Parental Involvement in U.S Public Schools in 2017-18

The National Center for Education Statistics released a new Data Point report today, Parental Involvement in U.S Public Schools in 2017-18. This report examines parent and/or guardian involvement in various school-based engagement opportunities, as reported by public primary, middle, and high school principals. Findings include: Principals reported that in the 2016-17 school year, all nine parent engagement opportunities NTPS listed were more often available at primary schools than at middle or high schools.   Among schools offering the same parent engagement opportunity, primary school students more frequently had high parent participation at seven out of the nine events than did middle school students. Primary school students also more often had high parent attendance at eight out of the nine events than did high school students. Primary school principals less often reported low attendance at any of the nine events when compared to principals at middle or high schools offering the same parent engagement opportunities. Note: High parent attendance meant 76-100 percent of all students enrolled at the school had at least one parent attending the event and low parent attendance meant 0-25 percent of all students had at least one parent attending the event.