The Status of Arts Education in Ohio's Public ... - Ohio Arts Council

Differences in Numbers of Arts Educators Across District Types: Based on ODE data
showing student enrollment in the arts for each district type, major urban districts (Type 5) have the
highest number of students enrolled in music and visual arts, yet they employ fewer arts educators than do
high-income urban/suburban districts (Types 6 and 7) and smaller urban districts (Type 4). Music and
visual arts enrollment in Type 7 districts is around half that of urban districts, yet music educators in Type
7 districts outnumber their counterparts in Type 5 (major urban, very high poverty) districts. Similarly,
about 11,000 fewer students are enrolled in visual arts in Type 6 districts, yet the number of visual arts
educators employed in Type 5 urban districts is 57 percent of the number employed in Type 6 districts.
See Tables 10 and 11 for a comparison.
Table 10: Number of Music Teachers in Each District Type Compared to
Number and Percentage of Students Enrolled in Music
District Type, Income and Total Students
Number of Music
Educators
# Students
Enrolled in Music
% Students
Enrolled in Music
Type 1 Rural/Agricultural – high poverty –
160,000 students
Type 2 Rural/Agricultural – low poverty –
220,000 students
Type 3 Rural/Small Town – moderate
income – 130,000 students
Type 4 – Urban – high poverty – 290,000
students
Type 5 Major Urban – very high poverty –
360,000 students
Type 6 Urban/Suburban – high income –
420,000 students
Type 7 Urban/Suburban – very high income
– 240,000 students
397 99,200 62%
597 143,000 65%
354 74,100 57%
713 168,200 58%
660 234,000 65%
1,021 222,600 53%
690 115,200 48%
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