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 school type: Selected years, 2003 through 2019

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Parent satisfaction	2003												2007												2016												2019
	Public school									Private school			Public school1									Private school			Public school1									Private school			Public school1									Private school
	Total			Assigned			Chosen						Total			Assigned			Chosen						Total			Assigned			Chosen						Total			Assigned			Chosen
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14			15			16			17
Very satisfied
School	55.4		(0.75)	53.7		(0.79)	64.2		(1.72)	75.7		(1.73)	54.0		(0.93)	52.1		(0.96)	62.1		(2.34)	78.6		(1.76)	55.4		(0.76)	54.2		(0.84)	59.5		(1.67)	77.2		(1.77)	59.3		(0.58)	58.0		(0.69)	64.3		(1.50)	79.7		(1.63)
Teachers	57.8		(0.73)	56.4		(0.74)	64.5		(1.62)	71.8		(1.55)	57.9		(0.80)	56.6		(0.88)	63.5		(2.32)	75.8		(1.69)	54.3		(0.70)	54.2		(0.86)	54.7		(1.67)	72.3		(1.52)	57.7		(0.73)	57.2		(0.88)	60.4		(1.82)	73.9		(1.76)
Academic standards	56.1		(0.73)	54.5		(0.78)	63.8		(1.75)	78.9		(1.62)	58.2		(0.80)	56.3		(0.84)	65.9		(2.09)	81.3		(1.59)	54.6		(0.80)	53.2		(0.86)	59.4		(1.85)	77.5		(1.71)	57.0		(0.68)	55.3		(0.80)	63.7		(1.43)	77.1		(1.61)
Order and discipline	57.4		(0.73)	55.9		(0.78)	64.8		(1.81)	80.9		(1.47)	56.2		(0.89)	55.0		(0.97)	60.9		(2.21)	82.2		(1.55)	54.1		(0.66)	53.3		(0.77)	57.1		(1.63)	79.1		(1.70)	54.2		(0.62)	52.9		(0.76)	59.5		(1.45)	75.2		(2.18)
Staff interaction     with parents	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	49.5		(0.93)	47.7		(1.00)	56.7		(2.24)	74.9		(1.77)	48.0		(0.67)	47.2		(0.79)	51.0		(1.80)	70.2		(1.77)	50.2		(0.75)	49.2		(0.85)	54.0		(1.60)	68.9		(2.16)
Somewhat satisfied
School	34.0		(0.66)	35.3		(0.74)	27.6		(1.40)	19.7		(1.66)	34.0		(0.75)	34.9		(0.82)	30.5		(2.01)	18.3		(1.62)	35.3		(0.73)	36.0		(0.77)	32.6		(1.69)	19.5		(1.70)	34.1		(0.57)	35.0		(0.73)	31.1		(1.41)	17.5		(1.45)
Teachers	34.4		(0.71)	35.4		(0.71)	29.3		(1.57)	23.6		(1.35)	33.3		(0.74)	34.1		(0.84)	29.8		(1.87)	21.6		(1.67)	37.3		(0.70)	37.1		(0.78)	37.8		(1.72)	23.7		(1.51)	35.4		(0.73)	35.7		(0.85)	33.7		(1.76)	22.2		(1.64)
Academic standards	34.3		(0.71)	35.4		(0.79)	29.1		(1.59)	16.8		(1.42)	31.8		(0.75)	32.7		(0.84)	28.2		(1.99)	16.4		(1.40)	36.6		(0.73)	37.5		(0.76)	33.5		(1.80)	19.5		(1.59)	35.7		(0.75)	36.7		(0.85)	31.4		(1.57)	20.6		(1.57)
Order and discipline	29.7		(0.65)	30.5		(0.72)	26.0		(1.67)	15.0		(1.42)	29.6		(0.81)	30.1		(0.85)	27.6		(2.57)	15.1		(1.45)	33.9		(0.61)	34.9		(0.71)	30.5		(1.45)	17.2		(1.62)	34.7		(0.61)	35.4		(0.80)	32.5		(1.09)	21.0		(1.95)
Staff interaction     with parents	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	35.7		(0.82)	36.4		(0.92)	33.5		(2.03)	21.5		(1.71)	38.5		(0.73)	39.0		(0.83)	36.7		(1.65)	24.4		(1.63)	37.9		(0.78)	38.4		(0.87)	35.9		(1.49)	25.1		(1.93)
Somewhat dissatisfied
School	7.1		(0.34)	7.4		(0.37)	5.6		(0.75)	3.5		(0.69)	7.9		(0.42)	8.4		(0.45)	5.5		(0.98)	2.7		(0.53)	6.9		(0.43)	7.3		(0.50)	5.4		(0.69)	2.6		(0.55)	4.8		(0.25)	5.1		(0.29)	3.4		(0.41)	1.8		(0.44)
