Arts Education Funding: A Two-Year National Snapshot

Arts education programs nationwide rely on a variety of funding sources to sustain and strengthen high-quality opportunities for students to participate in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. To understand the reach, impact, and limitations of these resources, the Arts Education Alliance and the NAMM SupportMusic Coalition collaborated to analyze how K–12 districts across the country used federal and local funding streams to support arts education over two consecutive school years: 2023–24 and 2024–25.

Key themes across both surveys included modest funding levels, strong reliance on district resources, clear evidence of program impact, and persistent unmet needs. Together, these findings provide both a snapshot of recent funding realities and insight into opportunities for stronger inclusion of arts education in future federal funding priorities.

Survey Results From Previous School Years