were
previously employed as special education teachers receive when they
complete grant-supported training?

Table 1-25. Degrees, certificates and endorsements received by
OSEP-supported trainees previously employed as special education
teachers: 2004

  --------------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------------- ---------
  Degrees and certifications received     Less than                Fully          
                                          fully                    credentialed   
                                          credentialed                            

                                          Number         Percent   Number         Percent

  Doctoral degree                         0              0.0       10             2.9

  Doctoral degree plus state credential,  0              0.0       1              0.3
  certificate, or endorsement                                                     

  Educational specialist degree           9              3.2       5              1.5

  Educational specialist degree plus      15             5.3       2              0.6
  state credential, certificate, or                                               
  endorsement                                                                     

  Master's degree                         45             16.0      76             22.2

  Master's degree plus state credential,  33             11.7      29             8.5
  certificate, or endorsement                                                     

  Bachelor's degree                       3              1.1       0              0.0

  Bachelor's degree plus state            3              1.1       0              0.0
  credential, certificate, or endorsement                                         

  State credential, certificate, or       138            48.9      73             21.3
  endorsement only                                                                

  Grantee-issued endorsement or courses   36             12.8      146            42.7
  only (no degree awarded)                                                        

  Total                                   282            100.0     342            100.0
  --------------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------------- ---------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Personnel Preparation Trainee Database, 2004.

Figure 1-52. Degrees, certificates and endorsements received by
OSEP-supported trainees previously employed as special education
teachers: 2004

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  Credential status at entry into training program         Percent

  Less than fully credentialed                             

  Degree only                                              20.2

  Degree plus state credential/certificate/endorsement     18.1

  State credential/certificate/endorsement only            48.9

  Grantee-issued endorsement/courses only (no degree       12.8
  awarded)                                                 

  Fully credentialed                                       

  Degree only                                              26.6

  Degree plus state credential/certificate/endorsement     9.4

  State credential/certificate/endorsement only            21.3

  Grantee-issued endorsement/courses only (no degree       42.7
  awarded)                                                 
  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, Personnel Preparation Trainee Database, 2004.

Approximately two-thirds (67.0 percent) of the OSEP-supported trainees
who were working as less than fully certified special education teachers
prior to entering grant-supported training received a state credential,
certificate, or endorsement, either alone or in conjunction with a
degree, when they completed training. Another 20.2 percent of these
trainees received a degree only, and 12.8 percent received a
grantee-issued endorsement or were taking courses only.

OSEP-supported trainees who worked as fully certified special education
teachers prior to entering grant-supported training were most likely to
receive a grantee-issued endorsement or take courses without receiving a
degree or certification (42.7 percent). These trainees were less likely
than not-fully-certified special education teachers to receive a state
credential, certificate or endorsement. Only 30.7 percent of these
trainees pursued a state credential, certificate or endorsement, either
alone or in conjunction with a degree. Approximately one-quarter (26.6
percent) of the fully credentialed special education teachers received a
degree only upon completion of training.

Section II.

The State Picture

Introduction to State Tables

This section of the report focuses on the 50 states, the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico. Most of the data included are available by
topic in the tables in vol. 2. In this section, data from a variety of
those tables are combined to provide a picture of special education and
early intervention services in each state. More general information
about the state, such as the size of the public school enrollment and
per-pupil expenditures, is also included.

Data are from the following tables in vol. 2 of this report:

Part B

Percentage of children ages 6 through 21 educated in\
regular classrooms at least 80 percent of the school day 2-2 through
2-21

Percentage of students with disabilities exiting school\
with a regular high school diploma 4-1 through 4-3

Percentage of students with disabilities who drop out 4-1 through 4-3

Part C

Percentage of infants and toddlers served through Part C 6-1

Percentage of Part C infants and toddlers receiving services\
primarily in settings typical for children without disabilities 6-4

In this section, state-reported data for Part B include:

Child count data collected annually by all states on Dec. 1 of given
years, except Alaska, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Iowa and Texas,
which used the last Friday in October as their reporting date;

Educational environments data collected by all states on Dec. 1 of given
years, except for the above four states that used the last Friday in
October as their reporting date; and

Exiting data collected cumulatively during a state-determined 12-month
reporting period for a given year.

State-reported data for Part C include:

Child count data collected annually by all states on Dec. 1 of given
years; and

Program settings data collected annually by all states on Dec. 1 of
given years.

Alabama

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  128
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  739,678
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,029
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     55.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    20.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Alabama                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      Notes in                                                                                                                            
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       45            52          48        45        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       24            18          20        20        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       40            48          46        38        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             40

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          18

  Dropout rate                             48

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          20

  Dropout rate                             46

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          20

  Dropout rate                             38
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Alabama Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Rehabilitation Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,157
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Alabama                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                    states,                               state                             state        
                                                                    DC. and                               percentages                       percentage   
                                                                    P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)  1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                              data are from fall                        data are from fall               data are from fall
                                                                              2001; the                                 2001; the                        2001; the
                                                                              percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                              data are from fall                        data are from fall               data are from fall
                                                                              2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                              (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  31        51     79     82     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                     
  services primarily                                                                                                                                     
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                    
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                     
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                            
  collection                                                                                                                                             
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                        
  intervention                                                                                                                                           
  settings typical                                                                                                                                       
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                       
  the home and                                                                                                                                           
  programs for                                                                                                                                           
  typically                                                                                                                                              
  developing                                                                                                                                             
  children.\]                                                                                                                                            

  Percentage of       1.0       1.0    1.1    1.2    1.2           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                        
  general population,                                                                                                                                    
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                    
  served through                                                                                                                                         
  Part C                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.0

  1999                                1.0

  2000                                1.1

  2001                                1.2

  2002                                1.2
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Alaska

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  53
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  134,364
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$9,563
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     65.6
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Alaska                                                           50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                       DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998\      1999\        2000\      2001\      2002\      Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)          (%)        (%)        (%)                (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       59         59           58         57         57                46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99\   1999-2000\   2000-01\   2001-02\   2002-03\   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)          (%)        (%)        (%)                (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       37         37           37         38         NA                47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       62         60           60         59         NA                42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          37

  Dropout rate                             62

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          37

  Dropout rate                             60

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          37

  Dropout rate                             60

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          38

  Dropout rate                             59
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Alaska Department of Health and
  services \[National Early Childhood       Social Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  646
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Alaska                                            50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from fall                        data are from fall               data are from fall
                                                                                  2001; the                                 2001; the                        2001; the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from fall                        data are from fall               data are from fall
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  90            95     95     96     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.7           2.0    2.3    2.2    2.1           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.7

  1999                                2.0

  2000                                2.3

  2001                                2.2

  2002                                2.1
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Arizona

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  319
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  937,755
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$5,964
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     88.2
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    18.7
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Arizona                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                             DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                             and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                             (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         47        48          48        48        48               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                 
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998\        2001-02\
                                 (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    42        43          42        50        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                    
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                     
  diploma \[Arizona did not                                                                                                                                      
  report any students receiving                                                                                                                                  
  a certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                 

  Percentage of students with    56        55          56        47        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                      
  ------------------------------ --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          42

  Dropout rate                             56

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          43

  Dropout rate                             55

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          42

  Dropout rate                             56

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             47
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Arizona Department of Economic
  services \[National Early Childhood       Security
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  3,487
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Arizona                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                    states,                               state                             state        
                                                                    DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                    P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)  1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                              data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                              the                                       the                              the
                                                                              percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                              data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                              2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                              (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part            64     71     73     NA             66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                     
  services primarily                                                                                                                                     
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                    
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                     
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                            
  collection                                                                                                                                             
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                        
  intervention                                                                                                                                           
  settings typical                                                                                                                                       
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                       
  the home and                                                                                                                                           
  programs for                                                                                                                                           
  typically                                                                                                                                              
  developing                                                                                                                                             
  children.\]                                                                                                                                            

  Percentage of       1.0       1.1    1.2    1.2    1.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                        
  general population,                                                                                                                                    
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                    
  served through                                                                                                                                         
  Part C                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.0

  1999                                1.1

  2000                                1.2

  2001                                1.2

  2002                                1.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Arkansas

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  311
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  450,985
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,276
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     52.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    21.8
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Arkansas                                                        50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      Notes in                                                                                                                            
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       39            38          38        39        39               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998\        2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       54            58          57        75        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       39            37          38        21        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          54

  Dropout rate                             39

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             37

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          57

  Dropout rate                             38

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          75

  Dropout rate                             21
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Arkansas Department of Human
  services \[National Early Childhood       Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,874
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Arkansas                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      Data Notes in                                     DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      appendix A                                        P.R.                                                                                 
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child                                                                                                                                  
                      count.\]                                                                                                                               

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  37            34     58     69     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.9           1.9    2.1    2.5    2.6           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.9

  1999                                1.9

  2000                                2.1

  2001                                2.5

  2002                                2.6
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

California

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  965
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  6,356,348
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,434
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     94.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    18.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      California                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      Notes in                                                                                                                            
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       52            49          61        53        50               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       34            34          48        53        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       47            47          39        38        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          34

  Dropout rate                             47

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          34

  Dropout rate                             47

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             39

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             38
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        California Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Developmental Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  26,876
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      California                                        50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  68            57     58     73     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.3           1.4    1.5    1.6    1.7           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.3

  1999                                1.4

  2000                                1.5

  2001                                1.6

  2002                                1.7
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Colorado

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  178
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  751,862
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,941
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     84.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    12.2
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Colorado                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       71             71          72        71        69               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       51             50          47        39        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       43             44          48        54        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             43

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          47

  Dropout rate                             48

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          39

  Dropout rate                             54
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Colorado Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,854
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Colorado                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  58            66     68     86     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.9           1.7    2.2    1.6    1.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.9

  1999                                1.7

  2000                                2.2

  2001                                1.6

  2002                                1.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Connecticut

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  166
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  570,023
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$10,577
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     87.7
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    10.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Connecticut                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       56             56          55        55        56               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48             55          50        58        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       50             44          48        37        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             50

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          55

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             48

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             37
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Connecticut Department of Mental
  services \[National Early Childhood       Retardation
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  4,033
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Connecticut                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  95            99     100    100    NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.7           2.6    2.8    2.9    3.1           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.7

  1999                                2.6

  2000                                2.8

  2001                                2.9

  2002                                3.1
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Delaware

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  19
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  116,342
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$9,284
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     80.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    12.6
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  -------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                       Delaware                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                    and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6       1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                        (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of        28         30          32        35        38               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated in                                                                                                                                  
  regular classrooms                                                                                                                                    
  at least 80 percent                                                                                                                                   
  of the day                                                                                                                                            

  Part B, Ages 14      1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21           (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of        53         53          55        52        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                         
  disabilities exiting                                                                                                                                  
  school with a                                                                                                                                         
  regular high school                                                                                                                                   
  diploma                                                                                                                                               

  Percentage of        40         38          37        40        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                         
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                      
  drop out                                                                                                                                              
  -------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             40

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             38

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          55

  Dropout rate                             37

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             40
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Delaware Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Social Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,036
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Delaware                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  34            38     35     75     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.8           3.1    3.3    2.9    3.3           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.8

  1999                                3.1

  2000                                3.3

  2001                                2.9

  2002                                3.3
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

District of Columbia

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  1
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  76,166
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$12,102
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     100.0
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    26.4
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      District                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      of                                                           DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Columbia                                                     and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                       (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       13         23          4         3         13               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                    
  in regular                                                                                                                                           
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                  
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                    
  day                                                                                                                                                  

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       NA         18          21        17        NA                47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities                                                                                                                                         
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                  
  a regular high                                                                                                                                       
  school diploma                                                                                                                                       

  Percentage of       NA         26          61        63        NA                42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                     
  drop out                                                                                                                                             
  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          .

  Dropout rate                             .

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          18

  Dropout rate                             26

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          21

  Dropout rate                             61

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          17

  Dropout rate                             63
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        District of Columbia Department
  services \[National Early Childhood       of Human Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  283
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      District of                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Columbia                                          states,                               state                             state        
                      \[Please see                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      the Data                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      Notes in                                                                                                                               
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  16            31     34     57     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.4           1.3    1.1    1.4    1.3           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.4

  1999                                1.3

  2000                                1.1

  2001                                1.4

  2002                                1.3
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Florida

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  67
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  2,539,929
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,213
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     89.3
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    17.7
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Florida                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                  DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       49        50          49        49        49               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       32        35          33        34        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       43        38          36        30        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          32

  Dropout rate                             43

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          35

  Dropout rate                             38

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             36

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          34

  Dropout rate                             30
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Florida Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  16,894
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Florida                                           50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  29            57     28     67     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.1           2.0    2.4    2.4    2.7           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.1

  1999                                2.0

  2000                                2.4

  2001                                2.4

  2002                                2.7
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Georgia

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  180
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,496,012
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,380
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     71.6
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    17.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Georgia                                                          50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002       1998\        2002
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)                      (%)          

  Percentage of       37             35          36        37        43               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       29             19          19        29        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       34             60          57        40        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          29

  Dropout rate                             34

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          19

  Dropout rate                             60

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          19

  Dropout rate                             57

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          29

  Dropout rate                             40
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Georgia Department of Human
  services \[National Early Childhood       Resources
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  4,061
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Georgia                                           50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  53            88     82     92     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.0           1.1    0.9    1.0    1.0           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.0

  1999                                1.1

  2000                                0.9

  2001                                1.0

  2002                                1.0
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Hawaii

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  1
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  183,829
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,306
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     91.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    14.3
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Hawaii                                                           50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       19             19          45        11        24               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       34             35          24        71        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       20             17          70        25        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          34

  Dropout rate                             20

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          35

  Dropout rate                             17

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             70

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          71

  Dropout rate                             25
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Hawaii Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  4,999
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Hawaii                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                   states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  75       70     79     83     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities For                                                                                                                                      
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       6.5      6.5    7.7    7.9    9.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                6.5

  1999                                6.5

  2000                                7.7

  2001                                7.9

  2002                                9.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Idaho

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  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  114
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  248,515
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,011
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     66.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    15.2
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Idaho \[Please                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                        DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in appendix                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      B for information                                                                                                                       
                      the state                                                                                                                               
                      submitted to                                                                                                                            
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                        
                      submission                                                                                                                              
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       66                66          65        65        62               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       52                57          61        62        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       45                40          33        32        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             45

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          57

  Dropout rate                             40

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          61

  Dropout rate                             33

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          62

  Dropout rate                             32
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Idaho Department of Health and
  services \[National Early Childhood       Welfare
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,340
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Idaho                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                  states,                               state                             state        
                                                                  DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                  P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                      (%)     (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                            data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                            the                                       the                              the
                                                                            percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                            data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                            2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                            (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  64      72     79     87     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                        
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                   
  services primarily                                                                                                                                   
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                  
  for children                                                                                                                                         
  without                                                                                                                                              
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                   
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                          
  collection                                                                                                                                           
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                      
  intervention                                                                                                                                         
  settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                         
  without                                                                                                                                              
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                     
  the home and                                                                                                                                         
  programs for                                                                                                                                         
  typically                                                                                                                                            
  developing                                                                                                                                           
  children.\]                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       1.9     2.2    2.1    2.1    2.2           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                      
  general population,                                                                                                                                  
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                  
  served through                                                                                                                                       
  Part C                                                                                                                                               
  ------------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.9

  1999                                2.2

  2000                                2.1

  2001                                2.1

  2002                                2.2
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Illinois

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  893
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  2,084,187
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,956
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     87.8
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    14.6
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Illinois                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       37             37          36        39        42               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       46             44          55        51        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       49             52          40        45        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          46

  Dropout rate                             49

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          44

  Dropout rate                             52

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          55

  Dropout rate                             40

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             45
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Illinois Department of Human
  services \[National Early Childhood       Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  10,906
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  -------------------- ------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                       Illinois                                              50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                       \[Please see                                          states,                               state                             state        
                       the Data                                              DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                       Notes in                                              P.R.                                                                                 
                       appendix A                                                                                                                                 
                       for                                                                                                                                        
                       information                                                                                                                                
                       the state                                                                                                                                  
                       submitted to                                                                                                                               
                       clarify its                                                                                                                                
                       data                                                                                                                                       
                       submission                                                                                                                                 
                       regarding                                                                                                                                  
                       settings.\]                                                                                                                                

  Part C               1998 (%)      1999\   2000\   2001\   2002\   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                     (%)     (%)     (%)     (%)             (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                       data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                       the                                       the                              the
                                                                                       percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                       data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                       2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                       (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part C 33            47      66      72      NA             66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  infants and toddlers                                                                                                                                            
  receiving services                                                                                                                                              
  primarily in                                                                                                                                                    
  settings typical for                                                                                                                                            
  children without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                              
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                     
  collection purposes,                                                                                                                                            
  early intervention                                                                                                                                              
  settings typical for                                                                                                                                            
  children without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities are the                                                                                                                                            
  home and programs                                                                                                                                               
  for typically                                                                                                                                                   
  developing                                                                                                                                                      
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                     

  Percentage of        1.0           1.6     2.2     1.9     2.0            1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and toddlers                                                                                                                                            
  in the general                                                                                                                                                  
  population, birth                                                                                                                                               
  through age 2 served                                                                                                                                            
  through Part C                                                                                                                                                  
  -------------------- ------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.0

  1999                                1.6

  2000                                2.2

  2001                                1.9

  2002                                2.0
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Indiana

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  291
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,003,875
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,734
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     70.8
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    12.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Indiana \[Please                                                    50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                        DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in appendix                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      B for information                                                                                                                       
                      the state                                                                                                                               
                      submitted to                                                                                                                            
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                        
                      submission                                                                                                                              
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       59                57          58        58        58               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       49                50          42        43        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       46                44          48        46        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             46

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          42

  Dropout rate                             48

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          43

  Dropout rate                             46
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Indiana Family and Social
  services \[National Early Childhood       Services Administration
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  9,439
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Indiana                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                    states,                               state                             state        
                                                                    DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                    P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)  1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                              data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                              the                                       the                              the
                                                                              percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                              data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                              2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                              (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  62        79     87     88     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                     
  services primarily                                                                                                                                     
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                    
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                     
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                            
  collection                                                                                                                                             
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                        
  intervention                                                                                                                                           
  settings typical                                                                                                                                       
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                       
  the home and                                                                                                                                           
  programs for                                                                                                                                           
  typically                                                                                                                                              
  developing                                                                                                                                             
  children.\]                                                                                                                                            

  Percentage of       2.2       2.9    3.2    3.6    3.7           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                        
  general population,                                                                                                                                    
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                    
  served through                                                                                                                                         
  Part C                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.2

  1999                                2.9

  2000                                3.2

  2001                                3.6

  2002                                3.7
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Iowa

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  371
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  482,210
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,338
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     61.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    10.8
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Iowa                                                        50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                  DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48        46          45        44        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       52        56          56        64        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       45        42          40        34        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             45

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          56

  Dropout rate                             42

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          56

  Dropout rate                             40

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          64

  Dropout rate                             34
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Iowa Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,931
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Iowa                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                 states,                               state                             state        
                                                                 DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                 P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                      (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                           data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                           the                                       the                              the
                                                                           percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                           data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                           2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                           (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  89     87     90     92     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                       
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                  
  services primarily                                                                                                                                  
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                 
  for children                                                                                                                                        
  without                                                                                                                                             
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                  
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                         
  collection                                                                                                                                          
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                     
  intervention                                                                                                                                        
  settings typical                                                                                                                                    
  for children                                                                                                                                        
  without                                                                                                                                             
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                    
  the home and                                                                                                                                        
  programs for                                                                                                                                        
  typically                                                                                                                                           
  developing                                                                                                                                          
  children.\]                                                                                                                                         

  Percentage of       0.9    1.0    1.3    1.5    1.8           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                     
  general population,                                                                                                                                 
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                 
  served through                                                                                                                                      
  Part C                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                0.9

  1999                                1.0

  2000                                1.3

  2001                                1.5

  2002                                1.8
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Kansas

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  303
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  470,957
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,339
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     71.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Kansas                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                             DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                             and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                             (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         60        60          59        58        59               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                 
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                 (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    58        60          64        61        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                    
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                     
  diploma \[Kansas did not                                                                                                                                       
  report any students receiving                                                                                                                                  
  a certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                 

  Percentage of students with    41        39          34        38        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                      
  ------------------------------ --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             41

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          60

  Dropout rate                             39

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          64

  Dropout rate                             34

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          61

  Dropout rate                             38
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Kansas Department of Health and
  services \[National Early Childhood       Environment
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,828
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Kansas                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                   states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  81       83     88     91     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       1.7      2.0    2.2    2.4    2.5           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.7

  1999                                2.0

  2000                                2.2

  2001                                2.4

  2002                                2.5
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Kentucky

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  176
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  660,782
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,523
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     55.8
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    19.3
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Kentucky                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                   DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                       (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       49         50          51        56        57               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                    
  in regular                                                                                                                                           
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                  
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                    
  day                                                                                                                                                  

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       44         43          46        49        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities                                                                                                                                         
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                  
  a regular high                                                                                                                                       
  school diploma                                                                                                                                       

  Percentage of       49         49          45        42        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                     
  drop out                                                                                                                                             
  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          44

  Dropout rate                             49

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          43

  Dropout rate                             49

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          46

  Dropout rate                             45

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             42
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Kentucky Cabinet of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  4,123
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Kentucky                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  46            78     92     91     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.2           1.9    2.3    2.5    2.7           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.2

  1999                                1.9

  2000                                2.3

  2001                                2.5

  2002                                2.7
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Louisiana

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  66
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  730,464
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,567
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     72.6
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    24.4
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Louisiana                                                       50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      Notes in                                                                                                                            
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       32            40          44        46        48               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       15            16          17        22        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       61            57          61        54        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          15

