WISCONSIN
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   13,934 14,383 14,574 14,802 15,393
by Age 3 Years 2,924 3,129 3,338 3,339 3,346
  4 Years 4,844 4,986 5,024 5,357 5,435
  5 Years 6,166 6,268 6,212 6,106 6,612
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 178 171 182 178 195
  Asian/Pacific Islander 172 175 198 192 237
  Black (not Hispanic) 1,653 1,612 1,585 1,498 1,396
  Hispanic 487 580 699 824 876
  White (not Hispanic) 11,444 11,845 11,910 12,110 12,689

 
  Percentage of Populationı
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5   6.61 6.87 7.14 7.25 7.53
by Age 3 Years 4.33 4.60 4.95 4.93 4.95
  4 Years 6.93 7.13 7.45 7.87 7.97
  5 Years 8.38 8.79 8.95 8.95 9.63
by Race/Ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native 6.67 7.66 8.11 7.99 8.51
  Asian/Pacific Islander 2.67 2.88 3.28 3.16 3.89
  Black (not Hispanic) 8.00 8.69 8.77 8.20 7.62
  Hispanic 3.83 4.24 5.00 5.64 5.77
  White (not Hispanic) 6.79 7.02 7.27 7.44 7.81

 
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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.

 
WISCONSIN
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 2,742 19.7 2,847 19.8 4,074 28.0 4,041 27.3 2,528 16.4
Early Childhood Special Education Setting 6,297 45.2 6,370 44.3 6,375 43.7 6,165 41.6 6,531 42.4
Home 60 0.4 93 0.6 86 0.6 90 0.6 79 0.5
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting 2,329 16.7 2,219 15.4 819 5.6 1,078 7.3 2,670 17.3
Residential Facility 7 0.1 6 <0.05 4 <0.05 9 0.1 7 <0.05
Separate Facilityı 97 0.7 117 0.8 141 1.0 96 0.6 106 0.7
Itinerant Services Outside Home² 2,400 17.2 2,731 19.0 3,075 21.1 3,323 22.4 3,472 22.6
Reverse Mainstream Setting² 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 . .
All Preschool Environments 13,932 100.0 14,383 100.0 14,574 100.0 14,802 100.0 15,393 100.0

 
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 10.4 43.8 0.0 31.3 2.1 12.5 . 100.0
Speech/Language Impairments 16.2 37.2 0.4 14.1 0.4 31.7 . 100.0
Mental Retardation 22.8 53.2 0.0 22.2 0.9 0.9 . 100.0
Emotional Disturbance 20.1 58.8 0.7 16.4 0.7 3.3 . 100.0
Multiple Disabilities . . . . . . . .
Hearing Impairments 17.0 51.7 1.1 17.6 4.5 8.0 . 100.0
Orthopedic Impairments 22.3 47.2 1.3 23.6 1.7 3.9 . 100.0
Other Health Impairments 15.0 45.6 2.0 33.8 0.5 3.0 . 100.0
Visual Impairments 12.5 60.7 0.0 17.9 1.8 7.1 . 100.0
Autism 18.0 59.3 1.2 18.5 0.5 2.4 . 100.0
Deaf-Blindness . . . . . . . .
Traumatic Brain Injury 17.4 43.5 4.3 26.1 4.3 4.3 . 100.0
Developmental Delay 15.6 55.7 0.3 25.3 1.6 1.4 . 100.0
All Disabilities 16.4 42.4 0.5 17.3 0.7 22.6 . 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).