Among public schools with students enrolled in third grade, average minutes third grade students spend on different activities per week, by state: 2017

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Among public schools with students enrolled in third grade, average minutes third grade students spend on different activities per week, by state: 2017–18


State	English, reading, language arts	Arithmetic or mathematics	Social studies or history	Science	Foreign language¹		Physical education	Music	Art	Recess²
United States	540	370	160	170	120		110	70	60	130

Alabama	560	400	180	210	‡		190	40	40	90	!
Alaska	440	340	160	160	170		120	100	100	160
Arizona	560	400	170	170	90		90	70	60	120
Arkansas	540	380	170	200	‡		80	60	60	140
California	530	350	150	150	140		120	60	50	160

Colorado	580	390	160	160	180		90	70	70	150
Connecticut	600	340	130	140	70		70	60	50	130
Delaware	520	390	140	150	270	!	60	50	50	140
District of Columbia	530	450	190	170	100		90	70	70	150	!
Florida	570	340	170	210	140		150	60	60	120

Georgia	540	390	190	190	90		120	70	60	100
Hawaii	440	380	150	130	‡		70	60	50	120	!
Idaho	500	380	150	140	60	!	70	60	50	180
Illinois	570	370	150	160	130		130	60	70	120	!
Indiana	550	360	120	130	‡		70	70	60	150

Iowa	550	360	150	150	300	!	90	80	60	180
Kansas	530	380	140	140	50		100	100	70	130
Kentucky	550	460	170	160	40	!	80	70	60	90	!
Louisiana	650	430	210	210	180		130	90	90	100
Maine	450	340	140	130	60		60	50	60	150

Maryland	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡	‡	‡
Massachusetts	530	360	130	140	120	!	80	60	50	130
Michigan	480	360	190	190	100		90	70	70	130	!
Minnesota	480	350	140	140	80		120	80	60	120
Mississippi	550	440	210	220	#		150	80	60	110	!

Missouri	470	320	170	180	90	!	90	70	70	140	!
Montana	510	370	160	160	170	!	90	70	60	200
Nebraska	570	320	150	160	20		90	80	50	160
Nevada	590	370	160	170	90		100	60	70	120	!
New Hampshire	490	350	150	150	50		60	50	50	150

New Jersey	520	340	170	180	60		90	60	50	130
New Mexico	480	410	180	180	260		110	80	70	120	!
New York	510	360	160	150	120		130	70	70	120	!
North Carolina	560	410	170	190	90		80	60	60	140	!
North Dakota	460	290	150	160	110	!	100	100	50	150

Ohio	540	390	190	180	70		70	60	60	120
Oklahoma	520	360	170	170	50	!	130	90	70	130
Oregon	550	350	120	120	90		90	80	50	170
Pennsylvania	580	390	140	170	80		60	50	50	120
Rhode Island	530	390	160	190	150	!	90	50	50	130	!

South Carolina	550	360	190	210	90		80	60	60	110
South Dakota	450	340	140	150	200		80	70	50	180	!
Tennessee	550	430	190	180	230		90	60	60	120	!
Texas	550	420	200	220	210		170	90	80	120
Utah	590	360	130	140	220		60	50	50	150	!

Vermont	450	340	160	170	40		80	50	50	150
Virginia	540	360	170	160	80		90	60	50	100	!
Washington	500	360	140	140	30		90	80	60	190	!
West Virginia	530	400	160	160	‡		130	90	70	150
Wisconsin	590	350	130	120	80		90	70	70	170	!
Wyoming	540	360	120	120	70		80	70	60	170	!
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
¹ Foreign language does not include English as a Second Language (ESL).
² Recess does not include time allocated for lunch.
NOTE: Schools that reported 0 minutes per week for a subject were excluded from the calculations of average minutes per week. The percentage of public schools excluded from each subject are as follows: Arithmetic or mathematics 0.1 percent, social studies or history 2.0 percent, science 0.7 percent, foreign language 85.4 percent, physical education 1.0 percent, music 11.5 percent, art 15.7 percent, and recess 4.8 percent.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Preliminary Public School Principal Restricted-Use Data File," 2017–18.

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