| Table 67. | Percent and standard error for public elementary school music specialists reporting that they participated to a moderate or great extent in various activities related to music outside of their school duties, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10 |
| School characteristic | Provide instruction in a musical instrument or voice |
Perform as a soloist or member of an ensemble |
Compose or arrange music | Conduct community or other ensembles | Attend live musical performances | Study, critique, or write about music |
Provide arts leadership in your community or state |
Attend workshops with professional artists or arts groups |
Attend performances directed by colleagues |
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| 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 |
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| All public elementary school music specialists | 47 | (1.8) | 64 | (1.8) | 30 | (1.8) | 27 | (1.3) | 78 | (1.4) | 25 | (1.8) | 24 | (1.5) | 53 | (1.8) | 52 | (1.9) |
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 52 | (4.5) | 71 | (3.7) | 35 | (4.1) | 30 | (3.8) | 74 | (3.7) | 20 | (3.9) | 20 | (3.0) | 47 | (3.9) | 47 | (4.4) |
| 300 to 499 | 45 | (3.1) | 60 | (2.6) | 30 | (2.9) | 27 | (2.6) | 77 | (2.0) | 24 | (2.7) | 23 | (2.5) | 52 | (2.4) | 54 | (2.6) |
| 500 or more | 47 | (2.7) | 63 | (2.6) | 29 | (2.3) | 27 | (2.1) | 80 | (1.9) | 27 | (2.5) | 26 | (2.1) | 57 | (2.6) | 52 | (2.9) |
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | 52 | (3.6) | 64 | (3.9) | 31 | (2.9) | 29 | (3.2) | 77 | (3.1) | 28 | (2.7) | 25 | (2.6) | 57 | (3.3) | 52 | (4.1) |
| Suburban | 43 | (3.0) | 63 | (3.0) | 33 | (3.4) | 26 | (2.7) | 82 | (2.2) | 30 | (2.8) | 21 | (2.7) | 52 | (3.3) | 52 | (3.5) |
| Town | 47 | (4.6) | 64 | (4.1) | 26 | (3.9) | 24 | (3.0) | 79 | (3.0) | 18 | (3.7) | 19 | (2.9) | 48 | (4.4) | 56 | (4.5) |
| Rural | 49 | (3.0) | 64 | (3.1) | 27 | (2.7) | 29 | (2.8) | 73 | (2.7) | 17 | (2.8) | 28 | (2.7) | 52 | (3.1) | 49 | (3.0) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 50 | (3.8) | 64 | (3.7) | 39 | (4.0) | 28 | (3.3) | 82 | (2.9) | 29 | (4.0) | 22 | (2.9) | 50 | (3.6) | 55 | (3.8) |
| Southeast | 53 | (3.3) | 69 | (2.4) | 31 | (2.7) | 36 | (2.6) | 79 | (2.8) | 23 | (2.7) | 29 | (2.5) | 56 | (3.3) | 49 | (3.1) |
| Central | 44 | (3.6) | 63 | (3.0) | 22 | (3.1) | 25 | (2.8) | 76 | (2.3) | 21 | (3.3) | 22 | (2.5) | 54 | (3.2) | 51 | (3.2) |
| West | 44 | (3.3) | 60 | (3.0) | 31 | (2.6) | 23 | (2.9) | 74 | (3.1) | 25 | (3.3) | 23 | (3.1) | 53 | (3.5) | 51 | (3.5) |
| Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 6 percent | 48 | (4.3) | 64 | (3.7) | 25 | (4.5) | 28 | (4.8) | 75 | (3.6) | 16 | (4.1) | 25 | (3.4) | 52 | (3.7) | 54 | (3.7) |
| 6 to 20 percent | 46 | (3.5) | 65 | (4.2) | 27 | (3.6) | 26 | (2.4) | 80 | (2.7) | 23 | (3.0) | 22 | (2.8) | 51 | (3.6) | 52 | (3.9) |
| 21 to 49 percent | 45 | (3.2) | 62 | (3.0) | 30 | (3.6) | 25 | (3.0) | 75 | (3.0) | 22 | (2.5) | 22 | (2.8) | 51 | (3.2) | 51 | (3.8) |
| 50 percent or more | 50 | (3.1) | 63 | (2.9) | 36 | (3.0) | 29 | (2.6) | 80 | (2.4) | 33 | (2.9) | 26 | (2.6) | 57 | (3.6) | 51 | (3.5) |
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 to 25 percent | 48 | (3.2) | 62 | (2.8) | 30 | (3.3) | 26 | (2.9) | 78 | (2.5) | 28 | (3.1) | 24 | (3.1) | 54 | (3.4) | 54 | (3.6) |
| 26 to 50 percent | 45 | (3.5) | 62 | (3.4) | 26 | (3.0) | 25 | (3.0) | 75 | (2.9) | 19 | (3.4) | 25 | (2.6) | 51 | (3.5) | 51 | (3.3) |
| 51 to 75 percent | 48 | (3.1) | 65 | (3.0) | 33 | (3.0) | 30 | (2.7) | 82 | (2.5) | 22 | (3.1) | 21 | (2.5) | 52 | (3.5) | 49 | (3.3) |
| 76 percent or more | 49 | (4.1) | 68 | (3.6) | 33 | (4.1) | 30 | (3.1) | 79 | (3.7) | 30 | (3.7) | 24 | (3.4) | 56 | (3.9) | 52 | (4.3) |
| 1 Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native students. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Arts specialists are education professionals with a teaching certificate in an arts discipline—such as music, visual arts, dance, or drama/theatre—who provide separate instruction in that discipline. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Survey of Elementary School Music Specialists,” FRSS 102M, 2009–10. |
