DELAWARE
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   1,641 1,652 1,875 1,836 2,031
by Age 3 Years 367 381 485 422 471
  4 Years 524 560 613 643 675
  5 Years 750 711 777 771 885
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 4 3 3 7 6
  Asian/Pacific Islander 16 24 23 36 42
  Black (not Hispanic) 466 458 511 508 584
  Hispanic 92 92 116 151 156
  White (not Hispanic) 1,063 1,075 1,222 1,134 1,243

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.26 5.32 6.22 5.99 6.43
by Age 3 Years 3.64 3.79 4.82 4.11 4.46
  4 Years 5.10 5.36 6.23 6.24 6.43
  5 Years 6.93 6.75 7.58 7.65 8.39
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 4.65 4.17 4.69 10.61 8.82
  Asian/Pacific Islander 1.99 3.03 2.73 4.23 4.81
  Black (not Hispanic) 6.06 6.13 7.06 7.03 7.89
  Hispanic 3.87 3.61 4.59 5.55 5.43
  White (not Hispanic) 5.26 5.33 6.27 5.73 6.10

 
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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.

 
DELAWARE
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 961 58.6 1,009 61.1 1,167 62.2 1,052 57.3 1,200 59.1
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 301 18.3 339 20.5 393 21.0 516 28.1 529 26.0
Home 11 0.7 18 1.1 11 0.6 32 1.7 13 0.6
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 287 17.5 214 13.0 239 12.7 166 9.0 131 6.5
Residential Facility 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Separate Facilityı 60 3.7 66 4.0 63 3.4 68 3.7 156 7.7
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 21 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 <0.05
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 0 0.0 6 0.4 2 0.1 2 0.1 1 <0.05
All Preschool Environments 1,641 100.0 1,652 100.0 1,875 100.0 1,836 100.0 2,031 100.0

 
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 49.2 41.1 0.8 8.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 91.3 4.0 0.3 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 100.0
Mental Retardation 29.4 46.3 2.5 8.8 12.5 0.0 0.6 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 42.9 21.4 0.0 21.4 14.3 0.0 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities . . . . . . . .
Hearing Impairments 31.8 13.6 0.0 13.6 40.9 0.0 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 37.5 26.3 0.0 23.8 12.5 0.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments . . . . . . . .
Visual Impairments 50.0 16.7 0.0 16.7 16.7 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 5.7 55.7 1.1 2.3 35.2 0.0 0.0 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 16.7 50.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury . . . . . . . .
Developmental Delay 55.3 29.5 0.5 0.0 14.6 0.0 0.0 100.0
All Disabilities 59.1 26.0 0.6 6.5 7.7 <0.05 <0.05 100.0

 
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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).