Table 3.9b. Percentage of public school teachers who reported behavioral problems occurring in their schools at least weekly, by type of problem, locale, and grade level taught: 2003

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Table 3.9b.

Percentage of public school teachers who reported behavioral problems occurring in their schools at least weekly, by type of problem, locale, and grade level taught: 2003–04

Locale and grade level taught	Student acts of disrespect for teachers	Student bullying	Physical conflicts among students	Student verbal abuse of teachers	Widespread disorder in classrooms
Total	21.6	17.7	12.1	11.8	5.0
City	30.2	22.2	19.2	18.5	9.1
Suburban	19.2	15.8	11.1	9.9	3.8
Town	18.1	17.4	9.2	9.3	3.2
Rural	16.8	15.2	6.6	8.1	2.7

Elementary	14.5	14.5	13.3	6.7	3.3
City	22.8	18.7	19.9	11.7	6.7
Suburban	11.3	12.9	11.8	5.1	2.1
Town	10.0	13.2	11.2	4.3	1.7
Rural	11.0	12.0	7.8	3.7	1.7

Middle	25.9	23.3	14.0	14.3	6.0
City	35.9	30.2	21.7	23.3	11.9
Suburban	23.4	19.5	12.9	10.6	4.6
Town	23.2	23.6	10.8	11.7	3.4
Rural	19.5	20.5	8.5	10.7	2.9

High school	27.5	17.1	8.4	16.6	6.2
City	36.7	20.3	15.5	24.8	10.0
Suburban	27.1	16.5	8.0	16.4	5.8
Town	24.2	17.2	4.9	13.1	5.0
Rural	20.9	14.6	4.0	10.7	3.7
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, "Teacher Questionnaire," 2003–04.