We’ll try to clarify the data as best we can, momofdd. I think that there is limited comparison value in terms of student satisfaction with each variable. I.e., a school that has an “A” for food seemingly has better satisfied its students than one with a “C”, even though those grades may not reflect the absolute quality of the food in each case. That data has some use, IMO. A top-to-bottom ranking even has some benefit by reflecting the relative student satisfaction for that item.
Got any wording for a simple way to express this distinction? If we put giant footnotes in, lots of people won’t read them. How about, “Caution - rankings were developed by surveying students at each school. Hence, comparisons between schools show the relative student satisfaction with each category rather than an absolute and comparable rating.”
Seems kind of wordy - maybe with all those essay juices flowing someone can come up with something better. 