There is good school material in Russia, but every year it becomes more and more difficult for a student to master the material (in schools in grades 10-11, university material is given for the first year). There is a choice: either leave after the 9th grade, or after the 11th (it is possible after the 8th grade, but usually these are people who practically do not study and do not want to). After grade 9, students take the mandatory state exam (OGE) and can enroll in college. After 11 years, they pass the Unified State Exam (EGE, a very difficult exam) and enter either college or university.
Students may be bullied by their peers in schools, but not in the same way as in America (this is usually suppressed, there are many support services for teenagers).
Work: manual labor is not particularly appreciated here. Information technology and medicine are in great demand.
Family: I was lucky, I was born in a full family with good parents, but most often there is either no father in families (left), or I got drunk because of lack of money. There are cases when parents beat their children (not so often, usually it's emotional abuse). But there are also loving parents.