Table 130. | Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that they offered instruction at least once a week, by school characteristics: School year 1999–2000 |
School characteristic | Music1 | Visual arts2 | Dance3 | Drama/theatre4 | ||||||
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Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
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All public elementary schools | 93 | (1.1) | 85 | (1.9) | 23 | (3.8) | 21 | (3.6) | ||
Enrollment size | ||||||||||
Less than 300 | 93 | (2.9) | 85 | (4.3) | 25 | ! | (10.0) | 31 | ! | (11.0) |
300 to 499 | 96 | (1.3) | 89 | (2.5) | 22 | ! | (6.9) | ‡ | (†) | |
500 or more | 89 | (1.9) | 81 | (2.3) | 24 | (5.3) | 21 | (4.3) | ||
Region | ||||||||||
Northeast | 95 | (2.1) | 93 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
Southeast | 91 | (2.5) | 81 | (4.0) | 35 | (8.2) | 26 | ! | (8.0) | |
Central | 98 | (1.2) | 88 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
West | 88 | (2.4) | 79 | (4.1) | 26 | (6.2) | 24 | (5.2) | ||
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities5 | ||||||||||
Less than 6 percent | 95 | (2.0) | 93 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
6 to 20 percent | 94 | (2.2) | 86 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
21 to 49 percent | 92 | (2.2) | 74 | (5.0) | 28 | ! | (10.0) | 25 | ! | (9.0) |
50 percent or more | 90 | (2.8) | 84 | (4.4) | 36 | (7.7) | 32 | (7.6) | ||
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||
0 to 25 percent | 93 | (1.9) | 88 | (2.5) | 10 | ! | (5.1) | 18 | ! | (7.0) |
26 to 50 percent | 95 | (1.7) | 85 | (3.3) | 24 | ! | (9.6) | ‡ | (†) | |
51 to 75 percent | 92 | (2.8) | 83 | (3.8) | 27 | (7.9) | 24 | ! | (9.3) | |
76 percent or more | 89 | (3.5) | 81 | (5.3) | 41 | (10.8) | 32 | ! | (9.7) |
† Not applicable. | ||||||||||
! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent. | ||||||||||
‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||
1 Percents are based on the 94 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in music during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||||
2 Percents are based on the 87 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in visual arts during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||||
3 Percents are based on the 20 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in dance during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||||
4 Percents are based on the 20 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in drama/theatre during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||||
5 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: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Elementary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67E, 1999–2000. |