Quality of K-12 Public School Education in Texas (June 2019)

Quality of K-12 Public School Education in Texas (June 2019)

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categoryTotal
Excellent7%
Good41%
Not very good31%
Terrible10%
Don’t know11%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Excellent5%7%9%
Good31%39%52%
Not very good38%30%25%
Terrible13%9%6%
Don’t know12%16%8%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Excellent6%4%6%
Good23%43%30%
Not very good47%26%40%
Terrible17%13%11%
Don’t know7%13%13%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Excellent5%6%12%
Good53%45%54%
Not very good30%31%19%
Terrible7%7%6%
Don’t know5%12%9%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Excellent6%7%8%
Good27%43%50%
Not very good44%26%25%
Terrible14%9%8%
Don’t know9%16%9%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Excellent7%2%10%
Good37%27%20%
Not very good39%41%50%
Terrible10%16%14%
Don’t know7%13%6%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Excellent4%7%12%
Good47%53%48%
Not very good33%22%23%
Terrible6%9%9%
Don’t know10%9%9%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Excellent7%6%7%
Good43%37%40%
Not very good31%25%32%
Terrible9%12%10%
Don’t know9%20%11%

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categoryMaleFemale
Excellent7%7%
Good43%40%
Not very good32%30%
Terrible9%11%
Don’t know10%12%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Excellent10%6%4%
Good39%40%47%
Not very good28%34%29%
Terrible12%9%10%
Don’t know11%11%10%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Excellent8%11%5%5%
Good41%37%41%47%
Not very good31%31%32%30%
Terrible10%10%11%8%
Don’t know11%11%11%11%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Excellent8%8%3%9%7%9%
Good43%40%40%38%43%46%
Not very good25%23%34%33%35%34%
Terrible8%12%10%12%9%8%
Don’t know15%18%12%9%7%3%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Excellent11%4%3%3%
Good46%45%37%28%
Not very good26%31%37%41%
Terrible8%7%10%19%
Don’t know9%13%13%9%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Excellent11%7%3%
Good48%48%28%
Not very good22%30%44%
Terrible9%6%17%
Don’t know10%10%8%

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