| Table 86. | Percent and standard error for public secondary schools reporting that they were currently undergoing various arts initiatives, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10 |
| School characteristic | Expansion of arts curriculum/ offerings |
Integration of arts with other academic subjects1 |
Integration of technology into arts instruction/ learning |
Expansion/ improvement of arts facilities2 | Hiring of additional specialists/ instructors in the arts |
New/expanded partnerships with community organizations3 | Other initiatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 37 | (1.7) | 60 | (1.8) | 82 | (1.5) | 35 | (1.7) | 7 | (0.8) | 38 | (1.8) | 2 | (0.4) |
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||
| Less than 500 | 35 | (3.0) | 61 | (2.9) | 77 | (2.5) | 31 | (2.8) | 7 | (1.3) | 35 | (2.9) | 2! | (0.8) |
| 500 to 999 | 32 | (2.5) | 61 | (2.7) | 84 | (2.1) | 33 | (2.7) | 6 | (1.2) | 36 | (2.2) | 2! | (0.7) |
| 1,000 or more | 47 | (2.9) | 56 | (2.8) | 88 | (1.8) | 43 | (2.3) | 11 | (1.9) | 46 | (2.7) | 3! | (0.9) |
| Community type | ||||||||||||||
| City | 44 | (3.7) | 65 | (3.4) | 86 | (2.3) | 39 | (4.4) | 14 | (2.7) | 48 | (3.8) | 3! | (1.2) |
| Suburban | 44 | (3.2) | 59 | (3.1) | 87 | (2.2) | 42 | (3.2) | 9 | (1.9) | 44 | (3.4) | 2! | (0.8) |
| Town | 26 | (3.8) | 57 | (4.2) | 80 | (3.4) | 30 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) | 37 | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| Rural | 34 | (2.9) | 59 | (2.9) | 77 | (2.5) | 30 | (2.5) | 5 | (1.2) | 30 | (2.6) | 2! | (0.8) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 47 | (3.9) | 74 | (3.1) | 94 | (2.1) | 43 | (3.8) | 9 | (2.1) | 49 | (3.4) | 3! | (1.5) |
| Southeast | 36 | (4.1) | 62 | (3.3) | 78 | (2.7) | 33 | (3.1) | 6 | (1.5) | 46 | (3.6) | 2! | (0.8) |
| Central | 33 | (3.0) | 51 | (3.5) | 84 | (2.5) | 32 | (2.9) | 4 | (1.2) | 34 | (3.1) | 2! | (1.0) |
| West | 37 | (3.0) | 59 | (3.4) | 77 | (2.9) | 34 | (3.3) | 11 | (1.8) | 31 | (3.2) | 1! | (0.6) |
| Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities4 |
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| Less than 6 percent | 35 | (4.0) | 59 | (3.5) | 86 | (3.0) | 30 | (3.7) | 3! | (1.3) | 35 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 20 percent | 35 | (3.6) | 56 | (3.3) | 80 | (2.8) | 36 | (3.0) | 7 | (1.5) | 37 | (3.2) | 3! | (1.0) |
| 21 to 49 percent | 35 | (3.1) | 62 | (3.2) | 82 | (2.8) | 33 | (2.8) | 6 | (1.6) | 36 | (3.4) | 1! | (0.7) |
| 50 percent or more | 42 | (3.3) | 62 | (3.2) | 80 | (3.1) | 39 | (3.4) | 13 | (2.1) | 44 | (3.6) | 3! | (1.0) |
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 39 | (3.0) | 60 | (3.5) | 91 | (2.1) | 41 | (3.6) | 9 | (2.0) | 42 | (3.8) | 1! | (0.6) |
| 26 to 50 percent | 35 | (2.7) | 59 | (2.5) | 83 | (2.1) | 33 | (2.4) | 5 | (1.2) | 36 | (2.4) | 2! | (0.8) |
| 51 to 75 percent | 35 | (3.4) | 61 | (3.2) | 75 | (2.5) | 30 | (2.7) | 7 | (1.7) | 34 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 76 percent or more | 44 | (5.1) | 60 | (5.0) | 77 | (4.6) | 40 | (5.1) | 11 | (3.0) | 44 | (5.2) | 4! | (2.0) |
| † 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 “Integration of arts with other academic subjects (e.g., language arts, reading, social studies).” | ||||||||||||||
| 2 The questionnaire wording was “Expansion/improvement of arts facilities (e.g., rooms, dedicated space, equipment).” | ||||||||||||||
| 3 The questionnaire wording was “New/expanded partnerships with community organizations/entities for support in arts instruction.” | ||||||||||||||
| 4 Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native students. | ||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Secondary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 2009,” FRSS 101, 2009–10. |
