{"id":319439,"date":"2026-06-22T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=319439"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:44:38","slug":"many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/22\/many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Americans favor prayer in public schools, but few think it should be mandatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several states recently have passed or proposed legislation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-public-schools-ten-commandments-prayer-time-dallas-isd\/\">incorporate prayer<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/2026\/04\/22\/ten-commandments-law-texas-court-ruling\/8c902272-3e8b-11f1-bb46-ed564688d953_story.html\">display the Ten Commandments<\/a> in public schools. A new Pew Research Center survey shows that many Americans are receptive to religious expressions at public schools:<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"--max-width__desktop: 310px; --max-width__tablet: ; --max-width__mobile: ;\" class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart has-max-width-constraint\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:319439,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/22\\\/many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/support-for-religious-expression-in-u-s-public-schools-varies-widely-by-type-of-expression\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:320423,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/support_for_religious_expression_in_us_public_schools_varies_widely_by_type_strongof_expressionstrong-312807-1782150408.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Support for religious expression in U.S. public schools varies widely by type &lt;strong&gt;of expression&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who __ each of the following in public schools&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Favor&quot;,&quot;Oppose&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Allowing students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups&quot;,&quot;78%&quot;,&quot;21%&quot;],[&quot;Allowing coaches to lead their teams in prayer&quot;,&quot;57%&quot;,&quot;42%&quot;],[&quot;Displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms&quot;,&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;48%&quot;],[&quot;Allowing teachers to lead their classes in prayer&quot;,&quot;46%&quot;,&quot;53%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/support_for_religious_expression_in_us_public_schools_varies_widely_by_type_strongof_expressionstrong-312807-1782150408.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/22\/many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/support-for-religious-expression-in-u-s-public-schools-varies-widely-by-type-of-expression\/\" data-chart-title=\"Support for religious expression in U.S. public schools varies widely by type &lt;strong&gt;of expression&lt;\/strong&gt;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Support for religious expression in U.S. public schools varies widely by type <strong>of expression<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who __ each of the following in public schools<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/support_for_religious_expression_in_us_public_schools_varies_widely_by_type_strongof_expressionstrong-312807-1782150408.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Support for religious expression in U.S. public schools varies widely by type <strong>of expression<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who __ each of the following in public schools<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Favor<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Oppose<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Allowing students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">78%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Allowing coaches to lead their teams in prayer<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">57%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">42%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">48%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Allowing teachers to lead their classes in prayer<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">46%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">53%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cf99a0fa-9256-4b4b-8fc0-989657c9cb2d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; 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Studying Americans\u2019 views about religion\u2019s role in public life is a key part of the Center\u2019s long-standing research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/religion\/\">religion research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 3,592 U.S. adults from April 6 to 12, 2026. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center\u2019s nationally representative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points. Here are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.22_school-prayer_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.22_school-prayer_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.22_school-prayer_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.22_school-prayer_topline.pdf\">responses<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.22_school-prayer_methdology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.22_school-prayer_methdology.pdf\">survey\u00a0methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When responses to these questions are combined, 8% of Americans say they favor teacher-led prayer <em>and<\/em> believe that students should be required to participate. Far more (53%) say they favor teacher-led prayer but <em>only<\/em> if students are not required to participate. An additional 37% say teacher-led prayer should not be allowed at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taken together, about six-in-ten Americans support allowing some form of teacher-led school prayer, but the vast majority of them think students\u2019 participation should be optional.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"7cc42322-1a97-4a10-a745-fd6b46a91ccc\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7cc42322-1a97-4a10-a745-fd6b46a91ccc&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:319439,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/22\\\/many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/53-of-americans-support-allowing-teacher-led-prayer-in-public-schools-but-only-if-students-are-not-required-to-participate\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:320424,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/53_of_americans_support_allowing_teacher-led_prayer_in_public_schools_but_only_if_students_are_not_required_to_participate-314518-1782150423.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;53% of Americans support allowing teacher-led prayer in public schools, but only if students are not required to participate&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Among U.S. adults&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;% of U.S adults who ...&quot;,&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;% of U.S. adults who say ...&quot;,&quot;Share&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Favor allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in school prayer&quot;,&quot;46%&quot;,&quot;Public school teachers should be allowed to lead their classes in prayer, and students should be required to participate&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;],[&quot;Oppose allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in school prayer&quot;,&quot;53%&quot;,&quot;Public school teachers should be allowed to lead their classes in prayer, but only if students are not required to participate&quot;,&quot;53%&quot;],[&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;Public school teachers should not be allowed to lead their classes in prayer at all&quot;,&quot;37%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:true}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/53_of_americans_support_allowing_teacher-led_prayer_in_public_schools_but_only_if_students_are_not_required_to_participate-314518-1782150423.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/22\/many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/53-of-americans-support-allowing-teacher-led-prayer-in-public-schools-but-only-if-students-are-not-required-to-participate\/\" data-chart-title=\"53% of Americans support allowing teacher-led prayer in public schools, but only if students are not required to participate\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:640px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; 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style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\">Not be allowed to lead their classes in prayer at all<\/th><th style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\">Don&#8217;t know\/Refused<\/th><th class=\"is-column-hidden\">Group<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">All U.S. adults<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">53%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">37%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">White evangelical Prot.