  Dropout rate                             61

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          16

  Dropout rate                             57

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          17

  Dropout rate                             61

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          22

  Dropout rate                             54
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Louisiana Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Hospitals
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,483
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Louisiana                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                      states,                               state                             state        
                                                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                      P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                  (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                the                                       the                              the
                                                                                percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  69          76     89     90     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                       
  services primarily                                                                                                                                       
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                       
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                              
  collection                                                                                                                                               
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                          
  intervention                                                                                                                                             
  settings typical                                                                                                                                         
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                         
  the home and                                                                                                                                             
  programs for                                                                                                                                             
  typically                                                                                                                                                
  developing                                                                                                                                               
  children.\]                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       0.9         1.0    1.1    1.2    1.2           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                          
  general population,                                                                                                                                      
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                      
  served through                                                                                                                                           
  Part C                                                                                                                                                   
  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                0.9

  1999                                1.0

  2000                                1.1

  2001                                1.2

  2002                                1.2
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Maine

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  158
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  204,337
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,818
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     40.2
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    12.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Maine \[Please                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in                                                         and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                       
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       51             51          52        53        53               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       59             59          57        57        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       35             35          38        38        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             35

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             35

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          57

  Dropout rate                             38

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          57

  Dropout rate                             38
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Maine Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,078
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Maine                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                  states,                               state                             state        
                                                                  DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                  P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                      (%)     (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                            data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                            the                                       the                              the
                                                                            percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                            data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                            2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                            (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  39      44     46     49     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                        
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                   
  services primarily                                                                                                                                   
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                  
  for children                                                                                                                                         
  without                                                                                                                                              
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                   
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                          
  collection                                                                                                                                           
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                      
  intervention                                                                                                                                         
  settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                         
  without                                                                                                                                              
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                     
  the home and                                                                                                                                         
  programs for                                                                                                                                         
  typically                                                                                                                                            
  developing                                                                                                                                           
  children.\]                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       1.9     1.9    2.1    2.5    2.8           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                      
  general population,                                                                                                                                  
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                  
  served through                                                                                                                                       
  Part C                                                                                                                                               
  ------------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.9

  1999                                1.0

  2000                                2.1

  2001                                2.5

  2002                                2.8
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Maryland

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  24
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  866,743
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,692
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     86.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    10.7
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Maryland \[Please                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                        DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in appendix                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      B for information                                                                                                                       
                      the state                                                                                                                               
                      submitted to                                                                                                                            
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                        
                      submission                                                                                                                              
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       46                47          46        49        51               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       53                57          56        60        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       38                33          36        31        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             38

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          57

  Dropout rate                             33

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          56

  Dropout rate                             36

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          60

  Dropout rate                             31
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Maryland State Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Education
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  5,518
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Maryland                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  63            64     73     76     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.0           2.1    2.3    2.3    2.5           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.0

  1999                                2.1

  2000                                2.3

  2001                                2.3

  2002                                2.5
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Massachusetts

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  191
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  982,989
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$10,232
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     91.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Massachusetts                                                       50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                 \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                 Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                                 appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                                 information the                                                                                                                         
                                 state submitted                                                                                                                         
                                 to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                                 data submission                                                                                                                         
                                 regarding                                                                                                                               
                                 educational                                                                                                                             
                                 environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                                     (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         16                14          18        12        12               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                         
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                                   (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    59                60          59        58        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                            
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                             
  diploma \[Massachusetts did                                                                                                                                            
  not report any students                                                                                                                                                
  receiving a                                                                                                                                                            
  certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of students with    38                38          38        39        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             38

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          60

  Dropout rate                             38

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             38

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             39
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Massachusetts Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Public Health
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  13,826
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- --------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Massachusetts                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                        states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data Notes                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      in appendix A                                       P.R.                                                                                 
                      for information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                                
                      submitted to                                                                                                                             
                      clarify its                                                                                                                              
                      data submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                                
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                              

  Part C              1998 (%)        1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                      (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                    data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                    the                                       the                              the
                                                                                    percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                    data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                    2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                    (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  100             100    100    93     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                           
  services primarily                                                                                                                                           
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                          
  for children                                                                                                                                                 
  without                                                                                                                                                      
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                           
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                  
  collection                                                                                                                                                   
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                              
  intervention                                                                                                                                                 
  settings typical                                                                                                                                             
  for children                                                                                                                                                 
  without                                                                                                                                                      
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                             
  the home and                                                                                                                                                 
  programs for                                                                                                                                                 
  typically                                                                                                                                                    
  developing                                                                                                                                                   
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                  

  Percentage of       4.1             4.7    5.2    5.5    5.9           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                  
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                              
  general population,                                                                                                                                          
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                          
  served through                                                                                                                                               
  Part C                                                                                                                                                       
  ------------------- --------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                4.1

  1999                                4.7

  2000                                5.2

  2001                                5.5

  2002                                5.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Michigan

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  553
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,785,160
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,653
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     74.7
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    13.7
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Michigan                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                   DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                       (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       53         45          44        44        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                    
  in regular                                                                                                                                           
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                  
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                    
  day                                                                                                                                                  

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       33         33          37        39        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities                                                                                                                                         
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                  
  a regular high                                                                                                                                       
  school diploma                                                                                                                                       

  Percentage of       61         61          57        51        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                     
  drop out                                                                                                                                             
  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             61

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             61

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          37

  Dropout rate                             57

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          39

  Dropout rate                             51
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Michigan Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  7,570
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Michigan                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                     states,                               state                             state        
                                                                     DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                     P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                 (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                               data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                               the                                       the                              the
                                                                               percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                               data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                               2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                               (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  71         73     77     77     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                      
  services primarily                                                                                                                                      
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                      
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                             
  collection                                                                                                                                              
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                         
  intervention                                                                                                                                            
  settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                        
  the home and                                                                                                                                            
  programs for                                                                                                                                            
  typically                                                                                                                                               
  developing                                                                                                                                              
  children.\]                                                                                                                                             

  Percentage of       1.5        1.8    1.8    1.8    1.9           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                             
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                         
  general population,                                                                                                                                     
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                     
  served through                                                                                                                                          
  Part C                                                                                                                                                  
  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.5

  1999                                1.8

  2000                                1.8

  2001                                1.8

  2002                                1.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Minnesota

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  417
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  846,891
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,736
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     70.9
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    8.7
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Minnesota                                                           50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                 \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                 Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                                 appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                                 information the                                                                                                                         
                                 state submitted                                                                                                                         
                                 to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                                 data submission                                                                                                                         
                                 regarding                                                                                                                               
                                 educational                                                                                                                             
                                 environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                                     (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         65                64          64        63        62               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                         
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                                   (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    48                49          48        52        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                            
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                             
  diploma \[Minnesota did not                                                                                                                                            
  report any students receiving                                                                                                                                          
  a certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                         

  Percentage of students with    51                51          51        47        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             51

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             51

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             51

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             47
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Minnesota Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Education
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  3,267
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Minnesota                                         50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child                                                                                                                                  
                      count.\]                                                                                                                               

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  77            83     82     84     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.5           1.5    1.5    1.6    1.7           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.5

  1999                                1.5

  2000                                1.5

  2001                                1.6

  2002                                1.7
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Mississippi

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  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  152
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  492,645
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$5,354
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     48.8
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    24.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Mississippi                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                      information the                                                                                                                         
                      state submitted                                                                                                                         
                      to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data submission                                                                                                                         
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       47                48          47        50        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       18                21          22        24        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       36                33          35        32        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          18

  Dropout rate                             36

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          21

  Dropout rate                             33

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          22

  Dropout rate                             35

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             32
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Mississippi State Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,862
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Mississippi                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                        states,                               state                             state        
                                                                        DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                        P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  57            57     57     57     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.7           1.8    2.0    1.6    1.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.7

  1999                                1.8

  2000                                2.0

  2001                                1.6

  2002                                1.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Missouri

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  524
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  924,445
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,135
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     69.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    14.8
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Missouri                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       51             52          53        54        56               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       51             50          58        61        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       42             44          37        35        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             42

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             37

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          61

  Dropout rate                             35
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Missouri Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,942
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Missouri                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  56            81     87     92     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.2           1.2    1.4    1.3    1.3           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.2

  1999                                1.2

  2000                                1.4

  2001                                1.3

  2002                                1.3
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Montana

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  442
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  149,995
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,062
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     54.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    18.8
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
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Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Montana                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                  DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       55        55          55        56        55               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       57        52          63        66        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       41        44          35        32        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          57

  Dropout rate                             41

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          63

  Dropout rate                             35

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          66

  Dropout rate                             32
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Montana Department of Public
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health and Human Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  574
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Montana                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                    states,                               state                             state        
                                                                    DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                    P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)  1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                              data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                              the                                       the                              the
                                                                              percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                              data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                              2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                              (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  93        97     96     95     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                     
  services primarily                                                                                                                                     
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                    
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                     
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                            
  collection                                                                                                                                             
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                        
  intervention                                                                                                                                           
  settings typical                                                                                                                                       
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                       
  the home and                                                                                                                                           
  programs for                                                                                                                                           
  typically                                                                                                                                              
  developing                                                                                                                                             
  children.\]                                                                                                                                            

  Percentage of       1.9       2.0    1.8    1.9    1.8           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                        
  general population,                                                                                                                                    
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                    
  served through                                                                                                                                         
  Part C                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.9

  1999                                2.0

  2000                                1.8

  2001                                1.9

  2002                                1.8
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Nebraska

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  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  536
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  285,402
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,741
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     69.8
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Nebraska                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                   DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                       (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       56         56          59        67        58               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                    
  in regular                                                                                                                                           
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                  
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                    
  day                                                                                                                                                  

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       53         63          42        49        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities                                                                                                                                         
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                  
  a regular high                                                                                                                                       
  school diploma                                                                                                                                       

  Percentage of       44         32          54        48        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                     
  drop out                                                                                                                                             
  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             44

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          63

  Dropout rate                             32

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          42

  Dropout rate                             54

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             48
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Nebraska Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Health and Human Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,161
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Nebraska                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                     states,                               state                             state        
                                                                     DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                     P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                 (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                               data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                               the                                       the                              the
                                                                               percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                               data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                               2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                               (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  78         80     79     84     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                      
  services primarily                                                                                                                                      
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                      
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                             
  collection                                                                                                                                              
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                         
  intervention                                                                                                                                            
  settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                        
  the home and                                                                                                                                            
  programs for                                                                                                                                            
  typically                                                                                                                                               
  developing                                                                                                                                              
  children.\]                                                                                                                                             

  Percentage of       1.2        1.4    1.7    1.6    1.6           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                             
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                         
  general population,                                                                                                                                     
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                     
  served through                                                                                                                                          
  Part C                                                                                                                                                  
  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.2

  1999                                1.4

  2000                                1.7

  2001                                1.6

  2002                                1.6
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Nevada

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  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  17
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  369,498
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,079
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     91.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    13.6
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Nevada                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                  DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48        50          51        51        50               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       21        22          22        24        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       41        46          46        42        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          21

  Dropout rate                             41

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          22

  Dropout rate                             46

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          22

  Dropout rate                             46

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             42
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Nevada Department of Human
  services \[National Early Childhood       Resources
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  885
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Nevada                                            50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  33            42     49     69     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.3           1.2    1.1    0.9    0.9           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.3

  1999                                1.2

  2000                                1.1

  2001                                0.9

  2002                                0.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

New Hampshire

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  257
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  207,671
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,935
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     59.3
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    6.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      New                                                           50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      Hampshire                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                    and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)    1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                        (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       79          74          74        75        75               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                     
  in regular                                                                                                                                            
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                   
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                     
  day                                                                                                                                                   

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%) 1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                      (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       58          51          49        50        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                         
  disabilities                                                                                                                                          
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                   
  a regular high                                                                                                                                        
  school diploma                                                                                                                                        

  Percentage of       35          45          48        48        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                         
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                      
  drop out                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             35

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             45

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             48

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             48
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        New Hampshire Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health and Human Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,221
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      New                                             50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Hampshire                                       states,                               state                             state        
                                                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                      P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                  (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                the                                       the                              the
                                                                                percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  91          99     99     99     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                       
  services primarily                                                                                                                                       
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                       
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                              
  collection                                                                                                                                               
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                          
  intervention                                                                                                                                             
  settings typical                                                                                                                                         
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                         
  the home and                                                                                                                                             
  programs for                                                                                                                                             
  typically                                                                                                                                                
  developing                                                                                                                                               
  children.\]                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       2.0         2.2    2.8    2.7    2.8           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                          
  general population,                                                                                                                                      
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                      
  served through                                                                                                                                           
  Part C                                                                                                                                                   
  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.0

  1999                                2.2

  2000                                2.8

  2001                                2.7

  2002                                2.8
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

New Jersey

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  598
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,367,438
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$11,793
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     94.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    10.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 New Jersey                                                          50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                 \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                 Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                                 appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                                 information the                                                                                                                         
                                 state submitted                                                                                                                         
                                 to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                                 data submission                                                                                                                         
                                 regarding                                                                                                                               
                                 educational                                                                                                                             
                                 environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                                     (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         45                45          44        44        45               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                         
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                                   (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    67                66          71        69        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                            
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                             
  diploma \[New Jersey did not                                                                                                                                           
  report any students receiving                                                                                                                                          
  a certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                         

  Percentage of students with    30                31          27        29        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          67

  Dropout rate                             30

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          66

  Dropout rate                             31

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          71

  Dropout rate                             27

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          69

  Dropout rate                             29
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        New Jersey Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Senior Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  7,254
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      New                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Jersey                                       states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  82       95     96     98     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       1.4      1.5    1.6    1.9    2.1           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.4

  1999                                1.5

  2000                                1.6

  2001                                1.9

  2002                                2.1
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

New Mexico

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  89
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  320,234
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,882
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     75.0
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    25.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      New Mexico                                                          50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                      information the                                                                                                                         
                      state submitted                                                                                                                         
                      to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data submission                                                                                                                         
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       41                29          33        34        38               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       47                40          46        46        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       48                58          51        52        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          47

  Dropout rate                             48

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          40

  Dropout rate                             58

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          46

  Dropout rate                             51

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          46

  Dropout rate                             52
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        New Mexico Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,039
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      New                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Mexico                                       states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  65       61     66     73     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       1.5      1.8    2.3    2.4    2.5           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.5

  1999                                1.8

  2000                                2.3

  2001                                2.4

  2002                                2.5
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

New York

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  345
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  2,888,233
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$11,218
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     87.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    19.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      New York \[Please                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                        DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in appendix                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      B for information                                                                                                                       
                      the state                                                                                                                               
                      submitted to                                                                                                                            
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                        
                      submission                                                                                                                              
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       45                48          50        51        52               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48                38          37        40        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       34                42          43        40        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             34

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          38

  Dropout rate                             42

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          37

  Dropout rate                             43

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          40

  Dropout rate                             40
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        New York Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  35,997
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      New York                                          50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  73            76     77     81     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.8           3.3    3.7    4.1    4.8           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.8

  1999                                3.3

  2000                                3.7

  2001                                4.1

  2002                                4.8
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

North Carolina

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  117
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,335,954
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,501
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     60.2
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    16.5
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      North Carolina                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                      information the                                                                                                                         
                      state submitted                                                                                                                         
                      to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data submission                                                                                                                         
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       58                58          58        59        59               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       35                35          34        40        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       46                46          47        43        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          35

  Dropout rate                             46

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          35

  Dropout rate                             46

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          34

  Dropout rate                             47

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          40

  Dropout rate                             43
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        North Carolina Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health and Human Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  5,854
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  --------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                        North                                             50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                        Carolina                                          states,                               state                             state        
                        \[Please see                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                        the Data                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                        Notes in                                                                                                                               
                        appendix A                                                                                                                             
                        for                                                                                                                                    
                        information                                                                                                                            
                        the state                                                                                                                              
                        submitted to                                                                                                                           
                        clarify its                                                                                                                            
                        data                                                                                                                                   
                        submission                                                                                                                             
                        regarding                                                                                                                              
                        settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C                1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                      (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                    data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                    the                                       the                              the
                                                                                    percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                    data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                    2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                    (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part C  NA            95     93     91     NA             66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  infants and toddlers                                                                                                                                         
  receiving services                                                                                                                                           
  primarily in settings                                                                                                                                        
  typical for children                                                                                                                                         
  without disabilities                                                                                                                                         
  \[For OSEP's data                                                                                                                                            
  collection purposes,                                                                                                                                         
  early intervention                                                                                                                                           
  settings typical for                                                                                                                                         
  children                                                                                                                                                     
  withoutdisabilities                                                                                                                                          
  are the home and                                                                                                                                             
  programs for                                                                                                                                                 
  typically developing                                                                                                                                         
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                  

  Percentage of infants 1.6           1.3    1.3    1.6    1.6    ↔       1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  and toddlers in the                                                                                                                                          
  general population,                                                                                                                                          
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                          
  served through Part C                                                                                                                                        
  --------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.6

  1999                                1.3

  2000                                1.3

  2001                                1.6

  2002                                1.6
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

North Dakota

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  221
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  104,225
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,709
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     55.9
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    13.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      North                                                       50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      Dakota                                                      DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       80        80          79        79        78               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       55        63          63        66        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       41        35          33        31        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          55

  Dropout rate                             41

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          63

  Dropout rate                             35

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          63

  Dropout rate                             33

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          66

  Dropout rate                             31
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        North Dakota Department of Human
  services \[National Early Childhood       Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  411
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      North                                        50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Dakota                                       states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  94       94     99     91     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       1.2      1.4    1.6    1.7    1.9           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.2

  1999                                1.4

  2000                                1.6

  2001                                1.7

  2002                                1.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Ohio

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  241
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,838,285
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,069
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     77.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    14.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Ohio \[Please see                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                 the Data Notes in                                                   DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                 appendix B for                                                      and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                                 information the                                                                                                                         
                                 state submitted                                                                                                                         
                                 to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                                 data submission                                                                                                                         
                                 regarding                                                                                                                               
                                 educational                                                                                                                             
                                 environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                                     (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         64                65          41        41        42               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                         
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                                   (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    77                66          69        80        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                            
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                             
  diploma \[Ohio did not report                                                                                                                                          
  any students receiving a                                                                                                                                               
  certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of students with    21                25          22        18        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------------------ ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          77

  Dropout rate                             21

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          66

  Dropout rate                             25

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          69

  Dropout rate                             22

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          80

  Dropout rate                             18
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Ohio Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  6,579
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Ohio \[Please                                     50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      see the Data                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      Notes in                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      appendix A                                        P.R.                                                                                 
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  56            54     57     64     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.2           1.6    1.8    1.7    1.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.2

  1999                                1.6

  2000                                1.8

  2001                                1.7

  2002                                1.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Oklahoma

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  541
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  624,548
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,229
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     65.3
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    20.0
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Oklahoma                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                              DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                              and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         49         47          47        47        47               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                  
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                  

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                 (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    59         62          58        63        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                     
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                      
  diploma \[Oklahoma did not                                                                                                                                      
  report any students receiving                                                                                                                                   
  a certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                  

  Percentage of students with    40         38          41        36        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                       
  ------------------------------ ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             40

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          62

  Dropout rate                             38

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          58

  Dropout rate                             41

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          63

  Dropout rate                             36
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Oklahoma State Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Education
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,935
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Oklahoma                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                     states,                               state                             state        
                                                                     DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                     P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                 (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                               data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                               the                                       the                              the
                                                                               percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                               data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                               2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                               (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  95         98     93     93     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                      
  services primarily                                                                                                                                      
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                      
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                             
  collection                                                                                                                                              
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                         
  intervention                                                                                                                                            
  settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                        
  the home and                                                                                                                                            
  programs for                                                                                                                                            
  typically                                                                                                                                               
  developing                                                                                                                                              
  children.\]                                                                                                                                             

  Percentage of       1.5        1.6    1.7    1.8    2.0           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                             
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                         
  general population,                                                                                                                                     
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                     
  served through                                                                                                                                          
  Part C                                                                                                                                                  
  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.5

  1999                                1.6

  2000                                1.7

  2001                                1.8

  2002                                2.0
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Oregon

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  198
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  554,071
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,642
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     78.7
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    15.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Oregon                                                           50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data Notes                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      in appendix B                                                                                                                        
                      for                                                                                                                                  
                      information                                                                                                                          
                      the state                                                                                                                            
                      submitted to                                                                                                                         
                      clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data                                                                                                                                 
                      submission                                                                                                                           
                      regarding                                                                                                                            
                      educational                                                                                                                          
                      environments                                                                                                                         
                      and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                           (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       75             74          72        71        71               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                        
  in regular                                                                                                                                               
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                      
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                        
  day                                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                         (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       30             33          33        40        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities                                                                                                                                             
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                      
  a regular high                                                                                                                                           
  school diploma                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       57             56          55        47        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                            
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                         
  drop out                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          30

  Dropout rate                             57

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             56

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             55

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          40

  Dropout rate                             47
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Oregon Department of Education
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,933
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Oregon                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                   states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  55       57     58     64     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       1.3      1.4    1.4    1.4    1.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.3

  1999                                1.4

  2000                                1.4

  2001                                1.4

  2002                                1.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Pennsylvania

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  501
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,816,747
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,537
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     77.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    13.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------------ ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Pennsylvania                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see the                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Data Notes in                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                           
                      information the                                                                                                                          
                      state submitted to                                                                                                                       
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                         
                      submission                                                                                                                               
                      regarding                                                                                                                                
                      educational                                                                                                                              
                      environments.\]a                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)           1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       34                 36          41        43        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                            
  in regular                                                                                                                                                   
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                          
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                            
  day                                                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)        1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                             (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       55                 61          59        70        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                 
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                          
  a regular high                                                                                                                                               
  school diploma                                                                                                                                               

  Percentage of       44                 37          40        28        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                             
  drop out                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------------ ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          55

  Dropout rate                             44

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          61

  Dropout rate                             37

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             40

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          70

  Dropout rate                             28
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Pennsylvania Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Public Welfare
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  11,274
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Pennsylvania                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                         states,                               state                             state        
                                                                         DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                         P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)       1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                     (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                   data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                   the                                       the                              the
                                                                                   percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                   data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                   2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                   (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  82             82     97     96     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                               
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                          
  services primarily                                                                                                                                          
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                         
  for children                                                                                                                                                
  without                                                                                                                                                     
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                          
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                 
  collection                                                                                                                                                  
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                             
  intervention                                                                                                                                                
  settings typical                                                                                                                                            
  for children                                                                                                                                                
  without                                                                                                                                                     
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                            
  the home and                                                                                                                                                
  programs for                                                                                                                                                
  typically                                                                                                                                                   
  developing                                                                                                                                                  
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                 

