OHIO
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		19,341	18,664	19,075	19,182	19,659
by Age	3 Years	3,852	3,895	4,188	3,901	4,217
	4 Years	6,055	6,235	6,455	6,625	6,686
	5 Years	9,434	8,534	8,432	8,656	8,756
by Race/Ethnicity	American Indian/Alaska Native	14	12	18	21	23
	Asian/Pacific Islander	116	106	192	159	188
	Black (not Hispanic)	1,944	2,533	2,479	2,445	2,367
	Hispanic	203	301	382	375	450
	White (not Hispanic)	17,064	15,712	16,004	16,182	16,631

		Percentage of Population¹
		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5		4.14	4.06	4.23	4.32	4.44
by Age	3 Years	2.54	2.60	2.81	2.65	2.88
	4 Years	3.88	4.03	4.35	4.45	4.55
	5 Years	5.93	5.49	5.50	5.84	5.88
by Race/Ethnicity	American Indian/Alaska Native	1.21	1.46	2.27	2.68	2.99
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1.72	1.71	2.99	2.36	2.75
	Black (not Hispanic)	2.50	3.71	3.72	3.72	3.63
	Hispanic	1.49	2.13	2.65	2.54	2.97
	White (not Hispanic)	4.64	4.24	4.41	4.54	4.69
------------------------------------  ¹Percentage 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.

OHIO
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	4,245	21.9	3,780	20.3	3,809	20.0	4,291	22.4	5,053	25.7
Early Childhood Special Education Setting	7,556	39.1	7,827	41.9	8,364	43.8	9,751	50.8	11,036	56.1
Home	534	2.8	469	2.5	468	2.5	458	2.4	445	2.3
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting	984	5.1	1,158	6.2	754	4.0	839	4.4	871	4.4
Residential Facility	6	<0.05	9	<0.05	14	0.1	29	0.2	9	<0.05
Separate Facility¹	3,483	18.0	3,455	18.5	3,434	18.0	1,396	7.3	1,453	7.4
Itinerant Services Outside Home²	1,068	5.5	694	3.7	724	3.8	742	3.9	792	4.0
Reverse Mainstream Setting²	1,465	7.6	1,270	6.8	1,508	7.9	1,676	8.7	.	.
All Preschool Environments	19,341	100.0	18,662	100.0	19,075	100.0	19,182	100.0	19,659	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 Facility¹	Itinerant Services Outside Home²	Reverse Mainstream²	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Speech/Language Impairments	25.7	56.1	2.3	4.4	7.4	4.0	.	100.0
Mental Retardation	25.7	56.1	2.3	4.4	7.4	4.0	.	100.0
Emotional Disturbance	25.7	56.1	2.2	4.5	7.4	4.1	.	100.0
Multiple Disabilities	25.7	56.1	2.3	4.4	7.5	4.0	.	100.0
Hearing Impairments	25.8	56.1	2.3	4.4	7.5	3.9	.	100.0
Orthopedic Impairments	25.6	56.3	2.3	4.5	7.4	4.0	.	100.0
Other Health Impairments	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Visual Impairments	25.7	56.3	2.4	4.2	7.8	3.6	.	100.0
Autism	25.9	56.1	2.3	4.4	7.3	4.1	.	100.0
Deaf-Blindness	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.	100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury	25.0	56.9	2.8	4.2	6.9	4.2	.	100.0
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	25.7	56.1	2.3	4.4	7.4	4.0	.	100.0
------------------------------------  % = (Number in Environment ÷ Number in All Preschool Environments) * 100.  These columns sum to 100%.  ¹Separate 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).