MAINE
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   3,954 3,978 4,230 4,482 4,647
by Age 3 Years 1,008 1,044 1,078 1,225 1,266
  4 Years 1,537 1,620 1,716 1,780 1,841
  5 Years 1,409 1,314 1,436 1,477 1,540
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 23 32 29 39 39
  Asian/Pacific Islander 21 19 23 15 20
  Black (not Hispanic) 39 42 43 33 36
  Hispanic 30 24 16 15 22
  White (not Hispanic) 3,954 3,861 4,119 4,380 4,530

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   8.91 9.04 9.90 10.62 11.18
by Age 3 Years 7.06 7.34 7.74 8.86 9.39
  4 Years 10.45 10.99 12.14 12.63 13.24
  5 Years 9.15 8.74 9.80 10.33 10.86
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 6.42 9.17 8.53 11.96 13.13
  Asian/Pacific Islander 3.95 3.66 4.40 3.00 4.12
  Black (not Hispanic) 6.94 9.57 10.29 7.69 9.21
  Hispanic 5.25 4.15 2.65 2.47 3.58
  White (not Hispanic) 9.34 9.17 10.09 10.86 11.38

 
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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.

 
MAINE
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 2,111 53.7 2,072 52.1 2,453 58.0 2,643 59.0 3,132 67.4
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 818 20.8 857 21.5 978 23.1 1,155 25.8 582 12.5
Home 213 5.4 251 6.3 289 6.8 271 6.0 383 8.2
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 610 15.5 538 13.5 354 8.4 292 6.5 244 5.3
Residential Facility 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 3 0.1 5 0.1
Separate Facilityı 182 4.6 260 6.5 153 3.6 118 2.6 301 6.5
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 3,934 100.0 3,978 100.0 4,230 100.0 4,482 100.0 4,647 100.0

 
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 73.3 20.0 3.3 3.3 0.0 . . 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 88.0 5.3 2.9 2.9 0.9 . . 100.0
Mental Retardation 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 . . 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 52.1 31.5 2.7 4.1 9.6 . . 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 49.0 39.6 3.1 2.1 6.3 . . 100.0
Hearing Impairments 53.7 9.8 2.4 7.3 26.8 . . 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 72.7 9.1 18.2 0.0 0.0 . . 100.0
Other Health Impairments 65.0 19.6 3.5 5.6 6.3 . . 100.0
Visual Impairments 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 . . 100.0
Autism 29.1 26.1 8.4 4.9 31.5 . . 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 . . 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 . . 100.0
Developmental Delay 48.8 16.7 15.8 8.3 10.3 . . 100.0
All Disabilities 67.4 12.5 8.2 5.3 6.6 . . 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).