NEBRASKA
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   3,707 3,724 4,015 4,295 4,445
by Age 3 Years 848 931 1,044 1,103 1,123
  4 Years 1,269 1,227 1,368 1,484 1,524
  5 Years 1,590 1,566 1,603 1,708 1,798
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 74 63 84 93 98
  Asian/Pacific Islander 32 54 54 52 67
  Black (not Hispanic) 184 207 217 249 238
  Hispanic 226 264 314 392 411
  White (not Hispanic) 3,191 3,136 3,346 3,509 3,631

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.21 5.28 5.80 6.19 6.37
by Age 3 Years 3.65 4.03 4.54 4.73 4.81
  4 Years 5.36 5.21 5.98 6.43 6.54
  5 Years 6.56 6.57 6.86 7.43 7.79
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 8.90 8.01 10.74 11.45 12.42
  Asian/Pacific Islander 2.68 4.86 4.70 4.29 5.46
  Black (not Hispanic) 4.11 5.13 5.52 6.33 6.12
  Hispanic 3.50 3.64 4.28 5.16 5.28
  White (not Hispanic) 5.48 5.47 5.97 6.28 6.48

 
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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.

 
NEBRASKA
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 30 0.9 37 1.0 45 1.1 108 2.5 150 3.4
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 1,396 41.0 2,932 78.7 3,242 80.7 3,412 79.5 3,506 78.9
Home 371 10.9 420 11.3 414 10.3 509 11.9 529 11.9
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 1,366 40.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 . .
Residential Facility 5 0.1 6 0.2 11 0.3 1 <0.05 0 0.0
Separate Facilityı 236 6.9 211 5.7 264 6.6 224 5.2 226 5.1
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 0 0.0 121 3.2 39 1.0 36 0.8 34 0.8
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 . .
All Preschool Environments 3,404 100.0 3,727 100.0 4,015 100.0 4,290 100.0 4,445 100.0

 
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 0.0 93.1 0.0 . 6.9 0.0 . 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 3.6 81.7 9.0 . 5.0 0.7 . 100.0
Mental Retardation 0.0 93.6 5.5 . 0.0 0.9 . 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 0.0 92.5 5.0 . 2.5 0.0 . 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 0.0 73.3 6.7 . 6.7 13.3 . 100.0
Hearing Impairments 5.6 63.4 18.3 . 12.7 0.0 . 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 2.4 61.9 35.7 . 0.0 0.0 . 100.0
Other Health Impairments 1.8 69.9 22.1 . 4.7 1.5 . 100.0
Visual Impairments 3.6 78.6 10.7 . 7.1 0.0 . 100.0
Autism 2.2 77.2 9.8 . 10.9 0.0 . 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 0.0 0.0 100.0 . 0.0 0.0 . 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 8.3 66.7 25.0 . 0.0 0.0 . 100.0
Developmental Delay 4.0 74.7 15.2 . 5.2 0.8 . 100.0
All Disabilities 3.4 78.9 11.9 . 5.1 0.8 . 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).