PENNSYLVANIA
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   21,161 21,477 21,885 23,265 24,459
by Age 3 Years 5,178 5,417 5,556 5,945 6,231
  4 Years 7,842 8,009 8,227 9,002 9,114
  5 Years 8,141 8,051 8,102 8,318 9,114
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 54 38 51 34 53
  Asian/Pacific Islander 193 200 227 268 280
  Black (not Hispanic) 3,466 3,108 3,084 3,348 3,360
  Hispanic 1,016 826 1,107 1,312 1,378
  White (not Hispanic) 16,432 17,305 17,416 18,303 19,388

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   4.58 4.75 4.98 5.42 5.74
by Age 3 Years 3.51 3.73 3.87 4.21 4.43
  4 Years 5.08 5.28 5.69 6.28 6.44
  5 Years 5.09 5.19 5.36 5.75 6.34
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 8.81 7.06 9.31 6.26 9.72
  Asian/Pacific Islander 1.90 2.03 2.17 2.50 2.58
  Black (not Hispanic) 5.40 5.21 5.37 5.97 6.06
  Hispanic 4.08 3.26 4.39 5.18 5.38
  White (not Hispanic) 4.54 4.85 5.04 5.44 5.82

 
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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.

 
PENNSYLVANIA
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 9,324 46.4 10,198 48.1 11,312 51.6 11,495 49.4 11,935 48.8
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 6,462 32.2 7,044 33.2 5,264 24.0 6,246 26.8 6,957 28.4
Home 1,525 7.6 1,583 7.5 1,763 8.0 1,786 7.7 1,749 7.2
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 502 2.5 265 1.2 315 1.4 340 1.5 339 1.4
Residential Facility 28 0.1 34 0.2 25 0.1 26 0.1 24 0.1
Separate Facilityı 362 1.8 452 2.1 456 2.1 458 2.0 418 1.7
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 1,805 9.0 1,536 7.2 2,556 11.7 2,700 11.6 2,795 11.4
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 78 0.4 92 0.4 217 1.0 214 0.9 242 1.0
All Preschool Environments 20,086 100.0 21,204 100.0 21,908 100.0 23,265 100.0 24,459 100.0

 
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 97.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 61.0 11.3 7.5 0.2 0.2 19.7 0.1 100.0
Mental Retardation 74.5 15.3 1.1 0.0 5.6 2.4 1.1 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 72.4 9.4 0.8 0.8 13.4 3.1 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 34.7 39.7 8.7 1.4 13.7 0.9 0.9 100.0
Hearing Impairments 31.5 32.2 6.2 1.7 21.6 6.2 0.7 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 40.1 21.0 15.6 1.2 16.2 6.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 60.9 19.7 9.4 0.9 7.3 0.9 0.9 100.0
Visual Impairments 30.8 19.5 13.2 0.0 31.4 4.4 0.6 100.0
Autism 36.3 47.5 4.3 1.4 7.9 1.1 1.5 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 45.5 0.0 9.1 0.0 9.1 9.1 27.3 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 20.3 10.1 10.1 0.0 58.0 1.4 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 33.9 48.3 7.5 2.9 0.4 5.0 2.0 100.0
All Disabilities 48.8 28.4 7.2 1.4 1.8 11.4 1.0 100.0

 
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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).