Americans’ Satisfaction With K-12 Education on Low Side

Americans have become less content in recent years with the quality of the nation’s K-12 education. The 42% who say they are satisfied today is the lowest measured in the past two decades by one percentage point and the second-lowest reading in Gallup’s 23-year trend. Americans’ satisfaction with schools was at a near-record high of 51% in 2019 before dropping slightly each year since.

At the same time, parents of children attending kindergarten through grade 12 remain largely content with their oldest child’s education. CONTINUED

Lydia Saad, Gallup


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