Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that they offered instruction at least once a week, by school characteristics: School year 2009

Table 3.	Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that they offered instruction at least once a week, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10

School characteristic	Music¹		Visual arts²		Dance³		Drama/theatre⁴
School characteristic	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error

All public elementary schools	93	(0.8)	85	(1.2)	53	(7.7)	58	(9.8)

Enrollment size
Less than 300	94	(1.8)	84	(3.0)	100	(†)	100	(†)
300 to 499	94	(1.3)	87	(1.8)	55	(14.4)	43!	(15.1)
500 or more	90	(1.4)	83	(2.2)	40	(12.0)	58	(13.0)
Community type
City	93	(1.8)	89	(2.5)	45	(10.0)	63	(14.1)
Suburban	90	(1.7)	84	(2.6)	‡	(†)	44!	(19.9)
Town	97	(1.4)	83	(3.4)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Rural	93	(1.6)	82	(2.5)	100	(†)	68	(20.1)
Region
Northeast	94	(2.1)	91	(2.7)	84	(10.8)	62	(16.3)
Southeast	91	(1.7)	85	(2.4)	‡	(†)	73!	(36)
Central	99	(0.7)	89	(2.3)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
West	86	(1.8)	74	(2.8)	40	(11.8)	59	(16.0)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities⁵
Less than 6 percent	96	(1.7)	89	(2.9)	80	(23.8)	82	(22.0)
6 to 20 percent	97	(1.0)	86	(2.9)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
21 to 49 percent	91	(1.8)	79	(2.6)	‡	(†)	59!	(23.0)
50 percent or more	89	(1.8)	85	(2.6)	50	(11.5)	58	(10.6)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	95	(1.5)	90	(2.1)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
26 to 50 percent	96	(1.2)	88	(2.4)	‡	(†)	68!	(23.9)
51 to 75 percent	88	(1.8)	78	(3.1)	74	(15.3)	64!	(20.1)
76 percent or more	93	(1.9)	84	(3.0)	53	(15.3)	76	(12.7)

† Not applicable.
! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹ Percents are based on the 94 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction designated specifically for music during regular school hours in the 2009–10 school year.
² Percents are based on the 83 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction designated specifically for visual arts during regular school hours in the 2009–10 school year.
³ Percents are based on the 3 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction designated specifically for dance during regular school hours in the 2009–10 school year.
⁴ Percents are based on the 4 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction designated specifically for drama/theatre during regular school hours in the 2009–10 school year.
⁵Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native students.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Elementary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 2009,” FRSS 100, 2009–10.