A strong majority of registered voters in Utah support charter schools. According to a September 2019 survey Y2 Analytics conducted for my organization, the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools, 62% of registered voters in Utah support charter schools.
According to that same survey, Utah families list academic quality first in their hierarchy of educational values. The survey said that 47% say that “quality of academics is the most important factor while selecting a school for your child.” No other factor exceeded 10%.
Recognizing that academic quality would likely be the highest factor, Y2 asked respondents to identify what the most important factor would be, other than academic quality.