Percentage of public school principals in schools that offered various opportunities for parent participation, by opportunity type, percentage of parents participating in schools that offered each opportunity, and selected school characteristics: 2017

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Percentage of public school principals in schools that offered various opportunities for parent participation, by opportunity type, percentage of parents participating in schools that offered each opportunity, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

	Open house or back-to-school night					All regularly scheduled schoolwide parent-teacher conferences					Special subject-area events¹					Parent education workshops or courses					Volunteer in the school as needed or on a regular basis
	Percent of principals in schools that offered this	Among principals in schools that offered this, percent of parents participating				Percent of principals in schools that offered this	Among principals in schools that offered this, percent of parents participating				Percent of principals in schools that offered this	Among principals in schools that offered this, percent of parents participating				Percent of principals in schools that offered this	Among principals in schools that offered this, percent of parents participating				Percent of principals in schools that offered this	Among principals in schools that offered this, percent of parents participating
Selected school characteristic	Percent of principals in schools that offered this	0–25%	26–50%	51–75%	76–100%	Percent of principals in schools that offered this	0–25%	26–50%	51–75%	76–100%	Percent of principals in schools that offered this	0–25%	26–50%	51–75%	76–100%	Percent of principals in schools that offered this	0–25%	26–50%	51–75%	76–100%	Percent of principals in schools that offered this	0–25%	26–50%	51–75%	76–100%
All public schools	96.5	8.0	18.0	31.3	42.7	92.3	9.2	19.4	25.8	45.6	90.3	14.8	28.0	33.9	23.4	69.2	53.3	30.4	11.7	4.6	91.3	60.1	24.7	10.3	4.9

School classification
Traditional public	96.6	7.8	17.9	31.1	43.2	92.5	9.1	19.5	25.8	45.6	90.4	14.5	28.1	33.8	23.6	69.3	53.6	30.3	11.6	4.5	91.4	60.6	24.9	9.9	4.6
Charter school	95.1	10.8	18.5	34.4	36.4	90.7	10.1	19.0	26.3	44.7	89.1	17.7	26.2	34.8	21.3	68.8	50.1	31.9	12.7	5.3	90.3	53.6	22.0	15.0	9.4

Community type
City	96.6	10.5	20.9	32.1	36.5	91.2	10.0	20.7	25.8	43.5	90.3	16.8	32.3	31.9	19.0	77.4	51.8	31.9	11.5	4.8	92.1	61.5	24.8	9.0	4.7
Suburban	97.9	5.8	14.7	30.6	49.0	92.0	6.9	16.5	25.8	50.8	93.0	13.8	26.0	35.1	25.0	73.7	53.5	29.7	12.4	4.4	92.8	54.3	26.4	12.9	6.3
Town	95.4	9.9	21.3	32.5	36.2	93.9	11.6	21.3	24.9	42.3	84.7	16.0	27.3	36.3	20.4	59.9	58.3	27.2	11.3	3.1	89.9	69.7	21.3	5.2	3.8
Rural	95.1	7.2	17.3	30.9	44.6	93.1	10.0	20.7	26.3	43.0	89.7	13.3	26.2	33.1	27.4	59.8	52.6	31.1	11.0	5.3	89.3	61.1	24.0	10.9	3.9

School level
Primary	99.1	2.8	10.5	29.9	56.8	97.3	2.6	11.4	24.3	61.7	94.8	7.7	24.9	38.7	28.6	74.3	47.6	32.6	14.2	5.6	97.1	51.7	29.3	12.5	6.6
Middle	97.7	6.1	20.7	40.6	32.6	88.9	11.6	26.5	35.2	26.7	92.5	17.8	32.2	30.9	19.1	66.7	61.1	28.7	6.7	3.4	91.9	74.0	18.5	5.7	1.8
High	92.3	22.6	33.7	29.8	14.0	84.1	27.1	36.3	22.3	14.3	81.9	32.6	33.9	22.9	10.6	64.1	64.6	26.1	7.8	1.4	80.7	76.2	15.7	6.7	1.4
Combined	87.8	13.8	27.1	27.7	31.5	86.0	11.9	25.6	27.6	34.9	77.7	19.2	28.2	29.3	23.2	54.5	55.7	27.2	10.8	6.3	78.4	59.6	22.8	11.0	6.6

Student enrollment
Less than 100	79.5	18.2	21.6	20.2	39.9	81.4	14.9	17.9	14.9	52.4	62.8	21.7	16.7	23.2	38.4	44.6	50.7	23.8	8.7	16.8	65.6	54.5	23.8	12.5	9.2
100–199	95.3	15.4	17.6	28.9	38.0	93.6	12.8	18.4	22.7	46.1	83.9	19.9	23.8	30.1	26.1	59.2	54.5	26.0	13.9	5.7	86.5	63.6	18.6	14.1	3.7
200–499	97.5	6.5	17.0	30.1	46.3	94.2	7.4	17.6	25.9	49.1	91.5	12.3	25.9	37.1	24.7	67.9	51.0	31.7	12.0	5.2	93.7	60.2	25.3	9.3	5.2
500–749	98.5	4.9	14.4	34.8	45.9	95.6	6.8	17.7	26.8	48.6	94.9	12.9	29.8	34.5	22.8	75.1	53.1	31.9	12.1	2.8	94.6	55.8	27.5	11.9	4.8
750–999	98.6	7.4	18.4	30.6	43.6	91.3	8.3	21.8	29.5	40.5	94.2	13.4	33.6	31.3	21.7	75.7	55.8	30.2	10.5	3.5	94.1	61.2	25.4	8.8	4.7
1,000 or more	97.5	11.1	28.1	35.9	25.0	84.2	17.5	31.5	28.3	22.7	93.2	23.5	33.4	29.7	13.3	77.6	59.7	27.9	10.2	2.2	91.7	69.6	19.4	7.8	3.2

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	96.2	5.3	11.3	25.1	58.4	90.3	6.4	13.1	20.4	60.0	90.7	8.2	21.0	36.1	34.7	65.1	44.7	33.5	14.8	7.0	90.6	42.5	32.0	16.3	9.2
35–49	96.5	5.6	17.8	32.9	43.7	90.7	8.2	17.9	25.2	48.7	90.8	12.3	27.9	36.7	23.2	62.9	55.6	29.1	10.1	5.1	91.0	59.9	26.3	10.2	3.6
50–74	97.6	6.3	18.7	33.7	41.2	93.6	9.4	20.5	29.2	40.9	90.5	15.7	28.3	34.9	21.1	67.0	57.1	28.5	11.7	2.7	93.3	65.8	23.4	7.6	3.1
75 or more	95.9	12.5	22.8	34.0	30.6	93.8	11.6	24.3	27.9	36.2	89.5	20.6	33.4	30.1	15.9	77.0	56.0	30.0	10.1	3.8	90.6	70.2	19.0	7.4	3.4
¹Special subject-area events include events such as science fairs and concerts.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Principal Data File," 2017–18.

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