This report summarizes Oregon Department of Education data and provides detailed information about Oregon students’ access to learning in, through and about the arts. Knowing definitively that nearly 65,000 students attend a public school in Oregon without access to any arts coursework taught by a licensed arts teacher, there is an opportunity for a targeted investment to make an impact on schools with a demonstrated need. One of the added components in this year’s report is a county map, highlighting access levels around the state. This, in addition to the interactive database already housed on the Oregon Arts Commission website, the report provides a valuable way to learn from schools that have demonstrated a commitment to maintaining strong arts education access and discover how they made that possible.

This report summarizes Oregon Department of Education data and provides detailed information about Oregon students’ access to learning in, through and about the arts.