School Reports | Immunization Index | Data and Statistics
2001-2002 School year
Indiana State Department of Health
Gregory A. Wilson, M.D., State Health Commissioner
Michael Hurst, J.D., Deputy State Health Commissioner
Public Health Services Commission
Wendy Gettelfinger, R.N., D.N.S., J.D., Assistant Commissioner
Immunization Program
Michael Runau, M.S., Program Director
Charlene Graves, M.D., Medical Director
Primary Author
Sandra Beck, M.P.H., Epidemiologist
Immunization Program
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Published: 07/2002
As required by IC 20-8.1-7-11 , all schools in Indiana are required to self-report immunization coverage levels of their pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, sixth grade, and newly enrolled students to the immunization program at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on an annual basis. The data from the 2001-2002 school immunization assessment is summarized in this report. In order to reduce the risk of vaccine preventable disease, every effort should be made by Indiana schools to ensure all enrolled children are up-to-date for their required vaccinations.
In 1999, Indiana implemented new and updated school immunization requirements, which affected kindergarten, first grade, and newly-enrolled students. Due to the fact that many students did not have time to complete many of their immunization requirements prior to the beginning of school, school reported immunization rates were lower than had been seen in previous years. However, by the 2000-2001 school year, school immunization rates should have risen to their previously high coverage levels now that school officials have had time to fully implement the new requirements.
Table 1. Summary results of Indiana School immunization assessments, 1995-96 to 2001-2002 school years
SCHOOL YEAR |
# reporting sites (# not reporting) |
# students |
# complete |
% complete |
1995-1996* |
2,261 (251) |
264,899 |
255,963 |
97% |
1996-1997* |
2,399 (94) |
272,869 |
264,211 |
97% |
1997-1998* |
2,314 (191) |
269,703 |
260,962 |
97% |
1998-1999* |
2,310 (158) |
271,558 |
263,195 |
97% |
1999-2000 |
2,314 (217) |
348,334 |
293,471 |
84% |
2000-2001 |
2,225 (563) |
422,016 |
390,859 |
93% |
2001-2002 |
2,433 (142) |
470,193 |
425,533 |
90% |
*1995-96 1998-99 school years include: Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, sixth grade, and newly entered students.
1999-2000 school year includes: Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade , sixth grade, and newly entered students (New requirements for school immunizations began in the 1999-2000 school year).
2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school year includes: Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, second grade , sixth grade, and newly entered students
Data in this report was collected from 2,433 schools throughout Indiana and compiled by the Indiana State Department of Health's Immunization Program.