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SURVEY RESPONDENTS BY
STAKEHOLDER GROUP
The survey was launched on January 25, 2022, and it continues to be open. More than 29,200 respondents completed
the survey during this period, with representation from every Maryland local education agency. Survey respondents
represented a wide range of stakeholder groups, with parents/guardians, students, and teachers representing the
largest number of participants.
Respondent’s Connection to Maryland Schools*
70%
60%
55.9%
50%
40%
33.6%
30%
22.8%
20%
13.8%
7.8%
10%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.2%
Central
Office/District
Staff Member
Principal and
Administrator
Higher
Education
Community
Business
Community
0%
Parent/
Guardian
Student
Teacher
Elected Official
or Other
Connection
Other School
Staff Member
*Some respondents selected more than one category
DIVE INTO THE
SURVEY RESULTS
MORE THAN
86%
BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS “EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT” FOR MARYLAND’S SUCCESS AS A STATE
We see great consistency in responses when comparing percentages across stakeholder groups,
race/ethnicity, and regions. For stakeholder groups, for example, the percent who answered
KEY
TAKEAWAYS
“extremely important” ranges from 84% for students to 90% for the higher education community.
68%
HAVE A POSITIVE OPINION OF MARYLAND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS’ PERFORMANCE
We see important variations by stakeholder group. For example, only 54% of respondents
in the business community have a positive opinion, compared to 77% of school leaders. We
also see important variations by race/ethnicity, with 81% of Asian respondents holding a
positive view compared to 68% of Blacks/African Americans and 66% of Hispanics/Latinos.
This analysis is based on all responses collected as of
June 21, 2023, a total of 29,204 responses.
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