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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 19, 2025
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 19, 2025: Eighty-seven percent (87%) of voters say it is more important to ensure that everyone who graduates from high school has the basic skills needed to function as an adult in society than it is to make sure that everyone can go to college. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 12% say making sure everyone can go to college is more important.
The survey also found 53% say everyone who graduates from public high schools in their area have the ability to read, write, get a job and function as an adult in society. Twenty-four percent (24%) disagree.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 6-7, 2025. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Survey questions
Does everyone who graduates from public high schools in your area have the ability to read, write, get a good job and function as an adult in society?
- 53%-Yes
- 24%-No
- 23%-Not sure
Is it more important to ensure that everyone who graduates from high school has the basic skills needed to function as an adult in society, or to make sure that everyone can go to college?
- 87%-Ensure that everyone who graduates from high school has these basic skills
- 12%-Make sure everyone can go to college
- 1%-Not sure
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