  Percentage of       1.8            1.9    2.2    2.4    2.6           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                 
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                             
  general population,                                                                                                                                         
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                         
  served through                                                                                                                                              
  Part C                                                                                                                                                      
  ------------------- -------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.8

  1999                                1.9

  2000                                2.2

  2001                                2.4

  2002                                2.6
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Puerto Rico

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  1
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  596,502
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$3,563
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     94.4
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Puerto Rico                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                      information the                                                                                                                         
                      state submitted                                                                                                                         
                      to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data submission                                                                                                                         
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       51                58          44        71        NA                46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       21                24          25        30        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       50                47          46        43        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          21

  Dropout rate                             50

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             47

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          25

  Dropout rate                             46

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          30

  Dropout rate                             43
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Puerto Rico Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,778
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Puerto Rico                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  2             13     37     43     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.4           1.6    1.8    1.7    1.6           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.4

  1999                                1.6

  2000                                1.8

  2001                                1.7

  2002                                1.6
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Rhode Island

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  36
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  159,205
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$9,703
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     90.9
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    15.0
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Rhode                                                       50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      Island                                                      DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48        48          46        44        43               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       66        66          65        64        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       31        29          29        28        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          66

  Dropout rate                             31

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          66

  Dropout rate                             29

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          65

  Dropout rate                             29

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          64

  Dropout rate                             28
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Rhode Island Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,250
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Rhode Island                                      50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  60            64     70     84     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.7           2.8    2.6    3.0    3.5           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.7

  1999                                2.8

  2000                                2.6

  2001                                3.0

  2002                                3.5
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

South Carolina

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  89
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  694,584
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,017
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     60.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    18.2
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      South Carolina                                                      50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see the                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Data Notes in                                                       and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B for                                                                                                                          
                      information the                                                                                                                         
                      state submitted                                                                                                                         
                      to clarify its                                                                                                                          
                      data submission                                                                                                                         
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       34                32          32        39        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       24                24          24        24        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       48                49          48        46        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             48

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             49

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             48

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          24

  Dropout rate                             46
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers\[U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        South Carolina Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health and Environmental Control
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,695
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      South                                             50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Carolina                                          states,                               state                             state        
                      \[Please see                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      the Data                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      Notes in                                                                                                                               
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child                                                                                                                                  
                      count.\]                                                                                                                               

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  61            68     68     67     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.4           1.6    1.5    1.3    1.0           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.4

  1999                                1.6

  2000                                1.5

  2001                                1.3

  2002                                1.0
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

South Dakota

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  174
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  128,039
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,424
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     51.9
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    15.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      South                                                       50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      Dakota                                                      DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                  and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)  1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                      (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       67        66          65        64        64               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                   
  in regular                                                                                                                                          
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                 
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                   
  day                                                                                                                                                 

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       51        50          64        67        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities                                                                                                                                        
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                 
  a regular high                                                                                                                                      
  school diploma                                                                                                                                      

  Percentage of       42        45          27        26        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                       
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                    
  drop out                                                                                                                                            
  ------------------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             42

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             45

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          64

  Dropout rate                             27

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          67

  Dropout rate                             26
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        South Dakota Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Education and Cultural Affairs
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  704
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      South                                        50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Dakota                                       states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%) 1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  67       91     97     96     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       2.0      2.1    2.1    2.1    2.3           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.0

  1999                                2.1

  2000                                2.1

  2001                                2.1

  2002                                2.3
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Tennessee

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  138
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  928,000
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$5,959
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     63.6
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    17.8
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Tennessee                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                    and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)    1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                        (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       44          45          45        45        44               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                     
  in regular                                                                                                                                            
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                   
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                     
  day                                                                                                                                                   

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%) 1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                      (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       25          27          31        33        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                         
  disabilities                                                                                                                                          
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                   
  a regular high                                                                                                                                        
  school diploma                                                                                                                                        

  Percentage of       40          37          27        25        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                         
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                      
  drop out                                                                                                                                              
  ------------------- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          25

  Dropout rate                             40

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          27

  Dropout rate                             37

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          31

  Dropout rate                             27

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             25
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Tennessee Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Education
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  5,426
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Tennessee                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                      states,                               state                             state        
                                                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                      P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                  (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                the                                       the                              the
                                                                                percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  51          57     70     70     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                       
  services primarily                                                                                                                                       
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                       
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                              
  collection                                                                                                                                               
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                          
  intervention                                                                                                                                             
  settings typical                                                                                                                                         
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                         
  the home and                                                                                                                                             
  programs for                                                                                                                                             
  typically                                                                                                                                                
  developing                                                                                                                                               
  children.\]                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       1.6         1.7    1.9    2.0    2.3           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                          
  general population,                                                                                                                                      
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                      
  served through                                                                                                                                           
  Part C                                                                                                                                                   
  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.6

  1999                                1.7

  2000                                1.9

  2001                                2.0

  2002                                2.3
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Texas

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,039
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  4,259,823
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$6,771
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     82.5
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    20.7
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------------------ -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                 Texas \[Please                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                 see the Data                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                 Notes in                                                         and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                                 appendix B for                                                                                                                       
                                 information                                                                                                                          
                                 the state                                                                                                                            
                                 submitted to                                                                                                                         
                                 clarify its                                                                                                                          
                                 data                                                                                                                                 
                                 submission                                                                                                                           
                                 regarding                                                                                                                            
                                 educational                                                                                                                          
                                 environments                                                                                                                         
                                 and exiting.\]                                                                                                                       

  Part B, Ages 6 Through 21      1998 (%)       1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
                                                                                                  (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of children         27             28          29        55        53               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  educated in regular classrooms                                                                                                                                      
  at least 80 percent of the day                                                                                                                                      

  Part B, Ages 14 Through 21     1998-99 (%)    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
                                                (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of students with    71             76          69        70        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  disabilities exiting school                                                                                                                                         
  with a regular high school                                                                                                                                          
  diploma \[Texas did not report                                                                                                                                      
  any students receiving a                                                                                                                                            
  certificate-of-completion.\]                                                                                                                                        

  Percentage of students with    28             24          31        30        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  disabilities who drop out                                                                                                                                           
  ------------------------------ -------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          71

  Dropout rate                             28

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          76

  Dropout rate                             24

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          69

  Dropout rate                             31

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          70

  Dropout rate                             30
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Texas Department of Assistive
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Rehabilitative Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  20,296
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Texas                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                  states,                               state                             state        
                                                                  DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                  P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                      (%)     (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                            data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                            the                                       the                              the
                                                                            percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                            data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                            2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                            (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  98      98     99     98     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                        
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                   
  services primarily                                                                                                                                   
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                  
  for children                                                                                                                                         
  without                                                                                                                                              
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                   
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                          
  collection                                                                                                                                           
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                      
  intervention                                                                                                                                         
  settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                         
  without                                                                                                                                              
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                     
  the home and                                                                                                                                         
  programs for                                                                                                                                         
  typically                                                                                                                                            
  developing                                                                                                                                           
  children.\]                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       1.3     1.4    1.6    1.8    1.9           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                      
  general population,                                                                                                                                  
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                  
  served through                                                                                                                                       
  Part C                                                                                                                                               
  ------------------- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.6

  1999                                1.4

  2000                                1.6

  2001                                1.8

  2002                                1.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Utah

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  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  40
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  489,072
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$4,900
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     88.2
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.1
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Utah \[Please                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       44            44          42        42        41               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       55            50          42        52        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       39            44          54        39        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          55

  Dropout rate                             39

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          50

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          42

  Dropout rate                             54

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             39
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Utah Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  2,527
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------ ------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                      Utah                                       50                             Range of                   Median†      
                                                                 states,                        state                      state        
                                                                 DC and                         percentages                percentage   
                                                                 P.R.                                                                   

  Part C              1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\       Trend   1998\         2001/\       1998\        2001/\
                      (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The           (%)           2002 \[The   (%)          2002 \[The
                                                                           settings                           settings                  settings
                                                                           data are                           data are                  data are
                                                                           from 2001;                         from 2001;                from 2001;
                                                                           the                                the                       the
                                                                           percentage                         percentage                percentage
                                                                           served data                        served data               served data
                                                                           are from                           are from                  are from
                                                                           2002.\]\                           2002.\]\                  2002.\]\
                                                                           (%)                                (%)                       (%)

  Percentage of Part  64     80     78     76     NA            66        82           ↑       2-100         43-100       64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                         
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                    
  services primarily                                                                                                                    
  in settings typical                                                                                                                   
  for children                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                               
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                    
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                           
  collection                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                            
  children.\]                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of       1.5    1.6    1.7    1.8    1.9           1.5       2.2          ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7      1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                       
  general population,                                                                                                                   
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                   
  served through                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------ ------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.5

  1999                                1.6

  2000                                1.7

  2001                                1.8

  2002                                1.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Vermont

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  5
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  99,978
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$9,806
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     38.2
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.6
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Vermont                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      Notes in                                                                                                                            
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       82            78          79        77        76               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48            53          51        56        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       50            43          45        39        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             49

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             43

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             45

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          56

  Dropout rate                             39
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Vermont Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  576
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Vermont                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                    states,                               state                             state        
                                                                    DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                    P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)  1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                              data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                              the                                       the                              the
                                                                              percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                              data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                              2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                              (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  75        98     92     97     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                          
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                     
  services primarily                                                                                                                                     
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                    
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                     
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                            
  collection                                                                                                                                             
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                        
  intervention                                                                                                                                           
  settings typical                                                                                                                                       
  for children                                                                                                                                           
  without                                                                                                                                                
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                       
  the home and                                                                                                                                           
  programs for                                                                                                                                           
  typically                                                                                                                                              
  developing                                                                                                                                             
  children.\]                                                                                                                                            

  Percentage of       2.0       2.2    2.3    2.5    3.1           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                        
  general population,                                                                                                                                    
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                    
  served through                                                                                                                                         
  Part C                                                                                                                                                 
  ------------------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.0

  1999                                2.2

  2000                                2.3

  2001                                2.5

  2002                                3.1
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Virginia

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  132
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,177,229
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,496
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     73.0
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    12.2
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Virginia \[Please                                                   50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                        DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in appendix                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      B for information                                                                                                                       
                      the state                                                                                                                               
                      submitted to                                                                                                                            
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                        
                      submission                                                                                                                              
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       39                38          37        36        36               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       52                49          49        48        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       33                36          32        27        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             33

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             36

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             32

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             27
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Virginia Department of Mental
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health, Mental Retardation, and
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     Substance Abuse Services
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  4,163
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ----------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                    Virginia                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                   states,                               state                             state        
                                                                   DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                   P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C            1998 (%)   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                               (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                             data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                             the                                       the                              the
                                                                             percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                             data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                             2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                             (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of     56         64     76     84     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  Part C infants                                                                                                                                        
  and toddlers                                                                                                                                          
  receiving                                                                                                                                             
  services                                                                                                                                              
  primarily in                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                          
  \[For OSEP's data                                                                                                                                     
  collection                                                                                                                                            
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                       
  intervention                                                                                                                                          
  settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                          
  without                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                      
  the home and                                                                                                                                          
  programs for                                                                                                                                          
  typically                                                                                                                                             
  developing                                                                                                                                            
  children.\],                                                                                                                                          
  \[Nine hundred                                                                                                                                        
  eighty-four                                                                                                                                           
  children were                                                                                                                                         
  added to                                                                                                                                              
  Virginia's 2002                                                                                                                                       
  count of                                                                                                                                              
  2-year-olds to                                                                                                                                        
  adjust for                                                                                                                                            
  children under                                                                                                                                        
  the age of 3 who                                                                                                                                      
  were served under                                                                                                                                     
  IDEA, Part B. For                                                                                                                                     
  1998, this                                                                                                                                            
  adjustment was                                                                                                                                        
  887 children, for                                                                                                                                     
  1999, it was 933                                                                                                                                      
  children, and for                                                                                                                                     
  2000 and 2001, it                                                                                                                                     
  was 971                                                                                                                                               
  children.\]                                                                                                                                           

  Percentage of     1.3        1.5    1.5    1.5    1.7           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                       
  general                                                                                                                                               
  population, birth                                                                                                                                     
  through age 2                                                                                                                                         
  served through                                                                                                                                        
  Part C                                                                                                                                                
  ----------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.3

  1999                                1.5

  2000                                1.5

  2001                                1.5

  2002                                1.7
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Washington

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  296
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  1,014,798
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,039
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     82.0
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    13.2
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------ ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Washington                                                     50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                                                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                     and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)     1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                         (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       52           51          49        48        47               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                      
  in regular                                                                                                                                             
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                    
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                      
  day                                                                                                                                                    

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)  1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                       (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       53           52          48        52        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                          
  disabilities                                                                                                                                           
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                    
  a regular high                                                                                                                                         
  school diploma                                                                                                                                         

  Percentage of       42           41          44        41        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                          
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                       
  drop out                                                                                                                                               
  ------------------- ------------ ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          53

  Dropout rate                             42

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             41

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          48

  Dropout rate                             44

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          52

  Dropout rate                             41
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Washington Department of Social
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Health Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  3,518
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Washington                                        50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      child count                                                                                                                            
                      and                                                                                                                                    
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  36            35     45     45     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       1.1           1.2    1.2    1.3    1.5           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                1.1

  1999                                1.2

  2000                                1.2

  2001                                1.3

  2002                                1.5
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

West Virginia

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  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  55
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  282,455
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$7,844
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     46.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    21.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      West                                                         50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      Virginia                                                     DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                                                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)   1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                       (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       48         49          49        50        50               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                    
  in regular                                                                                                                                           
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                  
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                    
  day                                                                                                                                                  

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99    1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21          (%)        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       54         51          49        49        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities                                                                                                                                         
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                  
  a regular high                                                                                                                                       
  school diploma                                                                                                                                       

  Percentage of       41         44          45        46        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                        
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                     
  drop out                                                                                                                                             
  ------------------- ---------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          54

  Dropout rate                             41

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          51

  Dropout rate                             44

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             45

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          49

  Dropout rate                             46
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        West Virginia Department of
  services \[National Early Childhood       Health and Human Resources
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers Yes
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  1,619
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      West                                           50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      Virginia                                       states,                               state                             state        
                                                                     DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                     P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)   1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                 (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                               data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                               the                                       the                              the
                                                                               percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                               data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                               2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                               (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  71         94     97     98     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                           
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                      
  services primarily                                                                                                                                      
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                     
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                      
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                             
  collection                                                                                                                                              
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                         
  intervention                                                                                                                                            
  settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                            
  without                                                                                                                                                 
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                        
  the home and                                                                                                                                            
  programs for                                                                                                                                            
  typically                                                                                                                                               
  developing                                                                                                                                              
  children.\]                                                                                                                                             

  Percentage of       2.8        1.4    2.1    2.7    2.9           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                             
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                         
  general population,                                                                                                                                     
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                     
  served through                                                                                                                                          
  Part C                                                                                                                                                  
  ------------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.8

  1999                                1.4

  2000                                2.1

  2001                                2.7

  2002                                2.9
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Wisconsin

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  437
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  881,231
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,634
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     68.3
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    11.0
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Wisconsin                                                       50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      \[Please see                                                    DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      the Data                                                        and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      Notes in                                                                                                                            
                      appendix B                                                                                                                          
                      for                                                                                                                                 
                      information                                                                                                                         
                      the state                                                                                                                           
                      submitted to                                                                                                                        
                      clarify its                                                                                                                         
                      data                                                                                                                                
                      submission                                                                                                                          
                      regarding                                                                                                                           
                      exiting.\]                                                                                                                          

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)      1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                          (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       40            41          43        45        45               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                       
  in regular                                                                                                                                              
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                     
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                       
  day                                                                                                                                                     

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)   1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                        (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       56            59          60        54        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities                                                                                                                                            
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                     
  a regular high                                                                                                                                          
  school diploma                                                                                                                                          

  Percentage of       41            38          37        41        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                           
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                        
  drop out                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          56

  Dropout rate                             41

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          59

  Dropout rate                             38

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          60

  Dropout rate                             37

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          54

  Dropout rate                             41
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Wisconsin Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       and Family Services
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  5,323
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Wisconsin                                       50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                                                                      states,                               state                             state        
                                                                      DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                                                                      P.R.                                                                                 

  Part C              1998 (%)    1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                  (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                the                                       the                              the
                                                                                percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  57          71     83     91     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                            
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                       
  services primarily                                                                                                                                       
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                      
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                       
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                              
  collection                                                                                                                                               
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                          
  intervention                                                                                                                                             
  settings typical                                                                                                                                         
  for children                                                                                                                                             
  without                                                                                                                                                  
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                         
  the home and                                                                                                                                             
  programs for                                                                                                                                             
  typically                                                                                                                                                
  developing                                                                                                                                               
  children.\]                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       2.0         2.4    2.5    2.6    2.6           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                          
  general population,                                                                                                                                      
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                      
  served through                                                                                                                                           
  Part C                                                                                                                                                   
  ------------------- ----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.0

  1999                                2.4

  2000                                2.5

  2001                                2.6

  2002                                2.6
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Wyoming

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
  Number of local school districts \[U.S. Department of Education,  48
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 2002-03.\]                

  Public school preK-12 enrollment \[U.S. Department of Education,  88,116
  National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data,    
  State Nonfiscal Survey, 2002-03.\]                                

  Average per-pupil expenditure for all students \[U.S. Department  \$8,645
  of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common    
  Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, 2001.\] 

  Percentage of population in urban areas \[U.S. Census Bureau,     65.1
  Urban and Rural \[6\] -- Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data    
  Universe: Total Population, Census 2000.\]                        

  Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty level \[U.S.    13.9
  Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics          
  Division, Small Area Estimates Branch, State Estimates for People 
  Under Age 18 in Poverty U.S., 2000, Oct. 2003,                    
  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2000#SA31   
  (accessed Nov. 1, 2003).\]                                        
  ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------

Special Education \[U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).\]

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                      Wyoming \[Please                                                    50 states,                    Range of                 Median†      
                      see the Data                                                        DC, BIA                       state                    state        
                      Notes in appendix                                                   and P.R.                      percentages              percentage   
                      B for information                                                                                                                       
                      the state                                                                                                                               
                      submitted to                                                                                                                            
                      clarify its data                                                                                                                        
                      submission                                                                                                                              
                      regarding                                                                                                                               
                      educational                                                                                                                             
                      environments.\]                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 6      1998 (%)          1999 (%)    2000 (%)  2001 (%)  2002 (%)  Trend   1998\      2002\      Trend   1998\         2002\      1998\        2002\
  Through 21                                                                              (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       54                51          52        54        54               46         48         ↑       13-82         12-78      49           50
  children educated                                                                                                                                           
  in regular                                                                                                                                                  
  classrooms at least                                                                                                                                         
  80 percent of the                                                                                                                                           
  day                                                                                                                                                         

  Part B, Ages 14     1998-99 (%)       1999-2000   2000-01   2001-02   2002-03   Trend   1998-99\   2001-02\   Trend   1998-99\      2001-02\   1998-99\     2001-02\
  Through 21                            (%)         (%)       (%)       (%)               (%)        (%)                (%)           (%)        (%)          (%)

  Percentage of       33                43          41        42        NA               47         51         ↑       15-77         17-80      50           51
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities                                                                                                                                                
  exiting school with                                                                                                                                         
  a regular high                                                                                                                                              
  school diploma                                                                                                                                              

  Percentage of       64                53          56        55        NA               42         39         ↓       20-64         18-63      42           38
  students with                                                                                                                                               
  disabilities who                                                                                                                                            
  drop out                                                                                                                                                    
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ------- ------------- ---------- ------------ ----------

Percentage of students ages 14 through 21 served under Part B exiting
school with a diploma or by dropping out: 1998-99 through 2001-02

  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Years                                    Percentage

  1998-99                                  

  Graduation rate                          33

  Dropout rate                             64

  1999-2000                                

  Graduation rate                          43

  Dropout rate                             53

  2000-01                                  

  Graduation rate                          41

  Dropout rate                             56

  2001-02                                  

  Graduation rate                          42

  Dropout rate                             55
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers \[U.S. Department
of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System
(DANS).\]

  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
  Lead agency for early intervention        Wyoming Department of Health
  services \[National Early Childhood       
  Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),     
  "NECTAC List of Part C Lead Agencies,"    
  2002,                                     
  http://www.nectac.org/partc/ptclead.asp   
  (accessed Oct. 29, 2004).\]               

  Services provided to infants and toddlers No
  at risk of developmental delay?           

  Number of infants and toddlers receiving  618
  early intervention services               
  ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------

  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------
                      Wyoming                                           50                                    Range of                          Median†      
                      \[Please see                                      states,                               state                             state        
                      the Data                                          DC and                                percentages                       percentage   
                      Notes in                                          P.R.                                                                                 
                      appendix A                                                                                                                             
                      for                                                                                                                                    
                      information                                                                                                                            
                      the state                                                                                                                              
                      submitted to                                                                                                                           
                      clarify its                                                                                                                            
                      data                                                                                                                                   
                      submission                                                                                                                             
                      regarding                                                                                                                              
                      settings.\]                                                                                                                            

  Part C              1998 (%)      1999   2000   2001   2002   Trend   1998\     2001/\              Trend   1998\         2001/\              1998\        2001/\
                                    (%)    (%)    (%)    (%)            (%)       2002 \[The settings         (%)           2002 \[The settings (%)          2002 \[The settings
                                                                                  data are from 2001;                       data are from 2001;              data are from 2001;
                                                                                  the                                       the                              the
                                                                                  percentage-served                         percentage-served                percentage-served
                                                                                  data are from                             data are from                    data are from
                                                                                  2002.\]\                                  2002.\]\                         2002.\]\
                                                                                  (%)                                       (%)                              (%)

  Percentage of Part  77            89     91     94     NA            66        82                  ↑       2-100         43-100              64           84
  C infants and                                                                                                                                              
  toddlers receiving                                                                                                                                         
  services primarily                                                                                                                                         
  in settings typical                                                                                                                                        
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities \[For                                                                                                                                         
  OSEP's data                                                                                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                                                                 
  purposes, early                                                                                                                                            
  intervention                                                                                                                                               
  settings typical                                                                                                                                           
  for children                                                                                                                                               
  without                                                                                                                                                    
  disabilities are                                                                                                                                           
  the home and                                                                                                                                               
  programs for                                                                                                                                               
  typically                                                                                                                                                  
  developing                                                                                                                                                 
  children.\]                                                                                                                                                

  Percentage of       2.2           2.2    2.5    2.9    3.4           1.5       2.2                 ↑       0.4-4.2       0.9-5.7             1.5          2.0
  infants and                                                                                                                                                
  toddlers in the                                                                                                                                            
  general population,                                                                                                                                        
  birth through age 2                                                                                                                                        
  served through                                                                                                                                             
  Part C                                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------- ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- --------- ------------------- ------- ------------- ------------------- ------------ -------------------

Percentage of infants and toddlers in the general population birth
through age 2 served under Part C: 1998 through 2002

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Years                               Percentage

  1998                                2.2

  1999                                2.2

  2000                                2.5

  2001                                2.9

  2002                                3.4
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

↑ Trend increase

↓ Trend decrease

↔ No trend

† Median is the middle percentage in a set of ranked percentages

NA Data not available at the time this report was produced.

