Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $7.3bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
Fine arts schools made a delayed recovery from the pandemic
- Fine arts schools benefitted from solid growth in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, but lockdown orders and social distancing guidelines reversed the industry's trajectory. Lingering health concerns kept fine arts schools from reaching full capacity in 2021.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Rising disposable income will offset lackluster federal funding
- Federal funding to creative arts will through the next five years, challenging fine arts schools that will lose direct subsidies. This will also expose the industry to more fluctuations in consumer spending as scholarships and grants become less accessible and force students to pay out of pocket.
Biggest companies in the Fine Arts Schools in the US
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There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Fine Arts Schools in the US industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.
Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Recreational dance classes, Recreational music and theater classes and Training and professional development programs. Recreational dance classes is the largest segment of the Fine Arts Schools in the US.
Trends and Insights
Recreational dance classes remain the most popular programs
- This segment is made up of all dance classes designed for recreation and leisure, including formal performance dances (ballet and modern dance) as well as hip-hop, ballroom dances (the waltz and the tango, jazz dances) and worldwide dances (flamenco, belly dancing and capoeira).
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
This industry includes operators that offer instruction in the fine arts, including dance, drama, music and the visual arts. The industry does not include programs that offer academic degrees or diplomas. Commercial and graphic arts and commercial photography instruction are also excluded from this industry, as these subjects are accounted for in the Trade and Technical Schools industry (IBISWorld report 61151).
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States include Providing art instruction (except commercial or graphic) , Providing ballet instruction (except academic), Providing ceramics instruction, Providing dance instruction, Providing drama instruction (except academic), Providing handicrafts instruction, Providing music instruction (except academic), Providing photography instruction (except commercial), Providing sculpture instruction and Providing voice instruction.Companies
Companies covered in the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States include .Purchase this report to view all major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
Related terms covered in the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States include college, endowment fund and national endowment for the arts (nea).Industry Code
NAICS 61161 - Fine Arts Schools in the US
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Fine arts schools made a delayed recovery from the pandemic. Persisting health concerns kept most of the industry operating at lower capacity in 2021, and heightened competit...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
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Analyst insight
Dance classes are the largest source of revenue. These classes are accessible to new students but also cater to the most experienced ballet or modern dance performers.
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
The Southeast is the top region. Fine arts schools need a large population to serve, and the Southeast contains over a quarter of the entire nation's populace.
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each state in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
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Analyst insights
Price is a critical competitive base. Consumers usually attend fine arts schools as a hobby, so keeping prices low is the best way to prevent losses in attendance when per ca...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
There are no major fine arts schools, as the pressure to be geographically dispersed and limitations on achieving an economy of scale make it difficult for one school to gain ...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
Detailed analysis
External Environment
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Analyst insights
States regulate fine arts schools, so federal oversight is minimal. Still, schools that offer degrees or certificates need to be accredited by the proper agency.
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
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Analyst insights
Fine arts schools are keeping profit high, even as workforces expand. Price competition makes offsetting wage costs challenging, but the industry's access to part-time worker...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
- Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
- Income Statement (2017-2022)
- Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
- Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
- Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Leverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States in 2025?
The market size of the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States is $7.3bn in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States in 2024?
There are 16,573 businesses in the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
How may import tariffs affect the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States?
The Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States?
The Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States has been growing at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States is expected to grow.
What does the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States include?
Providing art instruction (except commercial or graphic) and Providing ballet instruction (except academic) are part of the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States.
How competitive is the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States?
The level of competition is low and increasing in the Fine Arts Schools industry in the United States.
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