Percent and standard error for public elementary schools reporting that they provided or sponsored curriculum-guided instructional activities in the arts outside of regular school hours, by school characteristics: School year 2009

NCES 2012-014rev
April 2012

Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999–2000 and 2009–10

Table 15.	Percent and standard error for public elementary schools reporting that they provided or sponsored curriculum-guided instructional activities in the arts outside of regular school hours, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10

School characteristic	School performances or presentations in the arts¹		Individual or small group music lessons		Choir/band/ marching band practice		Dance²		Arts-related field trips³		Other activities
School characteristic	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error

All public elementary schools	75	(1.5)	39	(1.5)	46	(1.9)	12	(0.9)	61	(1.9)	2	(0.5)

Enrollment size
Less than 300	73	(3.7)	41	(3.0)	38	(3.2)	12	(2.4)	59	(3.9)	‡	(†)
300 to 499	76	(2.3)	38	(2.4)	46	(2.6)	11	(1.4)	62	(2.5)	4	(1.0)
500 or more	75	(2.3)	39	(2.1)	51	(2.7)	13	(1.6)	62	(2.0)	2!	(0.6)
Community type
City	78	(2.8)	43	(4.0)	46	(3.6)	18	(2.9)	67	(3.1)	3!	(1.1)
Suburban	75	(3.1)	44	(2.5)	54	(3.3)	13	(1.6)	60	(2.8)	3!	(0.9)
Town	71	(4.1)	29	(4.4)	44	(3.9)	5!	(2.1)	52	(4.2)	3!	(1.5)
Rural	74	(2.9)	36	(2.6)	39	(2.9)	10	(2.0)	61	(2.9)	2!	(0.7)
Region
Northeast	80	(3.4)	54	(3.6)	52	(3.9)	13	(2.5)	60	(3.0)	3!	(1.1)
Southeast	71	(2.9)	35	(2.8)	45	(2.8)	10	(1.9)	63	(3.0)	2!	(1.0)
Central	79	(3.4)	43	(3.4)	47	(3.1)	11	(2.1)	61	(4.1)	3!	(1.1)
West	71	(2.7)	30	(3.3)	42	(3.3)	14	(1.9)	61	(3.1)	2!	(0.7)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities⁴
Less than 6 percent	77	(3.5)	43	(3.8)	42	(3.7)	10	(2.0)	64	(4.0)	3!	(1.1)
6 to 20 percent	81	(2.4)	43	(3.2)	51	(3.7)	11	(2.4)	65	(3.0)	‡	(†)
21 to 49 percent	73	(2.9)	35	(2.7)	46	(3.2)	9	(1.6)	57	(3.3)	4!	(1.2)
50 percent or more	71	(2.9)	38	(3.4)	45	(3.3)	17	(1.9)	61	(2.9)	2!	(0.7)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	80	(2.7)	48	(3.4)	56	(3.5)	8	(1.8)	63	(3.1)	2!	(0.8)
26 to 50 percent	80	(2.3)	37	(3.0)	47	(3.7)	10	(2.0)	63	(3.5)	3!	(1.1)
51 to 75 percent	73	(3.0)	35	(3.2)	43	(3.4)	14	(2.1)	60	(3.8)	3!	(1.1)
76 percent or more	70	(3.2)	39	(3.5)	40	(3.5)	16	(2.3)	61	(3.6)	3!	(0.9)

† Not applicable.

! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent.

‡ Reporting standards not met.

¹The questionnaire wording was “School performances or presentations in the arts (e.g., concerts, plays, art shows).”)

² The questionnaire wording was “Dance (e.g., lessons, team).”)

³ The questionnaire wording was “Arts-related field trips (e.g., school trips to concerts, plays, museums).”)

⁴Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native students.

NOTE: Respondents were asked to consider activities held before or after school, on weekends, or during the summer, only if the activities were guided by a curriculum. Extracurricular activities such as drama clubs were excluded.

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.