Table 1.	Percent and Standard error for public elementary schools reporting instruction designated specifically for various arts subjects, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10

School characteristic	Music		Visual arts		Dance		Drama/theatre
	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
All public elementary schools	94	(0.9)	83	(1.3)	3	(0.7)	4	(0.5)
Enrollment size
Less than 300	92	(2.1)	83	(2.8)	‡	(†)	2!	(1.2)
300 to 499	95	(1.0)	85	(2.2)	4	(1.2)	5	(1.1)
500 or more	94	(1.2)	82	(1.9)	4	(0.9)	3	(0.8)
Community type
City	94	(1.6)	85	(2.1)	7	(1.5)	5	(1.4)
Suburban	95	(1.4)	89	(1.8)	2!	(0.8)	3!	(1.1)
Town	93	(2.4)	74	(4.0)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Rural	93	(1.9)	81	(2.8)	‡	(†)	3!	(1.0)
Region
Northeast	97	(1.6)	98	(1.0)	5!	(1.8)	5!	(1.7)
Southeast	95	(1.3)	82	(2.7)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Central	98	(0.8)	89	(2.0)	1!	(0.7)	2!	(1.0)
West	88	(2.0)	70	(2.6)	5	(1.3)	6	(1.5)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ ethnicities1
Less than 6 percent	97	(1.5)	88	(2.3)	3!	(1.4)	‡	(†)
6 to 20 percent	98	(1.1)	86	(3.0)	‡	(†)	2!	(1.0)
21 to 49 percent	93	(2.0)	81	(2.4)	2!	(0.7)	4!	(1.3)
50 percent or more	91	(1.7)	80	(2.4)	5	(1.3)	5	(1.2)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	97	(1.3)	92	(1.6)	3!	(1.0)	4	(1.2)
26 to 50 percent	97	(1.2)	85	(2.8)	‡	(†)	3!	(1.2)
51 to 75 percent	94	(1.8)	78	(2.9)	4!	(1.2)	3!	(1.0)
76 percent or more	89	(2.0)	80	(2.9)	5	(1.2)	4!	(1.4)

† 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.

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.