Education - Spring 2003

 

Satisfaction with the quality of public schools is statistically the same, at 65% in 2002 and 63% in 2003.
Satisfaction with class size is also unchanged. Sixty-nine percent of those expressing an opinion were satisfied in 2002, compared to 66% who are satisfied in 2003.
In 2002, just under eight in ten respondents who volunteered an answer (78%) reported that they were satisfied with the quality of instruction in public schools in their area. In 2003, satisfaction was unchanged at 77%.
Summary Respondent satisfaction with the quality of public schools in their area is stable. There are no age, income, or gender differences in satisfaction with the taxes spent to support public education. State residents express the same level of satisfaction with public schools, overall, as they did in 2002. Although men and women express a similar level of satisfaction with the services they get for their taxes, in 2003, they express different views on some of the specifics. Nearly three fourths (73%) of men say they are satisfied with the quality of public schools, compared with 70% of women who are satisfied. Almost two thirds (64%) of men are satisfied with class size in their schools, while 57% of women are satisfied. Eighty one percent of men are satisfied with the quality of instruction in public schools, and 73% of women are satisfied.