Table 71. | Percentage of teachers indicating that certain issues are serious problems in their schools and that certain problems occur daily, by level and control of school: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2007–08 |
Percent of teachers indicating issue is a serious problem | Percent of teachers indicating problem occurs daily, 2003-041 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Control of school and issue | 1987-88 total | 1993-94 total | 1999-2000 total | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | Total2 | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total2 | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Total | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Public schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student tardiness | 10.5 | (0.18) | 10.5 | (0.28) | 10.2 | (0.22) | 13.8 | (0.30) | 9.8 | (0.39) | 23.1 | (0.58) | 9.9 | (0.33) | 5.8 | (0.37) | 17.9 | (0.65) | 9.0 | (1.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Student absenteeism | 16.4 | (0.23) | 14.4 | (0.29) | 13.9 | (0.26) | 13.2 | (0.31) | 8.3 | (0.37) | 23.7 | (0.59) | 11.7 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.43) | 21.4 | (0.63) | 14.2 | (0.96) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Teacher absenteeism | 2.3 | (0.09) | 1.5 | (0.09) | 2.2 | (0.10) | 1.1 | (0.08) | 0.9 | (0.12) | 1.7 | (0.15) | 1.5 | (0.15) | 1.2 | (0.20) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 2.3 | (0.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Students cutting class | 5.9 | (0.16) | 5.1 | (0.12) | 4.7 | (0.12) | 5.6 | (0.23) | 1.5 | (0.17) | 14.5 | (0.59) | 4.1 | (0.20) | 0.5 | (0.12) | 10.9 | (0.52) | 4.0 | (0.64) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Physical conflicts among students | 5.8 | (0.18) | 8.2 | (0.25) | 4.8 | (0.19) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 12.1 | (0.29) | 13.7 | (0.43) | 9.3 | (0.38) | ||||
Robbery or theft | 3.7 | (0.12) | 4.1 | (0.17) | 2.4 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.7 | (0.17) | 2.8 | (0.22) | 5.9 | (0.24) | ||||
Vandalism of school property | 6.1 | (0.15) | 6.7 | (0.23) | 3.4 | (0.15) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.6 | (0.16) | 2.5 | (0.21) | 6.3 | (0.33) | ||||
Student pregnancy | 6.9 | (0.17) | 7.3 | (0.24) | 3.7 | (0.12) | 2.4 | (0.12) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 7.0 | (0.34) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Student use of alcohol | 11.4 | (0.18) | 9.3 | (0.17) | 7.4 | (0.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.1 | (0.10) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 9.0 | (0.28) | ||||
Student drug abuse | 8.0 | (0.14) | 5.7 | (0.14) | 6.0 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4.5 | (0.14) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 13.0 | (0.35) | ||||
Student possession of weapons | 1.7 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.12) | 0.8 | (0.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 1.2 | (0.12) | ||||
Verbal abuse of teachers | 8.1 | (0.21) | 11.1 | (0.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 11.8 | (0.31) | 9.3 | (0.39) | 17.1 | (0.50) | ||||
Student disrespect for teachers | — | (†) | 18.5 | (0.35) | 17.2 | (0.34) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 21.6 | (0.45) | 18.5 | (0.61) | 28.3 | (0.58) | ||||
Students dropping out | — | (†) | 5.8 | (0.16) | 4.6 | (0.11) | 3.3 | (0.13) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 9.6 | (0.41) | 3.5 | (0.19) | 0.8 | (0.19) | 8.7 | (0.41) | 5.3 | (0.77) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Student apathy | — | (†) | 23.6 | (0.35) | 20.6 | (0.30) | 16.6 | (0.34) | 9.9 | (0.41) | 30.4 | (0.56) | 16.6 | (0.45) | 10.1 | (0.55) | 28.5 | (0.67) | 21.5 | (1.16) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Lack of parental involvement | — | (†) | 27.6 | (0.45) | 23.7 | (0.36) | 21.6 | (0.43) | 19.3 | (0.59) | 26.3 | (0.59) | 19.5 | (0.49) | 16.9 | (0.69) | 24.0 | (0.69) | 23.6 | (1.43) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Poverty | — | (†) | 19.5 | (0.52) | 19.2 | (0.43) | 21.4 | (0.46) | 22.4 | (0.65) | 19.0 | (0.57) | 22.1 | (0.59) | 22.8 | (0.84) | 20.2 | (0.68) | 26.8 | (1.36) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Students come unprepared to learn | — | (†) | 28.8 | (0.39) | 29.5 | (0.36) | 26.8 | (0.46) | 23.7 | (0.68) | 33.5 | (0.69) | 24.3 | (0.56) | 20.7 | (0.84) | 30.5 | (0.77) | 28.6 | (1.45) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Racial tension | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2.4 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 3.9 | (0.22) | ||||