Section III.

Rank-Order Tables

Introduction to Rank-Order Tables

All of the following tables contain two elements requiring explanation.

National Baseline row shows the data for the nation as a whole. For this
row, the percent value is calculated from the data for all states and
outlying areas combined. It is not an average of the state percent
values.

DIF column shows the difference between a state's percent value and the
National Baseline percent value.

On most of these tables, states are ranked on their DIF value. That is,
they are ranked according to how different their percentage value is
from the percentage value for the nation as a whole.

Some of the tables show state data trends. These tables are ordered by
state name. They are not ranked because there is a different value for
every year.

Some of the tables include trend data, with states ranked on the percent
change column. Percent change is the percent difference between the
current percent value and the percent value in the baseline year. It is
measured relative to the size of the baseline year's value.

*Rank order tables found in MS Excel files.*

Appendix A

Data Notes for IDEA, Part C

Note: Table numbers given below refer to tables in vol. 2 of this
report.

Table 6-1: Part C, Counts of Infants and Toddlers Served

Alaska---Alaska's child count includes 46 children over the age of 3
years. All 46 are counted in the column for children ages 2 through 3
years. These 46 children are awaiting enrollment in Part B services. In
order to provide continuity of services while the LEA initiates an IEP,
Alaska state regulations provide for serving children with Part C funds
for up to 6 months past their third birthday (7AAC23.080(d)).

Alaska estimated race/ethnicity for 63 children. The state estimated
race/ethnicity by distributing the 63 children proportionally based on
the known racial/ethnic makeup of Part C children who are the same age.

Arkansas---The number of Hispanic children served in 2002 increased
significantly over 2001 as a result of an increase in public awareness
activities and an increase in the state's Hispanic population.

California---The data are based on the number of Early Start consumers
reported by the regional centers and by the California Department of
Education. This represents all program participants.

In 2002, the number of children reported to the California Department of
Education with a missing or unknown race/ethnicity was smaller than in
2001. This decline is the result of the assistance provided to local
program implementers on reporting race/ethnicity and a clarification of
the instructions related to reporting race/ethnicity. More accurate
reporting also resulted in fewer children reported in the Hispanic
category and more children reported in the other racial/ethnic
categories. As a result, the number of children reported in each of the
race/ethnicity categories varies significantly from last year\'s data.

In 2001, California did not report the number of at-risk children it
served. In 2000, California reported an estimate of the number of
at-risk children served. In that year, the state counted any child who
did not have a diagnosed developmental disability as at risk. In 2002,
California based its at-risk count on the results of a study of children
entering Part C in 1998. For each regional center, the state determined
what proportion of children entering Part C in 1998 became eligible for
Part B services based on a diagnosed developmental disability by the
time they reach school age. The school-age population was not included
in the analysis because California public schools do not serve high-risk
children as a distinct target population. The results of this analysis
were used to estimate the at-risk count for 2002.

Georgia---Georgia estimated race/ethnicity for 156 children.

Minnesota---One small district did not report its child count and is
excluded from the state count.

Nevada---The state attributes the decrease in the number of children
served to unfilled and/or frozen direct service positions. Because of
staff shortages, Nevada is unable to serve all of the children with
disabilities that it identifies. There is a waiting list. In addition,
Nevada no longer serves children who are at risk. This change in state
policy was implemented for the 2001 child count.

New York---There was a substantial increase in New York's child count as
a result of a number of factors: the impact of the September 11th
attacks on the World Trade Center, improved data entry, shortened
duration to individualized family services plan (IFSP), and increased
rate of referral.

New York's child count includes children over the age of 3 years. All of
these children are counted in the column for children ages 2 through 3
years.

New York estimated race/ethnicity for 11,697 children.

Ohio --- In 2002, the state implemented a new web-based data collection
system. Glitches with this system during its initiation may have led to
an undercount in the state\'s 2002 child count.

Rhode Island---The state reported that the 15 percent increase in its
child count reflects increased outreach efforts in 2002.

Rhode Island's child count includes 36 children (2.9 percent of the
total count) over the age of 3 years. They are counted in the column for
children ages 2 through 3 years.

Rhode Island estimated race/ethnicity for 137 infants and toddlers
(10.96 percent) with a reported race/ethnicity outside the five OSEP
categories. These children were proportionately assigned to a
race/ethnicity based on the distribution of race/ethnicity for other
children.

The state also reported that it is changing the response options in its
data system in response to feedback and quality assurance reviews. The
system is still in development, and data elements are being defined more
clearly.

South Carolina---The number of children reported by South Carolina
dropped substantially because of better data reporting. South Carolina
recently implemented a new web-based data collection system. Using the
new system, the 2002 child count includes only those children who are
eligible and have a complete initial IFSP. In previous years, South
Carolina's child count incorrectly included all children referred for
services.

Washington---Because Washington did not estimate race/ethnicity for the
252 (7.2 percent) children coded in the state system as other, the
number of children reported by race/ethnicity is smaller than the number
of children reported by age.

Table 6-4: Part C, Early Intervention Service Settings

Alaska---Alaska estimated race/ethnicity for 96 children. It estimated
race/ethnicity by distributing the 96 children proportionally based on
the known racial/ethnic makeup of Part C children.

California---In 2001, California reported primary setting for all
children on its child count for that year. In past years, this was not
true. For example, in 2000 no settings data were provided for 12,559 (56
percent) children. As a result of this improved reporting, there are
dramatic changes in these data.

In California, some infants enter Part C while still residing in a
newborn intensive care unit (NICU). These are the children reported in
the hospital setting.

As a result of revised and improved data sources for determining
race/ethnicity, the racial/ethnic distribution of California's Part C
children varies from past years.

Connecticut---The one child reported in the other setting category
received his/her early intervention services as an office-supervised
visit through child protective services.

Colorado---Colorado reported that it did not include 475 children in the
settings data because the state was unable to determine what services
they received. Eleven of these children are Asian, 16 are black
non-Hispanic, 109 are Hispanic, 329 are white non-Hispanic, and 10 are
American Indian. For these same 475 children, 86 are in the birth up to
1 age group, 131 are in the 1 up to 2 age group, and 258 are in the 2 up
to 3 age group.

District of Columbia---Of the 32 children reported in the other setting
category, 19 received their early intervention services in a hospital on
an outpatient basis; 9 received their services primarily in a school for
the deaf; and 4 children received their services primarily in community
child care settings.

Delaware---Children reported in the other setting category include those
receiving their early intervention services primarily in a facility for
medically fragile children.

In the past, Delaware interpreted that service coordination should be
listed in the category other setting. Last year, guidance from Westat
indicated that if the location of the service was home for service
coordination, then that is the appropriate category. This yielded a
-99.78 percent difference from one year to the next. Other now includes
only those settings not listed in the defined categories.

Florida---Although there was an increase of 22 percent in the number of
children served in programs for developmental delay, the state believes
that this change does not imply the use of more restrictive settings.
These programs are predominantly integrated programs where the EI
program supports early intervention special instruction in a holistic
setting.

Florida explains the 86 percent increase in the number of children
reported in the programs for typically developing children category, the
150 percent increase in the home category, the 73 percent decrease in
service provider location category, and the 58 percent decrease in other
locations category to the state's efforts to shift the service delivery
model to more natural settings.

Georgia---Georgia estimated race/ethnicity for 124 children.

Illinois---In 2001, Illinois used payment data, rather than the IFSP, to
determine primary setting. The children reported in the other setting
category all had active IFSPs in place on the report date, but because
the state had not yet paid for any services for these children (except
service coordination) it had no data from which to determine primary
setting. There are at least four reasons why no services had been paid
for:

The child was not ready for services. The state is only tracking the
child for supervision. This is most common for infants.

Because the IFSP started close to December 1, the state had received no
bills to pay.

Because the insurance provider paid for all services, there were no
state payments to base primary setting on. Illinois requires the use of
insurance when it will cover authorized services.

In part of the state, a group of school districts provide free early
intervention services. Although the local service coordination agency
provides supervision and case coordination services to some of the
children served, the districts do not accept payment. For children
served by these districts, the state has no payment basis from which to
determine primary setting.

Kentucky---Kentucky's data collection only includes two service
settings: home or community-based setting and office or center based. Of
those children reported in the office or center-based setting, some are
receiving services in settings designed for children with developmental
delays, and others are receiving services in settings for typically
developing children.

Maryland---Because Maryland did not estimate race/ethnicity for 238
children (4.9 percent), in the settings data, the number of children
reported by race/ethnicity is smaller than the total number of children
reported by age.

Massachusetts---The settings data reported for 2001 differ from the data
reported in previous years because Massachusetts changed how it
determines primary setting. In the past, Massachusetts counted 100
percent of its children in the home setting because all children receive
at least one home visit. In 2001, Massachusetts used the summation of
service hours received during early intervention fiscal years 2001 and
2002 to determine program setting.

Missouri---Children reported in the other setting category received
their early intervention services in clinics, at a parent\'s office, and
at unknown locations.

Nevada---Two of the largest programs, both traditionally clinic/center
based, continue to shift their service delivery to natural environments

North Carolina---The state reported that it includes children served in
Head Start in the category programs designed for typically developing
children.

Ohio---Ohio bases primary setting on services received, not on the IFSP.
Because the primary site of service was not a required data field on the
services database, primary setting could not be determined for 1,297
children. Primary setting could not be determined for an additional five
children because they received no services. Ohio's new data system,
implemented January 1, 2002, requires data entry for primary site of
service. This will reduce the number of children whose primary setting
is unknown.

Puerto Rico---According to Puerto Rico, children reported in the other
setting category received their early intervention services in communal
centers, private child care settings, and at the cerebral palsy center

Rhode Island---Rhode Island estimated race/ethnicity for 123 infants and
toddlers (11 percent of the total count) reported by setting.

Rhode Island's settings data include three children (1.27 percent of the
total count) over the age of 3 years. They are counted in the column for
children ages 2 through 3 years.

The state is still reviewing and correcting the data system that was put
in place in 2000. Because the new data system defines settings more
clearly, the other setting category was used less in 2001 than in 2000.

However, the IFSP form does not currently include a space for defining
other locations. For the 32 children reported in the other setting
category, the definition of other comes from the services rendered form.
This form is completed by providers at the time the services are
provided. In the future, providers will be asked to define other
location on the IFSP. Until then, it is possible that the number of
children reported in the other setting category is inflated. The
location codes will be reviewed and more clearly defined in the next 5
months. The state expects that the data for 2003 will be cleaner.

Virgin Islands---Because the settings data reported by age were notably
different from the data reported by race/ethnicity, the race/ethnicity
data were not included in the 26th Annual Report to Congress.

Washington---Because Washington did not estimate race/ethnicity for the
191 (6.2 percent) children coded in the state system as other, the
number of children reported by race/ethnicity is smaller than the number
of children reported by age.

According to Washington, the child reported in the other setting
category received his/her early intervention services at his/her
mother's workplace.

Wyoming---According to Wyoming, children reported in the other setting
category are those who received their early intervention services at
their parents' workplace.

Table 6-5: Part C, Early Intervention Program Exiting

Alaska---Alaska's exit data include 76 children whose race/ethnicity was
unknown. The state estimated its race/ethnicity by distributing the 76
children proportionally based on the known racial/ethnic makeup of the
exit category.

California---The state explained that because the 2001 race/ethnicity
data are more accurate, the racial/ethnic makeup of children in the exit
categories may be different from 2000.

The state also reported that this is its first full year of reporting
exit data using exit codes that conform to the OSEP exit categories. As
a result, the number of children reported in some exit categories is
much lower, and the number reported in other exit categories is much
higher. The 2001 data were also affected by revised regulations for
special incident reporting and by a new automated data system. This
system now captures all deaths, resulting in an increase in the number
of deaths reported.

Delaware---Delaware implemented a major effort to improve data accuracy
for children exiting Part C. These efforts include the introduction of a
revised Exit Data Form, now used statewide. In addition, the state is
monitoring the exit data more closely, specifically, the use of the exit
category Part B eligibility not determined, no referral.

Georgia---Georgia reported that it estimated race/ethnicity for 160
children exiting Part C. Georgia also stated that it reported children
whose exit reason was not known in the category attempt to contact
unsuccessful.

Maryland---Because Maryland did not estimate race/ethnicity for 208 (5.1
percent) children, the number of children reported by race/ethnicity is
smaller than the total number of children exiting.

Massachusetts---Massachusetts reported that its exit data include
children whose parents signed an IFSP, but who never received any
services based on the IFSP. It excluded from its exit data those
children who were transferred to another EI program at the time of their
discharge.

North Carolina---The state reported that its exit data include children
who did not meet eligibility criteria for the Infant-Toddler Program in
the exit category completion of IFSP prior to reaching maximum age.

The state also reported its crosswalk of other state exit categories
into the OSEP exit categories. North Carolina crosswalked:

entered into preschool program and eligible for preschool program;
family refused services into OSEP's exit category Part B eligible.

not eligible for preschool program into OSEP's exit category not
eligible for Part B, exit to other programs.

other into OSEP's exit category Part B eligibility not determined.

moved, address unknown or out of state into OSEP's exit category moved
out of state.

parent refused enrollment and parent discontinued participation into
OSEP's exit category withdrawal by parent.

lost to follow-up into OSEP's exit category attempts to contact
unsuccessful.

children who aged out without a closure report into OSEP's exit category
Part B eligibility not determined.

The state does not report on the exit form those children coded as
transferred to another county.

Rhode Island---Rhode Island estimated race/ethnicity for 82 (9.36
percent) of the children exiting Part C in 2001-02.

Some changes in Rhode Island's exit data are the result of revisions to
its exit codes. In 2000, Rhode Island implemented a new data collection
system. However, when implemented, the system could not distinguish
between children not eligible for Part B who exited with a referral to
another program and those who exited without a referral. All of these
children were classified by the system as exit with no referral. In late
2000, the discharge codes were corrected to make the distinction
possible. These revised codes were used for the entire 2001 data
collection period. As a result, in 2001 more children were classified as
exiting with referral, and fewer were classified as exiting without
referral. Rhode Island state law mandates that all children who exit
Part C without completing IFSP goals must be referred when possible.

The state is reviewing the transition process and will conduct
transition training in 2003. At that time, the state will make
additional code changes to its data system to make the transition data
more clear.

Washington---Because Washington did not estimate race/ethnicity for the
144 (5.8 percent) children coded in the state system as other, the
number of children reported by race/ethnicity is smaller than the total
number of children exiting.

Table 6-6: Part C, Early Intervention Services, by Type of Service on
the IFSP

Arizona---For social work services, the number of children reported by
race/ethnicity is 300 children (65.4 percent) smaller than the total
number of children reported.

Colorado---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families receiving monitoring,
cranio-sacral therapy, and hippotherapy.

Connecticut---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families receiving services from a
board-certified behavior analyst.

Delaware---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children who received developmental (non-medical)
evaluations. Delaware reported that it continues to refine its data
collection effort to better define this service category.

Georgia---Georgia estimated race/ethnicity for 401 children. Children
reported in the other early intervention services category include
children and families who received service coordination or applied
behavior analysis, an intervention specifically focused on intensive
work with young children with autism spectrum disorders.

Idaho---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received translation
services, interpreters, infant massage, kindermusik, bill assistance
(utilities, telephone, funeral), or help with purchases (diapers,
strollers, cribs, breast pumps, high chairs, humidifiers, house
cleaning).

Indiana---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received interpreter
services, Lovass therapy, or discrete trial training.

Kansas---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received the Exceptional
Family Member Program (military), New Parent Support Program (military),
foster care case management, transition planning, deaf educator
services, playgroup, interpreter services, services from an autism
consultation, services from an autism speech assistant, Early Head
Start, or family service and guidance.

Kentucky---Children reported in the special instruction service category
include children receiving what Kentucky calls developmental
intervention.

Maryland---For 13 of the 17 service categories, the number of children
reported by race/ethnicity is smaller than the total number of children
reported.

Massachusetts---In previous years, Massachusetts used its early
intervention personnel data to estimate the number of children receiving
services in each service category. This year, Massachusetts based the
services data on the IFSP information and service delivery data for the
timeframe of the IFSP in place on December 1, 2001. As a result, the
services data look quite different this year.

For some categories, Massachusetts continued to estimate services. These
service categories are assistive technology services/devices, audiology,
nutrition services, special instruction, and vision services.

Children with an assistive technology or device are counted in the
assistive technology services/devices category.

Children whose IFSP includes nutrition as a specialty service are
counted in the nutrition services category.

Children receiving autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder services are
counted in the special instruction category.

Children with certain diagnoses are counted in the audiology or vision
services categories. For example, children with severe hearing loss are
counted in the audiology category.

Massachusetts does not provide health or medical services according to
the OSEP definition.

Michigan---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children who participated in play groups or received
service coordination.

Minnesota---Minnesota did not report early intervention services by
race/ethnicity.

Missouri---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children who received interpretive services or a
developmental assessment.

Montana---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children who participated in a toddler group or who
received deaf/blind assistance; Eagle Mount (therapeutic recreation for
disabled persons); daycare, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
follow-up clinics; swimming; massage therapy; Early Head Start; Friends
to Youth; Hab aid (Habilitation Trainers who follow through on the
family support specialist \[FSS\] recommendations in the IFSP); travel
to medical follow-up; educational material; genetic counseling; ear,
nose, and throat medical care; or recreation.

North Carolina---Children reported in the other early intervention
services category include children and families who received genetic
services; a preschool/program (Part B); financial assistance; an
alternative residential placement; support through Supplemental Security
Income; before and after school and summer care; immunizations;
well-child care; housing; Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
services; a multidisciplinary evaluation and assessment; child care;
other referrals; a hearing translator/interpreter; hearing consultant;
vision consultant; non-English translator; referral to the Community
Alternatives Program for persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental
Delay; or referral to behavior management.

Children reported in the family training, counseling, home visits, and
other support service category include children receiving family
counseling and therapy, and in-home support.

Children reported in the special instruction category include children
receiving home and special instruction.

Nebraska---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received interpreter
services, recreation, or services coordination.

New Hampshire---Children reported in the other early intervention
services category include children and families receiving
transdisciplinary services (N=478) and family support (N=218).

New Mexico---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children who received service coordination.

Northern Marianas---Children reported in the other early intervention
services category are those who received services from the Shriner's
Clinic or Cleft Palate Clinic.

Ohio---Ohio reported that 1,687 children are missing from its services
data, probably because the services data were not required data fields
in the old data system at that time.

In January 2002, Ohio implemented a new data system that requires data
entry for the services data fields. This should result in better
services data next year.

Children reported in the other early intervention services category
include children and families who received child care, child protective
services, clothing, drug/alcohol education, employment, financial help,
housing, legal assistance, recreational/social, rehabilitation, shelter
(temporary).

Oklahoma---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received services from an
orientation mobility, child development, or child guidance specialist.

Oregon---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include those who received: transportation services; behavior
evaluation; braille, English as a second language, sign language;
services from an instructional aide/assistant/intervener; a language
interpreter for the parent; and services for autism spectrum disorder,
and transition to Part B.

Rhode Island---Rhode Island estimated the race/ethnicity of 492 (10.62
percent of the total count) children.

In Rhode Island, all children receive service coordination. As per the
state's reporting instructions, service coordination is not included in
Rhode Island's services data.

Children reported in the other early intervention services category
include those receiving transition planning (N=167) and translation
services (N=116). Together these services account for 48 percent of the
children reported in the other services category.

Texas---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received
translation/interpretation services, hippotherapy, sign language
education, or music, play, or aquatic therapy.

Vermont---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received aquatic therapy,
services from a personal care assistant or childcare aide, or childcare.

Virginia---Children reported in the other early intervention services
category include children and families who received service
coordination.

Washington---Because Washington did not estimate race/ethnicity for
children coded in the state system as other, for most service categories
the number of children reported by race/ethnicity is smaller than the
total number of children reported.

Other early intervention services include hydrotherapy, interpreter,
care-taker, screening and/or assessment consultation, Early Head Start
program, aquatic center swimming, screening and evaluation consultation,
ENTs, follow-up with Children's Hospital Regional Medical Center,
neurology, support application for developmental delay, and therapeutic
horseback riding.

Table 6-7: Part C, Early Intervention Personnel Employed

Alaska---The state reported that personnel in the other professional
staff category include 8.0 FTE (full-time equivalent) master's degree in
early childhood special education, 2.0 FTE bachelor of science (BS) or
bachelor of arts (BA) in special education, 13.2 FTE BS or BA in
education or early childhood education, 2.0 FTE BS in
speech/communication disorders, 1.0 FTE BA in audiology.

Alabama---The other professional staff category includes home trainers,
developmental specialists, and a music therapist.

Arizona---The other professional staff category includes audiological
test assistants, developmental screeners, and sign language instructors.

