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Lack of discipline ...............| 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 18
Fighting/violence/gangs ..........|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | 9 | 13 | 18
Lack of financial support ........| 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 13
Use of drugs .....................| 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 11
Standards/quality of education ...|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | 8
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Large schools/overcrowding .......|--- | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7
Lack of family structure/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
problems of home life ........... |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | 5
Crime/vandalism ..................|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | 4
Getting good teachers ............| 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3
Parents' lack of interest ........| 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3
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Poor curriculum/standards ........| 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3
Pupils' lack of interest/truancy .|--- | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3
Integration/busing ...............| 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3
Lack of respect ..................|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | 3
Moral standards ..................|--- |--- |--- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |---
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Low teacher pay ..................|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |---
Teachers' lack of interest .......|--- |--- | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |--- |---
Drinking/alcoholism ..............|--- |--- | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |--- |---
Lack of proper facilities ........| 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |--- |--- |--- |---
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