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| Table 230.90. | [CORRECTED] Percentage of public school teachers who agreed that student misbehavior and student tardiness and class cutting interfered with their teaching, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected school years, 1987-88 through 2020-21 |
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| Teacher or school characteristic | 1987-88 | 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | 2011-12 | 2015-16 | 2020-21 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| Student misbehavior1 in school interfered with teaching |
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| Total | 42.3 | (0.36) | 35.7 | (0.34) | 44.1 | (0.40) | 40.8 | (0.42) | 37.2 | (0.52) | 36.0 | (0.57) | 40.7 | (0.65) | 42.8 | (0.38) | 32.0 | (0.38) |
Years of teaching experience |
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| 3 or fewer | 45.0 | (0.99) | 38.0 | (0.98) | 48.2 | (1.26) | 43.8 | (0.90) | 41.6 | (1.92) | 39.0 | (1.15) | 45.7 | (1.28) | 47.3 | (0.74) | 36.0 | (0.93) |
| 4 to 9 | 42.9 | (0.72) | 36.2 | (0.77) | 45.8 | (0.68) | 43.0 | (0.75) | 38.2 | (0.80) | 36.8 | (1.11) | 42.1 | (1.22) | 43.4 | (0.59) | 34.9 | (0.60) |
| 10 to 19 | 41.4 | (0.44) | 34.7 | (0.57) | 43.8 | (0.65) | 38.9 | (0.74) | 36.3 | (0.88) | 35.8 | (0.89) | 40.1 | (0.96) | 42.0 | (0.58) | 30.5 | (0.55) |
| 20 or more | 42.3 | (0.75) | 35.7 | (0.77) | 42.0 | (0.59) | 39.3 | (0.60) | 34.7 | (0.74) | 33.7 | (0.94) | 37.9 | (1.06) | 40.8 | (0.64) | 29.6 | (0.56) |
School level |
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| Elementary | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 33.5 | (0.58) |
| Middle | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 36.5 | (0.77) |
| Secondary/high | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 27.2 | (0.63) |
| Combined/other | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 29.2 | (1.26) |
School enrollment |
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| Under 200 | 34.1 | (1.07) | 27.0 | (1.18) | 35.0 | (1.09) | 36.8 | (1.36) | 33.9 | (1.71) | 36.1 | (1.91) | 42.3 | (1.84) | 40.2 | (1.42) | 31.5 | (1.53) |
| 200 to 499 | 38.5 | (0.64) | 32.5 | (0.65) | 39.6 | (0.83) | 39.0 | (0.67) | 32.7 | (0.93) | 35.0 | (0.97) | 40.1 | (0.94) | 42.9 | (0.72) | 33.0 | (0.64) |
| 500 to 749 | 42.6 | (0.63) | 35.9 | (0.67) | 43.4 | (0.79) | 41.7 | (0.92) | 35.0 | (1.00) | 35.8 | (1.36) | 38.6 | (1.43) | 42.6 | (0.74) | 32.3 | (0.71) |
| 750 to 999 | 45.9 | (1.17) | 40.6 | (1.09) | 49.6 | (0.91) | 42.6 | (1.48) | 38.9 | (1.50) | 33.6 | (1.38) | 43.5 | (1.93) | 45.2 | (1.12) | 32.8 | (1.02) |
| 1,000 or more | 47.8 | (0.74) | 39.5 | (0.76) | 49.0 | (0.71) | 42.5 | (0.71) | 44.9 | (0.85) | 38.9 | (1.05) | 41.8 | (0.98) | 42.0 | (0.84) | 29.9 | (0.73) |
Locale2 |
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| City | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 45.8 | (1.17) | 44.0 | (1.31) | 48.5 | (1.63) | 49.6 | (0.69) | 36.1 | (0.69) |
| Suburban | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 34.3 | (0.84) | 33.4 | (0.92) | 37.4 | (1.06) | 39.9 | (0.62) | 30.2 | (0.56) |
| Town | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 36.2 | (1.32) | 35.5 | (1.54) | 40.5 | (1.23) | 44.2 | (0.91) | 33.4 | (0.82) |
| Rural | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 31.8 | (0.87) | 31.9 | (0.97) | 36.7 | (0.93) | 37.1 | (0.73) | 29.0 | (0.76) |
Student tardiness and class cutting interfered with teaching |
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| Total | 34.7 | (0.29) | --- | (†) | 27.9 | (0.32) | 31.5 | (0.35) | 33.4 | (0.45) | 33.4 | (0.64) | 37.6 | (0.51) | 37.5 | (0.45) | 37.4 | (0.41) |
Years of teaching experience |
