Among public secondary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error for schools reporting that students took arts classes that were taught at another location, and of those schools, percent and standard error reporting the location at which classes were offered, by school characteristics: School year 1998

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Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999–2000 and 2009–10

Table 160.	Among public secondary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error for schools reporting that students took arts classes that were taught at another location, and of those schools, percent and standard error reporting the location at which classes were offered, by school characteristics: School year 1998–99

School characteristic	Schools reporting students took arts classes at another location¹			Classes offered at:²
				Other schools			Performing arts studios or stages			Museums or galleries			Local arts centers			Other
	Percent		Standard error	Percent		Standard error	Percent		Standard error	Percent		Standard error	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 secondary schools	10		(1.1)	71		(5.3)	30		(7.0)	16	!	(5.4)	23		(6.2)	30		(6.3)

Enrollment size
Less than 500	8		(2.4)	84		(12.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
500 to 999	8		(1.8)	68		(9.7)	28!		(9.1)	19	!	(9.7)	‡		(†)	33	!	(12.0)
1,000 or more	15		(2.1)	61		(7.3)	24		(7.0)	19	!	(6.2)	28		(8.2)	32		(7.1)
Region
Northeast	15		(3.6)	73		(8.6)	19!		(8.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	25	!	(10.3)
Southeast	5!		(1.6)	59	!	(21.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Central	11		(2.5)	70		(12.7)	39	!	(16.1)	‡		(†)	27	!	(12.6)	26	!	(11.8)
West	9		(1.9)	75		(9.1)	33	!	(13.3)	‡		(†)	30	!	(9.7)	36	!	(12.7)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities³
Less than 6 percent	11		(2.5)	76		(9.6)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	27	!	(11.9)
6 to 20 percent	12		(2.8)	70		(11.2)	33	!	(15.2)	20	!	(9.2)	26	!	(11.9)	24	!	(9.8)
21 to 49 percent	7		(1.9)	42	!	(14.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45	!	(15.3)	53		(15.2)
50 percent or more	7		(1.7)	84		(9.1)	35	!	(14.3)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	11		(1.8)	75		(5.8)	28		(7.9)	10	!	(4.2)	17		(4.8)	31		(8.8)
26 to 50 percent	10		(2.1)	62		(11.7)	35	!	(13.0)	29	!	(11.9)	36	!	(12.6)	41	!	(12.4)
51 to 75 percent	6	!	(2.5)	74		(19.6)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
76 percent or more	‡		(†)	100		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

† Not applicable.

! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent.

‡ Reporting standards not met.

¹Classes were offered during regular school hours and were considered part of the school’s educational program.

²Percents based on the percentage of public secondary schools that reported students taking arts classes that were taught at another location.

³Other 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, “Secondary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67S, 1999–2000.