VIRGINIA
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   14,023 14,444 14,629 15,691 16,422
by Age 3 Years 2,899 2,895 3,222 3,246 3,498
  4 Years 4,613 4,879 4,914 5,464 5,530
  5 Years 6,511 6,670 6,493 6,981 7,394
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 40 51 47 45 45
  Asian/Pacific Islander 255 311 345 383 461
  Black (not Hispanic) 3,405 3,467 3,485 3,639 3,927
  Hispanic 667 690 741 885 963
  White (not Hispanic) 9,656 9,925 10,011 10,739 11,026

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   5.00 5.15 5.23 5.56 5.72
by Age 3 Years 3.19 3.15 3.47 3.45 3.62
  4 Years 4.96 5.23 5.31 5.81 5.81
  5 Years 6.72 7.01 6.90 7.45 7.77
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 6.24 7.12 6.70 6.43 6.34
  Asian/Pacific Islander 2.23 2.79 2.97 3.19 3.71
  Black (not Hispanic) 5.14 5.37 5.46 5.67 6.05
  Hispanic 3.73 3.61 3.75 4.26 4.35
  White (not Hispanic) 5.24 5.38 5.45 5.83 5.91

 
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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.

 
VIRGINIA
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 2,572 18.3 3,100 21.5 3,244 22.2 2,715 17.3 2,864 17.4
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 6,744 48.1 6,496 45.1 6,771 46.3 7,275 46.4 7,237 44.1
Home 830 5.9 870 6.0 810 5.5 932 5.9 886 5.4
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 938 6.7 1,118 7.8 774 5.3 859 5.5 809 4.9
Residential Facility 15 0.1 7 <0.05 13 0.1 15 0.1 3 <0.05
Separate Facilityı 97 0.7 56 0.4 50 0.3 65 0.4 89 0.5
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 2,763 19.7 2,676 18.6 2,907 19.9 3,773 24.0 4,500 27.4
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 64 0.5 96 0.7 60 0.4 57 0.4 34 0.2
All Preschool Environments 14,023 100.0 14,419 100.0 14,629 100.0 15,691 100.0 16,422 100.0

 
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 17.2 47.4 0.9 31.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 18.3 16.2 7.3 3.4 0.3 54.6 <0.05 100.0
Mental Retardation 16.0 58.8 1.6 20.9 0.0 2.7 0.0 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 12.8 59.0 2.6 20.5 0.0 5.1 0.0 100.0
Multiple Disabilities 11.1 64.2 4.3 1.2 19.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
Hearing Impairments 11.6 69.4 4.6 8.1 2.3 4.0 0.0 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 26.4 53.8 6.6 9.4 0.0 3.8 0.0 100.0
Other Health Impairments 30.4 59.1 3.9 5.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 100.0
Visual Impairments 33.3 37.5 10.4 6.3 2.1 10.4 0.0 100.0
Autism 16.0 70.6 1.4 6.0 4.8 1.0 0.2 100.0
Deaf-Blindness 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury 13.3 73.3 0.0 6.7 0.0 6.7 0.0 100.0
Developmental Delay 16.4 70.8 3.9 5.0 0.2 3.3 0.5 100.0
All Disabilities 17.4 44.1 5.4 4.9 0.6 27.4 0.2 100.0

 
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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).