California---This is the first year California reported Part C personnel
data. In past years, the state reported that it had no reliable method
for collecting personnel data. This year, California estimated personnel
data using a purchased services database. These data were designed for
billing purposes and are not ideal for reporting personnel data. It took
many programmer hours to produce these rough estimates. In the future,
the state plans to use more refined methods for estimating personnel.

Delaware---Delaware is working to refine the data collected from
providers to better define the other professional staff personnel
category.

Hawaii---The other professional staff category includes executive
directors, administrative assistants, program managers, support
specialists, and clinical staff.

Iowa---The other professional staff category includes regional
coordinators, technology and staff development staff, and other health
service providers.

Illinois---The other professional staff category includes
ophthalmologists and other vision staff.

Indiana---The other professional staff category includes service
coordinators, vision specialists, optometrists, and interpreters.

Kansas---The other professional staff category includes Spanish
interpreters, director/administrative staff, teachers of hearing
impaired children, behavior specialists, administrative
assistants/secretaries, assistive technology specialists, vision
teachers/specialists, transition services staff, deaf educators,
teachers of vision impaired children, certified occupational therapy
assistants, speech-language assistants, physical therapy assistants,
physical therapy/occupational therapy aides, and child development
associates.

Kentucky---The other professional staff category includes group
therapists, teachers of deaf and children who are hard of hearing, and
teachers of children with visual impairments.

Massachusetts---The other professional staff category includes specialty
providers, orientation and mobility specialists, deaf educators,
teachers of the deaf, and expressive therapists.

Michigan---The other professional staff category includes service
coordinators and consultants.

Missouri---The other professional staff category includes interpreters
and developmental assessors.

Montana---The other professional staff category includes special needs
assistants, occupational therapist/physical therapist assistants, Early
Head Start staff, nurses for neonatal intensive care unit follow-up
clinic, swimming instructors, massage therapists, family support
specialists, and Friends to Youth staff.

Nebraska---The other professional staff category includes program
supervisor/directors, program consultants/coordinators, speech language
technicians, home school liaisons, special education administrators,
administrative supervisor/directors, and administrative coordinators.

Nevada---Nevada experienced a 12.26 percent decrease in total staff
between 2000 and 2001. It attributes the decline to the governor's
freezing staff vacancies and staff positions. Approximately seven public
service intern positions were eliminated as a result.

New Jersey---The other professional staff category includes service
coordinators (82.23 FTE) and child development specialists (2).

New Mexico---The other professional staff category includes service
coordinators, parent advisors, and role models for the deaf.

New York---New York assumes that physicians providing services are
primarily pediatricians, and therefore counts all physicians providing
early intervention services as pediatricians.

The other professional staff category includes certified low-vision
specialists.

Northern Marianas---The other professional staff category includes site
managers and an office/data clerk.

Ohio---This was the first year that Ohio collected personnel data using
a survey of each county's Help Me Grow Program. This survey method of
collecting personnel data may underreport the non-Help Me Grow personnel
listed on IFSPs. In prior years, Ohio collected these data through a
different survey method, which may have overestimated the personnel
count.

The other professional staff category includes adaptive physical
education personnel, behavior support personnel, case managers,
communication specialists, driver/transportation personnel, Early Start
providers, family advocates, family stability coordinators, family
support coordinators, mental health therapists, music therapists,
outreach personnel, playground leaders, parent coordinators, parent
educators, parent mentors, prevention specialists, project directors,
regional infant hearing program specialists, rehabilitation technology
specialists, respite workers, sign language specialists, and
supervisors.

Oklahoma---The other professional staff category includes child
development specialists, patient care assistants (translators),
consultants for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and vision
consultants.

Oregon---The other professional staff category includes autism
specialists, behavior specialists, assistive technology specialists,
communication disorder specialists, and augmentative communication
specialist.

Puerto Rico---The other professional staff category includes data entry
staff, administrators, directors, evaluators, and epidemiologists.

Rhode Island---The other professional staff category includes
administrators (9.98 FTE), interpreters (2.50 FTE), early
interventionists (5.59 FTE), early childhood educators (11 FTE), parent
consultants (6.83 FTE), operations support staff (16.83 FTE), service
coordinators (31.35 FTE), clinical supervisors (8 FTE), and state staff
(6 FTE).

South Carolina---The other professional staff category includes intake
and eligibility staff.

South Dakota---The state discovered that the query used to report the
personnel data for 2000 used 15 minute units to calculate FTEs, not the
number of hours. However, the results were reported in hours. As a
result, more FTEs were reported than were actually used. This error
resulted in an overcount of personnel for 2000 and explains the large
decrease in total staff for 2001.

Tennessee---The other professional staff category includes program
directors and child care personnel.

Texas---The other professional staff category includes early
intervention specialists, program directors, educational diagnosticians,
licensed professional counselors, and psychological associates.

Utah---The other professional staff category includes administrative
personnel; sociology, early childhood, and family growth and development
staff; vision specialists; specialists for deaf children; and mentors
for deaf children.

Virgin Islands---The other professional staff category includes vision
therapists.

Virginia---The other professional staff category includes counselors,
certified therapeutic recreation therapists and educational
interpreters.

West Virginia---The other professional staff category includes 12 parent
liaisons, 59 early childhood educators, and 41 family services
specialists.

Wisconsin---The other professional staff category includes program
directors.

Appendix B

Data Notes for IDEA, Part B

These data notes contain information on the ways in which states
collected and reported data differently from the OSEP data formats and
instructions. In addition, the notes provide explanations of significant
changes in the data from the previous year. The chart below summarizes
differences in collecting and reporting data for 10 states. These
variations affected the way data were reported for the IDEA, Part B
child count and the educational environment, exiting, and discipline
collections. Additional notes on how states reported data for specific
data collections follow this table.

Table B-1

State Reporting Patterns for IDEA, Part B\
Child Count Data, 2002

Educational Environments Data, 2001 and 2002\
Exiting and Discipline Data, 2001-02

+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| States        | D          |            |            |            |
|               | ifferences |            |            |            |
|               | from OSEP  |            |            |            |
|               | Reporting  |            |            |            |
|               | Categories |            |            |            |
|               | \[States   |            |            |            |
|               | report     |            |            |            |
|               | according  |            |            |            |
|               | to state   |            |            |            |
|               | law. The   |            |            |            |
|               | U.S.       |            |            |            |
|               | Department |            |            |            |
|               | of         |            |            |            |
|               | Education  |            |            |            |
|               | does not   |            |            |            |
|               | have       |            |            |            |
|               | authority  |            |            |            |
|               | to         |            |            |            |
|               | override   |            |            |            |
|               | state      |            |            |            |
|               | law.\]     |            |            |            |
|               |            |            |            |            |
|               | Where H =  |            |            |            |
|               | Reported   |            |            |            |
|               | in the     |            |            |            |
|               | hearing    |            |            |            |
|               | i          |            |            |            |
|               | mpairments |            |            |            |
|               | category   |            |            |            |
|               |            |            |            |            |
|               | O =        |            |            |            |
|               | Reported   |            |            |            |
|               | in the     |            |            |            |
|               | orthopedic |            |            |            |
|               | i          |            |            |            |
|               | mpairments |            |            |            |
|               | category   |            |            |            |
|               |            |            |            |            |
|               | P =        |            |            |            |
|               | Reported   |            |            |            |
|               | in the     |            |            |            |
|               | primary    |            |            |            |
|               | disability |            |            |            |
|               | category   |            |            |            |
|               |            |            |            |            |
|               | R =        |            |            |            |
|               | Reported   |            |            |            |
|               | in other   |            |            |            |
|               | disability |            |            |            |
|               | categories |            |            |            |
+===============+============+============+============+============+
|               | Multiple   | Other      | Deaf-\     | Traumatic  |
|               | Di         | Health     | Blindness  | Brain      |
|               | sabilities | I          |            | Injury     |
|               |            | mpairments |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Colorado      |            | O          |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Delaware      | P          | O          |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Florida       | P          |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Georgia       | P          |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Michigan      |            | O          | H          | R          |
| \[Michigan    |            |            |            |            |
| and           |            |            |            |            |
| Mississippi   |            |            |            |            |
| began         |            |            |            |            |
| reporting     |            |            |            |            |
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| the other     |            |            |            |            |
| health        |            |            |            |            |
| impairments   |            |            |            |            |
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| the 2002      |            |            |            |            |
| child count   |            |            |            |            |
| and           |            |            |            |            |
| educational   |            |            |            |            |
| environments  |            |            |            |            |
| tables. In    |            |            |            |            |
| previous      |            |            |            |            |
| years, they   |            |            |            |            |
| reported      |            |            |            |            |
| children with |            |            |            |            |
| other health  |            |            |            |            |
| impairments   |            |            |            |            |
| in the        |            |            |            |            |
| orthopedic    |            |            |            |            |
| impairments   |            |            |            |            |
| category.     |            |            |            |            |
| This includes |            |            |            |            |
| the 2001      |            |            |            |            |
| educational   |            |            |            |            |
| environments, |            |            |            |            |
| 2001-02       |            |            |            |            |
| exiting, and  |            |            |            |            |
| 2001-02       |            |            |            |            |
| discipline    |            |            |            |            |
| tables.\]     |            |            |            |            |
| \[Michigan    |            |            |            |            |
| began using   |            |            |            |            |
| the traumatic |            |            |            |            |
| brain injury  |            |            |            |            |
| category on   |            |            |            |            |
| the 2002      |            |            |            |            |
| child count   |            |            |            |            |
| and           |            |            |            |            |
| educational   |            |            |            |            |
| environments  |            |            |            |            |
| tables. In    |            |            |            |            |
| previous      |            |            |            |            |
| years, it     |            |            |            |            |
| reported      |            |            |            |            |
| children with |            |            |            |            |
| traumatic     |            |            |            |            |
| brain injury  |            |            |            |            |
| in other      |            |            |            |            |
| disability    |            |            |            |            |
| categories.   |            |            |            |            |
| This includes |            |            |            |            |
| the 2001      |            |            |            |            |
| educational   |            |            |            |            |
| environments, |            |            |            |            |
| 2001-02       |            |            |            |            |
| exiting, and  |            |            |            |            |
| 2001-02       |            |            |            |            |
| discipline    |            |            |            |            |
| tables.\]     |            |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Mississippi   |            | O          |            |            |
| \[Michigan    |            |            |            |            |
| and           |            |            |            |            |
| Mississippi   |            |            |            |            |
| began         |            |            |            |            |
| reporting     |            |            |            |            |
| children in   |            |            |            |            |
| the other     |            |            |            |            |
| health        |            |            |            |            |
| impairments   |            |            |            |            |
| category on   |            |            |            |            |
| the 2002      |            |            |            |            |
| child count   |            |            |            |            |
| and           |            |            |            |            |
| educational   |            |            |            |            |
| environments  |            |            |            |            |
| tables. In    |            |            |            |            |
| previous      |            |            |            |            |
| years, they   |            |            |            |            |
| reported      |            |            |            |            |
| children with |            |            |            |            |
| other health  |            |            |            |            |
| impairments   |            |            |            |            |
| in the        |            |            |            |            |
| orthopedic    |            |            |            |            |
| impairments   |            |            |            |            |
| category.     |            |            |            |            |
| This includes |            |            |            |            |
| the 2001      |            |            |            |            |
| educational   |            |            |            |            |
| environments, |            |            |            |            |
| 2001-02       |            |            |            |            |
| exiting, and  |            |            |            |            |
| 2001-02       |            |            |            |            |
| discipline    |            |            |            |            |
| tables.\]     |            |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| North Dakota  | P          |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Oregon        | P          |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| West Virginia | P          |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Wisconsin     | P          |            |            |            |
+---------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

Note: Table numbers given below refer to tables in vol. 2 of this
report.

Tables 1-1 through 1-16: Part B, Child Count

Alabama---The state attributed the increase in the number of children
ages 6 through 9 in the developmental delay category to a change in the
state definition of the category. In 2000, the state changed its
definition of developmental delay to include students up to age 9. This
is the second year that the child count reflects the new age range.

The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages 6
through 21 with autism to extensive statewide training on the autism
spectrum. The state believes this training resulted in more accurate
identification and placement of children with this disability.

Arizona---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
with other health impairments to the greater number of children
identified with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

California---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 6 through 21 with autism to an increase in the total number of
children served in special education this year. The state reported that
a large number of the new students fall into the autism category. In
addition, the state attributed the increase in autism to better
identification of children with this disability.

Delaware---The state does not collect data on multiple disabilities or
other health impairments. Children with multiple disabilities are
reported according to their primary disability, and students with other
health impairments are reported in the orthopedic impairments category.

Florida---The state does not collect data on multiple disabilities.
Children with multiple disabilities are reported according to their
primary disability.

Georgia---The state does not collect data on multiple disabilities.
Children with multiple disabilities are reported according to their
primary disability.

Hawaii---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 6 through 21 in the autism category to a number of factors. First,
teachers are better trained to identify students with this disability.
Second, pediatricians are more aware of the signs of autism, recognize
it, and refer children to psychologists for assessment and diagnosis. In
addition, some students previously included in other disability
categories were reclassified autistic. Finally, the state broadened the
definition of autism when the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders-IV was released. The broader definition results in more
students identified with this disability.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 9 in the developmental delay category to new training provided
to teachers. The training includes how to identify students eligible for
this disability category. In addition, Hawaii uses this category for
most students ages 3 through 5 who are eligible for special education
services. The state reported that as these children get older, the
number of children ages 6 through 9 identified with developmental delay
increases.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 with other health impairments to a change in the way the
state determines eligibility for special education. In the past,
district individualized education program (IEP) teams determined
students' eligibility. Now, school-based teams are responsible for
determining eligibility. The state believes that these school-based
teams may be finding an increased number of students eligible for this
category because they are more knowledgeable about their students'
history and specific needs. The Department of Education of the State of
Hawaii plans to continue teacher training on eligibility criteria. In
addition, it plans to monitor data to ensure that students are not
overidentified in any disability category.

Idaho---The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages
6 through 21 with autism to a change in the state definition of autism.
The state definition now includes Autism Spectrum Disorder. As a result,
local education agencies (LEAs) are now including a wider range of
diagnoses in the autism category, including Asperger's syndrome.

The state reported 261 children with noncategorical eligibility. Of
these, 17 were ages 3 through 5, and 244 were ages 6 through 21. When
reporting to OSEP, the state distributed these children into disability
categories based upon the distribution of students whose disabilities
were known.

Illinois---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 6 through 21 with multiple disabilities to the newness of the
category. This is only the second year that the state used the multiple
disabilities category.

Indiana---The state attributed the increase in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 with developmental delay to the newness of the
category. This is only the third year the state used the category. It
became a recognized exceptionality area in Indiana for the 2000 school
year. The state reported that most students currently reported in the
developmental delay category received special education previously, but
were reported in different disability categories.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 in the other health impairments category to an increase in
the identification of students with ADD and ADHD. In addition, the state
reported that students in the other health impairments category who have
certain medical conditions are living longer and being served in school
rather than at home.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 in the autism category to improvements in Indiana's data
collection system. The improvements resulted in a more accurate count of
students with autism. Previously, Indiana reported many of these
students in different disability categories. The state also reported a
growing awareness and recognition of autism as a separate disability. In
addition, more of the higher functioning children with autism (e.g.,
those with Asperger's syndrome) are now in special education.

Iowa---The state serves children with disabilities noncategorically.
Iowa uses incidence figures to estimate disability data for federal
reports. During 2001, the state conducted a study to reassess the
incidence percentages it uses. The 2002 child count is the first data
report based on the new incidence figures implemented as a result of
this study. As a result of the new calculations, the number of children
reported in various disability categories changed significantly.

Kansas---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 6 through 9 with developmental delay to younger students originally
identified with developmental delay getting older. In addition, the
state reported that LEAs are beginning to use the developmental delay
category for children initially evaluated and identified between the
ages of 6 through 9.

Maine---Maine reported that the increase in the number of students ages
6 through 21 in the autism category occurred in two age groups: ages 7
through 11 (roughly 2nd grade through 6th grade) and 14 through 16
(roughly freshman through junior year of high school). The state
attributed the increase to new programs for students with autism and to
growing awareness of autism. The state reported that the Maine Autistic
Society provides information and training on autism and the autism
spectrum. In addition, doctors and professional evaluators are more
knowledgeable about this population. Finally, the increase is also
attributable to a change in the disability classification of some
students. Some students previously classified as mentally retarded,
learning disabled, or emotionally disturbed are now identified as
students with autism.

Maryland---Maryland attributed the increase in the number of 3- through
5-year-olds and 6- through 21-year-olds with developmental delay to a
change in the state's age range for that disability category and to
additional training of school systems about the use of the category. In
2002, the maximum age for developmental delay increased from 5 to 9
years old. In addition, the state provided technical assistance to local
school systems at annual data managers' meetings, Preschool Special
Education Coordinators Administrative Briefings, and through the
publication of a Technical Assistance Bulletin and Implementation
Guidelines in fall 2002. The state believes that the additional
attention to this category, along with the increased age range, resulted
in an increased use of the category by local school systems.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 with autism to a number of factors. First, the state expanded
the definition of autism to include Autism Spectrum Disorders such as
pervasive developmental delay and Asperger's syndrome. Second, there is
a greater awareness of autism both among parents and diagnosing
professionals. As a result, children are now diagnosed at younger ages.
Third, there may be a genuine increase in the prevalence of autism,
possibly attributed to environmental triggers. Fourth, there is
currently less resistance by parents to the diagnosis of autism. Autism
may even be a preferred diagnosis since there is a belief that, with
early intervention and intense services, a child can experience
significant improvement. Finally, the increase in autism may be due to
families of children with autism moving to Maryland to access state
programs for these children. The state reported that several local
school systems are nationally regarded for providing exemplary programs
and services to children with autism.

Massachusetts---The 2002 child count is the second year that
Massachusetts used actual student-level data to report students by
disability and race/ethnicity. In previous years, Massachusetts did not
require individualized education program (IEP) teams to identify the
type of disability for each student, only to state that in the opinion
of the team, the student had a disability. To report disability data to
OSEP, Massachusetts calculated disability and race/ethnicity using
ratios based on a survey conducted in 1992, in which districts
identified the probable disability for each of their students using the
"best information available" to them. The state estimates that the
transition from estimated data to actual student-level disability data
will be completed in approximately 3 years. During this time, IEP teams
in the state will identify all students' specific disabilities, either
when they are first determined to be eligible for special education or
at the time of their 3-year reevaluations. The state expects that for
the 2004 child count, all children will be reported according to their
identified (rather than estimated) disabilities.

Massachusetts includes children with neurological impairments in the
traumatic brain injury (TBI) category. The state's definition of
neurological impairments is broader than the federal definition of TBI.
This may account for the unexpectedly large number of children reported
in the TBI category.

The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages 6
through 21 with speech or language impairments to training sessions that
clarified the distinction between this disability category and specific
learning disabilities. The number of students reported with specific
learning disabilities decreased by 2,958 cases while the number of
students with speech or language impairments increased by 3,071.

Massachusetts attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 with developmental delay to the newness of this category. The
state believes that districts now have a better understanding of which
children to report in this category.

Michigan---Michigan used the disability categories other health
impairments and TBI for the first time on the 2002 child count. Prior to
2002, the state reported students with other health impairments in the
orthopedic impairments category and reported students with TBI in other
disability categories. The state expects these categories to grow over
the next 3 years as districts implement the categories.

Minnesota---The state reported that the increase in the number of
children ages 3 through 5 and 6 through 21 reported in the autism
category is due to increased awareness of autism. More tools are
available to identify these students, and evaluation measures have
improved. In addition, the state reported that it increased the capacity
of teachers in this area.

Mississippi---Mississippi used the disability category other health
impairments for the first time on the 2002 child count. Prior to 2002,
the state reported students with other health impairments in the
orthopedic impairments category.

The 2002 school year is also the first year that Mississippi reported
data using its new statewide web-based data collection system. The state
believes this system will greatly improve its data accuracy.

Missouri---The state attributed the increase in the number of 3- through
5-year-olds with speech or language impairments to changes in the
eligibility criteria for sound system disorders. These changes went into
effect in October 2001. The previous criterion was that a child's sound
production level must be 1 year beyond upper limits of developmental
ranges as established by normative data. The current criterion is that a
child's sound production level must be equal to or less than the child's
actual chronological age as established by accepted normative data. This
change essentially removed the "one year beyond" requirement, and made
children eligible for special education if their sound production level
is "equal to or less than the child's chronological age." The state
anticipated that this will increase the number of young children
identified with sound system disorders. However, by identifying children
at an earlier age when remediation of articulation problems is easier,
in the long run the number of children with speech or language
impairments at older ages should decrease. That is, the distribution
across age groups will change, but the number served will not.

The state reported that it began using the developmental delay category
in October 2001. Districts can serve children under that diagnosis until
1 year after the child leaves kindergarten.

Montana---In Montana, a state statute allows school districts to
identify a child ages 3 through 5 as a "child with disabilities" (CWD),
without specifying a specific disability category. However, Montana
encourages schools to use one of the federal disability categories. As a
result, districts reported a specific disability for 60 percent of the
3- through 5-year-olds served. The state imputed disability for the
remaining 40 percent using the disability distribution for the 3-
through 5-year-olds for whom disability data were reported. This is the
second year that Montana used this method. Previously the missing
disability data for 3- through 5-year-olds was imputed based on the
disability distribution for 6-year-olds.

Nebraska---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 3 through 5 and 6 through 9 in the developmental delay category to
the technical assistance it provided to school districts. Technical
assistance targeted early screening, evaluation, and identification of
children with special needs. Collaboration with other agencies, such as
Health and Human Services, also increased the focus on early childhood
intervention strategies and preschool educational services for children
birth through the age of 8.

Nevada---The state reported that it is experiencing increased
identification of children ages 6 through 21 with autism and that this
increase is similar to current national trends.

New Jersey---The state reported that the increase in the number of 6-
through 21-year-olds in the other health impairments category and the
decrease in the number reported in the TBI category are unusual. The
state believes that districts may be using these categories
interchangeably. It plans to clarify reporting instructions and further
investigate the cause of these changes.

