Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that a typical student received instruction in the subjects throughout the entire school year, by school characteristics: School year 1999

Table 131.	Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting that a typical student received instruction in the subjects throughout the entire school year, by school characteristics: School year 1999–2000

School characteristic	Music¹		Visual arts²		Dance³			Drama/theatre⁴
	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 elementary schools	93	(1.2)	88	(1.5)	37		(4.8)	35		(5.3)

Enrollment size
Less than 300	93	(2.7)	87	(4.0)	41	!	(13.1)	40		(11.5)
300 to 499	96	(1.3)	93	(2.0)	42		(7.4)	39		(10.1)
500 or more	89	(1.7)	84	(2.0)	31		(5.9)	29		(5.8)
Region
Northeast	96	(1.5)	94	(1.8)	‡		(†)	35	!	(16.7)
Southeast	93	(2.3)	85	(3.3)	59		(8.1)	41		(9.6)
Central	97	(1.0)	92	(2.3)	18	!	(7.9)	‡		(†)
West	86	(3.0)	80	(3.6)	42		(7.4)	39		(7.0)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities⁵
Less than 6 percent	94	(2.2)	90	(3.0)	33		(9.5)	20	!	(9.0)
6 to 20 percent	96	(1.5)	90	(2.5)	32	!	(9.7)	39		(9.5)
21 to 49 percent	91	(2.4)	84	(3.3)	40		(10.6)	28	!	(9.8)
50 percent or more	88	(2.9)	86	(2.9)	42		(6.9)	45		(8.5)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	94	(2.0)	91	(2.2)	27		(8.1)	34		(6.9)
26 to 50 percent	95	(1.8)	85	(3.1)	35	!	(10.8)	26	!	(10.1)
51 to 75 percent	91	(2.9)	85	(3.9)	51		(10.8)	39		(11.2)
76 percent or more	89	(3.2)	88	(3.3)	36		(9.0)	41		(9.8)

† 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.
⁵Other 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.