Main reasons why parents enroll their children in private or public schools U.S. 2024

According to a survey conducted in 2024, 50 percent of parents who chose to send their youngest child to a private school in the United States said that a safe environment was the main reason why they chose this type of school, followed by 40 percent who cited academic quality or reputation as the main reason. In comparison, parents who sent their youngest child to a public school, either inside or outside their school district, were most likely to say that location was the main reason behind their choice of school, at 57 percent.

根据2024年的一项调查，在美国选择将年幼子女送入私立学校的一半家长表示，安全的环境是他们选择此类学校的主要原因，其后40%的家长将学术质量或声誉视为主要因素。相较之下，将年幼子女送入公立学校的家长，无论是在学区内部还是外部，最有可能将地理位置视为选择学校的主要因素，占比达到57%。