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Arts Coursetaking (2025-26)


For a full list of courses and subjects, see the arts course list.



Arts Coursetaking by Percent

Student Group K % 01 % 02 % 03 % 04 % 05 % 06 % 07 % 08 % 09 % 10 % 11 % 12 % All Grades % Total Students #
All Students 93.1 98.7 98.9 99.2 99.0 98.8 94.9 93.4 90.2 57.5 53.1 47.3 51.6 82.1 867,665
American Indian or Alaska Native 98.8 98.2 98.8 98.9 98.2 99.3 91.0 86.9 81.5 52.6 49.1 40.7 48.5 79.5 2,122
Asian 94.4 99.6 99.6 99.8 99.6 99.2 97.6 97.2 95.4 64.1 54.5 43.3 52.6 83.6 65,950
Black or African American 93.0 98.2 97.9 98.6 97.3 97.0 90.9 91.5 87.8 54.2 51.8 50.2 53.7 80.5 90,596
Hispanic or Latino 88.3 97.7 97.9 98.2 98.0 97.9 90.4 89.2 86.5 53.1 50.9 49.2 51.6 80.3 226,400
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 93.6 99.0 99.5 99.5 99.3 99.2 95.7 94.4 91.5 59.8 53.3 49.1 53.4 84.5 41,244
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 93.5 100.0 97.9 100.0 100.0 98.4 93.0 97.1 83.3 61.1 54.0 48.4 59.4 81.7 736
White 95.6 99.3 99.5 99.8 99.8 99.6 97.3 95.0 91.7 59.3 54.3 46.2 50.8 82.8 441,120
High Needs 91.6 98.3 98.5 98.8 98.5 98.2 92.7 91.0 87.7 53.3 50.8 49.1 52.5 82.0 491,093
English Learners 93.1 98.5 98.7 99.0 98.5 97.7 88.9 88.3 85.5 47.8 50.0 51.7 51.6 84.7 118,132
Low Income 90.9 98.2 98.3 98.7 98.2 98.0 91.9 90.4 87.0 53.4 51.2 49.2 52.1 81.1 377,244
Students with Disabilities 91.3 97.9 98.2 98.7 98.6 98.0 92.0 89.2 85.9 51.2 50.4 50.2 54.4 82.5 184,600
Female 93.2 98.8 99.0 99.2 99.0 98.9 95.5 94.2 91.7 63.7 56.9 49.5 53.6 83.5 423,290
Male 93.0 98.7 98.9 99.2 99.0 98.7 94.3 92.5 88.8 51.6 49.5 45.1 49.5 80.7 443,118

Arts Coursetaking by Count

Student Group K # 01 # 02 # 03 # 04 # 05 # 06 # 07 # 08 # 09 # 10 # 11 # 12 # All Grades # Total Students #
All Students 56,833 61,862 63,241 64,452 66,632 64,750 63,207 62,975 61,171 40,828 36,964 32,426 36,828 712,156 867,665
American Indian or Alaska Native 167 164 161 180 160 143 122 146 110 103 81 68 82 1,687 2,122
Asian 4,115 4,488 4,697 4,928 5,085 5,039 5,019 5,245 5,093 3,416 2,823 2,322 2,894 55,163 65,950
Black or African American 6,063 6,594 6,581 6,445 6,423 6,288 5,923 6,428 6,156 4,155 3,888 3,702 4,267 72,912 90,596
Hispanic or Latino 14,773 16,869 16,904 16,974 17,122 16,558 15,431 15,283 15,053 10,036 9,179 8,420 9,193 181,787 226,400
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 3,106 3,345 3,267 3,363 3,405 3,167 3,038 2,907 2,832 1,916 1,600 1,455 1,464 34,865 41,244
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 43 46 46 46 51 62 53 67 40 44 34 31 38 601 736
White 28,575 30,362 31,598 32,527 34,399 33,509 33,649 32,933 31,911 21,169 19,367 16,434 18,892 365,322 441,120
High Needs 32,156 36,492 37,524 38,403 39,335 38,007 35,786 35,092 33,483 21,198 18,910 17,276 18,808 402,459 491,093
English Learners 11,802 13,489 13,193 11,864 10,400 7,533 5,686 6,142 5,978 3,686 3,576 3,297 3,395 100,039 118,132
Low Income 25,049 28,068 28,125 28,519 28,912 28,014 26,430 26,527 25,435 16,830 15,165 13,795 15,234 306,093 377,244
Students with Disabilities 11,355 13,487 14,531 15,192 15,967 15,284 14,120 13,363 12,543 7,588 6,773 5,998 6,140 152,337 184,600
Female 27,732 30,072 30,794 31,424 32,547 31,644 31,144 31,241 30,487 22,023 19,171 16,471 18,727 353,473 423,290
Male 29,089 31,773 32,412 33,006 34,051 33,062 32,007 31,658 30,598 18,703 17,665 15,778 17,907 357,701 443,118

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