Schooling in America Survey Dashboard

Welcome to our Schooling in America Survey Dashboard!

Our annual SIA survey, in partnership with Braun Research, provides an opportunity to assess how Americans’ perspectives on K–12 education have shifted over the last decade. Over the course of the survey’s 13-year history, we have asked a set of recurring questions focusing on the direction of K–12 education, parents’ schooling preferences, parents’ satisfaction with their child’s schooling experiences, and public feelings towards educational choice policies. Furthermore, we include a set of new questions each year to better understand parents’ opinions on more timely issues within K–12 education. Some of the new questions this year revolve around the role of the federal government in K–12 education, school funding, and more.  

Dive into the results below and check out the 2025 Questionnaire.

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Schooling Opinions & Preferences
  • Parents on Direction of K-12 Education - Trend
  • Public on Direction of K-12 Education - Trend
  • Parents' Views on Direction of K-12 Education by Political ID
  • Parent Satisfaction by School Type
  • Parent Satisfaction by School Type - Trend
  • Parents' Reasons for Choosing a School
  • Parents' Reasons for Choosing a School: Safe Environment - Trend
  • Parents' Reasons for Choosing a School: Academic Quality - Trend
  • Parents' Reasons for Choosing a School: Individual Attention - Trend
  • Grading Local Schools by Type
  • School Type Preferences vs. Actual Enrollment
  • Parents' Schooling Preferences
  • Parents' Top Reasons for School Type Preference
K-12 Choice Reforms & Policies
  • "School Choice" Favorability Without Description
  • Parent Favorability of K-12 Choice Reform - Trend
  • Public Favorability of K-12 Choice Reform - Trend
  • Never Heard of K-12 Choice Policies
  • Awareness of K-12 Choice Policies
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
  • Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) Favorability – Without vs. With Description
  • Parent Favorability of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) - Trend
  • Public Favorability of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) - Trend
  • Universal vs. Needs-Based Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) - Trend
  • Favorability of ESAs by Demographic
School Vouchers
  • School Voucher Favorability – Without vs. With Description
  • Parent Favorability of School Vouchers - Trend
  • Public Favorability of School Vouchers - Trend
  • Favorability of School Vouchers by Demographic
Tax-Credit Scholarships & Refundable Tax Credits
  • Parent Favorability of Tax-Credit Scholarships - Trend
  • Public Favorability of Tax-Credit Scholarships - Trend
  • Favorability of Tax-Credit Scholarships by Demographic
  • Favorability of Refundable Tax Credits in K-12 Education
Charter Schools
  • Charter School Favorability – Without vs. With Description
  • Parent Favorability of Charter Schools - Trend
  • Public Favorability of Charter Schools - Trend
  • Favorability of Charter Schools by Demographic
Homeschooling
  • Parent Favorability of Homeschooling - Trend
  • Favorability of Homeschooling by Demographic
Open Enrollment
  • Parent Favorability of Open Enrollment - Trend
  • Public Favorability of Open Enrollment - Trend
  • Favorability of Open Enrollment by Demographic
School Funding and Fiscal Questions
  • Estimating School Spending
  • Public Views on State’s Public School Funding
  • Public's Views on School Funding - Trend
  • Americans' Views on State & Local Financial Information Accessibility
  • Parents' Views on State & Local Financial Information Accessibility
  • Impact of Increasing Public School Enrolllment on Funding
  • Impact of Decreasing Public School Enrolllment on Funding
Inside the Classroom
  • Bullying Prevalence
  • Limitations on Classroom Materials and Topics
  • Limitations on Classroom Materials and Topics by School Type
Role of Federal Government in K-12 Education
  • Role of Federal Government In K-12 Education
  • Closing the U.S. Department of Education
  • Awareness of Closing the U.S. Department of Education by Political ID
  • Trump Administration's Priorities for K-12 Education

Polling Dashboard Reports

Survey Profile

Administration/Fielding Dates: March 28 to April 7, 2025

Sponsor and Developer: EdChoice

Administration, Data Collection: Braun Research, Inc.

Population: General Population (Adults, Age 18+)

Parent of at least on child in K-12 education

Sampling Frame: National sample of adults (age 18+) living in the United States, including D.C.

Parents of school-aged children, K-12

Sampling Method: Mixed Method (Phone: Dual frame; Probability-based; Random Digit Dial (RDD); Text-to-Web.

Mode: Online: Non-probability-based

Phone for General Population, N = 502

  – Cell Phone = 80%

  – Landline = 20%

Online for General Population, N = 1,012

Phone/Online for School Parents, N = 2,455

Languages: English

Median Survey Time: Phone, General Population: 17.5 minutes

Online – General Population: 16.6 minutes

Online, School Parents: 18.0 minutes

Sample Sizes: General Population, N = 1,514

School Parents, N = 2,455

Quotas: Black School Parents, N = 639 [600]

Hispanic School Parents, N = 602 [600]

Weighting: General Population: Age, Census Division, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, Education, and Phone Usage

School Parents: Age, Census Region, Gender, Race

Online Participation Rate: 15.31%

Phone Response Rates: Cell = 2.04%, Landline = 0.9%

Questionnaire and data and methodology

Project Contact:

Colyn Ritter, [email protected]

Paul DiPerna, [email protected]

Alli Aldis, [email protected]