by Paul DiPerna
Foundation for Educational Choice
September 17, 2009
There is a disconnect between parental schooling preferences (expressed in this survey) and actual school enrollments. Fifty percent of K-12 parents said they would like to send their child to a private school. In reality, however, approximately nine percent of Kentucky’s K-12 students attend private schools. Twelve percent of Kentucky parents said they would like to send their child to a charter school. The state of Kentucky does not have a charter school law. Thirteen percent of Kentucky parents said they would choose a regular public school for their child. Approximately ninety-one percent of Kentucky’s K-12 students attend regular public schools. Kentucky lacks a sufficient school choice system to match parents’ schooling preferences.
