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Table 206.50. Percentage of students enrolled in grades 3 through 12 whose parents were satisfied or dissatisfied with various aspects of their children's schools, by public and private school type: 2003, 2007, and 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Parent satisfaction 2003 2007 2012
Public school Private school Public school Private school Public school Private school
Assigned Chosen Religious Nonsectarian Assigned Chosen Religious Nonsectarian Assigned Chosen Religious Nonsectarian
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Very satisfied                                                                        
School 53.7   (0.79) 64.2   (1.72) 77.0   (2.01) 71.7   (3.65) 52.1   (0.96) 62.1   (2.34) 78.7   (1.97) 78.6   (3.57) 52.5   (0.58) 56.2   (1.30) 80.0   (1.44) 77.8   (3.36)
Teachers 56.4   (0.74) 64.5   (1.62) 72.5   (1.88) 70.3   (3.68) 56.6   (0.88) 63.5   (2.32) 76.3   (1.96) 74.0   (3.67) 52.3   (0.65) 51.7   (1.48) 72.1   (1.80) 76.3   (3.23)
Academic standards 54.5   (0.78) 63.8   (1.75) 79.5   (1.77) 77.3   (3.32) 56.3   (0.84) 65.9   (2.09) 81.9   (1.70) 78.8   (3.81) 52.7   (0.58) 58.8   (1.48) 79.2   (1.76) 83.5   (2.89)
Order and discipline 55.9   (0.78) 64.8   (1.81) 81.2   (1.81) 80.5   (3.23) 55.0   (0.97) 60.9   (2.21) 82.7   (1.95) 80.5   (3.15) 52.4   (0.64) 57.9   (1.64) 82.2   (1.49) 79.8   (3.68)
Staff interaction with
     parents
  (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 47.7   (1.00) 56.7   (2.24) 75.4   (1.85) 73.0   (4.03) 44.7   (0.72) 48.8   (1.67) 72.2   (1.66) 72.8   (3.53)
                                                                         
Somewhat satisfied                                                                        
School 35.3   (0.74) 27.6   (1.40) 18.7   (1.84) 22.6   (3.33) 34.9   (0.82) 30.5   (2.01) 18.4   (1.82) 17.8   (3.40) 37.6   (0.68) 34.0   (1.57) 16.4   (1.42) 19.4   (3.16)
Teachers 35.4   (0.71) 29.3   (1.57) 23.4   (1.69) 23.6   (3.25) 34.1   (0.84) 29.8   (1.87) 21.1   (1.90) 23.1   (3.78) 38.4   (0.64) 38.7   (1.47) 23.6   (1.70) 20.4   (3.16)
Academic standards 35.4   (0.79) 29.1   (1.59) 16.4   (1.52) 17.7   (2.97) 32.7   (0.84) 28.2   (1.99) 15.8   (1.58) 18.6   (3.67) 38.0   (0.67) 33.0   (1.49) 17.2   (1.56) 14.0   (2.70)
Order and discipline 30.5   (0.72) 26.0   (1.67) 14.7   (1.70) 15.6   (3.13) 30.1   (0.85) 27.6   (2.57) 14.6   (1.83) 16.8   (2.89) 35.3   (0.67) 30.8   (1.50) 15.2   (1.53) 16.9   (3.37)
Staff interaction with
     parents
  (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 36.4   (0.92) 33.5   (2.03) 21.1   (1.83) 22.9   (3.92) 40.1   (0.79) 35.4   (1.69) 23.6   (1.54) 23.4   (3.40)
                                                                         
Somewhat dissatisfied                                                                        
School 7.4   (0.37) 5.6   (0.75) 3.2   (0.69) 4.5 ! (1.98) 8.4   (0.45) 5.5   (0.98) 2.6   (0.58) 3.3 ! (1.50) 7.4   (0.37) 7.6   (0.95) 2.9   (0.68)   (†)
Teachers 6.2   (0.38) 4.1   (0.52) 3.4   (0.69) 3.8 ! (1.67) 6.6   (0.48) 5.6   (1.11) 1.7   (0.50) 2.9 ! (1.35) 7.2   (0.33) 7.7   (0.84) 4.0   (0.84) 2.0 ! (0.88)
Academic standards 6.6   (0.37) 4.3   (0.56) 3.3   (0.77) 4.5 ! (1.94) 6.8   (0.47) 4.9   (0.83) 2.0 ! (0.74)   (†) 7.0   (0.40) 6.3   (0.77) 3.5   (0.92)   (†)
Order and discipline 7.8   (0.42) 5.0   (0.69) 2.1   (0.52) 3.7 ! (1.45) 8.6   (0.50) 7.0   (1.00) 2.1   (0.52)   (†) 8.6   (0.36) 7.3   (0.75) 1.8   (0.48)   (†)
Staff interaction with
     parents
  (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 10.7   (0.59) 6.7   (0.93) 2.3   (0.57)   (†) 11.0   (0.41) 11.9   (1.03) 3.0   (0.58) 1.9 ! (0.77)
                                                                         
Very dissatisfied                                                                        
School 3.6   (0.26) 2.6   (0.54) 1.1 ! (0.50)   (†) 4.6   (0.44) 1.8   (0.51) 0.4 ! (0.20)   (†) 2.5   (0.21) 2.3   (0.39) 0.7 ! (0.33)   (†)
Teachers 2.0   (0.16) 2.1   (0.45)   (†)   (†) 2.7   (0.39) 1.1 ! (0.34) 0.9 ! (0.32) #   (†) 2.0   (0.18) 2.0   (0.47)   (†)   (†)
Academic standards 3.4   (0.28) 2.7   (0.59)   (†)   (†) 4.3   (0.43) 1.0 ! (0.30)   (†)   (†) 2.3   (0.21) 1.8   (0.33)   (†)   (†)
Order and discipline 5.8   (0.38) 4.2   (0.72) 2.0 ! (0.80)   (†) 8.6   (0.50) 4.5   (0.82)   (†)   (†) 3.6   (0.22) 4.1   (0.59) 0.7 ! (0.35)   (†)
Staff interaction with
     parents
  (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 5.3   (0.48) 3.2   (0.62) 1.2 ! (0.38)   (†) 4.3   (0.28) 3.9   (0.55) 1.2 ! (0.42)   (†)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
NOTE: Data exclude homeschooled children. While National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) administrations prior to 2012 were administered via telephone with an interviewer, NHES:2012 used self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires that were mailed to respondents. Measurable differences in estimates between 2012 and prior years could reflect actual changes in the population, or the changes could be due to the mode change from telephone to mail. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2003, 2007, and 2012). (This table was prepared September 2014.)

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