New Mexico---Based on a recommendation from the state legislature, New
Mexico did not estimate race/ethnicity data for unknown or missing
race/ethnicity cases. The state has missing race/ethnicity data for:

3- through 5-year-olds in the following categories: speech or language
impairments (12), other health impairments (1), specific learning
disabilities (1), multiple disabilities (1), and developmental delay
(54); and

6- through 21-year-olds in the following categories: mental retardation
(16), hearing impairments (3), speech or language impairments (81),
visual impairments (2), emotional disturbance (32), orthopedic
impairments (1), other health impairments (22), specific learning
disabilities (192), multiple disabilities (7), autism (4), TBI (2), and
developmental delay (20).

The state attributed the increase in the number of 3- through
5-year-olds with speech and language impairments to a change in data
collection methods. The number of students in this age group did not
change significantly, but there was a change in the disability
categories where they are reported. Prior to 2000, New Mexico's
state-level data system was programmed so that the developmental delay
category was the only disability option available for reporting 3- and
4-year-olds. The state changed this in 2000 when it revised its state
regulations. The developmental delay category is now only used when no
other disability category is more appropriate. The state reports that
its LEAs now collect more accurate disability information for 3- and
4-year-olds.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 with developmental delay to an increase in the state age
range for this category. In 2000, New Mexico changed the upper age range
for developmental delay from age 4 to age 9. School year 2001 was the
final year for phasing in the new age range. In addition, the state
reported that it is not surprised to see increases in developmental
delay because the criteria for developmental delay are relatively
flexible compared to other disability categories.

New York---New York does not classify preschool children by specific
disability. The state reported all children ages 3 through 5 in the
developmental delay disability category. Of these, 37,111 are considered
by the state to be preschool students, and 17,217 are school age (e.g.,
kindergarten) students.

New York does not have an individual student record system. It collects
aggregated counts of students from local school districts. These
aggregate counts do not include a count of the race/ethnicity of 4- and
5-year-old children in school-age environments (e.g., kindergarten)
separately from the race/ethnicity count for all school-age students
(ages 4 through 21). The state based the race/ethnicity distribution for
the 17,217 school-age 4- and 5-year-olds on the race/ethnicity
distribution for 3- through 5-year-olds in preschool environments.

The race/ethnicity distribution for 386,187 students ages 6 through 21
is based on the race/ethnicity distribution for students ages 4 through
21 with disabilities.

North Carolina---The state attributed the increase in the number of
children ages 3 through 5 with autism to a number of factors. First, the
state definition of autism changed to include additional
characteristics. Second, the state now identifies children with autism
at a younger age. Finally, parents of children with autism move into the
state to get services for their child through the TEACCH program
(Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication
Handicapped Children).

The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages 6
through 9 in the developmental delay category to the 2001 increase of
the state's maximum allowable age (from age 5 to age 7) for a student to
be classified as having developmental delay.

The state attributed the increase in the number of American
Indian/Alaska Native children reported on its child count of 3- through
5-year-olds to an increase in the American Indian population in the
state.

North Dakota---North Dakota has defined and established eligibility
criteria for developmental delay for ages children 3 through 5. The
state is still piloting this category for ages 6 through 9. Its
developmental delay data for ages 6 through 9 are representative of
pilot projects only.

North Dakota attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 in the other health impairments category to an increase in
the number of children with ADD and ADHD. The state continues to train
districts on properly reporting students with ADD and ADHD.

The state attributed the increase in the number of American
Indian/Alaska Native children ages 3 through 5 served in the state to a
new and more effective system for identifying children with disabilities
in areas with a high concentration of American Indian students.

North Dakota does not use the multiple disabilities category. Children
with multiple disabilities are reported according to their primary
disability.

Ohio---The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages
6 through 21 with other health impairments to increased awareness and
identification of children with ADD and ADHD. The state reports that the
increase is not located in any one particular geographic area, but is
equally distributed across the state.

The state reported that the increase in the number of children with
autism, ages 6 through 21, is consistent with national trends. It cited
a 2002 report to the California legislature, titled The Epidemiology of
Autism in California, which reports that while autism was once
considered relatively rare, "the Centers for Disease Control reports
autism prevalence data as 1 in 500 persons in the population."

Oregon---The state reported that it does not collect data on multiple
disabilities. Children with multiple disabilities are reported according
to their primary disability.

Puerto Rico---Puerto Rico was unable to correct some errors on its child
count table. As a result, the race/ethnicity totals are lower than
totals by disability in two categories for ages 3 through 5: speech and
language impairments and developmental delay.

Rhode Island---The state reported that the increase in the number of
students ages 6 through 21 in the other health impairments category is
due to increased identification of children with ADD and ADHD.

Rhode Island's definition of developmental delay only includes children
ages 3 through 5.

South Carolina---The state attributed the decrease in the number of
students ages 6 through 21 reported in the multiple disabilities
category to a change in how one residential facility reported students.
In 2001, this facility reported 137 students with multiple disabilities,
123 students with hearing impairments, and 42 students with visual
impairments. In 2002, this LEA did not report any students with multiple
disabilities, but reported all students with either hearing impairments
or visual impairments.

South Dakota---The state attributed the increase in the number of
students ages 6 through 21 with other health impairments to an increase
in the number of students diagnosed with ADD and ADHD.

Tennessee---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 6 through 21 with autism to improved awareness and training in this
area and to a change in the state definition of autism. In previous
years, Asperger's syndrome, Rhett's syndrome and Pervasive Developmental
Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) were not in the state's
definition of autism.

Utah---The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages
6 through 21 in the other health impairments category and the number of
students ages 6 through 9 in the developmental delay category to the
data from two of the state's largest districts. The state plans to
monitor these districts and provide additional training to them.

West Virginia---West Virginia does not collect data on students with
multiple disabilities. Students with multiple disabilities are reported
according to their primary disability.

Wisconsin---Wisconsin does not collect data on students with multiple
disabilities. Students with multiple disabilities are reported according
to their primary disability.

Wyoming---The state reported that it only uses the developmental delay
category to report children between the ages of 3 and 5 who are in
preschool.

Tables 2-1 through 2-10: Part B, Educational Environments, 2002

Arizona---The state attributed the increase in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 in the early childhood special education category to a
number of factors. First, 2002 was the first year that Arizona used
student detail reporting within its new accountability system. The
increase could be due to inaccurate reporting resulting from the change
in data collection methods. Second, the state reported that it is
possible that more severely disabled 3- through 5-year-olds are now
accepting special education. Finally, local education agencies may need
more assistance in setting up inclusive environments.

Connecticut---The state reported that it calculates the percentage of
time outside the regular classroom for students ages 6 through 21 based
on a number of variables, including total hours of education, hours of
special education, and hours with nondisabled peers.

The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages 3
through 5 who receive itinerant services outside the home to an overall
increase in demand for services and to better communication between
Part B and Part C providers.

The state reported that it collects data using an additional
race/ethnicity category of "other." The state proportionately
distributed students in this category into OSEP's five race/ethnicity
categories based on the known race/ethnicity distribution.

Georgia---Georgia reported that 2002 was the first year that it
collected service plan information through its electronic data
collection system. The state used this information to obtain the
duplicated count of students in private schools, not placed or referred
by a public agency. This change in reporting methodology may explain the
large decline in the number of students reported in this category.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students reported
outside of the regular classroom less than 21 percent of the school day
to a concerted effort by the Georgia Department of Education to improve
the accuracy of data on educational environments submitted by local
school systems.

Hawaii---The state attributed changes on its 2002 educational
environments data to the use of a new staffing allocation formula for
deriving educational environment in the 2002 school year. This tool uses
information, such as levels of support provided to students and the
location where special education services are delivered, to create
reports. The state expects data accuracy to improve as school personnel
continue to train and practice on the staffing allocation formula.

Idaho---The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages
3 through 5 reported in early childhood settings and the decrease in the
number reported in reverse mainstream settings to a change in the state
data system. In 2002, Idaho's special education student enrollment data
system underwent a major upgrade. In the new data system, each age group
has its own unique set of code numbers for educational environments.
Prior to 2002, it used the same code numbers for preschool and
school-age environments. However, the definition of the code was
dependent on the age of the child. For example, code 01 for 3- through
5-year-olds meant reverse mainstream setting; when used for 6- through
21-year-olds, it meant less than 21 percent of the school day outside
regular classroom. The use of the same code numbers for both preschool
and school-age environments confused some LEAs and may have led to
incorrect reporting of preschool children. The state believes the use of
unique codes led to more accurate data in 2002.

Illinois---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
reported in correctional facilities to one detention center in Chicago.
In 2001, the district reported students in this detention center in the
various unduplicated environments on the table, but not in the
duplicated correctional facilities category. In 2002, the district also
included these students in the duplicated count of students in
correctional facilities.

Indiana---The state attributed the decrease in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 in early childhood settings and the increase in the
number in part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood special
education to more accurate reporting at the district level. In the past,
some districts reported 5-year-old kindergarten children in the early
childhood setting because they incorrectly applied the definition of
regular class (outside the classroom less than 21 percent) to this
category. As a result, kindergarten children who received a small
percentage of speech outside the kindergarten class were sometimes
incorrectly reported in the early childhood setting rather than in the
part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood special education
setting. To correct this error, the Indiana Department of Education sent
a memorandum to districts prior to the 2002 child count to clarify the
use of preschool educational environment codes. As a result, the
districts reported 5-year-old kindergartners more accurately.

Kentucky---The state attributed the decrease in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 in early childhood settings and the increase in the
number of children in part-time early childhood/part-time early
childhood special education settings to state efforts to clarify the
definitions of these categories. In the past, some districts believed
that the early childhood settings definitions were equivalent to the
school-age category definitions. As a result, they reported students who
received services in an early childhood special education setting for a
limited time (e.g., speech services or other pullouts for less than 21
percent of their day) in the early childhood setting. In 2002, the state
emphasized that the early childhood category meant 100 percent of
children's time was in an early childhood setting and that any amount of
time in an early childhood special education setting precluded these
students from being reported in this category. As a result, the number
of children reported in early childhood settings decreased, and the
number reported in part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood
special education settings increased. In addition, the state had an
increase in the total number of children ages 3 through 5 that it
served. This also contributed to the increase in the latter category.

Louisiana---In 2002, Louisiana began using the category itinerant
services outside the home. It attributed the decrease in the number of
children reported in early childhood settings to the reporting of these
children in the itinerant services category who were previously reported
in early childhood settings.

Maine---The state reported that it does not collect data for children in
correctional facilities or in private schools, not placed or referred by
public agencies.

Maryland---The state attributed the changes on the educational
environments table to state efforts to improve the accuracy of data
reported by local school systems. Because data are used for monitoring
practices, local education agencies are striving to increase data
accuracy. The state reported that it provided training for data
collection/reporting regarding identification of students in private
schools, not placed or referred by a public agency. The state expects
that the data will continue to change as accuracy increases.

Massachusetts---Beginning in September of 2001, Massachusetts required
correctional facilities to contact districts to ensure that students in
their facilities had valid IEPs. The state anticipates that in the long
term, this will lead to additional contact between the facilities and
districts, better data on these students, and an increase in the number
of students reported in correctional facilities. However, the state
reported that a short-term consequence of the new policy is that many
students have an "IEP in limbo" because it has not yet been signed or
coordinated with the district. These students are not reported in the
OSEP data. As a result, in 2002 Massachusetts reported fewer students in
correctional facilities. In addition, Massachusetts reported that, in
prior years, its correctional facilities count included students with
emotional disturbance who were served in public residential facilities.
The state corrected this error on the 2002 educational environments
count.

The state attributed the increase in the number of 3- through
5-year-olds in part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood
special education settings to a change in data collection methodology.
The state collects data on educational environments on October 1 and
updates the data in December in order to report to OSEP. Prior to 2002,
preschool students receiving less than 2 hours of services were not
reported in the October data but were reported in the December data. In
2002, the state included these students in the October data collection,
which the state believes resulted in more accurate data in December.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students in early
childhood special education settings to better data reporting by
districts. Last year, when the state's new data collection system was
implemented, many 3- through 5-year-olds were not reported because some
districts were unclear on reporting guidelines.

The state reported that the changes from 2001 to 2002 in the number of
6- through 21-year-olds reported in separate facilities and residential
facilities are due to incorrect data on the 2001 report. Districts were
confused about which separate facilities were public and which were
private. The state set up data validations and trained the districts on
how to report students in these categories. As a result, private
separate facilities decreased by 468 children, public separate
facilities and public residential facilities (combined) increased by 453
children.

The state reported that the decrease in the duplicated count of private
schools, not placed or referred by a public agency, is due to more
accurate reporting. The Massachusetts Department of Education instructed
districts to report students in this category only if they have IEPs and
receive special education and related services at the public expense.
The state believes that in the past, some districts may have reported
all children with IEPs sent to a private school.

Minnesota---The state attributed the increase in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 in part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood
special education settings to efforts to establish stronger local
partnerships between early childhood special education programs and
other community-based early childhood programs.

Missouri---The state attributed the decrease in the separate school
category for ages 3 through 5 to the data from two of the largest
districts in the state. Both reported fewer children in separate
schools. The state believes the decrease is the result of more accurate
reporting by those districts.

Missouri had a decrease in the duplicated count of students in private
schools, not placed or referred by a public agency. The state reported
that its count of these students comes from a voluntary survey of
non-public schools, and non-reporting by the schools could lead to
fluctuations in the numbers of students in this category.

Montana---Educational environments are reported as a cross-tabulation by
disability category. Montana has a state statute that allows school
districts to identify children ages 3 through 5 under "child with
disabilities," without specifying a disability category. Montana
encourages schools to use one of the federal disability categories, and,
as a result, 60 percent of students ages 3 through 5 were reported with
a disability category. The state imputed disability for the remaining 40
percent using the distribution of 3- through 5-year-olds whose
disabilities were reported.

New Jersey---New Jersey did not collect race/ethnicity data for 14,327
students whose parents placed them in private schools. As a result, in
2002 the state reported no race/ethnicity data for the duplicated count
of students in private schools. In addition, the state did not report
the race/ethnicity for these students in the unduplicated count for
environment data. As a result, the race/ethnicity total for students
ages 6 through 21 is lower than the total reported by disability. The
environments categories affected are outside the regular classroom less
than 21 percent of the school day and outside the regular classroom
21-60 percent of the school day. New Jersey plans to collect
race/ethnicity data for these students in 2003.

New Mexico---Based on a recommendation from the state legislature, New
Mexico did not estimate race/ethnicity data for students with an unknown
or missing race/ethnicity. The state has missing race/ethnicity data
for:

Twenty-nine 3- through 5-year olds in the early childhood category, 36
in early childhood special education, one at the home, two in part-time
early childhood/part-time early childhood special education, and one in
a separate school;

One hundred fifty-five 6- through 21-year-olds in the outside the
regular classroom less than 20 percent category, 104 outside the regular
classroom 21-60 percent, 120 outside the regular classroom greater than
60 percent, one in public residential, one in private residential, and
one in homebound/hospital categories; and

Twelve students through age 21 in the duplicated counts for students in
correctional facilities and two in private schools, not placed or
referred by a public agency categories.

New York---New York collects aggregated race/ethnicity counts for all
school-age students with disabilities (ages 4 through 21), but does not
separately collect race/ethnicity counts for students with disabilities
who are ages 6 through 21. The reported race/ethnicity for 6- through
21-year-olds was computed using race/ethnicity data from students with
disabilities ages 4 through 21. The race/ethnicity of 17,217 4- and
5-year-old children in school-age environments (e.g., kindergarten) is
based on the race/ethnicity distribution for 3- through 5-year-olds in
preschool educational environments.

New York does not classify preschool children by particular
disabilities. The state reported all children ages 3 through 5 in the
developmental delay disability category. Of these, 37,111 are considered
by the state to be preschool students, and 17,217 are school age (e.g.,
kindergarten) students.

Ohio---Ohio attributed the decrease in the number of 3- through
5-year-olds in separate schools to the additional training it provided
to districts to clarify the definition of separate school.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of 6- through 21-year
olds in public residential facilities to the additional training it
provided to districts to clarify the definition of public residential
facility. In addition, the state reported that enrollment in residential
facilities also declined.

Ohio reported that it allows districts to report students in a "mixed
race" category. When it reports these students to OSEP, the state
assigns them to any one of the other five race/ethnicity categories. The
state believes that the number of American Indian/Alaska Native children
ages 3 through 5 may have declined because districts used the mixed race
category for many of the children previously reported in this category.
The state plans to work with districts to clarify the race/ethnicity
categories.

Oregon---The state reported that the decrease in the number of students
reported in public residential facilities from 2001 to 2002 was due to a
change in the way the state reported students in correctional
facilities. Prior to 2002, the state incorrectly reported students
served in correctional facilities in the public residential facilities
category, as well as in the duplicated count of students in correctional
facilities. In 2002, based on input from OSEP, the state reported
students in correctional facilities according to time outside the
regular classroom, in addition to reporting them in the duplicated
count. As a result, the total number of students in public residential
facilities decreased.

In 2002, the state began reporting the duplicated count of children with
disabilities in private schools, not placed or referred by public
agencies.

The state noted that its age ranges are different from the OSEP
definitions. Oregon considers children who are 5 years old on or before
September 1 to be school age. These 5-year-olds are included in the
school-age educational environments with the 6- through 11-year-old age
group rather than in the preschool environments with 3- through
5-year-olds.

Pennsylvania---Pennsylvania Act 212 of 1990 provides the opportunity for
parents to continue their child in an early intervention program for an
additional year at school district cost. Because of their age, 179
6-year-olds with developmental delay served in preschool environments
were reported in school-age environments. In Pennsylvania, the category
developmental delay is only used for children in preschool. However,
because those 179 children are reported on the school-age form, it
appears that developmental delay is a legitimate school-age disability
category.

Puerto Rico---Puerto Rico did not submit 2002 educational environments
data.

South Carolina---The state reported an unduplicated, rather than
duplicated, count of children in correctional facilities. Students
reported in correctional facilities are not reported by educational
environment.

Tennessee---The state attributed the decrease in the number of students
ages 3 through 5 reported in the part-time early childhood/part-time
early childhood special education category and the number reported in
the separate school category to an overall decrease in the number of
preschool students with disabilities served.

Texas---The state does not collect race/ethnicity data for students in
private schools, not placed or referred by a public agency.

Virginia---The state attributed the increase in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 receiving itinerant services outside the home to more
consistent use of this code for children who receive only speech and
language services.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 reported in public residential facilities to an increase in
numbers of students in correctional facilities. Virginia incorrectly
counts students in correctional facilities in the public residential
facility category as well as in the duplicated count of students served
in correctional facilities.

Virginia attributed the increase in the number of students reported in
correctional facilities to an increase in the number of students served
in local jails.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students ages 6
through 21 reported in the homebound/hospital category to more accurate
reporting of homebound placements.

Tables F-1 through F-10: Part B, Educational Environments, 2001

Arizona---The state did not use the reverse mainstream setting in 2001.
The state reported that some children in reverse mainstream settings may
be included in the early childhood special education category. This
contributed to the increase in the early childhood special education
category. The state plans to use the reverse mainstream setting in 2002.

Bureau of Indian Affairs---BIA was unable to correct some of the errors
on its 2001 educational environments table. Totals by race/ethnicity do
not match totals by disability in six categories for ages 3 through 5,
in eight categories for ages 6 through 21, and on the duplicated count
of children in correctional facilities.

Colorado---The state reported that the increases in the number of
children served in early childhood special education settings and in the
number served in the itinerant services outside the home setting are not
due to a service delivery shift in a specific LEA or area of the state.
The change is cumulative across the state.

Connecticut---The state reported that it calculates the percentage of
time outside the regular classroom for students ages 6 through 21 based
on a number of variables, including total hours of education, hours of
special education, and hours with nondisabled peers.

The state attributed the increase in the number of children ages 3
through 5 reported in the itinerant services outside the home category
to new data consistency checks, which yielded cleaner and more accurate
data.

Connecticut collects race/ethnicity data using an additional category,
"other." The state distributed students in this category proportionally
in other race/ethnicity categories.

Georgia---Georgia attributed the decrease in the duplicated count of
children in private schools, not placed or referred by a public agency
to more accurate data. The state clarified the definition of this
category for districts. In previous years, many districts were
incorrectly including students who were not privately placed in this
count.

Illinois---The state reported that districts had the option of reporting
3- through 5-year-olds in either the preschool or school-age educational
environments, and most of these students were reported by the districts
in the school-age categories. The state crosswalks these students into
the preschool categories for federal reporting purposes. Students
reported outside the classroom less than 20 percent are crosswalked into
the early childhood category. Students reported outside the classroom
21-60 percent and more than 60 percent are crosswalked into the
part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood special education
category.

In previous years, in addition to the duplicated count, students in
correctional facilities were incorrectly reported in the public
residential facility category. This year, the state reported these
students in the category outside the regular class more than 60 percent
of the day.

Indiana---The state attributed the 64 percent increase in the number of
3- through 5-year-olds in the part-time early childhood/part-time early
childhood special education category to more accurate data. Prior to the
December 1, 2001, child count, the Indiana Department of Education
issued a memorandum to districts clarifying the use of the preschool
educational environment codes. The memo was issued because the state was
concerned that schools were reporting 5-year-old kindergarten children
based on the definitions used for children ages 6 through 21 (e.g., less
than 21 percent outside the regular classroom). This meant that
5-year-olds in kindergarten who received some speech services outside
the classroom but spent the majority of their time in the general
education kindergarten class were incorrectly counted in the early
childhood environment rather than in the part-time early
childhood/part-time early childhood special education environment. The
memorandum specified that for children to be included in the early
childhood category, they must receive 100 percent of their instruction
with children without disabilities.

The state also had an increase in the number of students ages 6 through
21 served outside the regular classroom 21-60 percent of the school day.
The state attributed this change to state efforts to educate students in
the least restrictive environment. The state attributed most of the
increase in this category to the decrease in the number of students
served outside the classroom more than 60 percent of the school day.

