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| Urbanicity | Trash on floor | Trash overflowing | Graffiti | Ceiling in disrepair | Floors/ walls not clean | Broken lights | Chipped paint | Broken windows | Doors not on all bathroom stalls |
| Urban | 26.4 | 9.6 | 15.3 | 7.2 | 32.8 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 38.1 |
| Suburban | 14.3 | 5.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 34.3 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| Rural | 11.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 14.2 | 30.8 | 2.7 | 8.2 | # | 31.3 |
| # The estimate rounds to zero. |
| NOTE: Estimates include the described condition if it was present at any of the observed school locations in question (i.e., hallways, classrooms, or bathrooms). |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), An Examination of the Conditions of School Facilities Attended by 10th-Grade Students in 2002, (NCES 2006-302), table 2. Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Facilities Checklist. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. |
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