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.)