Teachers	5.8		(0.34)	6.2		(0.38)	4.1		(0.52)	3.5		(0.69)	6.4		(0.45)	6.6		(0.48)	5.6		(1.11)	2.0		(0.54)	6.7		(0.37)	7.1		(0.43)	5.4		(0.75)	3.1		(0.56)	5.4		(0.28)	5.6		(0.33)	5.0		(0.52)	2.8		(0.60)
Academic standards	6.3		(0.32)	6.6		(0.37)	4.3		(0.56)	3.6		(0.71)	6.4		(0.41)	6.8		(0.47)	4.9		(0.83)	2.1	!	(0.63)	6.5		(0.33)	7.0		(0.39)	4.8		(0.60)	2.4		(0.52)	5.5		(0.33)	6.0		(0.40)	3.7		(0.43)	1.5		(0.43)
Order and discipline	7.4		(0.39)	7.8		(0.42)	5.0		(0.69)	2.5		(0.53)	8.3		(0.45)	8.6		(0.50)	7.0		(1.00)	2.2		(0.49)	7.9		(0.39)	7.6		(0.51)	8.8		(0.88)	3.1		(0.56)	7.9		(0.44)	8.4		(0.52)	6.0		(0.77)	2.9		(0.66)
Staff interaction     with parents	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	9.9		(0.46)	10.7		(0.59)	6.7		(0.93)	2.4		(0.53)	9.8		(0.40)	10.1		(0.50)	8.9		(0.83)	4.5		(0.71)	8.8		(0.35)	9.1		(0.42)	7.7		(0.65)	4.0		(0.69)
Very dissatisfied
School	3.4		(0.23)	3.6		(0.26)	2.6		(0.54)	1.1	!	(0.43)	4.1		(0.37)	4.6		(0.44)	1.8		(0.51)	0.4	!	(0.17)	2.5		(0.22)	2.5		(0.21)	2.5		(0.62)	0.7	!	(0.25)	1.7		(0.17)	1.8		(0.21)	1.1		(0.20)	1.1	!	(0.46)
Teachers	2.0		(0.15)	2.0		(0.16)	2.1		(0.45)	1.0	!	(0.48)	2.4		(0.31)	2.7		(0.39)	1.1	!	(0.34)	0.7	!	(0.25)	1.7		(0.21)	1.6		(0.21)	2.1		(0.57)	0.9	!	(0.29)	1.4		(0.24)	1.5		(0.29)	1.0		(0.24)	1.1	!	(0.44)
Academic standards	3.3		(0.23)	3.4		(0.28)	2.7		(0.59)	0.7	!	(0.32)	3.7		(0.35)	4.3		(0.43)	1.0	!	(0.30)	0.3	!	(0.13)	2.3		(0.20)	2.4		(0.22)	2.3		(0.57)	0.6	!	(0.23)	1.8		(0.19)	1.9		(0.23)	1.3		(0.25)	‡		(†)
Order and discipline	5.5		(0.35)	5.8		(0.38)	4.2		(0.72)	1.6	!	(0.62)	5.9		(0.41)	8.6		(0.50)	4.5		(0.82)	‡		(†)	4.0		(0.37)	4.2		(0.43)	3.6		(0.64)	0.7	!	(0.23)	3.1		(0.21)	3.3		(0.25)	2.0		(0.31)	0.9	!	(0.31)
Staff interaction     with parents	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	---		(†)	4.9		(0.42)	5.3		(0.48)	3.2		(0.62)	1.3		(0.38)	3.7		(0.30)	3.8		(0.34)	3.4		(0.82)	0.9	!	(0.29)	3.1		(0.23)	3.3		(0.28)	2.3		(0.29)	2.0		(0.56)

---Not available.

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

1 Students with missing data on whether their school was assigned or chosen were not included with assigned public schools or with chosen public schools; however, they were included in the public school totals.

NOTE: National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) administrations in 2003 and 2007 were administered via telephone with an interviewer. NHES:2016 used self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires that were mailed to respondents. Measurable differences between estimates for 2016 and estimates for the earlier years in this table could reflect actual changes in the population, or the changes could be due to the mode change from telephone to mail. For NHES:2019, the majority of data were collected using a web-based survey instrument that respondents accessed with credentials they received in a mailed invitation. Paper surveys were used for nonresponse follow-up and for a small experiment. Data exclude homeschooled children. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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, 2016, and 2019). (This table was prepared April 2021.)