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Table 8. |
Percentage of students enrolled in grades 3–12 whose parents were satisfied or dissatisfied with various aspects of their children's schools, by public and private school type: 1993, 1999, 2003, and 2007 |
Parent satisfaction | School type | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Public, assigned | Public, chosen | Private, religious | Private, nonsectarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1993 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1993 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1993 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | |||||||||||
Very Satisfied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | 52 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 79 | ||||||||||
Teachers | 56 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 74 | ||||||||||
Academic standards | 55 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 79 | ||||||||||
Order and discipline | 55 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 61 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 83 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ||||||||||
Staff interaction with parents | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | 73 | ||||||||||
Somewhat Satisfied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | 34 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | ||||||||||
Teachers | 35 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | ||||||||||
Academic standards | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||
Order and discipline | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||
Staff interaction with parents | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 23 | ||||||||||
Somewhat dissatisfied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ! | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ! | 2 | ! | 5 | ! | 3 | ! | |||||
Teachers | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ! | 2 | ! | 4 | ! | 3 | ! | ||||||
Academic standards | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ! | 1 | 3 | 2 | ! | 2 | ! | 1 | ! | 4 | ! | 2 | ! | ||||
Order and discipline | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ! | 2 | 2 | 3 | ! | 5 | 4 | ! | 2 | ! | ||||||
Staff interaction with parents | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | ! | |||||||||
Very dissatisfied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | 2 | ! | 1 | ! | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | ||
Teachers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | 0 | ! | 1 | ! | 1 | ! | 2 | ! | 1 | ! | 2 | ! | 0 | ||
Academic standards | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | 0 | ! | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | 1 | ! | 1 | ! | 1 | ! | 0 | ! | |
Order and discipline | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ! | 1 | ! | 2 | ! | 1 | ! | 3 | ! | 2 | ! | 0 | ! | 0 | ! | ||
Staff interaction with parents | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | ! | — | — | — | 1 | ! | ||||||||
! Interpret data with caution; the estimates are unstable; coefficient of variation is 30 percent or more. – Not available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Readiness Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), 1993; School Safety and Discipline Survey of the NHES, 1993; Parent Survey of the NHES, 1999; Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the NHES, 2003; and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the NHES, 2007. |