Parent Involvement

Key facts about parental involvement in schools

• In 2016, the percentages of students whose parents reported attending a general meeting at their child’s school, a parent-teacher conference, or a school or class event reached their highest recorded levels (89, 78, and 79 percent, respectively).
• That same year, there were large disparities by educational attainment in the percentage of parents who attended school or class events (54 and 93 percent, respectively, for parents with less than a high school degree and those with a graduate/professional degree), and who volunteered or served on a committee at their child’s school (25 and 65 percent, respectively). These disparities have remained relatively constant since 1996.
• Also in 2016, the percentage of parents who attended school or class events differed by poverty status (62 and 93 percent, respectively, for households in poverty and those not in poverty), as did the share of parents who volunteered or served on a committee (27 and 47 percent, respectively).

It is so important for children to have family and parent involvement.