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Table 22. Average grade that the public would give the public schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 2002

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      |All adults            |No children in school |Public school parents  |Private school parents
      |______________________|______________________|_______________________|_______________________
 Year |      |Local  | Local |      |Local  | Local |       |Local  | Local |       | Local | Local
      |Nation|commu- |neigh- |Nation|commu- |neigh- |Nation |commu- |neigh- |Nation |commu- |neigh-
      |      | nity  |borhood|      | nity  |borhood|       | nity  |borhood|       | nity  |borhood
______|______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  1   |  2   |  3    |  4    |  5   |  6    |  7    |  8    |  9    |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
______|______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
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  |  ---
      |      |       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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  |  ---
      |      |       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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  |  ---
      |      |       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
1994 .|1.95  | 2.26  | 2.43  |1.95  | 2.16  | 2.34  | 1.90  | 2.55  | 2.64  | 1.86  | 1.90  | 2.23
1995 .|1.97  | 2.28  | 2.47  |1.98  | 2.25  | 2.43  | 1.93  | 2.41  | 2.56  | 1.81  | 1.85  | 2.09
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  |  ---  |1.92  | 2.36  |  ---  | 1.96  | 2.51  |  ---  | 1.81  | 2.20  |  ---
      |      |       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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  |  ---  |  ---  |  ---  |  ---
______|______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

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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," various years. (This table was prepared August 2002.)


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