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Education
We would like to hear your views on education in
Sangamon County. This includes pre-K education, K-12
education, and post-high school education.
Starting off, what school district do you currently live
in?
A-C CENTRAL
0.6%
ATHENS #213
1.2%
AUBURN #10
2.9%
CHATHAM #5
11.4%
EDINBURG #14
0%
MT. PULASKI #23
0%
NEW BERLIN #16
3.1%
PAWNEE #11
1.8%
PLEASANT PLAINS #8
5%
PORTA #202
0%
RIVERTON #14
2.4%
ROCHESTER #3A
4.9%
SANGAMON VALLEY #9
1%
SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT 186
52.3%
TRI-CITY #1
1.2%
VIRDEN #4
0%
WAVERLY #6
0%
WILLIAMSVILLE #15
4.8%
OTHER
2.7%
DON’T KNOW
4.3%
REFUSED
0.5%
Others mentioned: #27; District #12; District 16;
District 193; Macoupin co schools we live on the line
in Sangamon County
Thinking about your local school district, what is the
biggest change needed, if any, in order to improve K-12
education? Is it?
Improved leadership and
7.5%
administration
Better quality teachers
8.4%
Increased funding to schools
28.1%
Smaller cl ass sizes
10.6%
Improved technology and
5.8%
resources
Improved or newer buildings
3.2%
Improved curriculum
7.1%
Improved safety
2.3%
Increased diversity in schools
3.3%
Something else
11.1%
DON’T KNOW
11.4%
REFUSED
1.3%
And if local leaders chose to increase taxes to support
local public schools, which of the following would you
be most likely to support? An increase in property taxes
or an increase in local sales taxes to support these
improvements? Or would you not support any tax
increase?
Increase property taxes
21.1%
Increase local sales taxes
37.1%
Not support any tax increase
37.6%
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
3.3%
0.9%
How much confidence would you say that you have in
your local school board to effectively address problems
in your local schools? Would you say that you are…
Very confident
13.8%
Somewhat confident
49.8%
Not very confident
16.8%
Not at all confident
5.6%
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
12.8%
1.3%
Now thinking about early childhood education programs
in Sangamon County. How important, if at all, are
educational programs for children two years old or
younger, to the local community? Would you say that
they are…
Very important
51.2%
Somewhat important
21.6%
Neither important nor
3%
unimportant
Not very important
13.6%
Not important at all
7.5%
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
2.5%
0.6%
What about educational programs for children three to
five year olds? Would you say that they are…
Very important
72.1%
Somewhat important
18.8%
Neither important nor
0.6%
unimportant
Not very important
3.6%
Not important at all
1.8%
DON’T KNOW
REFUSED
2.4%
0.6%