KENTUCKY
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   15,897 16,372 17,747 18,637 20,219
by Age 3 Years 3,173 3,326 3,790 3,818 4,432
  4 Years 6,066 6,272 6,703 7,310 7,558
  5 Years 6,658 6,774 7,254 7,509 8,229
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 8 15 23 36 62
  Asian/Pacific Islander 66 60 69 74 93
  Black (not Hispanic) 1,563 1,689 1,765 1,744 1,862
  Hispanic 98 120 144 178 271
  White (not Hispanic) 14,162 14,488 15,746 16,605 17,931

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   9.81 10.22 11.17 11.69 12.58
by Age 3 Years 6.02 6.33 7.15 7.15 8.29
  4 Years 11.23 11.71 12.80 13.71 14.10
  5 Years 12.03 12.51 13.57 14.25 15.35
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 3.74 5.54 8.65 13.58 23.05
  Asian/Pacific Islander 4.64 4.21 4.65 4.67 5.84
  Black (not Hispanic) 9.55 11.27 11.92 11.76 12.45
  Hispanic 3.22 3.38 3.85 4.35 6.31
  White (not Hispanic) 10.04 10.35 11.37 11.98 12.85

 
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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.

 
KENTUCKY
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 11,185 70.4 10,668 65.2 11,527 65.0 8,620 46.3 8,067 39.9
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 842 5.3 328 2.0 432 2.4 550 3.0 2,403 11.9
Home 79 0.5 88 0.5 81 0.5 69 0.4 66 0.3
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 3,627 22.8 5,011 30.6 5,464 30.8 9,182 49.3 9,582 47.4
Residential Facility 6 <0.05 7 <0.05 2 <0.05 7 <0.05 2 <0.05
Separate Facilityı 158 1.0 270 1.6 241 1.4 209 1.1 99 0.5
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 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 . .
All Preschool Environments 15,897 100.0 16,372 100.0 17,747 100.0 18,637 100.0 20,219 100.0

 
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 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 . . 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 32.9 16.0 0.3 50.6 0.3 . . 100.0
Mental Retardation 24.2 16.7 3.0 54.5 1.5 . . 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 26.3 21.1 0.0 52.6 0.0 . . 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 23.1 12.6 11.2 49.7 3.5 . . 100.0
Hearing Impairments 13.3 21.7 0.0 27.5 37.5 . . 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 35.4 7.1 0.0 56.6 1.0 . . 100.0
Other Health Impairments 41.2 5.9 2.5 49.6 0.8 . . 100.0
Visual Impairments 32.8 7.5 0.0 58.2 1.5 . . 100.0
Autism 22.4 10.5 0.9 64.5 1.8 . . 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 . . 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 33.3 25.0 8.3 33.3 0.0 . . 100.0
Developmental Delay 49.1 7.2 0.2 43.4 0.2 . . 100.0
All Disabilities 39.9 11.9 0.3 47.4 0.5 . . 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).