ALASKA
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   1,633 1,637 1,678 1,774 1,968
by Age 3 Years 347 361 375 390 439
  4 Years 551 562 558 625 670
  5 Years 735 714 745 759 859
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 471 472 538 591 636
  Asian/Pacific Islander 57 74 67 74 74
  Black (not Hispanic) 82 98 91 101 90
  Hispanic 52 79 80 82 86
  White (not Hispanic) 971 914 902 926 1,082

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.44 5.61 5.85 6.22 6.86
by Age 3 Years 3.58 3.83 3.96 4.12 4.59
  4 Years 5.53 5.75 5.91 6.55 7.04
  5 Years 7.10 7.17 7.61 7.97 8.94
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 7.42 7.71 8.89 10.04 11.05
  Asian/Pacific Islander 3.93 5.29 4.88 5.42 5.51
  Black (not Hispanic) 5.03 7.63 7.02 7.93 6.81
  Hispanic 2.88 4.27 4.32 4.30 4.36
  White (not Hispanic) 5.17 4.94 4.97 5.12 5.91

 
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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.

 
ALASKA
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 454 27.8 351 21.4 265 15.8 274 15.4 387 19.7
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 665 40.7 839 51.3 876 52.2 1,006 56.7 1,143 58.1
Home 8 0.5 7 0.4 2 0.1 2 0.1 52 2.6
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 175 10.7 120 7.3 191 11.4 180 10.1 162 8.2
Residential Facility 0 0.0 6 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1
Separate Facilityı 189 11.6 193 11.8 247 14.7 170 9.6 93 4.7
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 142 8.7 121 7.4 88 5.2 130 7.3 110 5.6
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.5 12 0.7 20 1.0
All Preschool Environments 1,633 100.0 1,637 100.0 1,678 100.0 1,774 100.0 1,968 100.0

 
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 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 35.2 52.3 2.7 3.5 0.2 3.4 2.7 100.0
Mental Retardation 16.7 16.7 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 14.3 71.4 7.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 46.2 30.8 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 0.0 75.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 25.9 51.9 18.5 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 33.3 50.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 10.0 75.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Deaf-Blindness . . . . . . . .
Traumatic Brain Injury 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 12.2 61.0 2.0 10.3 7.2 7.0 0.2 100.0
All Disabilities 19.7 58.1 2.6 8.2 4.8 5.6 1.0 100.0

 
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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).