Average grade that the public would give the public schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 2003

Table 22.

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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
        |      |       |      |       |       |       |       |
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|  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
        |      |       |      |       |       |       |       |
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|    ---|    ---
________|______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

---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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