VERMONT
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   1,391 1,237 1,294 1,307 1,378
by Age 3 Years 296 293 354 376 392
  4 Years 483 473 408 462 479
  5 Years 612 471 532 469 507
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 7 4 3 6 5
  Asian/Pacific Islander 14 9 12 8 8
  Black (not Hispanic) 13 18 28 17 18
  Hispanic 6 4 19 6 12
  White (not Hispanic) 1,351 1,202 1,232 1,270 1,335

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   6.36 5.75 6.39 6.57 7.05
by Age 3 Years 4.29 4.28 5.41 5.77 6.23
  4 Years 6.67 6.63 6.09 6.99 7.28
  5 Years 7.90 6.24 7.60 6.93 7.60
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 9.46 5.97 4.69 10.91 9.26
  Asian/Pacific Islander 4.33 2.90 3.70 2.41 2.52
  Black (not Hispanic) 5.53 11.32 18.18 10.83 11.61
  Hispanic 2.42 1.32 7.28 2.22 4.38
  White (not Hispanic) 6.43 5.81 6.34 6.66 7.13

 
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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.

 
VERMONT
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 577 49.3 635 51.3 649 50.2 689 52.7 829 60.2
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 247 21.1 303 24.5 364 28.1 299 22.9 318 23.1
Home 83 7.1 84 6.8 84 6.5 90 6.9 95 6.9
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 231 19.7 188 15.2 172 13.3 197 15.1 95 6.9
Residential Facility 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1
Separate Facilityı 27 2.3 20 1.6 22 1.7 24 1.8 26 1.9
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 1 0.1 3 0.2 1 0.1 7 0.5 14 1.0
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 3 0.3 3 0.2 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
All Preschool Environments 1,170 100.0 1,237 100.0 1,294 100.0 1,307 100.0 1,378 100.0

 
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 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 62.2 24.4 3.3 5.6 2.2 2.2 0.0 100.0
Mental Retardation 85.7 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 30.8 23.1 30.8 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 50.0 16.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 75.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 52.0 16.0 4.0 20.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Autism 45.7 37.1 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0 0.0 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 61.0 22.7 7.1 6.6 1.7 1.0 0.0 100.0
All Disabilities 60.2 23.1 6.9 6.9 2.0 1.0 0.0 100.0

 
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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).