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| 3 or fewer | 37.9 | (1.03) | --- | (†) | 31.8 | (0.87) | 35.1 | (0.84) | 37.0 | (0.97) | 36.7 | (1.22) | 41.4 | (1.46) | 41.8 | (0.81) | 42.2 | (0.94) |
| 4 to 9 | 33.7 | (0.55) | --- | (†) | 28.8 | (0.71) | 32.4 | (0.63) | 34.0 | (0.75) | 34.4 | (1.08) | 38.5 | (1.06) | 38.5 | (0.73) | 39.3 | (0.60) |
| 10 to 19 | 33.5 | (0.39) | --- | (†) | 26.8 | (0.55) | 29.1 | (0.64) | 32.9 | (0.80) | 32.6 | (1.16) | 37.4 | (1.01) | 36.7 | (0.57) | 35.9 | (0.54) |
| 20 or more | 36.1 | (0.61) | --- | (†) | 27.0 | (0.40) | 30.9 | (0.56) | 31.4 | (0.71) | 31.2 | (1.00) | 35.0 | (1.02) | 35.3 | (0.64) | 35.6 | (0.65) |
School level |
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| Elementary | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 33.7 | (0.52) |
| Middle | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 34.1 | (0.73) |
| Secondary/high | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 45.4 | (0.75) |
| Combined/other | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 37.5 | (1.37) |
School enrollment |
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| Under 200 | 27.5 | (1.03) | --- | (†) | 18.7 | (0.80) | 26.6 | (1.06) | 29.5 | (1.38) | 31.4 | (1.76) | 36.9 | (1.69) | 37.9 | (1.77) | 36.4 | (1.88) |
| 200 to 499 | 25.3 | (0.46) | --- | (†) | 18.7 | (0.63) | 27.5 | (0.72) | 28.2 | (0.82) | 29.2 | (1.03) | 34.5 | (1.03) | 33.9 | (0.66) | 35.1 | (0.69) |
| 500 to 749 | 29.6 | (0.66) | --- | (†) | 22.1 | (0.70) | 28.2 | (0.72) | 29.0 | (0.89) | 29.3 | (1.32) | 33.6 | (1.08) | 34.9 | (0.77) | 34.5 | (0.67) |
| 750 to 999 | 36.8 | (1.10) | --- | (†) | 31.5 | (1.25) | 28.7 | (1.23) | 32.1 | (1.21) | 30.7 | (1.25) | 37.8 | (1.94) | 35.3 | (1.01) | 36.4 | (1.00) |
| 1,000 or more | 55.4 | (0.67) | --- | (†) | 48.0 | (0.73) | 42.2 | (0.79) | 46.0 | (0.97) | 44.5 | (1.16) | 45.4 | (0.94) | 45.7 | (0.94) | 44.2 | (0.80) |
Locale2 |
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| City | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 41.1 | (1.01) | 42.8 | (1.14) | 44.8 | (1.18) | 44.5 | (0.84) | 44.6 | (0.69) |
| Suburban | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 30.5 | (0.82) | 30.5 | (0.97) | 34.0 | (0.85) | 33.6 | (0.64) | 35.1 | (0.59) |
| Town | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 33.0 | (1.20) | 33.8 | (1.66) | 38.6 | (1.32) | 39.4 | (0.93) | 36.8 | (0.91) |
| Rural | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 28.6 | (0.85) | 27.7 | (0.97) | 33.7 | (0.91) | 33.3 | (0.65) | 32.4 | (0.81) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1The questionnaire provided the following examples of student misbehavior: noise, horseplay, or fighting in the halls, cafeteria, or student lounge. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2Locale data prior to 2003-04 are not comparable to data based on current definitions. Interpret 2015-16 data on city teachers with caution. After nonresponse adjustments, the nonresponse bias for this category is greater than for other characteristics. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Teachers who taught only prekindergarten students are excluded. Percentages represent both teachers who "strongly" agreed and those who "somewhat" agreed that student misbehavior or student tardiness and class cutting interfered with their teaching. Includes teachers in both traditional public schools and public charter schools. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 1987-88, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12; "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999-2000; and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2015-16 and 2020-21. (This table was prepared November 2023. Corrections were made August 2023.) |