Maine---The state reported that it does not collect data for children in
correctional facilities or in private schools, not placed or referred by
public agencies.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of children ages 3
through 5 served in separate schools to significant discussions by Early
Childhood Teams about the least restrictive environment for each child.
Maine is making an effort to ensure that children are served in the
general education setting.

Massachusetts---The state attributed year-to-year changes in the number
of children reported in different educational environment categories to
a change from aggregate reporting in 2000 to student-level reporting in
2001.

Massachusetts reported that the 2001 school year is the second year that
the districts reported environments data according to special education
placement categories rather than the state's "prototype" categories. The
state expects the transition to the new reporting system to take 3
years.

Minnesota---The state reported that it is unable to disaggregate data
for students in correctional facilities; therefore, these students are
not reported in the duplicated count of children in correctional
facilities. These students are counted in the other unduplicated
educational environment categories.

The state attributed the increase in the number of children in part-time
early childhood/part-time early childhood special education settings to
efforts to establish stronger local partnerships between early childhood
special education programs and other community-based early childhood
programs.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students who received
itinerant services outside the home to increased use of one-on-one or
small group speech-language services. These services are delivered in
the school setting rather than in a center-based program.

Mississippi---Mississippi was unable to explain the increase in the
number of students in private schools, not placed or referred by a
public agency. The state reported that the number of students in this
category depends upon the number of parents who enroll their children in
a private facility and on LEAs accurately reporting these data.

Missouri---The state attributed the increase in the part-time early
childhood/part-time early childhood special education and the itinerant
services outside the home categories to an overall increase in the child
count for ages 3 through 5 and to a continued emphasis on serving
children in the least restrictive environments.

The state attributed the decrease in the separate school setting for
ages 3 through 5 to the use of more specific definitions of educational
environment categories.

Montana---Educational environments are reported as a cross-tabulation by
disability category. Montana, by statute, allows schools to report
students ages 3 through 5 under the general disability category of
"child with a disability," in addition to, or in place of, one of the
specific federal disability categories. Because federal reporting
requirements require states to report students ages 3 through 5 by
disability, Montana encouraged school districts to report specific
disability categories for this age group. This year about 60 percent of
the students in this age group were reported by disability. The state
imputed disability for the remaining 40 percent using the disability
data reported for the 60 percent.

The state attributed the increases in the number of 3- through
5-year-olds in the part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood
special education category and the itinerant services outside the home
category to changes in state data collection methodology and to
additional district training on category definitions. In the past, each
service provider submitted a report of students, and the Office of
Public Instruction processed the data to eliminate any duplicated
students. One problem with this method was that the different service
providers could report two different environments for the same child. In
2001, school districts provided an unduplicated count of eligible
students. Districts entered these data on an Internet application, and
the state provided training to districts on how to use it. One section
of the training focused on clarifying definitions for the preschool
environment categories. The state believes this training resulted in
more consistent and accurate reporting of the educational environments
data in 2001.

New Jersey---New Jersey does not collect race/ethnicity data for
students in private schools, not placed or referred by a public agency.
As a result, the state reported no race/ethnicity data for 14,161
students reported in the duplicated count. As a result, the
race/ethnicity total for ages 6 through 21 is lower than the total by
disability in the categories outside the regular classroom less than 21
percent of the school day and outside the regular classroom 21-60
percent of the school day. New Jersey plans to collect race/ethnicity
data for these students in 2003.

New Jersey attributed the increase in the number of 3- through 5-year
olds in part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood special
education settings to districts implementing state policy to place more
students in less restrictive settings.

The state attributed the increase in the number of Asian/Pacific
Islanders ages 3 through 5 served under IDEA to a substantial increase
in the acceptance of special education classification among this
population.

New York---New York reported that this year it used a different
methodology to report children ages 3 through 5 who were served in
school-aged environments. Prior to 2001, New York did not report
educational environments of 4- and 5-year-olds served in school-aged
environments, which resulted in a large (17,000) discrepancy between the
child count and environments data. This year, the state proportionally
assigned 17,169 school-age 4- and 5-year-olds into preschool categories
based on the distribution of the 3- through 5-year-olds served in
preschool settings. This method was approved by OSEP.

New York does not classify preschool children by particular
disabilities. The state reported all 53,313 children ages 3 through 5 in
the developmental delay disability category.

New York does not collect the race/ethnicity of 4- and 5-year-old
children in school-age environments (e.g., kindergarten) separately from
the race/ethnicity of all school-age students (ages 4 through 21). The
race/ethnicity of 17,169 school-age 4- and 5-year-olds is on the
race/ethnicity distribution for 3- through 5-year-olds who received
preschool special education services.

New York collects data on race/ethnicity of all school-age students with
disabilities (ages 4 through 21), but does not separately collect
race/ethnicity data for students with disabilities who are ages 6
through 21. The reported race/ethnicity for 6- through 21-year-olds was
computed using race/ethnicity data from students with disabilities ages
4 through 21.

North Carolina---North Carolina does not collect ethnicity data on
children with disabilities enrolled in private schools, not placed or
referred by public agencies.

North Dakota---North Dakota had a significant increase in the number of
American Indian students, ages 3 through 5, on the educational
environments table. The state reported that over 40 percent of the
increase occurred in one, predominantly American Indian, school
district. The administrator of this multi-district special education
unit reported that this was the result of increased efforts to identify,
report, and serve preschool children in the district, as well as the
result of the increased accountability required of the district.

Oregon---The state noted that its age ranges differ from the OSEP
definitions. Oregon considers children who are 5 years old on September
1 to be school age and includes them in the count of 6- through
21-year-olds rather than the count of 3- through 5-year-olds.

Oregon does not collect data on children with disabilities in private
schools, not placed or referred by public agencies.

Oregon does not use the multiple disabilities category.

Puerto Rico---Puerto Rico reported that educational environments are
based on children's individual needs and are reevaluated every year by
the IEP team. Therefore, the same child may move in and out of different
educational environments each year based on need. The team first
considers the placement option that is as close as possible to regular
education.

South Carolina---The state attributed the increase in the number of
students served outside the regular classroom less than 21 percent of
the school day to an emphasis in South Carolina on serving children in
the least restrictive environment. Prior to the 2001 data collection,
the state provided training to LEAs on the placement of children in the
least restrictive environment, and emphasized the importance of
following the federal definitions for each environment category.

The state also reported that it changed one of its educational
environments definitions in 2001. Prior to 2001, South Carolina
collected data on children who spent more than 50 percent of their time
outside of the regular classroom. In 2001, the state changed the cut-off
from 50 percent to 60 percent of time outside the regular classroom, in
order to match the federal definitions.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of students reported in
homebound/hospital environments to the effect of a committee that was
formed to examine students in these environments and state training of
LEAs on the correct use of this category.

The state attributed the increase in the number of children reported in
the duplicated count of children in private schools, not placed or
referred by a public agency to a reporting error. The state mistakenly
included the students from one district in this count. The correct count
of students in this category in 2001 is 310 students rather than 2,822
students.

Tennessee---The state attributed the increase in the number of children
ages 3 through 5 reported in early childhood settings category to
increased inclusion of students with disabilities, rather than educating
these students in separate special education settings.

Texas---In 2001, the state changed its categories used for reporting the
amount of time students ages 6 through 21 spent outside the regular
classroom. The state's categories now match the federal categories.
Prior to 2001, the state's categories did not match federal definitions,
and when Texas crosswalked its state categories into the federal
categories, many students were reported as spending more time outside
the regular classroom than they actually did. For example, the
definition of the mainstream instructional arrangement in Texas included
only those students who received their full instructional day in a
general education setting with special education support. Specific data
about students receiving "pull-out" services for less than 21 percent of
the day were unavailable; therefore, many students who could have been
reported outside the classroom less than 21 percent were reported
outside the classroom 21 to 60 percent of the school day. In addition,
the definition of self-contained classroom used prior to 2001 included
students who spent 50 percent or more of their school day outside the
regular classroom whereas the federal definition uses 60 percent as the
cutoff. Students in Texas who were outside the regular classroom for 50
to 60 percent of the day were reported outside the regular classroom
greater than 60 percent of the school day. Now that the state categories
match the federal categories, the state experienced significant changes
in its educational environments data, including an increase in the
number of students outside the regular classroom less than 21 percent
and decreases in the number of students outside the regular classroom 21
to 60 percent and outside the classroom greater than 60 percent of the
school day.

Texas does not collect data on race/ethnicity for children with
disabilities enrolled in private schools, not placed or referred by
public agencies.

Washington---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
ages 3 through 5 reported in reverse mainstream settings to a change in
the way one medium- to large-sized district serves preschoolers. This
district moved from providing special education to preschoolers in an
early childhood special education setting to providing it in reverse
mainstream programming. The district believes this philosophical change
will positively affect more children overall.

Wyoming---The state included home-schooled children in the duplicated
count of students in private schools, not placed or referred by public
agencies. The state also reported home-schooled children in the other
unduplicated categories on the table.

Tables 3-1 through 3-3: Part B, Personnel, 2001

Alabama---The state attributed the increase in the number of fully
certified counselors, other professional staff, and non-professional
staff to LEAs filling positions that were left vacant last year. These
vacant positions were the result of proration (a reduction by 6.7
percent of the expected budget for the 2000 school year).

The state attributed the increases in the number of special education
teachers for ages 6 through 21, counselors, and non-professional staff
to school systems that rehired personnel previously terminated. The
state reported that although school budgets were not increased through
state funding in 2001, school systems made adjustments in their budgets
(i.e., finding alternative funding sources, realigning budgets so that
staff could be rehired). These adjustments facilitated the rehiring of
some staff previously terminated.

Arizona---The state attributed the various year-to-year changes on the
personnel table to LEA confusion resulting from a change in data
reporting procedures. The 2001 school year was the first year the state
required LEAs to report personnel data by school or site rather than by
district. Next year, the state plans to go back to requiring LEAs to
report the data at the district level.

The state reported that overall personnel increases were due to an
increase in the student population and an increase in the number of
LEAs. More personnel were hired to serve these students.

The state reported that the decrease in the number of special education
teachers for ages 3 through 5 may be due to LEAs erroneously reporting a
head count of all personnel last year, instead of full-time equivalents
(FTEs). Reporting a head count would have resulted in an overcount last
year.

Arizona reported that the increases in other professional staff and
non-professional staff are due to training sessions that clarified the
definitions of these categories.

Arkansas---Arkansas attributed the increase in the number of personnel
for several related services personnel categories to the addition of
data on personnel serving 3- through 5-year-olds. The 2001 school year
was the first year that preschool programs for ages 3 through 5
submitted data on related services personnel. In prior years, these
programs did not submit data on related services personnel.

The state counted personnel who provide speech services as special
education teachers rather than as related services personnel. Speech is
not considered a related service in Arkansas.

California---The state attributed the increase in the number of
certified occupational therapists, recreation specialists, interpreters,
and both certified and not fully certified occupational therapists and
recreation specialists to the increase in special education enrollment.

Connecticut---Personnel in Connecticut are counted according to the
grade level they serve rather than the age they serve. The state's count
of special education teachers for ages 3 through 5 includes teachers who
work in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Special education teachers
for ages 6 through 21 include teachers who work in grades 1 through 12.

Georgia---The state reported that it changed its definition of fully
certified to include only those individuals who do not have additional
unfulfilled requirements or conditions attached to the certification.
Teachers reported as fully certified for 2001 hold appropriate
certification in their fields of instruction and have completed all
certification requirements for their positions. Last year, teachers were
reported as fully certified if they held appropriate certification in
their fields of instruction even if they had not necessarily completed
all certification requirements for their positions.

Hawaii---The state attributed the increase in the number of fully
certified school social workers and the decrease in not fully certified
school counselors to Hawaii's efforts to hire personnel who are fully
qualified in their areas of expertise.

Illinois---Illinois does not collect personnel data by ages served. The
count of special education teachers reported as serving ages 3 through 5
only includes those serving early childhood or preschool students. All
other special education teachers serving ages 3 through 5 are reported
as serving ages 6 through 21.

Illinois's personnel data do not include staff employed by and providing
services in nonpublic schools. Counts of these personnel are not
available.

The state's personnel data also do not include home-hospital personnel.
Illinois does not collect FTE data for these personnel. The total number
of home/hospital personnel claimed by local school districts during 2001
was 3,005.

The state reported that the total number of SEA administrators reported
(47.79 FTE) is the actual number of staff paid with IDEA, Part B funds.

Iowa---Iowa reported that the decrease in the number of interpreters is
an error. In 2001, the state incorrectly reported these personnel in the
category for teacher aides.

Louisiana---The state attributed the increase in other professional
staff to increased funding and to the reorganization of one of the
larger districts in the state. Increased funding at the local level led
to hiring of personnel in professional positions, such as transition
coordinators, job coaches, and behavior interventionists. The
reorganization at one of the largest districts in the state changed how
some personnel are reported. Several positions that were reported as
supervisor/administrators last year were reported in the other
professional staff category this year.

Massachusetts---The state attributed the decrease in fully certified
psychologists and other professional staff and the increase in fully
certified teacher aides, physical therapists, and
supervisor/administrators (LEA) to a change in data collection
methodology, rather than a true change in the number of personnel in
these categories. In 1999 and 2000, Massachusetts began collecting
personnel data in an aggregated, detailed, web-based data collection
rather than on a paper form. In 2001, the state returned to the paper
form. The state considers the current data, collected on paper, to be
more reliable and accurate than the data collected from the web-based
form.

Minnesota---Minnesota reported that it changed its method for reporting
special education teachers for ages 3 through 5. As a result, Minnesota
did not report a separate count of these teachers. Prior to 2001, the
state collected data on these teachers using a paper data collection
form submitted by LEAs. In 2001, the state began using an existing data
source that includes data on special education teachers for ages 3
though 21. An advancement in programming allowed crosstabulation of
licensure status with special education assignment. While the new report
provides more accurate data, the state is no longer able to disaggregate
teachers who work with ages 3 through 5. Special education teachers who
serve children ages 3 through 5 are now included in the count of
teachers serving ages 6 through 21.

The state attributed the increase in non-professional staff to a new
state policy. Beginning in 2001, Minnesota began reimbursing districts
for the cost of clerical staff who support special education teachers.
As a result, many school districts hired additional support staff.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of counselors to an
error on last year's report. Last year, districts incorrectly included
in their count those school counselors employed for all students. This
year, districts only counted counselors employed by school districts
exclusively for special education. These counselors typically provide
services to students with disabilities through contractual arrangements
with the LEAs.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of LEA
supervisor/administrators to better data for the 2001 school year. In
2000 the counts of supervisor/administrators also included coordinators,
due process facilitators, and administrators. In 2001, the data only
include true administrators.

The state reported that some districts may have underreported
occupational therapists. These districts erroneously reported some
occupational therapists in personnel categories such as other
professional or non-professional staff. This misreporting led to a
decrease in the occupational therapists category.

Minnesota no longer reimburses school districts for non-certified
interpreters. The state attributes the decrease in not fully certified
interpreters to the fact that it no longer employs them.

The state attributes the increase in the number of other professional
staff to a correction in its data reporting procedures. This year,
coordinators and lead teachers are included in this category. Last year,
districts mistakenly counted coordinators in the
supervisor/administrator category. The state did not report lead
teachers anywhere on the personnel form last year.

In Minnesota, the Handicapped Vocational data system is separate from
the Special Education data system. The state reported that the systems
are currently in transition, which makes it difficult to obtain accurate
data on vocational education teachers, work-study coordinators, and
rehabilitation counselors.

Missouri---Missouri reported that the supervisor/administrator category
at the LEA level includes two categories of personnel: special education
administrators and process coordinators. Both of these categories have
certification requirements. This year, all LEA
supervisors/administrators were fully certified. This is a significant
increase over the last year. The state is unsure why such a large number
were not fully certified in previous years, but mentioned that it has
difficulty matching certification data with Exceptional Pupil Aid
payment data and personnel assignment data. Missouri is looking into
ways to better collect and report personnel data.

Missouri reported that the diagnostic and evaluation staff category
includes school psychological examiners and educational diagnosticians.
Both have certification requirements. If these requirements are not met,
the state reports the personnel as not fully certified. This year, some
of these personnel were reported as fully certified, and others were
reported as not fully certified. Last year all were reported as fully
certified. The state is unsure why all diagnostic and evaluation staff
were reported as fully certified in previous years.

Montana---The state reported that it changed its data collection
methodology for the 2001 school year. It integrated the data collection
process into a larger, agency-wide collection that school districts
complete in the fall of the year.

The state reported that Montana special education teachers frequently
teach students of all ages. When reporting personnel counts to OSEP, the
state used the proportion of students in each age group to determine the
breakout of teachers by age group.

The state attributed the decrease in the total number of personnel to
improved data accuracy resulting from its new agency-wide data
collection process. Previously, it used the agency-wide collection
process to count special education teachers for accreditation purposes.
Because those reporting the accreditation information are more likely to
know the exact FTE of special education teachers in each district, the
state believes the data reported to OSEP are now more accurate.

Montana reports that in previous years, it incorrectly interpreted the
supervisor/administrator, state education agency (SEA) category. The
state interpreted this category to include only personnel who administer
a school that was taken over by the state. Because this has never
occurred in Montana, the state did not report any personnel in the
supervisor/administrator (SEA) category. This year the state provided
data for this category based on OSEP's definition of
supervisor/administrator (SEA).

The state attributed the decrease in the number of non-professional
staff to a new state data collection process implemented in 2001. The
state reported that this new process requires a finer level of detail
and places additional constraints on data entry (i.e., does not allow
duplicate records), which improves data accuracy. Many of the reporting
changes focused specifically on aides (i.e., mobility, speech,
behavior), who are reported in the non-professional staff category.
Following are changes that the state made to the reporting methods for
aides, which may have led to the decrease in the non-professional staff
category:

In the past, school districts reported the number and types of aides
(i.e., mobility, speech, behavior) as part of a teacher's reporting
form. During the state's validation process, the state asked schools to
check total FTE for aides to ensure an unduplicated count. Although the
process did catch some duplication, the state believes that it did not
catch all duplication. As a result, aides may have been overreported in
the past.

Prior to 2001, school districts were allowed to count time spent prior
to and after the regular school day providing services to the student
(i.e., riding with the student to and from school). Therefore, an aide
could report an FTE greater than 1.0. Beginning with the 2001 data
collection, school districts could no longer report aides as being over
1.0 FTE. The state reported that the majority of the reduction in aide
FTE can be attributed to a change in the reporting of FTE, rather than a
change in the number of aides.

The state reported that these changes not only affect the FTE count for
aides reported in the non-professional staff category, but for those in
the teacher's aide category as well. The FTE Montana reported for
teacher's aides also decreased in 2001.

Nebraska---The state attributed the increase in fully certified
diagnostic and evaluation staff and the decrease in other professional
staff to a change in reporting methods. This year, the state removed
school psychological and speech technicians from the other professional
staff category and counted them in the diagnostic and evaluation staff
category.

The state reported that in previous years, it did not collect data on
interpreters, and these personnel may have been reported as other
professional staff. In 2001 the state began collecting data on
interpreters. As a result, the reported number of interpreters
increased, and the number of other professional staff decreased.

Nevada---This year, Nevada reported an increase in the number of
counselors and a decrease in the number of interpreters. The state
reported that these data are correct. Variations in counselors and
interpreters are common in Nevada. The number employed depends on their
availability, and the need for their services is based on changes in
service delivery patterns.

New Jersey---New Jersey attributed the increase in the number of not
fully certified speech pathologists to the use of emergency certified
staff. The state reported that it has difficulty finding and hiring
certified staff in these positions. As a result, staff turnover is high
and reporting of these staff is inconsistent.

The state attributed the increase in the number of fully certified
audiologists to normal fluctuation in the numbers of these staff. The
state reported 30 more personnel in the category this year, which it
believes is not an unusual fluctuation.

The state attributed the increase in the number of fully certified
non-professional staff to inconsistent reporting in this category. The
state reported that this category includes many different positions for
which there may be a demand or surplus during any given year. For this
reason, the state believes that the increase in this category is not
unusual.

New Jersey attributed the increase in the number of not fully certified
diagnostic and evaluation staff to inconsistent reporting from
districts.

New Mexico---In 2000 and in 2001, New Mexico was unable to obtain
certification information on audiologists and speech pathologists from
the agency that collects these data. In 2001, the state estimated the
ratio of certified to uncertified personnel in these categories using
certification rates for 2002. The total number of personnel in these two
categories is based on actual counts submitted to the state.

New York---New York reported that it included the following positions in
the category special education teachers for ages 3 through 5: Preschool
Teacher of Special Education, Preschool Teacher of Special
Education-Bilingual, Teacher of English as a Second Language, Teacher of
the Speech and Hearing Handicapped-Certified Only, Teacher of the Speech
and Hearing Handicapped-Bilingual-Certified Only, Teacher of the Deaf
and Hearing Impaired, Teacher of the Deaf and Hearing
Impaired-Bilingual, Teacher of the Blind and Partially Sighted and
Teacher of the Blind and Partially Sighted-Bilingual.

New York also reported that it included the following positions in the
category special education teachers for ages 6 through 21: Teacher of
Special Education, Teacher of Special Education-Bilingual, Teacher of
English as a Second Language, Teacher of the Speech and Hearing
Handicapped-Certified Only, Teacher of the Speech and Hearing
Handicapped-Bilingual-Certified Only, Teacher of the Deaf and Hearing
Impaired, Teacher of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired-Bilingual, Teacher of
the Blind and Partially Sighted and Teacher of the Blind and Partially
Sighted-Bilingual.

The state included the following positions in the category other
professional staff: Teacher Assistant, Teacher Assistant-Bilingual,
Physical Therapist Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant-Bilingual,
Occupational Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist
Assistant-Bilingual, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Orientation
and Mobility Instructor-Bilingual, Registered Nurse, Registered
Nurse-Bilingual, Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Practical
Nurse-Bilingual, and Other Professional Staff.

The state included the following positions in the non-professional staff
category: Instructional Volunteer, Instructional Volunteer-Bilingual,
Non-Professional Staff, and Administrative Volunteer.

North Carolina---The state explained the decline in some of the
personnel categories from 2000 to 2001 as the result of state employees
losing their jobs to budget cuts.

