Music Advocacy Facts

Fact pointer

Students who are classified as "disruptive" (based on factors such as frequent skipping of classes, times in trouble, in-school suspensions, disciplinary reasons given, arrests, and dropouts) compose approximately 12% of the school population. This number drastically decreases to only 8% if the students are involved in music class.

From: Based on data from the "NELS:88 (National Education Longitudinal Study), second follow-up," 1992.

Available here: MENC - Benefits of Music Education Brochure, Spring 2002