ALABAMA
IDEA, Part B Child Count and Percentage of Population Served,
by Age and by Race/Ethnicity
1999 Through 2003
  Child Count
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   7,316 7,554 7,526 7,854 7,843
by Age 3 Years 1,181 1,257 1,286 1,312 1,375
  4 Years 2,186 2,314 2,371 2,451 2,395
  5 Years 3,949 3,983 3,869 4,091 4,073
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 17 27 30 24 31
  Asian/Pacific Islander 29 43 49 51 62
  Black (not Hispanic) 2,725 2,727 2,620 2,643 2,466
  Hispanic 44 74 77 79 89
  White (not Hispanic) 4,485 4,683 4,750 5,057 5,195

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   4.07 4.23 4.27 4.47 4.44
by Age 3 Years 2.03 2.14 2.19 2.24 2.32
  4 Years 3.68 3.87 4.07 4.16 4.09
  5 Years 6.34 6.61 6.52 6.99 6.90
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 2.13 3.18 3.79 3.18 4.27
  Asian/Pacific Islander 1.72 3.05 3.32 3.24 3.92
  Black (not Hispanic) 4.64 4.78 4.69 4.77 4.45
  Hispanic 1.08 1.59 1.55 1.49 1.56
  White (not Hispanic) 3.92 4.08 4.20 4.48 4.58

 
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 ıPercentage of population is calculated by dividing the child count by the population estimate for children in
the age or race/ethnicity category and multiplying the result by 100 to get a percentage.
 
The population estimates used for 1999 are intercensal estimates based on the 1990 and 2000 Censuses. For
2000 through 2003, population data are July 1 estimates, released October 2004.  These data are based on
the 2000 decennial census.  The population estimates are from the Population Estimates Program, U.S.
Census Bureau, Population Division..
 
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis Systems (DANS).
Data as of October 2004.

 
ALABAMA
Number and Percentage of Part B Children Ages 3-5
Served in Different Educational Environments
1999 Through 2003
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  N % N % N % N % N %
Early Childhood Setting 2,495 34.0 2,069 27.4 2,299 30.6 2,141 27.3 1,899 24.2
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 2,828 38.6 2,772 36.7 2,895 38.5 2,994 38.1 3,007 38.3
Home 131 1.8 132 1.7 116 1.5 79 1.0 75 1.0
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 1,811 24.7 2,548 33.7 2,188 29.1 2,620 33.4 2,826 36.0
Residential Facility 25 0.3 22 0.3 14 0.2 17 0.2 23 0.3
Separate Facilityı 45 0.6 8 0.1 13 0.2 3 <0.05 13 0.2
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
All Preschool Environments 7,335 100.0 7,551 100.0 7,525 100.0 7,854 100.0 7,843 100.0

 
Percentage of Part B Children Ages 3-5
Served in Different Educational Environments, by Disability
2003
Disability Early
Childhood 		Early
Childhood
Special
Education 		Home Part-time
Early
Childhood
Special
Education 		Separate
Facilityı 		Itinerant
Services
Outside
Home² 		Reverse
Mainstream² 		All
Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities 15.0 40.0 0.0 45.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 25.3 33.7 0.5 40.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
Mental Retardation 0.0 76.9 0.0 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 25.0 25.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 23.7 48.3 9.3 10.2 8.5 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 20.0 52.9 0.0 20.0 7.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 36.9 41.5 4.6 16.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 16.5 50.6 6.3 26.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 26.9 48.1 7.7 7.7 9.6 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 18.1 61.3 0.0 20.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 100.0
Deaf-Blindness . . . . . . . .
Traumatic Brain Injury 20.0 40.0 6.7 26.7 6.7 0.0 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 22.0 47.0 1.2 29.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 100.0
All Disabilities 24.2 38.3 1.0 36.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 100.0

 
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 % = (Number in Environment ÷ Number in All Preschool Environments) * 100.  These columns sum to 100%.
 ıSeparate Facility includes residential facilities and separate schools.
 ²The "Itinerant Services Outside Home" and "Reverse Mainstream" environments are optional categories
  that states can use when reporting data.
 
 Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported.
 Data based on December 1 counts, updated as of July 2004.
 U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis Systems (DANS).