South Dakota---South Dakota reported that it changed to a computerized
data collection system. The state attributed changes in the data
reported for various personnel categories to increased data accuracy.

Texas---The state included the following positions in the other
professional staff category: Art Therapist, Corrective Therapist, Music
Therapist, Orientation/Mobility Instructor, Vocational Ed Coordinator,
Teacher Facilitator, Other Campus Professional Personnel, Other
Non-campus Professional Personnel, School Nurse, Visiting Teacher, and
Department Head.

Vermont---The state reported that the category other professional staff
includes behavior specialists and other professional staff.

Virginia---The state reported speech pathologists and other personnel
who provide services to students with speech/language impairments in the
count of special education teachers. No speech pathologists were
included in the related services personnel count.

Virgin Islands---The Virgin Islands attributed the increase in LEA
supervisor/administrators to an error on last year's report. In 2000,
Virgin Islands did not report school administrators. These personnel
were reported in 2001.

Wyoming---Wyoming reported that it revised its personnel categories to
match the federal categories for vocational education teachers,
work-study coordinators, and recreation specialists. Last year, these
personnel were reported as either other professional or non-professional
staff. This year, they are reported in the correct category.

The state reported that it includes psychological therapists in the
other professional staff category.

The state does not include contracted services personnel on the
personnel table.

The state reported that it included the following positions in the other
non-professional staff category: special education clerks, job coaches,
related service aides, and other non-professionals.

The state reported that it included psychological therapists in the
other professional staff category.

Wyoming reported that its data are taken from its end-of-the-year
report. That is, the counts are not for December 1. However, the state
feels this provides the most accurate count of staff.

Tables 4-1 through 4-4: Part B, Exiting

Alabama---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
with specific learning disabilities that exited with a certificate to
the availability of an Alabama Occupational Diploma (AOD). This exiting
option prepares students for employment. The state reported that the
increase in the number of certificates is an indication that more
students are choosing to graduate with the AOD. Alabama's high standards
for graduation with a regular diploma (course content requirements and a
graduation exam including reading, language, mathematics, and science)
make it difficult for many students with disabilities to receive a
regular high school diploma.

The state also attributed the decrease in students who dropped out to
the AOD. The biggest decrease was in the disability area of specific
learning disabilities, the population of students most likely to choose
the AOD as an exit. In addition, more higher functioning students with
emotional disturbance and mental retardation are choosing the AOD as an
exit option. As a result, these students are staying in school rather
than dropping out.

Arkansas---The state reported that the decrease in the total number of
students on the exiting table may be due to errors associated with
implementing a new data collection system in 2001. The agency handling
the data collection implemented a new special education module that
districts used to enter student withdrawals from special education. Many
of the districts reported to the state that they did not understand how
this system worked. They continued entering student graduations,
dropouts, and other exits with general education exits, thinking that
these records would be imported into the special education module. This
was not the case. The state believes that many of its special education
exits were not captured in the data collection and is working with
districts to correct the situation for the 2002 school year and to
revise data from 2001.

California---The state attributed the increases in the number of
students exiting in the graduated with a regular high school diploma
category and the number of students with specific learning disabilities
exiting in that category to an increase in special education enrollment.
The state also reported that in the past 5 years it has worked closely
with districts, focusing on the educational benefits for students with
disabilities rather than just procedural compliance. Among the focused
monitoring indicators used by the state to measure educational benefit
are: an increase in the number of students graduating with a diploma, a
decrease in the number of students dropping out, and an increase in the
number of students with disabilities who receive instruction with their
nondisabled peers. The state believes that the rapid increase in the
number of students reported in the category graduated with a high school
diploma is a direct result of these efforts.

The state reported that the decrease in the number of students with
specific learning disabilities who received a certificate was a direct
result of the increase in the number of these students who received a
regular high school diploma. The state attributed the increase in the
number of students with mental retardation who received a certificate to
an increase in special education enrollment.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students with
specific learning disabilities and all disabilities combined in the
moved, not known to continue category to an increase in special
education enrollment.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of students with
specific learning disabilities and all disabilities combined who dropped
out to the state's quality assurance process. This process has been in
place for 4 years and encourages students to get diplomas and
certificates.

Colorado---Data reported for 2001-02 are for students exiting between
December 2000 and December 2001.

Connecticut---Connecticut reported that its reporting period is from
December 1, 2001, to November 30, 2002. It incorrectly calculated
students' ages as of December 1, 2002, rather than December 1, 2001.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students who moved
and were known to continue and the decrease in the number of students
who moved and were not known to continue to new edit checks conducted by
the state. This year, the state verified that students who were
initially reported as moved, not known to be continuing were not
enrolled in another school district. If the state found that one of
these students was enrolled in another district, the state re-coded the
student as moved, known to be continuing. The state conducted similar
checks for students to check whether students reported as dropouts were
actually enrolled in another school district. As a result, the number of
dropouts reported by the state decreased slightly.

Georgia---Georgia had a significant decrease in the number of students
reported as dropping out and moved, not known to continue. The state
reported that in previous years, these counts frequently were duplicated
counts based on the number of occurrences rather than unduplicated
counts of students. This year, enrollment in the fall was checked
against students reported as dropouts the prior year. If a student was
reported as a dropout in the prior year, but enrolled in the fall,
he/she was not considered a dropout or counted in the moved, not known
to continue category.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students with
disabilities receiving a regular diploma to better data collection and
an increased emphasis by the Department of Education on test results and
inclusion.

Georgia attributed the decrease in the number of students who no longer
receive special education to a change in the state's data reporting
methods. In 2001, the state eliminated duplicated students from its data
report. The state did not report students who returned to the regular
education environment during the year, but were in special education at
the end of the reporting year. In previous years, a student in this
situation might have been reported in the no longer receives special
education category.

Hawaii---In 2000, Hawaii trained teachers on the eligibility criteria
for the speech and language impairments category. As a result, 1,220
students in this category exited special education to be served under
Section 504 rather than IDEA. In 2001, significantly fewer students with
speech and language impairments were reported as no longer receiving
special education. The state believes that these data are accurate and
that the number of students with this disability exiting special
education has stabilized.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students with
specific learning disabilities reported in the category no longer
receives special education to the implementation of a Comprehensive
Student Support System. Under this new system, students are provided
with comprehensive, coordinated, integrated, and customized supports
that are accessible, timely, and strength-based to enable them to
achieve in school and return to regular education. The increase may also
be attributed to a change in data collection methods in
2001 for students who returned to regular education. Data for these
students were gathered using the Integrated Special Education Database,
a process-based system which was implemented in 2001.

Illinois---The state reported that it calculated student age for the
2001 exiting report as of the 2001 child count date (December 1, 2001).
In the past, Illinois calculated student age based on the school year
during which the student exited. The state used the age of the student
as of the child count for that school year to calculate the age. For
example: If the student exited May 2000, age was calculated from the
December 1999 child count. If the student exited October 2000 the age
was calculated from the December 2000 child count.

Illinois began using the multiple disabilities category for the 2001
school year.

Louisiana---Louisiana attributed the decrease in the moved, not known to
continue category to policy and system changes in the state. In prior
years, the state allowed local school systems to use the code "other" as
a valid exit reason. For federal reporting purposes, students coded as
"other" were reported in the moved, not known to continue category. In
early 2001, the "other" code was eliminated due to a state policy change
that required school systems to more accurately track student exits.

The state attributes the slight decrease in the number of dropouts to a
state policy that requires school districts to implement changes at the
local level to reduce dropouts. The dropout rate is included in
Louisiana's accountability and school performance scores. A school's
dropout rate affects its school performance scores and possibly funding.

Maine---Maine reported that its exiting data for 2001 were actually
collected between December 1, 2000, and November 30, 2001.

Missouri---The state attributed the increase in the moved, known to be
continuing category to better understanding of the difference between
the two moved categories. This has resulted in more appropriate use of
these two moved categories.

Oregon---The state attributed the decrease in the moved, known to be
continuing category to improved SEA-generated reports, which were sent
to LEAs to help eliminate duplicate exit records.

Oregon attributed the decrease in the number of students reported as
moved, known to be continuing and moved, not known to be continuing to
better data cleaning at the state level. The state reported that in
2001, it improved its methods for tracking exits by eliminating
duplicated exit reasons. In addition, the state implemented a hierarchy
of exit codes. For example, a student who moved and graduated with a
diploma would only be reported as having graduated. Similarly, a student
who moved twice and exited with a certificate would only be reported as
exiting with a certificate. Finally, the state told districts that
students in the moved, not known to be continuing category would be
considered dropouts when the state calculated the district dropout
rates. This encouraged districts to use another exit category whenever
possible.

Texas---Each fall, the state collects exiting data for the previous
year. Data reported for school year 2001 are actually for students
exiting between August 2000 and August 2001.

The state reported that it counts students who complete an IEP in the
graduated with a regular high school diploma category.

Texas does not use the category received a certificate.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students reported as
moved, known to be continuing to changes in the in the TYC (Texas Youth
Commission School) methodology for determining if a youth continues in
school after release. TYC campuses improved their methods for gathering
post-release information about students with respect to continuing
education.

Texas reported that 2,044 students on the exiting table were missing
disability information. The state imputed disability for these students
based on the known disabilities of other students on the table.

Utah---The state attributed the increase in the number of students with
disabilities who graduated and the increase in the number who reached
maximum age to a change in data collection methodology. Prior to 2000,
data were collected on paper forms. In 2000, the state began collecting
exit data electronically, and districts were unfamiliar with the
electronic forms. As a result, the state believes the data were not
accurate. The state reports that districts are now more familiar with
the electronic forms, and as a result the current data are more
accurate.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of students with
specific learning disabilities who no longer receive special education
to better data and to a focus on accountability and making sure that
student IEP goals are met.

The state attributed the increase in the number of students reported as
moved, known to be continuing to better data. The statewide
clearinghouse warehouse system makes it possible to better track and
follow students as they move from district to district.

Vermont---Data reported for school year 2001 are actually data for
students exiting between December 2000 and December 2001.

Wisconsin---Data reported for school year 2001 are actually data for
students exiting between December 2000 and December 2001.

Tables 5-1 through 5-4: Part B, Discipline

Arizona---Arizona was unable to correct some errors on its discipline
table. The race/ethnicity totals in the following categories do not
match the totals by disability: the unduplicated count of children
removed for drug and weapon offenses, the unduplicated count of children
removed by a hearing officer, and the unduplicated count of children
with multiple short-term suspensions.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of children unilaterally
removed by school personnel to more accurate data resulting from
additional training. LEAs were trained on how to properly report data
and how to differentiate between suspension/expulsions and removals to
alternative educational settings.

The state attributed the decrease in the number of students reported as
unilaterally removed by a hearing officer to a change in data collection
methods. In 2000, public education agencies were responsible for
reporting data on removals by hearing officers. The state believes that
many public education agencies may have misinterpreted the term hearing
officer. They may have been erroneously reporting removals by local
hearing officers, rather than state hearing officers. In 2001, the
dispute resolution team began collecting these data, utilizing the
correct definition of hearing officer. The state believes the data are
more accurate for 2001 than for 2000.

Arkansas---Arkansas had an increase in the number of students
unilaterally removed by school personnel for drug and weapon offenses.
The state reported that this increase was due to an increase in the
number of removals for drug offenses and not to an increase in the
number of removals for weapon offenses. The state reported a statewide
effort to make schools weapon and drug free, leading to more
disciplinary actions for these types of offenses. School administrators
are making an effort to discipline children caught with drugs.

California---The state attributed the decrease in the number of students
reported in all categories on the discipline table to an error on
previous reports. In previous years, California reported all students
with disabilities who had been suspended, rather than only those who
were suspended for 10 days or more. This year, the state only reported
students who were suspended for more than 10 days.

Colorado---The state attributed the decrease in the number of students
who were unilaterally removed by school personnel to an interim
alternative educational setting to more accurate reporting by LEAs. The
state emphasized to the districts that they should only report students
in this category if they were removed by school personnel. The state
attributed most of this change to data from one of the largest LEAs in
the state.

Connecticut---Connecticut reported that data on all in-school and
out-of-school suspensions; expulsions; and alcohol, drug, and weapon
offenses for both regular and special education for the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, the Gun-Free Schools Act, and the Drug Free
Schools Act are in one individual student database system. To ensure
data accuracy, the state implemented a validation system to identify
incomplete and erroneous data submitted by school districts. The state
then sends reports to districts requesting corrections of their data.

Delaware---The state attributed the decrease in the number of children
with multiple short-term suspensions to new edit checks conducted by the
state. The state queried the data to check for errors and sent
inaccurate data back to districts for correction. In the past,
corrections were made at the state level.

Georgia---The state attributed the decrease in the number of children
unilaterally removed by a hearing officer to a change in the terminology
used in the state's data collection system. It replaced the term
"hearing officer" with the term "administrative law judge" because, in
Georgia, an administrative law judge is required in the removal process
for likely injury. This change in terminology helped local school
systems better understand which students they should report. The state
believes that previously districts incorrectly counted students
disciplined by internal (school system) hearing officers.

Hawaii---The state attributed the decrease in the number of students
unilaterally removed by school personnel for drug and weapon offenses to
a new discipline data tracking system. In 2001, the state used its
"Chapter 19 Database" to provide the state's discipline data for the
first time. The state reports that although it trained users on this
system, further training is needed. It expects to report more accurate
data in future reports.

Illinois---The state reported that it collected the 2001 discipline data
using the old data collection format from 2000. As a result, the data
reported by the state differ from the federal categories:

The state reported the number of children with single suspensions
greater than 10 days, rather than the number of suspensions greater than
10 days. This may result in an undercount of suspensions.

The state was unable to report an accurate unduplicated count of all
children with suspensions and calculated this unduplicated count by
adding the number of children with single suspensions greater than 10
days and the number of children with multiple short-term suspensions.
The calculated count may be higher than a true unduplicated count.

The state reported the number of drug and weapon acts precipitating
removal by school personnel rather than the actual number of removals
for drug and weapon offenses.

The state was unable to correct logic errors in the unduplicated counts
of students reported by race/ethnicity. The unduplicated counts of white
and Hispanic students reported as removed by school personnel for drug
and weapon offenses was not logical (too high) based on the number of
removals reported.

Indiana---The state reported that the decrease in the number of children
unilaterally removed by a hearing officer (from 46 to 0) is due to an
increase in data accuracy in 2001-02. The Indiana Department of
Education reviewed the local discipline reports submitted by LEAs for
2000-01 and found that districts reported students disciplined by a
"local expulsion examiner" in the removed by a hearing officer category.
The state corrected this misunderstanding for the 2001-02 report, and
these data will be correct in future reports.

Kentucky---The state attributed the decrease in the number of students
unilaterally removed by school personnel to an interim alternative
educational setting (IAES) for drug or weapon offenses to districts'
better understanding of state law. The state reported that Kentucky
Revised Statute (state law) is more restrictive than federal law on the
authority of school personnel to remove students to an IAES for drug or
weapon offenses. Under state law, a student can only be sent to an IAES
for 10 days at a time, no matter what the reason for the removal was. In
order for a student to be removed for more than 10 days (and thus be
reported on the federal discipline table), the student would have to
commit multiple offenses. This state law is fairly new. The state
believes that in 2000, districts were not fully aware of the law, and
their data were largely based on single events. Districts are becoming
more aware that they cannot remove a student for more than 10 days
unless there are multiple incidents, which has resulted in a decrease in
the category of unilateral removals by school personnel.

Louisiana---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
removed by school personnel for drug and weapon offenses to district
changes in disciplinary policies, coupled with system improvements in
data tracking and reporting methods at the local level.

Maryland---Maryland reported that, after the data were published, it
discovered an error in the race/ethnicity portion of its discipline
data. Asian students were reported as white, non-Hispanic, Native
American students were reported as black, non-Hispanic, white,
non-Hispanic students were reported as Asian/Pacific Islander, and
Hispanic students were reported as Native American.

Maryland attributed the decrease in the number of children removed by a
hearing officer to new administrative procedures and behavior programs
put in place by local school systems. The state reported that last year,
all of the removals by hearing officers occurred in 7 of the 24 local
school systems in Maryland. This year, the state contacted these
districts to determine the reason for the decrease in the number of
students they reported as removed by hearing officials. Three of the
local school systems had a decrease of one or two cases, which the state
considers to be a non-significant change. Three other school systems had
more significant decreases. Of these, one reported that it developed and
implemented definitive criteria that must be used by schools prior to
seeking such a removal for a 45-day interim placement by a hearing
officer. Another reported that it is the district's aim to maintain all
children in school as long as possible, and therefore, it only removes
children to a 45-day IAES when it is absolutely necessary to do so. The
third reported that it has expanded its efforts in the middle and high
schools to provide a high level of effective intervention in the
classroom. It implemented class- and grade-wide incentive models and
behavior support interventions. All students with IEPs who display
problem behavior receive the highest quality of behavior support in the
classroom. In addition, IEP teams develop behavior support plans with
the appropriate professional specialists to address these behaviors.

Massachusetts---The state reported that it collected the 2001 discipline
data using the old data collection format from 2000. As a result, the
data reported by the state differ from the federal categories:

The state reported the number of children with single suspensions
greater than 10 days, rather than the number of suspensions greater than
10 days. This may result in an undercount of suspensions.

The state was unable to report an accurate unduplicated count of all
children with suspensions and calculated this unduplicated count by
adding the number of children with single suspensions greater than 10
days and the number of children with multiple short-term suspensions.
The calculated count may be higher than a true unduplicated count.

Michigan---Michigan reported that it is unable to provide an accurate
unduplicated count of students removed by school personnel for drug or
weapon offenses. The state currently is unable to identify students who
had multiple removals for drug or weapon offenses. The state calculated
this unduplicated count by adding the number of removals for drugs and
the number of removals for weapons. This count may be higher than a true
unduplicated count.

Minnesota---The state reported that its counts do not include data from
several districts, including one of the largest districts in the state.

The state had a 25 percent increase in the number of children subject to
multiple short-term suspensions. The state attributes this increase to
improved data collection procedures. In addition, the state reported
that it is also possible that more students are receiving multiple
suspensions summing to more than 10 days.

Missouri---From 2000 to 2001, Missouri had a significant increase in the
number of students with multiple short-term suspensions summing to
greater than 10 days. The state reported that the 2001 school year was
the second year the state used a web-based data collection on discipline
incidents that was designed to collect information on students with and
without disabilities. Since the data collection method is so new, it is
difficult to determine the reason for the increase. Missouri reported
that there have been no state policy changes related to discipline which
would cause this increase, but suggested that the change may be due to
better reporting. The state reported that this is supported by an
overall increase in the total number of reported incidents for students
with and without disabilities as well as an increase in the number of
reported multiple short-term suspensions for students with and without
disabilities.

Nevada---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
unilaterally removed by school personnel to increased familiarity with
discipline regulations (such as making manifestation determinations
\[Section 615(k)(4) of IDEA, 1997\] that are defensible) at the district
level. As a result of their increased familiarity with the regulations,
districts are more willing to "engage the process" rather than adopting
an unstated rule that students with disabilities will not be disciplined
by removals.

Oklahoma---The state attributed the increase in the number of students
removed to IAES's by school personnel for drug or weapon offenses to two
factors. First, the state conducted training with the LEAs on how to
report the data. The state believes that this led to more accurate
reporting. Second, more schools instituted a "zero tolerance" policy
towards drug or weapon offenses; therefore, students who commit these
offenses are automatically removed.

Pennsylvania---Pennsylvania had increases in the number of children who
were unilaterally removed by school personnel and who received multiple,
short-term suspensions summing to more than 10 days. In addition, the
state had a decrease in the number of children removed by a hearing
officer. The state attributes these changes to statewide and regional
training, an improved communication system from state to regional
offices to districts, and assistance from a statewide advisory
committee. In addition, this is the second year it used the current data
system, and districts reported that this year they were more familiar
with the system.

South Carolina---The state attributed the increase in the number of
students reported as unilaterally removed by school personnel for drug
or weapons offenses and the increase in the number reported as removed
by hearing officer determination regarding likely injury, as well as the
decrease in the number of students with multiple short-term suspensions,
to changes in data collection methods. Last year, the discipline data
were generated from a database with definitions for the unilateral
removal categories that did not match OSEP definitions. As a result of
the differences, some removals were not included in the reported data.
This year, the state corrected the definitions.

Tennessee---In 2001, the number of students removed by school personnel
for drug and weapons offenses increased, and the number of students with
multiple short-term suspensions decreased. The state reported that it
experienced an overall increase in the number of offenses in its
schools. The state provided additional information and guidance to the
school systems about how to respond to these offenses, and as a result,
it has become the norm for IEP teams to place special education students
in the LEA's alternative school when a child is suspended or expelled
from school, rather than to dismiss the student from school. The state
law under Rule 0520-1-9-.15 (4) specifies that FAPE must be provided to
children suspended or expelled from school: (b) "In the case of a child
eligible for special education who has been removed from their current
placement for more than ten (10) school days in that school year, the
local school system, for the remainder of the removals, must: (1)
Provide services to the extent necessary to enable the child to
appropriately progress in the general curriculum and advance toward
achieving the goals set out in the child's IEP, if the removal is: (i)
Under the school personnel's authority to remove for not more than ten
(10) consecutive school days as long as that removal does not constitute
a change of placement; (2) Provide services in the appropriate interim
alternative educational setting, if the removal is for drug or weapons
offenses or based on a hearing officer's determination that maintaining
the current placement of the child is substantially likely to result in
injury to the child or to others if he or she remains in the current
placement."

[^1]: ^^ U.S Department of Education, Office of Special Education and
    Rehabilitative Services, *A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education
    for Children and Their Families*, Washington, DC, 2002.

[^2]: ^†^ A number of figures and tables refer to data for "the four
    outlying areas." These areas consist of American Samoa, Guam, the
    Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.

[^3]: ^^ The graduation rate used in this report is not comparable to
    the graduation rates typically used for regular education. The
    calculation of this rate is quite different and is sometimes
    referred to as a leaver rate. Regular education, on the other hand,
    more often uses a cohort graduation rate.