MINNESOTA
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   11,366 11,512 11,803 12,368 12,987
by Age 3 Years 2,597 2,768 2,756 2,995 3,164
  4 Years 3,986 3,945 4,265 4,299 4,564
  5 Years 4,783 4,799 4,782 5,074 5,259
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 285 286 313 323 358
  Asian/Pacific Islander 255 255 268 291 330
  Black (not Hispanic) 766 720 787 911 1,077
  Hispanic 362 430 472 566 672
  White (not Hispanic) 9,698 9,821 9,963 10,277 10,550

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.66 5.74 5.99 6.34 6.69
by Age 3 Years 3.97 4.22 4.23 4.63 4.91
  4 Years 5.99 5.87 6.55 6.59 7.06
  5 Years 6.96 7.10 7.16 7.77 8.08
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 9.03 9.89 10.77 11.31 12.59
  Asian/Pacific Islander 2.76 2.80 2.95 3.18 3.58
  Black (not Hispanic) 6.43 6.37 7.06 8.12 9.42
  Hispanic 3.84 4.02 4.33 4.99 5.77
  White (not Hispanic) 5.81 5.90 6.11 6.40 6.63

 
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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.

 
MINNESOTA
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 4,912 43.2 4,956 43.0 4,976 42.2 5,267 42.6 5,168 39.8
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 3,183 28.0 3,536 30.7 4,346 36.8 4,490 36.3 4,758 36.6
Home 2,443 21.5 1,847 16.0 904 7.7 816 6.6 599 4.6
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 551 4.8 728 6.3 993 8.4 1,206 9.8 1,807 13.9
Residential Facility 15 0.1 11 0.1 6 0.1 13 0.1 5 <0.05
Separate Facilityı 10 0.1 28 0.2 23 0.2 18 0.1 10 0.1
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 219 1.9 346 3.0 483 4.1 498 4.0 562 4.3
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 37 0.3 71 0.6 72 0.6 60 0.5 78 0.6
All Preschool Environments 11,370 100.0 11,523 100.0 11,803 100.0 12,368 100.0 12,987 100.0

 
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 78.8 18.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 51.3 29.5 1.9 6.2 0.1 10.7 0.3 100.0
Mental Retardation 25.9 34.7 24.7 12.4 0.0 1.2 1.2 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 45.5 27.3 12.4 13.2 0.0 0.8 0.8 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 25.0 37.5 25.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 33.5 34.1 7.3 20.1 1.1 2.8 1.1 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 54.3 21.3 3.2 19.1 1.1 0.0 1.1 100.0
Other Health Impairments 53.2 27.8 6.3 10.1 0.0 1.3 1.3 100.0
Visual Impairments 50.0 32.4 5.9 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 27.6 43.2 9.8 17.7 0.0 0.1 1.6 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 20.0 40.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 37.5 50.0 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 32.4 41.9 5.3 19.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 100.0
All Disabilities 39.8 36.6 4.6 13.9 0.1 4.3 0.6 100.0

 
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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).