Arizona Voters Give Public Schools Failing Grade, New Poll Finds
13th October 2026
Nearly 80% of Arizona voters have an unfavorable opinion of public education in their state, one of the few areas of agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the weeks leading to Election Day.
The League of American Workers shared the polling data exclusively with the Daily Signal.
Only one-quarter of Arizona eighth graders are proficient in reading, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
With taxpayers footing the bill for public education, including through property taxes, 51.3% of survey respondents said Arizonans are getting a very poor return on their investment. Another 27.1% said it was a somewhat poor return.
Just 14.5% considered public education to be providing a good return for their spending, while 7.2% were unsure.
Majorities of conservatives, liberals, and moderates say they’re getting a poor return on public education spending, including 67.2% of Democrats.