| Table 15. | Percent and standard error for public elementary schools reporting that they provided or sponsored curriculum-guided instructional activities in the arts outside of regular school hours, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10 |
| School characteristic | School performances or presentations in the arts1 | Individual or small group music lessons | Choir/band/ marching band practice | Dance2 | Arts-related field trips3 | Other activities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
|
| All public elementary schools | 75 | (1.5) | 39 | (1.5) | 46 | (1.9) | 12 | (0.9) | 61 | (1.9) | 2 | (0.5) |
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 73 | (3.7) | 41 | (3.0) | 38 | (3.2) | 12 | (2.4) | 59 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 300 to 499 | 76 | (2.3) | 38 | (2.4) | 46 | (2.6) | 11 | (1.4) | 62 | (2.5) | 4 | (1.0) |
| 500 or more | 75 | (2.3) | 39 | (2.1) | 51 | (2.7) | 13 | (1.6) | 62 | (2.0) | 2! | (0.6) |
| Community type | ||||||||||||
| City | 78 | (2.8) | 43 | (4.0) | 46 | (3.6) | 18 | (2.9) | 67 | (3.1) | 3! | (1.1) |
| Suburban | 75 | (3.1) | 44 | (2.5) | 54 | (3.3) | 13 | (1.6) | 60 | (2.8) | 3! | (0.9) |
| Town | 71 | (4.1) | 29 | (4.4) | 44 | (3.9) | 5! | (2.1) | 52 | (4.2) | 3! | (1.5) |
| Rural | 74 | (2.9) | 36 | (2.6) | 39 | (2.9) | 10 | (2.0) | 61 | (2.9) | 2! | (0.7) |
| Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 80 | (3.4) | 54 | (3.6) | 52 | (3.9) | 13 | (2.5) | 60 | (3.0) | 3! | (1.1) |
| Southeast | 71 | (2.9) | 35 | (2.8) | 45 | (2.8) | 10 | (1.9) | 63 | (3.0) | 2! | (1.0) |
| Central | 79 | (3.4) | 43 | (3.4) | 47 | (3.1) | 11 | (2.1) | 61 | (4.1) | 3! | (1.1) |
| West | 71 | (2.7) | 30 | (3.3) | 42 | (3.3) | 14 | (1.9) | 61 | (3.1) | 2! | (0.7) |
| Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities4 |
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| Less than 6 percent | 77 | (3.5) | 43 | (3.8) | 42 | (3.7) | 10 | (2.0) | 64 | (4.0) | 3! | (1.1) |
| 6 to 20 percent | 81 | (2.4) | 43 | (3.2) | 51 | (3.7) | 11 | (2.4) | 65 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| 21 to 49 percent | 73 | (2.9) | 35 | (2.7) | 46 | (3.2) | 9 | (1.6) | 57 | (3.3) | 4! | (1.2) |
| 50 percent or more | 71 | (2.9) | 38 | (3.4) | 45 | (3.3) | 17 | (1.9) | 61 | (2.9) | 2! | (0.7) |
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 80 | (2.7) | 48 | (3.4) | 56 | (3.5) | 8 | (1.8) | 63 | (3.1) | 2! | (0.8) |
| 26 to 50 percent | 80 | (2.3) | 37 | (3.0) | 47 | (3.7) | 10 | (2.0) | 63 | (3.5) | 3! | (1.1) |
| 51 to 75 percent | 73 | (3.0) | 35 | (3.2) | 43 | (3.4) | 14 | (2.1) | 60 | (3.8) | 3! | (1.1) |
| 76 percent or more | 70 | (3.2) | 39 | (3.5) | 40 | (3.5) | 16 | (2.3) | 61 | (3.6) | 3! | (0.9) |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent. | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||
| 1 The questionnaire wording was “School performances or presentations in the arts (e.g., concerts, plays, art shows).”) | ||||||||||||
| 2 The questionnaire wording was “Dance (e.g., lessons, team).”) | ||||||||||||
| 3 The questionnaire wording was “Arts-related field trips (e.g., school trips to concerts, plays, museums).”) | ||||||||||||
| 4 Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native students. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: Respondents were asked to consider activities held before or after school, on weekends, or during the summer, only if the activities were guided by a curriculum. Extracurricular activities such as drama clubs were excluded. | ||||||||||||
| 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. |
