CONNECTICUT
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   7,275 7,172 7,390 7,722 8,135
by Age 3 Years 1,761 1,781 1,924 2,077 2,106
  4 Years 2,569 2,598 2,613 2,735 2,932
  5 Years 2,945 2,793 2,853 2,910 3,097
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 35 32 38 35 27
  Asian/Pacific Islander 108 108 130 155 176
  Black (not Hispanic) 874 894 916 1,013 1,014
  Hispanic 1,029 999 992 1,163 1,307
  White (not Hispanic) 5,229 5,139 5,314 5,356 5,611

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.25 5.18 5.45 5.81 6.24
by Age 3 Years 3.90 3.94 4.37 4.75 4.96
  4 Years 5.53 5.58 5.79 6.21 6.69
  5 Years 6.26 5.98 6.13 6.44 7.01
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 7.87 8.99 10.76 9.54 7.56
  Asian/Pacific Islander 2.56 2.52 2.86 3.35 3.72
  Black (not Hispanic) 5.34 5.65 5.92 6.61 6.69
  Hispanic 5.36 5.04 4.96 5.76 6.43
  White (not Hispanic) 5.31 5.23 5.58 5.79 6.25

 
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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.

 
CONNECTICUT
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 1,210 16.6 1,238 17.3 1,186 16.0 1,194 15.5 1,202 14.8
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 2,151 29.6 2,358 32.9 2,443 33.1 2,350 30.4 2,613 32.1
Home 112 1.5 35 0.5 18 0.2 13 0.2 11 0.1
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 1,573 21.6 1,353 18.9 1,237 16.7 1,257 16.3 1,175 14.4
Residential Facility 9 0.1 3 <0.05 9 0.1 0 0.0 7 0.1
Separate Facilityı 272 3.7 288 4.0 251 3.4 248 3.2 58 0.7
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 706 9.7 794 11.1 1,112 15.0 1,340 17.4 1,464 18.0
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 1,242 17.1 1,103 15.4 1,134 15.3 1,320 17.1 1,605 19.7
All Preschool Environments 7,275 100.0 7,172 100.0 7,390 100.0 7,722 100.0 8,135 100.0

 
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 19.2 37.0 0.0 12.3 2.7 4.1 24.7 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 21.9 14.6 0.0 19.9 <0.05 32.2 11.4 100.0
Mental Retardation 7.5 60.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 17.5 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 18.8 56.3 0.0 12.5 0.0 6.3 6.3 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 4.3 40.4 2.1 22.3 7.4 0.0 23.4 100.0
Hearing Impairments 11.1 38.3 0.0 11.1 8.6 8.6 22.2 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 26.3 31.6 0.0 13.2 5.3 7.9 15.8 100.0
Other Health Impairments 11.9 42.4 0.8 16.1 1.7 2.5 24.6 100.0
Visual Impairments 24.4 29.3 0.0 9.8 0.0 12.2 24.4 100.0
Autism 5.4 54.4 0.9 14.2 7.6 0.0 17.4 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 100.0
Developmental Delay 10.4 42.2 0.1 10.4 0.5 10.6 25.7 100.0
All Disabilities 14.8 32.1 0.1 14.4 0.8 18.0 19.7 100.0

 
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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).