INDIANAPOLIS — People are concerned with the amount of money public schools receive, and more than in past years rate the level of education they provide as fair, according to a statewide survey.

The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, part of the Indiana University School of Education, conducted phone interviews with more than 600 households statewide last year, asking them how they would grade public schools. They also were asked about school funding, teacher evaluations and other issues state legislators are considering this year.

Overall, about 37 percent said they would give public education statewide a C, or fair, rating. About 38 percent gave it an A or B. That was the first year since 2003 that the majority of respondents didn’t rate public education as at least a B, said Terry Spradlin, associate director for education policy.

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