Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that their district had a curriculum guide that teachers were expected to follow, by school characteristics: School year 1999

Table 134.	Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that their district had a curriculum guide that teachers were expected to follow, by school characteristics: School year 1999–2000

School characteristic	Music¹		Visual arts²		Dance³		Drama/theatre⁴
	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent		Standard error
	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent		Standard error
All public elementary schools	81	(1.7)	78	(2.0)	49	(4.7)	36		(4.8)

Enrollment size
Less than 300	76	(4.6)	74	(5.2)	48	(10.7)	28!		(10.7)
300 to 499	85	(2.8)	80	(2.7)	54	(8.6)	47		(8.9)
500 or more	81	(2.1)	80	(2.2)	45	(6.0)	34		(7.0)
Region
Northeast	90	(2.1)	89	(3.5)	65	(12.2)	‡		(†)
Southeast	80	(3.8)	83	(3.8)	55	(9.5)	47		(10.7)
Central	88	(3.2)	85	(3.5)	58	(10.3)	59		(12.8)
West	70	(3.5)	62	(4.0)	37	(6.7)	28		(5.9)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities⁵
Less than 6 percent	87	(3.1)	83	(3.6)	60	(10.4)	44		(9.4)
6 to 20 percent	86	(3.4)	82	(3.9)	58	(10.1)	44		(10.7)
21 to 49 percent	84	(3.0)	79	(3.8)	45	(10.8)	34	!	(10.8)
50 percent or more	71	(3.1)	70	(3.8)	39	(7.3)	27		(7.6)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	87	(2.7)	86	(2.9)	52	(8.2)	34		(7.1)
26 to 50 percent	84	(3.5)	79	(3.7)	57	(11.9)	41		(8.7)
51 to 75 percent	76	(3.6)	72	(3.5)	38	(8.8)	26!		(8.5)
76 percent or more	73	(3.7)	70	(3.8)	51	(10.6)	46		(11.6)

† 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 in music during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year.
² Percents are based on the 87 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in visual arts during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year.
³ Percents are based on the 20 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in dance during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year.
⁴ Percents are based on the 20 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in drama/theatre during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year.
⁵Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students.
NOTE: The data presented in this table may differ from previously published information because missing data from the 1999–2000 surveys were imputed for analysis in this report.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Elementary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67E, 1999–2000.