| Table 22. | Average grade that the public would give the public schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 2003 |
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| | No children | Public school| Private school
| All adults | in school | parents | parents
|______________|______________|_______________|_______________
Year | |Local | |Local | |Local | | Local
|Nation|commu- |Nation|commu- |Nation |commu- |Nation |commu-
| | nity | | nity | | nity | | nity
________|______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
________|______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1974 ...| ---| 2.63| ---| 2.57| ---| 2.80| ---| 2.15
1975 ...| ---| 2.38| ---| 2.31| ---| 2.49| ---| 1.81
1976 ...| ---| 2.38| ---| 2.34| ---| 2.48| ---| 2.22
1977 ...| ---| 2.33| ---| 2.25| ---| 2.59| ---| 2.05
1978 ...| ---| 2.21| ---| 2.11| ---| 2.47| ---| 1.69
| | | | | | | |
1979 ...| ---| 2.21| ---| 2.15| ---| 2.38| ---| 1.88
1980 ...| ---| 2.26| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
1981 ...| 1.94| 2.20| ---| 2.12| ---| 2.36| ---| 1.88
1982 ...| 2.01| 2.24| 2.04| 2.18| 2.01| 2.35| 2.02| 2.20
1983 ...| 1.91| 2.12| 1.92| 2.10| 1.92| 2.31| 1.82| 1.89
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1984 ...| 2.09| 2.36| 2.11| 2.30| 2.11| 2.49| 2.04| 2.17
1985 ...| 2.14| 2.39| 2.16| 2.36| 2.20| 2.44| 1.93| 2.00
1986 ...| 2.13| 2.36| ---| 2.29| ---| 2.55| ---| 2.14
1987 ...| 2.18| 2.44| 2.20| 2.38| 2.22| 2.61| 2.03| 2.01
1988 ...| 2.08| 2.35| 2.02| 2.32| 2.13| 2.48| 2.00| 2.13
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1989 ...| 2.01| 2.35| 1.99| 2.27| 2.06| 2.56| 1.93| 2.12
1990 ...| 1.99| 2.29| 1.98| 2.27| 2.03| 2.44| 1.85| 2.09
1991 ...| 2.00| 2.36| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
1992 ...| 1.93| 2.30| 1.92| ---| 1.94| 2.73| 1.85| ---
1993 ...| 1.95| 2.41| 1.97| 2.40| 1.97| 2.48| 1.80| 2.11
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1994 ...| 1.95| 2.26| 1.95| 2.16| 1.90| 2.55| 1.86| 1.90
1995 ...| 1.97| 2.28| 1.98| 2.25| 1.93| 2.41| 1.81| 1.85
1996 ...| 1.93| 2.30| 1.91| 2.22| 2.00| 2.56| 1.80| 1.86
1997 ...| 1.97| 2.35| 1.99| 2.27| 2.01| 2.56| 1.99| 1.87
1998 ...| 1.93| 2.41| 1.91| 2.36| 1.96| 2.51| 1.81| 2.20
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1999 ...| 2.02| 2.44| 2.03| 2.42| 1.97| 2.56| ---| ---
2000 ...| 1.98| 2.47| 1.94| 2.44| 2.05| 2.59| ---| ---
2001 ...| 2.01| 2.47| 2.00| 2.42| 2.04| 2.66| ---| ---
2002 ...| 2.08| 2.44| 2.08| 2.40| 2.06| 2.61| ---| ---
2003 ...| 2.11| 2.41| 2.09| 2.32| 2.16| 2.57| ---| ---
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| ---Not available. NOTE: Average based on a scale where A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0. SOURCE: Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappan "The Annual Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools," selected years 1974-2003. (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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