Private schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student tardiness | 3.6 | (0.38) | 2.6 | (0.23) | 2.9 | (0.21) | 2.9 | (0.40) | 2.1 | (0.45) | 5.0 | (0.83) | 2.5 | (0.28) | 2.1 | (0.36) | 3.0 | (0.83) | 2.6 | (0.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Student absenteeism | 3.7 | (0.39) | 2.2 | (0.19) | 2.5 | (0.22) | 1.9 | (0.23) | 0.9 | (0.17) | 4.0 | (0.75) | 1.9 | (0.24) | 0.9 | (0.23) | 3.9 | (0.99) | 2.3 | (0.40) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Teacher absenteeism | 0.8 | (0.13) | 0.8 | (0.10) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 0.2 | (0.07) | 0.5 | (0.24) | 0.5 | (0.13) | 0.3 | ! | (0.08) | 0.2 | ! | (0.18) | 1.0 | ! | (0.32) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Students cutting class | 0.9 | (0.16) | 0.7 | (0.11) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 0.2 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.36) | 0.5 | ! | (0.18) | 0.1 | ! | (0.05) | 1.1 | ! | (0.41) | 0.7 | ! | (0.43) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
Physical conflicts among students | 1.3 | (0.19) | 1.5 | (0.15) | 1.0 | (0.18) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2.3 | (0.33) | 2.6 | (0.58) | 1.0 | (0.35) | ||||
Robbery or theft | 1.3 | (0.18) | 0.8 | (0.10) | 0.9 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.4 | (0.10) | # | (†) | 1.3 | (0.40) | ||||
Vandalism of school property | 1.3 | (0.19) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 0.7 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 0.1 | (0.08) | 0.8 | (0.28) | ||||
Student pregnancy | 0.6 | (0.12) | 0.4 | (0.06) | 0.4 | (0.09) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 0.1 | (0.04) | 0.3 | (0.19) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Student use of alcohol | 3.6 | (0.30) | 3.1 | (0.19) | 3.1 | (0.16) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.7 | (0.17) | # | (†) | 3.3 | (0.86) | ||||
Student drug abuse | 1.8 | (0.24) | 1.3 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 1.1 | (0.26) | # | (†) | 5.2 | (1.31) | ||||
Student possession of weapons | 0.4 | (0.11) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 0.3 | (0.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | # | (†) | ||||
Verbal abuse of teachers | 2.0 | (0.24) | 2.3 | (0.25) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2.4 | (0.40) | 1.2 | (0.29) | 4.0 | (0.84) | ||||
Student disrespect for teachers | — | (†) | 3.4 | (0.27) | 3.8 | (0.31) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.1 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.56) | 6.3 | (1.05) | ||||
Students dropping out | — | (†) | 0.6 | (0.09) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 0.2 | (0.08) | 0.5 | (0.26) | 0.4 | ! | (0.20) | 0.4 | ! | (0.13) | 0.5 | ! | (0.22) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
Student apathy | — | (†) | 4.5 | (0.28) | 4.3 | (0.29) | 3.1 | (0.39) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 6.6 | (0.95) | 3.9 | (0.34) | 1.7 | (0.29) | 7.0 | (1.06) | 5.1 | (0.75) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Lack of parental involvement | — | (†) | 4.0 | (0.26) | 3.4 | (0.30) | 2.5 | (0.37) | 1.6 | (0.27) | 3.6 | (0.77) | 2.5 | (0.23) | 1.8 | (0.35) | 2.8 | (0.67) | 3.1 | (0.46) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Poverty | — | (†) | 2.7 | (0.23) | 2.1 | (0.21) | 2.2 | (0.26) | 1.8 | (0.31) | 3.4 | (0.78) | 2.0 | (0.21) | 1.4 | (0.29) | 2.0 | (0.56) | 2.5 | (0.43) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Students come unprepared to learn | — | (†) | 4.1 | (0.28) | 4.9 | (0.36) | 3.5 | (0.30) | 2.1 | (0.55) | 6.8 | (0.99) | 3.6 | (0.34) | 1.9 | (0.33) | 6.2 | (1.51) | 4.5 | (0.86) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Racial tension | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.4 | (0.08) | 0.1 | (0.06) | 0.9 | (0.36) |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
!Interpret data with caution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Only the 2003-04 survey included questions about how often problems occurred. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 For 2003-04, combined schools are included in the total but not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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," selected years, 1987-88 through 2007-08; "Private Teacher Questionnaire," selected years, 1987-88 through 2007-08; and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared September 2009.) |