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

	Signing of a school-parent compact¹					Involvement in school instructional issues²						Involvement in governance³						Involvement in budget decisions
	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%
All public schools	73.0	14.7	10.0	15.0	60.3	83.4	74.4	16.9	5.9	2.8		92.3	67.0	20.8	7.9		4.3	75.5	84.1	10.7	3.5		1.7

School classification
Traditional public	72.4	15.1	10.2	14.9	59.9	83.5	75.2	16.4	5.8	2.6		92.5	67.4	20.5	7.7		4.4	75.4	84.3	10.6	3.4		1.8
Charter school	80.9	9.7	8.8	16.1	65.5	81.9	65.6	22.3	7.6	4.5		90.0	62.2	24.4	9.7		3.7	76.2	82.1	12.0	4.8		1.0

Community type
City	78.3	15.0	13.5	16.9	54.6	85.8	74.4	16.9	5.2	3.5		92.6	67.6	20.0	7.5		4.9	82.1	82.7	10.5	4.0		2.9
Suburban	69.6	16.6	9.1	13.4	60.9	82.6	73.8	17.0	6.9	2.2		94.3	64.5	21.3	9.0		5.2	75.0	85.0	9.8	3.7		1.5
Town	73.1	13.5	6.8	13.6	66.1	82.9	78.3	14.8	5.2	1.7	!	90.7	73.4	19.2	5.2		2.2	71.9	87.9	9.9	1.6		‡
Rural	71.6	12.6	8.8	15.3	63.4	82.1	73.3	17.6	5.8	3.2		90.3	66.5	21.8	8.1		3.6	70.9	82.8	12.5	3.6		1.1

School level
Primary	77.6	10.2	9.5	15.4	64.9	88.3	70.8	19.6	6.8	2.8		96.2	62.6	23.7	8.7		4.9	81.4	82.7	11.8	3.7		1.8
Middle	70.9	18.4	9.0	15.2	57.3	82.2	81.2	12.7	3.7	2.4		94.1	75.3	15.6	5.2		3.9	72.3	89.3	7.1	3.1		0.6	!
High	64.4	26.9	12.4	14.0	46.7	74.5	83.5	11.0	4.2	1.3		85.6	74.6	16.1	6.8		2.4	67.6	86.6	8.9	2.8		1.7
Combined	67.9	13.4	10.8	13.3	62.5	75.7	68.7	17.3	7.9	6.2		81.0	65.2	20.7	9.1		5.1	62.3	79.9	12.6	4.4		3.1	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	61.9	11.5	8.4	12.4	67.7	67.0	69.8	14.9	10.7	4.6	!	67.2	64.1	17.3	11.5	!	7.1	58.0	74.1	14.7	‡		‡
100–199	72.7	19.4	9.0	13.6	58.1	79.0	72.6	17.7	6.4	3.3	!	86.8	69.4	19.9	6.8		3.9	69.0	84.2	12.0	2.7	!	‡
200–499	75.4	12.7	9.8	14.8	62.6	84.6	73.6	18.0	5.5	2.9		93.7	66.7	21.2	7.6		4.5	76.0	84.0	10.4	3.5		2.2
500–749	75.6	12.6	9.4	16.1	61.9	87.0	74.3	17.2	6.4	2.1		96.3	65.6	22.4	8.2		3.9	79.1	85.0	10.8	3.1		1.1
750–999	71.1	15.9	11.5	14.7	57.9	85.9	76.9	15.4	5.0	2.7		95.3	69.1	19.3	7.7		3.9	80.4	85.3	9.9	3.9		1.0	!
1,000 or more	67.2	25.2	13.0	15.2	46.6	81.8	79.3	13.5	4.7	2.5		94.9	69.2	19.2	7.3		4.2	76.0	85.9	9.5	3.1		1.4

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	58.1	15.3	6.8	10.6	67.3	78.6	66.7	21.0	8.8	3.5		91.6	55.1	25.8	12.2		6.8	69.8	81.4	11.9	4.8		1.9
35–49	66.2	17.5	8.1	14.3	60.1	81.7	77.5	15.5	4.6	2.5		93.8	68.4	21.3	7.3		2.9	71.0	87.9	8.5	1.7		1.9	!
50–74	75.1	14.1	9.7	15.1	61.1	85.8	76.6	16.7	4.6	2.1		94.1	70.8	20.2	5.9		3.0	75.8	84.8	12.1	2.4		0.6	!
75 or more	86.7	13.6	12.7	17.4	56.3	86.4	77.3	14.6	5.3	2.8		90.9	73.2	17.0	6.0		3.8	81.8	84.0	9.8	4.0		2.2
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).
¹ A school-parent compact is an agreement between school community members (e.g., parents, principals, teachers, and students) that acknowledges the shared responsibility for students learning and/or the school's policies.
² Involvement in school instructional issues includes planning classroom learning activities and providing feedback on curriculum.
³ Involvement in governance includes PTA or PTO meetings, school board, and parent booster clubs.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
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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