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

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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
	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.