ARKANSAS
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   9,031 9,376 9,504 10,007 10,670
by Age 3 Years 2,391 2,377 2,478 2,436 2,856
  4 Years 3,715 3,955 3,951 4,258 4,275
  5 Years 2,925 3,044 3,075 3,313 3,539
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 26 16 18 39 44
  Asian/Pacific Islander 30 31 28 42 62
  Black (not Hispanic) 2,499 2,610 2,703 2,691 2,949
  Hispanic 179 245 250 289 373
  White (not Hispanic) 6,297 6,474 6,505 6,946 7,242

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   8.24 8.60 8.65 9.10 9.70
by Age 3 Years 6.62 6.55 6.77 6.69 7.81
  4 Years 10.15 10.78 10.85 11.55 11.71
  5 Years 7.93 8.43 8.34 9.03 9.58
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 3.27 2.20 2.44 5.26 6.14
  Asian/Pacific Islander 3.17 3.17 2.70 3.86 5.54
  Black (not Hispanic) 10.50 11.42 11.70 11.59 12.76
  Hispanic 3.30 3.98 3.87 4.31 5.31
  White (not Hispanic) 8.01 8.26 8.28 8.88 9.28

 
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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.

 
ARKANSAS
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 1,977 21.9 1,910 20.4 2,012 21.2 2,085 20.8 2,269 21.3
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 1,246 13.8 1,374 14.7 1,239 13.0 1,113 11.1 980 9.2
Home 123 1.4 103 1.1 71 0.7 73 0.7 61 0.6
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 2,972 32.9 3,453 36.8 3,512 37.0 3,870 38.7 3,908 36.6
Residential Facility 8 0.1 10 0.1 7 0.1 13 0.1 5 <0.05
Separate Facilityı 1,470 16.3 1,587 16.9 1,830 19.3 1,968 19.7 2,440 22.9
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 1,133 12.5 863 9.2 741 7.8 825 8.2 917 8.6
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 102 1.1 76 0.8 92 1.0 60 0.6 90 0.8
All Preschool Environments 9,031 100.0 9,376 100.0 9,504 100.0 10,007 100.0 10,670 100.0

 
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 56.5 4.3 0.0 39.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 47.5 3.2 0.6 35.4 0.5 12.8 0.0 100.0
Mental Retardation 18.0 46.0 0.0 30.4 5.6 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 7.6 45.5 9.1 13.6 13.6 0.0 10.6 100.0
Hearing Impairments 26.1 19.6 0.0 15.2 19.6 17.4 2.2 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 17.9 7.7 2.6 15.4 46.2 2.6 7.7 100.0
Other Health Impairments 19.6 13.2 2.1 16.9 45.0 3.2 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 14.3 50.0 0.0 7.1 14.3 14.3 0.0 100.0
Autism 17.6 36.5 0.0 17.6 21.6 1.4 5.4 100.0
Deaf-Blindness . . . . . . . .
Traumatic Brain Injury 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 1.9 11.5 0.5 39.2 39.5 6.1 1.3 100.0
All Disabilities 21.3 9.2 0.6 36.6 22.9 8.6 0.8 100.0

 
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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).