MISSISSIPPI
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   6,812 6,944 6,910 7,276 7,994
by Age 3 Years 882 915 940 1,023 1,163
  4 Years 1,866 1,952 2,032 2,106 2,430
  5 Years 4,064 4,077 3,938 4,147 4,401
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 5 7 9 12 12
  Asian/Pacific Islander 13 14 20 30 25
  Black (not Hispanic) 2,836 2,846 2,849 2,932 3,246
  Hispanic 28 27 36 51 53
  White (not Hispanic) 3,930 4,050 3,996 4,251 4,658

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.50 5.67 5.74 6.05 6.56
by Age 3 Years 2.22 2.29 2.32 2.53 2.84
  4 Years 4.54 4.77 5.14 5.21 6.02
  5 Years 9.48 9.84 9.73 10.49 10.88
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 0.94 1.25 1.58 2.10 2.01
  Asian/Pacific Islander 1.42 1.62 2.22 3.29 2.78
  Black (not Hispanic) 4.97 5.12 5.26 5.45 6.00
  Hispanic 1.62 1.29 1.66 2.28 2.21
  White (not Hispanic) 6.19 6.40 6.38 6.76 7.30

 
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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.

 
MISSISSIPPI
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 2,675 39.3 3,197 46.1 3,360 48.6 3,511 48.3 3,722 46.6
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 1,762 25.9 1,548 22.3 1,433 20.7 1,450 20.0 1,662 20.8
Home 128 1.9 105 1.5 103 1.5 286 3.9 426 5.3
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 2,031 29.8 1,941 28.0 1,865 27.0 1,644 22.6 1,820 22.8
Residential Facility 12 0.2 15 0.2 17 0.2 15 0.2 13 0.2
Separate Facilityı 204 3.0 127 1.8 132 1.9 362 5.0 351 4.4
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 0 0.0 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 0 0.0
All Preschool Environments 6,812 100.0 6,933 100.0 6,910 100.0 7,268 100.0 7,994 100.0

 
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 14.3 42.9 0.0 28.6 14.3 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 56.5 10.0 5.6 24.7 3.2 0.0 0.0 100.0
Mental Retardation 0.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance . . . . . . . .
Multiple Disabilities 0.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 18.0 40.0 4.0 16.0 22.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 30.8 26.9 11.5 15.4 15.4 0.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 24.0 40.0 12.0 20.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 12.9 32.3 38.7 0.0 16.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 15.5 48.3 3.4 17.2 15.5 0.0 0.0 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 25.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 26.5 43.8 4.1 19.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 100.0
All Disabilities 46.6 20.8 5.3 22.8 4.6 0.0 0.0 100.0

 
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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).