2002 Head Start Fact Sheet
Head Start Budget
Programs |
FY-- 2001 Actual |
FY-- 2002 Appropriation |
Local Head Start Projects |
Projects in States and Territories |
$5,586,523,000
|
$5,887,432,000
|
Native American and Migrant Programs |
$ 418,194,000
|
$ 439,926,000
|
Subtotal |
$6,004,717,000
|
$6,327,358,000
|
Support Activities |
Training and Technical Assistance |
$154,895,000
|
$ 166,441,000
|
Research, Demonstration and Evaluation |
$ 17,000,000
|
$ 20,000,000
|
Monitoring/Program Review |
$ 22,511,000
|
$ 23,841,000
|
Subtotal |
$194,406,000
|
$ 210,282,000
|
TOTAL |
$6,199,123,000
|
$6,537,640,00
|
ADMINISTRATION ON CHLDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
Head Start Bureau
330 C Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Head Start Facts
The Head Start program is administered by the Head Start Bureau, the
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACFY), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS).
Grants are awarded by the ACF Regional Offices and the Head Start Bureau's
American Indian and Migrant Program Branches directly to local public
agencies, private non-profit and for-profit organizations, Indian Tribes
and school systems for the purpose of operating Head Start programs at
the community level.
FY-2001 Data
ENROLLMENT: 905,235
Ages: |
Number of 5 year olds and older |
4%
|
Number of 4 year olds |
54%
|
Number of 3 year olds |
35%
|
Number under 3 years of age |
7%
|
Racial/Ethnic Composition: |
American Indian |
3.6%
|
Hispanic |
29.7%
|
Black |
33.8%
|
White |
29.9%
|
Asian |
2.0%
|
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
1.0%
|
NUMBER OF GRANTEES: 1,545
Number of Classrooms |
48,512 |
Number of Centers |
18,735 |
AVERAGE COST PER CHILD |
$6,633
|
PAID STAFF |
195,000
|
VOLUNTEERS |
1,345,000
|
During the 2000-2001 operating period
- 13 percent of the Head Start enrollment consisted of children with
disabilities, (mental retardation, health impairments, visual handicaps,
hearing impairments, emotional disturbance, speech and language impairments,
orthopedic handicaps and learning disabilities).
- 46,500 children participated in home-based Head Start program services.
- 29 percent of Head Start program staff members are parents of current
or former Head Start children. Over 827,000 parents volunteered in their
local Head Start program.
- 77 percent of Head Start families had annual income of less than $15,000
per year.
- Head Start programs are encouraged to use non-Head Start resources
in their communities for Head Start children and their families. 59
percent of Head Start children were enrolled in the Medicaid/Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program which pays
for their medical and dental services.
- The 1994 reauthorization of the Head Start Act established a new Early
Head Start program for low-income families with infants and toddlers.
In Fiscal Year 2001, $557,983,000 was used to support nearly 650 programs
to provide, Early Head Start child development and family support services
in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These
programs served more than 55,000 children under the age of three.
FY 2001 STATE ALLOCATIONS AND ENROLLMENT |
STATE |
2001 FUNDING |
FY 2001 ENROLLMENT |
FY 2002 FUNDING[EST] |
ALABAMA |
$95,375,529
|
16,498
|
$100,947,000
|
ALASKA |
$11,656,051
|
1,586
|
$12,283,000
|
ARIZONA |
$89,629,094
|
12,865
|
$94,450,000
|
ARKANSAS |
$57,380,784
|
10,818
|
$60,467,000
|
CALIFORNIA |
$758,590,509
|
97,667
|
$799,391,000
|
COLORADO |
$61,804,681
|
9,826
|
$65,129,000
|
CONNECTICUT |
$47,930,594
|
7,207
|
$50,509,000
|
DELAWARE |
$11,830,730
|
2,243
|
$12,467,000
|
District of Columbia |
$23,202,665
|
3,343
|
$24,451,000
|
FLORIDA |
$236,056,455
|
34,657
|
$248,753,000
|
GEORGIA |
$151,340,480
|
23,140
|
$159,480,000
|
HAWAII |
$21,165,615
|
3,073
|
$22,304,000
|
IDAHO |
$20,157,609
|
2,890
|
$21,242,000
|
ILLINOIS |
$248,854,680
|
39,805
|
$262,239,000
|
INDIANA |
$85,240,767
|
14,256
|