<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">7%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">80%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">11%<\/td><td 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data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-49<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">South<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">58%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">29%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Midwest<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">6%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">36%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Northeast<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">9%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">42%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:150px\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">West<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">5%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">46%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">47%<\/td><td style=\"width:100px;text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"5\">5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e4411015-50f4-4284-9ee4-7b4cec4af5c9-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Figures may not add to 100% due to rounding. White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"e4411015-50f4-4284-9ee4-7b4cec4af5c9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"e4411015-50f4-4284-9ee4-7b4cec4af5c9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"e4411015-50f4-4284-9ee4-7b4cec4af5c9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"e4411015-50f4-4284-9ee4-7b4cec4af5c9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most political, religious and demographic subgroups of the U.S. population, relatively few people say public school teachers should be allowed to lead their classes in prayer <em>and<\/em> that students should be required to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The far more common view is that public school teachers should be allowed to lead prayers but that students should <em>not<\/em> be required to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Religiously unaffiliated Americans \u2013 those who identify as atheist, agnostic or \u201cnothing in particular\u201d when asked about their religion \u2013 mostly say teachers should not be allowed to lead their classes in prayer at all (59% say this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People of many faiths were included in the survey, but the sample does not contain enough Jews, Muslims or members of other <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/08\/08\/why-pew-research-center-typically-cant-report-the-views-of-smaller-u-s-religious-groups\/\">relatively small U.S. religious groups<\/a> to allow their opinions to be reported separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Republicans and Republican-leaning independents support teacher-led prayer in some form. By contrast, a slight majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners oppose teacher-led prayer in classrooms, even if it\u2019s voluntary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans ages 50 and older are slightly more likely than adults under age 50 to support some form of teacher-led prayer. And adults who live in the South and Midwest are more likely than those who live in the Northeast and West to support some form of teacher-led prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-u-s-subgroups-view-other-forms-of-religious-expression-in-public-schools\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How U.S. subgroups view other forms of religious expression in public schools<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:319439,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/22\\\/many-americans-favor-prayer-in-public-schools-but-few-think-it-should-be-mandatory\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/across-subgroups-most-americans-favor-allowing-public-school-students-to-pray-voluntarily-in-student-led-groups\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-22&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:320426,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/across_subgroups_most_americans_favor_allowing_public_school_students_to_pray_voluntarily_in_student-led_groups-313486-1782150442.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Across subgroups, most Americans favor allowing public school students to pray voluntarily in student-led groups&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say they __ allowing public school students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. 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data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Catholic<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">79%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">20%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Religiously unaffiliated<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">64%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">35%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/lean Rep<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">90%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Dem\/lean Dem<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">69%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">30%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 50+<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">80%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">19%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">77%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">22%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">South<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">82%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">17%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Midwest<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">80%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">19%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Northeast<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">75%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">23%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">West<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">73%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">26%<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note 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White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"21b06f7d-5f5f-4a60-992e-c06a053e958a\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Americans in both political parties, all major geographic regions and most of the country\u2019s large religious groups favor allowing public school students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This includes roughly two-thirds of religiously unaffiliated Americans (64%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s less consensus on whether coaches should be allowed to lead public school sports teams in prayer, as well as whether the Ten Commandments should be displayed in public school classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large majorities of White evangelical Protestants and Black Protestants favor these forms of religious expression in public schools. The same is true for half or more of Catholics and White nonevangelical Protestants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, most religiously unaffiliated Americans <em>oppose<\/em> allowing coaches to lead their teams in prayer and also oppose displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear majorities of Republicans support coach-led prayer and displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Most Democrats oppose these religious expressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to support both types of expression. For example, 59% of adults ages 50 and older favor displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, compared with 43% of adults under 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attitudes also differ considerably by region. 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White and Black adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-976ed36d-ba1c-4c2d-8939-42f162b282f2\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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