(29KB)| Table 68. | Teachers' perceptions about serious problems in their schools, by control and level of school: 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 |
| Problem area | Public school teachers | Private school teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–94 total | 1999–2000 total | 2003–04 | 1993–94 total | 1999–2000 total | 2003–04 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined schools | Total | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined schools | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Percent of teachers indicating item is a serious problem | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student tardiness | 10.5 | 10.2 | (0.22) | 13.8 | (0.30) | 9.8 | (0.39) | 23.1 | (0.58) | 10.8 | (0.96) | 2.6 | 2.9 | (0.21) | 2.9 | (0.40) | 2.1 | (0.45) | 5.0 | (0.83) | 2.8 | (0.85) |
| Student absenteeism | 14.4 | 13.9 | (0.26) | 13.2 | (0.31) | 8.3 | (0.37) | 23.7 | (0.59) | 12.9 | (1.04) | 2.2 | 2.5 | (0.22) | 1.9 | (0.23) | 0.9 | (0.17) | 4.0 | (0.75) | 2.2 | (0.48) |
| Teacher absenteeism | 1.5 | 2.2 | (0.10) | 1.1 | (0.08) | 0.9 | (0.12) | 1.7 | (0.15) | 0.7 | (0.16) | 0.8 | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 0.2 | (0.07) | 0.5 | (0.24) | 0.3 | (0.15) |
| Students cutting class | 5.1 | 4.7 | (0.12) | 5.6 | (0.23) | 1.5 | (0.17) | 14.5 | (0.59) | 4.4 | (0.55) | 0.7 | 0.8 | (0.12) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 0.2 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.36) | 0.7 | (0.28) |
| Physical conflicts among students | 8.2 | 4.8 | (0.19) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 1.5 | 1.0 | (0.18) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Robbery or theft | 4.1 | 2.4 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.8 | 0.9 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Vandalism of school property | 6.7 | 3.4 | (0.15) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 1.2 | 0.7 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Student pregnancy | 7.3 | 3.7 | (0.12) | 2.4 | (0.12) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 7.0 | (0.34) | 3.6 | (0.49) | 0.4 | 0.4 | (0.09) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 0.1 | (0.04) | 0.3 | (0.19) | 0.1 | (0.05) |
| Student use of alcohol | 9.3 | 7.4 | (0.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.1 | 3.1 | (0.16) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Student drug abuse | 5.7 | 6.0 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 1.3 | 1.8 | (0.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Student possession of weapons | 2.8 | 0.8 | (0.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.3 | 0.3 | (0.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Verbal abuse of teachers | 11.1 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2.3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Student disrespect for teachers | 18.5 | 17.2 | (0.34) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.4 | 3.8 | (0.31) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Students dropping out | 5.8 | 4.6 | (0.11) | 3.3 | (0.13) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 9.6 | (0.41) | 4.3 | (0.47) | 0.6 | 0.5 | (0.10) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 0.2 | (0.08) | 0.5 | (0.26) | 0.3 | (0.12) |
| Student apathy | 23.6 | 20.6 | (0.30) | 16.6 | (0.34) | 9.9 | (0.41) | 30.4 | (0.56) | 19.5 | (1.01) | 4.5 | 4.3 | (0.29) | 3.1 | (0.39) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 6.6 | (0.95) | 3.6 | (0.70) |
| Lack of parental involvement | 27.6 | 23.7 | (0.36) | 21.6 | (0.43) | 19.3 | (0.59) | 26.3 | (0.59) | 22.7 | (1.17) | 4.0 | 3.4 | (0.30) | 2.5 | (0.37) | 1.6 | (0.27) | 3.6 | (0.77) | 3.2 | (0.69) |
| Poverty | 19.5 | 19.2 | (0.43) | 21.4 | (0.46) | 22.4 | (0.65) | 19.0 | (0.57) | 22.7 | (1.31) | 2.7 | 2.1 | (0.21) | 2.2 | (0.26) | 1.8 | (0.31) | 3.4 | (0.78) | 2.2 | (0.49) |
| Students come unprepared to learn | 28.8 | 29.5 | (0.36) | 26.8 | (0.46) | 23.7 | (0.68) | 33.5 | (0.69) | 26.1 | (1.39) | 4.1 | 4.9 | (0.36) | 3.5 | (0.30) | 2.1 | (0.55) | 6.8 | (0.99) | 3.9 | (0.70) |
| Percent of teachers indicating item happens daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical conflicts among students | — | — | (†) | 12.1 | (0.29) | 13.7 | (0.43) | 9.3 | (0.38) | 8.2 | (0.95) | — | — | (†) | 2.3 | (0.33) | 2.6 | (0.58) | 1.0 | (0.35) | 2.6 | (0.64) |
| Robbery or theft | — | — | (†) | 3.7 | (0.17) | 2.8 | (0.22) | 5.9 | (0.24) | 1.9 | (0.40) | — | — | (†) | 0.4 | (0.10) | # | (†) | 1.3 | (0.40) | 0.4 | (0.22) |
| Vandalism of school property | — | — | (†) | 3.6 | (0.16) | 2.5 | (0.21) | 6.3 | (0.33) | 2.7 | (0.52) | — | — | (†) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 0.1 | (0.08) | 0.8 | (0.28) | 0.8 | (0.24) |
| Student use of alcohol | — | — | (†) | 3.1 | (0.10) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 9.0 | (0.28) | 3.5 | (0.45) | — | — | (†) | 0.7 | (0.17) | # | (†) | 3.3 | (0.86) | 0.5 | (0.21) |
| Student drug abuse | — | — | (†) | 4.5 | (0.14) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 13.0 | (0.35) | 4.4 | (0.51) | — | — | (†) | 1.1 | (0.26) | # | (†) | 5.2 | (1.31) | 0.8 | (0.36) |
| Student possession of weapons | — | — | (†) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 1.2 | (0.12) | 0.3 | (0.14) | — | — | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 0.1 | (0.05) |
| Verbal abuse of teachers | — | — | (†) | 11.8 | (0.31) | 9.3 | (0.39) | 17.1 | (0.50) | 12.7 | (1.10) | — | — | (†) | 2.4 | (0.40) | 1.2 | (0.29) | 4.0 | (0.84) | 3.3 | (0.72) |
| Student disrespect for teachers | — | — | (†) | 21.6 | (0.45) | 18.5 | (0.61) | 28.3 | (0.58) | 20.9 | (1.08) | — | — | (†) | 5.1 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.56) | 6.3 | (1.05) | 6.5 | (1.12) |
| Racial tension | — | — | (†) | 2.4 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 3.9 | (0.22) | 1.5 | (0.28) | — | — | (†) | 0.4 | (0.08) | 0.1 | (0.06) | 0.9 | (0.36) | 0.6 | (0.20) |
| —Not available. † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire," 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04; "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04; and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999–2000. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |