Average Grade that the Public Give Schools in the Nation at Large

Description: 

Average grade that the public give the public schools in the nation at large, where 4 points is an A and 0 points is an F.

Source: 

Phi Kappa Delta/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools and the National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics.

Methodological Notes: 

Data come from telephone interviews of a national sample of adults age 18 and older. The exact question wording is, “Students are often given the grades A, B, C, D, and FAIL to denote the quality of their work. Suppose the public schools themselves in your community were graded in the same way. What grade would you give the public schools here—A, B, C, D, or FAIL?  How about the public schools in the nation as a whole? What grade would you give the public schools nationally—A, B, C, D, or FAIL?”