MONTANA
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   1,614 1,635 1,687 1,728 1,798
by Age 3 Years 321 324 313 309 344
  4 Years 534 553 579 566 602
  5 Years 759 758 795 853 852
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 216 220 223 234 213
  Asian/Pacific Islander 12 12 11 14 15
  Black (not Hispanic) 18 14 21 21 20
  Hispanic 18 22 31 28 38
  White (not Hispanic) 1,350 1,367 1,401 1,431 1,512

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   4.71 4.88 5.24 5.37 5.62
by Age 3 Years 2.89 2.98 2.95 2.89 3.27
  4 Years 4.71 4.93 5.45 5.28 5.61
  5 Years 6.43 6.63 7.25 7.93 7.91
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 6.45 6.79 7.01 7.18 6.53
  Asian/Pacific Islander 5.26 5.33 5.19 6.54 7.32
  Black (not Hispanic) 7.66 8.92 13.73 12.50 11.63
  Hispanic 1.55 1.84 2.53 2.18 3.03
  White (not Hispanic) 4.61 4.76 5.11 5.25 5.57

 
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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.

 
MONTANA
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 571 35.4 1,097 67.1 640 37.9 591 34.2 702 39.0
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 807 50.0 298 18.2 551 32.7 526 30.4 558 31.0
Home 14 0.9 61 3.7 12 0.7 15 0.9 16 0.9
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 114 7.1 106 6.5 331 19.6 392 22.7 316 17.6
Residential Facility 8 0.5 7 0.4 1 0.1 2 0.1 5 0.3
Separate Facilityı 55 3.4 0 0.0 1 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.1
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 37 2.3 23 1.4 147 8.7 188 10.9 192 10.7
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 8 0.5 43 2.6 4 0.2 12 0.7 8 0.4
All Preschool Environments 1,614 100.0 1,635 100.0 1,687 100.0 1,728 100.0 1,798 100.0

 
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 25.0 25.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 39.8 29.8 0.8 17.6 0.2 11.4 0.4 100.0
Mental Retardation 31.3 62.5 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 75.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 28.6 64.3 0.0 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 26.3 52.6 5.3 5.3 0.0 10.5 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 50.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 36.0 40.0 8.0 12.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 0.0 37.5 0.0 37.5 25.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 21.7 56.5 0.0 17.4 4.3 0.0 0.0 100.0
Deaf-Blindness . . . . . . . .
Traumatic Brain Injury . . . . . . . .
Developmental Delay . . . . . . . .
All Disabilities 39.0 31.0 0.9 17.6 0.3 10.7 0.4 100.0

 
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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).