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