Most think vouchers should cover special education schools
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 57.0% of Americans think parents should be able to use tax dollars for special education schools, while 35.6% say the same for independent prep academies and 29.8% for religious schools.
Classical academies draw 31.6%, Montessori schools 28.2%, military schools 27.3% and boarding schools 23.9%. Another 26.7% would fund none, and respondents could name several types.
Selected responses
Most think vouchers should cover special education schools.
Which of the following types of private schools, if any, do you feel parents should be able to use tax dollars to fund their children’s education?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Society, Culture, & Identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
Which of the following types of private schools, if any, do you feel parents should be able to use tax dollars to fund their children’s education?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.