MARYLAND
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   9,750 10,003 10,614 11,510 12,105
by Age 3 Years 2,013 2,315 2,590 2,723 2,898
  4 Years 3,309 3,376 3,581 4,039 4,026
  5 Years 4,428 4,312 4,443 4,748 5,181
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 39 43 43 54 58
  Asian/Pacific Islander 256 249 293 346 401
  Black (not Hispanic) 3,179 3,127 3,371 3,729 3,941
  Hispanic 338 371 440 547 630
  White (not Hispanic) 5,938 6,213 6,467 6,834 7,075

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   4.45 4.60 4.95 5.42 5.67
by Age 3 Years 2.85 3.28 3.68 3.86 4.05
  4 Years 4.54 4.64 5.05 5.71 5.67
  5 Years 5.86 5.82 6.07 6.66 7.28
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 6.33 7.71 8.25 10.33 11.05
  Asian/Pacific Islander 2.80 2.79 3.17 3.66 4.15
  Black (not Hispanic) 4.37 4.42 4.88 5.44 5.76
  Hispanic 2.74 2.81 3.28 4.00 4.46
  White (not Hispanic) 4.78 5.01 5.29 5.68 5.85

 
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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.

 
MARYLAND
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 3,811 39.1 2,958 29.6 3,267 30.8 3,229 28.1 3,168 26.2
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 2,607 26.7 2,326 23.3 3,200 30.1 3,150 27.4 3,099 25.6
Home 178 1.8 124 1.2 129 1.2 100 0.9 115 1.0
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 1,255 12.9 1,871 18.7 1,115 10.5 1,370 11.9 1,242 10.3
Residential Facility 65 0.7 42 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Separate Facilityı 542 5.6 321 3.2 326 3.1 358 3.1 474 3.9
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 1,289 13.2 2,312 23.1 2,526 23.8 3,206 27.9 3,888 32.1
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 3 <0.05 49 0.5 52 0.5 97 0.8 119 1.0
All Preschool Environments 9,750 100.0 10,003 100.0 10,615 100.0 11,510 100.0 12,105 100.0

 
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 18.8 0.0 25.0 0.0 6.3 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 31.9 9.9 0.8 6.0 0.5 50.5 0.3 100.0
Mental Retardation 12.5 50.8 0.0 15.6 17.2 1.6 2.3 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 14.7 38.2 0.0 8.8 35.3 2.9 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 10.4 42.0 4.5 10.8 30.5 0.7 1.1 100.0
Hearing Impairments 12.2 43.3 1.2 9.1 25.0 9.1 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 21.2 38.9 2.7 8.8 15.9 11.5 0.9 100.0
Other Health Impairments 22.1 46.8 3.0 10.3 7.6 6.1 4.2 100.0
Visual Impairments 40.3 28.4 4.5 6.0 11.9 7.5 1.5 100.0
Autism 11.1 54.9 0.4 15.3 15.9 0.9 1.5 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 37.5 18.8 12.5 12.5 12.5 0.0 6.3 100.0
Developmental Delay 18.1 51.2 0.7 18.9 4.5 4.4 2.2 100.0
All Disabilities 26.2 25.6 1.0 10.3 3.9 32.1 1.0 100.0

 
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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).