Housing-related challenges were reported as most acute at schools that served greater numbers of students from low income families. In Title 1 schools, 87 percent of the staff surveyed said that these housing challenges are common, while 65 percent of educators from non-Title 1 schools indicated that these challenges are common. Staff at urban and rural schools were also more likely to identify housing challenges as a common problem (88 and 76%, respectively), compared to educators at suburban schools (60%) (see Figure 5).
Percent of educators surveyed
FIGURE 5: How common is it for students to experience housing-related challenges?
URBANICITY
TITLE 1 STATUS
TOTAL
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Title 1
Non-Title 1
Very Common
28%
40%
15%
22%
36%
19%
Somewhat common
48%
47%
45%
54%
50%
46%
Not too common
21%
12%
32%
20%
12%
29%
Not common at all
4%
0%
8%
3%
1%
6%
Common (Net)
76%
88%
60%
76%
87%
65%
Not Common (Net)
24%
12%
40%
24%
13%
35%
Housing affects educational performance Not only do educators see housing as a common challenge among their students, a large majority (89%) believe that those issues “moderately” or “significantly” affect their students’ educational performance. (see Figure 6). Of those 89 percent, 79 percent also indicated that these housing-related challenges are “very” or “somewhat” common for their students. These issues were most likely to be identified as significant by educators in urban and suburban schools.
Percent of educators surveyed by urbanicity
FIGURE 6: What impact do housing-related challenges have on academic performance
URBANICITY
TOTAL
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Significant impact
48%
53%
49%
37%
Moderate impact
41%
39%
39%
50%
Slight impact
10%
9%
12%
12%
No impact
1%
0%
1%
2%
Moderate or significant (net)
89%
91%
88%
87%
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