$89,825,000
|
IOWA |
$47,381,413
|
7,689
|
$49,930,000
|
KANSAS |
$44,950,595
|
7,897
|
$47,368,000
|
KENTUCKY |
$99,053,896
|
16,419
|
$104,381,000
|
LOUISIANA |
$128,483,678
|
21,969
|
$135,394,000
|
MAINE |
$24,769,885
|
3,958
|
$26,102,000
|
MARYLAND |
$71,713,437
|
10,487
|
$75,570,000
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
$99,674,529
|
13,004
|
$105,035,000
|
MICHIGAN |
$215,873,226
|
35,112
|
$227,484,000
|
MINNESOTA |
$65,522,896
|
10,164
|
$69,047,000
|
MISSISSIPPI |
$149,606,362
|
26,624
|
$157,653,000
|
MISSOURI |
$108,304,517
|
17,718
|
$114,130,000
|
MONTANA |
$18,944,492
|
2,971
|
$19,963,000
|
NEBRASKA |
$32,141,653
|
4,982
|
$33,870,000
|
NEVADA |
$18,366,961
|
2,694
|
$19,355,000
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
$12,387,680
|
1,632
|
$13,054,000
|
NEW JERSEY |
$120,245,137
|
15,329
|
$126,712,000
|
NEW MEXICO |
$45,918,602
|
7,618
|
$48,388,000
|
NEW YORK |
$398,522,297
|
48,952
|
$419,957,000
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
$124,579,740
|
18,991
|
$131,280,000
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
$15,749,932
|
2,287
|
$16,597,000
|
OHIO |
$226,942,460
|
38,072
|
$239,148,000
|
OKLAHOMA |
$72,189,686
|
13,228
|
$76,072,000
|
OREGON |
$54,784,581
|
9,129
|
$57,731,000
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
$209,346,239
|
31,104
|
$220,606,000
|
RHODE ISLAND |
$20,412,042
|
3,150
|
$21,510,000
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
$74,963,147
|
12,184
|
$78,995,000
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
$17,512,687
|
2,925
|
$18,455,000
|
TENNESSEE |
$107,145,843
|
16,344
|
$112,909,000
|
TEXAS |
$429,075,102
|
67,572
|
$452,153,000
|
UTAH |
$35,858,291
|
5,403
|
$37,787,000
|
VERMONT |
$12,553,205
|
1,573
|
$13,228,000
|
VIRGINIA |
$89,889,625
|
13,612
|
$94,724,000
|
WASHINGTON |
$92,257,118
|
11,106
|
$97,219,000
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
$46,712,650
|
7,590
|
$49,225,000
|
WISCONSIN |
$83,337,143
|
13,478
|
$87,819,000
|
WYOMING |
$10,759,887
|
1,757
|
$11,339,000
|
Subtotal |
$5,346,146,877
|
804,598
|
$5,634,127,000
|
|
|
|
|
OUTER PACIFIC |
$14,381,145
|
6,209
|
$15,155,000
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
$9,519,299
|
1,547
|
$10,031,000
|
PUERTO RICO |
$216,475,690
|
35,894
|
$228,119,000
|
AMERICAN INDIAN |
$171,289,090
|
23,632
|
$180,502,000
|
MIGRANT PROGRAMS |
$246,904,899
|
33,355
|
$259,424,000
|
|
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
$658,570,123
|
100,637
|
$693,231,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total States/Territories
|
$6,004,717,000
|
905,235
|
$6,327,358,000
|
HEAD START ENROLLMENT HISTORY
FISCAL YEAR |
ENROLLMENT |
APPROPRIATION |
1965 (Summer only) |
561,000
|
$ 96,400,000
|
1966 |
733,000
|
198,900,000
|
1967 |
681,400
|
349,200,000
|
1968 |
693,900
|
316,200,000
|
1969 |
663,600
|
333,900,000
|
1970 |
477,400
|
325,700,000
|
1971 |
397,500
|
360,000,000
|
1972 |
379,000
|
376,300,000
|
1973 |
379,000
|
400,700,000
|
1974 |
352,800
|
403,900,000
|
1975 |
349,000
|
403,900,000
|
1976 |
349,000
|
441,000,000
|
1977 |
333,000
|
475,000,000
|
1978 |
391,400
|
625,000,000
|
1979 |
387,500
|
680,000,000
|
1980 |
376,300
|
735,000,000
|
1981 |
387,300
|
818,700,000
|
1982 |
395,800
|
911,700,000
|
1983 |
414,950
|
912,000,000
|
1984 |
442,140
|
995,750,000
|
1985 |
452,080
|
1,075,059,000
|
1986 |
451,732
|
1,040,315,000
|
1987 |
446,523
|
1,130,542,000
|
1988 |
448,464
|
1,206,324,000
|
1989 |
450,970
|
1,235,000,000
|
1990 |
540,930
|
1,552,000,000
|
1991 |
583,471
|
1,951,800,000
|
1992 |
621,078
|
2,201,800,000
|
1993 |
713,903
|
2,776,286,000
|
1994 |
740,493
|
3,325,728,000
|
1995 |
750,696
|
3,534,128,000
|
1996 |
752,077
|
3,569,329,000
|
1997 |
793,809
|
3,980,546,000
|
1998 |
822,316
|
4,347,433,000
|
1999 |
826,016
|
4,658,151,448
|
2000 |
857,664
|
5,267,000,000
|
2001 |
905,235
|
6,200,000,000
|
The Head Start program has enrolled 20,302,000 children since it began
in 1965.
|