Average grade that the public would give the public schools in their community and in the nation at large: 1974 to 2004

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Table 22.

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        |  All adults  |  No children |  Public school| Private school
        |              |   in school  |     parents   |     parents
        |______________|______________|_______________|_______________
Year    |      | Local |Nation| Local |Nation | Local |Nation | Local
        |      |commu- |      |commu- |       |commu- |       |commu-
        |Nation|  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|   --- |   ---
2004 ...|  1.93|   2.45|  1.07|   2.42|   2.00|   2.58|   --- |   ---
________|______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

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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," 1974 to 2004. (This table was prepared March 2005.)

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