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Table 154. Percent and standard error for public secondary schools reporting whether various arts subjects were taught at the school, by school characteristics: School year 1999–2000
 
School characteristic Music Visual arts Dance Drama/theatre
Percent Standard
error
Percent Standard
error
Percent Standard
error
Percent Standard
error
All public secondary schools 90 (1.3) 93 (1.2) 14   (1.1) 48   (2.1)
                     
Enrollment size                    
Less than 300 85 (2.6) 86 (2.7) 5 ! (1.5) 30   (3.5)
300 to 499 91 (1.8) 96 (1.1) 13   (2.3) 52   (3.7)
500 or more 96 (1.1) 98 (0.9) 32   (2.6) 73   (3.4)
Region                    
Northeast 93 (3.1) 98 (2.1) 13   (2.8) 38   (4.4)
Southeast 84 (3.1) 87 (3.7) 13   (2.6) 53   (4.2)
Central 92 (2.4) 95 (2.0) 6   (1.6) 40   (3.5)
West 90 (2.4) 91 (2.5) 23   (2.6) 58   (4.0)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities1                    
Less than 6 percent 90 (2.7) 94 (2.0) 9   (2.1) 39   (3.6)
6 to 20 percent 93 (2.5) 92 (2.7) 13   (2.7) 57   (4.5)
21 to 49 percent 92 (2.7) 97 (1.6) 17   (2.7) 55   (4.1)
50 percent or more 87 (3.4) 88 (3.6) 21   (2.4) 46   (4.8)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch                    
0 to 25 percent 89 (2.2) 96 (1.5) 15   (1.8) 53   (2.9)
26 to 50 percent 94 (1.8) 93 (2.7) 15   (2.2) 50   (4.0)
51 to 75 percent 87 (3.5) 85 (4.3) 12   (3.2) 39   (4.8)
76 percent or more 89 (6.2) 84 (7.7) 11 ! (4.3) 28 ! (8.7)
Not applicable.
! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
1 Other 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:SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Secondary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67S, 1999–2000.