TENNESSEE
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   10,690 10,699 11,132 10,449 11,121
by Age 3 Years 1,726 1,736 1,848 1,847 2,040
  4 Years 3,224 3,308 3,447 3,415 3,539
  5 Years 5,740 5,655 5,837 5,187 5,542
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 19 12 13 11 14
  Asian/Pacific Islander 49 61 53 54 73
  Black (not Hispanic) 1,907 1,864 1,856 1,937 2,102
  Hispanic 119 119 140 200 217
  White (not Hispanic) 8,596 8,643 9,070 8,247 8,715

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   4.76 4.74 4.97 4.69 4.97
by Age 3 Years 2.37 2.35 2.47 2.48 2.72
  4 Years 4.33 4.37 4.68 4.58 4.75
  5 Years 7.41 7.41 7.72 7.05 7.44
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 3.85 2.48 2.61 2.27 3.06
  Asian/Pacific Islander 1.78 2.17 1.79 1.76 2.33
  Black (not Hispanic) 3.83 3.82 3.86 4.09 4.48
  Hispanic 1.90 1.62 1.77 2.40 2.44
  White (not Hispanic) 5.20 5.20 5.51 5.05 5.30

 
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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.

 
TENNESSEE
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 3,374 31.6 3,808 35.6 5,102 45.8 5,490 52.5 4,828 43.4
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 3,908 36.6 3,849 36.0 3,083 27.7 2,710 25.9 3,236 29.1
Home 63 0.6 60 0.6 85 0.8 61 0.6 85 0.8
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 1,207 11.3 1,075 10.0 950 8.5 604 5.8 846 7.6
Residential Facility 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 0.1 5 <0.05 1 <0.05
Separate Facilityı 231 2.2 250 2.3 254 2.3 134 1.3 153 1.4
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 1,743 16.3 1,499 14.0 1,552 13.9 1,315 12.6 1,744 15.7
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 164 1.5 158 1.5 100 0.9 130 1.2 228 2.1
All Preschool Environments 10,690 100.0 10,699 100.0 11,132 100.0 10,449 100.0 11,121 100.0

 
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 28.8 56.1 6.1 1.5 0.0 6.1 1.5 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 48.2 19.4 0.6 9.3 0.6 21.5 0.4 100.0
Mental Retardation 5.5 86.3 0.0 1.4 4.1 2.7 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 36.4 45.5 0.0 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 31.8 40.6 12.9 0.6 11.2 0.6 2.4 100.0
Hearing Impairments 20.8 63.0 0.0 2.6 8.4 3.9 1.3 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 27.2 53.1 0.0 6.1 10.2 1.4 2.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 33.8 51.7 2.0 1.0 10.0 1.0 0.5 100.0
Visual Impairments 47.1 42.6 1.5 1.5 4.4 0.0 2.9 100.0
Autism 32.8 54.8 0.0 2.0 4.0 1.7 4.7 100.0
Deaf-Blindness . . . . . . . .
Traumatic Brain Injury 40.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 34.4 49.1 0.4 4.5 0.9 2.9 7.7 100.0
All Disabilities 43.4 29.1 0.8 7.6 1.4 15.7 2.1 100.0

 
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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).