What Factors Affect Rural Teenager Students’ Academic Performance and Well Beings? A Study of Surveys from Rural Elementary and Middle School Students in Henan Province

Abstract

This study examines the factors that have effect on rural teenager students’ academic performance and wellbeing using 25-question survey results from 661 students who ranged from second to eighth grade in one middle school and five elementary schools in Guantang County area, Henan Province. After controlling the demographic variables such as quantity of family members, parents’ occupation, and education level, etc., the results show that satisfaction of student’s living environment, learning environment and lunch, along with factors such as level of teacher’s attention, depress and confidence has positive effect on rural students’ overall welling being and academic standing. We also found that those factors are also effective to left behind children and students from poor households. Lastly, implication and limitations of this study are discussed.