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Table 58. Percentage of schools with various security measures, by control and selected characteristics: 1999-2000

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                               | Total schools        |              Percent of schools with security measures
                               |______________________|______________________________________________________________________________________________
                               |              |Percent|Required   |Daily     |Random    |Closed     |Drug       |Daily      |Video       |Violence
        Selected school        |Number        |distri-|visitor    |metal     |metal     |lunch\2\   |sweeps     |presence   |surveillance|prevention
        characteristics        |              |bution |sign-in    |detector  |detector  |           |           |of police  |            |program
                               |              |       |           |checks\1\ |checks    |           |           |or security|            |
_______________________________|______________|_______|___________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________
               1               |   2          |   3   |  4        |  5       |  6       |  7        |  8        |  9        |  10        | 11
_______________________________|______________|_______|___________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________
Public total ..................|84,735 (284.6)| 100.0 |96.6  (0.2)| 1.7 (0.1)| 7.7 (0.2)|89.7  (0.3)|20.9  (0.4)|23.4  (0.4)| 14.9  (0.4)|59.2  (0.7)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   School enrollment           |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
    Under 300 .................|24,626 (444.2)|  29.1 |91.1  (0.7)| 2.1 (0.4)| 5.0 (0.4)|82.2  (1.0)|22.0  (1.0)|12.7  (0.9)|  9.7  (0.8)|53.0  (1.3)
    300 to 499 ................|22,733 (479.2)|  26.8 |98.5  (0.3)| 0.9 (0.2)| 5.2 (0.4)|91.9  (0.6)|15.2  (0.8)|12.5  (0.8)| 13.1  (0.8)|59.9  (1.3)
    500 to 999 ................|28,788 (428.8)|  34.0 |99.1  (0.2)| 1.3 (0.2)| 8.5 (0.5)|95.1  (0.5)|19.7  (0.7)|25.8  (0.7)| 15.6  (0.7)|62.2  (1.2)
    1,000 to 1,499 ............| 5,454 (217.2)|   6.4 |98.3  (0.7)| 2.5 (0.6)|17.3 (1.5)|89.7  (0.8)|35.6  (1.6)|66.0  (2.4)| 30.1  (1.7)|62.9  (2.1)
    1,500 or more .............| 3,133 (109.8)|   3.7 |99.4  (0.2)| 5.9 (1.4)|23.8 (2.0)|82.2  (1.3)|38.5  (2.4)|90.3  (1.8)| 35.7  (1.9)|69.9  (1.9)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   Percent of students eligible|              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   for free or reduced-price   |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   school lunch                |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
    Less than 15 ..............|19,877 (454.7)|  23.5 |95.1  (0.6)| 0.3 (0.1)| 3.6 (0.4)|84.9  (0.8)|20.4  (0.8)|23.4  (0.8)| 16.7  (1.0)|54.4  (1.6)
    15 to 29 ..................|16,634 (458.7)|  19.6 |96.7  (0.5)| 0.6 (0.2)| 4.6 (0.4)|88.2  (1.0)|21.1  (1.0)|20.5  (1.0)| 14.9  (0.9)|55.5  (1.5)
    30 to 49 ..................|18,188 (449.1)|  21.5 |96.9  (0.6)| 1.3 (0.3)| 6.9 (0.6)|89.7  (0.8)|23.0  (1.2)|20.1  (1.0)| 13.0  (0.8)|61.1  (1.6)
    50 to 74 ..................|15,758 (405.9)|  18.6 |96.7  (0.5)| 2.2 (0.3)|11.8 (1.0)|92.7  (0.6)|19.5  (1.2)|21.3  (1.1)| 13.3  (1.0)|62.2  (1.6)
    75 to 100 .................|14,279 (357.6)|  16.9 |97.8  (0.4)| 4.9 (0.6)|13.4 (0.8)|94.6  (0.6)|20.2  (1.3)|33.3  (1.5)| 16.4  (1.1)|64.5  (1.6)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   Community type              |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
    Central city ..............|20,395 (303.5)|  24.1 |98.4  (0.3)| 5.0 (0.5)|14.2 (0.8)|92.8  (0.6)|15.1  (0.9)|37.5  (1.2)| 15.5  (0.8)|65.8  (1.5)
    Urban fringe/large town ...|37,786 (412.5)|  44.6 |98.2  (0.3)| 0.6 (0.1)| 4.9 (0.3)|91.4  (0.6)|16.7  (0.5)|22.6  (0.7)| 15.0  (0.7)|57.5  (1.0)
    Rural/small town ..........|26,555 (352.3)|  31.3 |92.8  (0.6)| 0.7 (0.1)| 6.7 (0.4)|84.9  (0.7)|31.3  (1.0)|13.8  (0.7)| 14.1  (0.7)|56.7  (1.2)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   Level\3\                    |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
     Elementary ...............|60,485 (249.8)|  71.4 |96.8  (0.3)| 0.8 (0.1)| 5.0 (0.3)|94.4  (0.4)|10.0  (0.5)|14.6   0.6 | 10.9  (0.5)|59.2  (0.9)
     Secondary ................|20,885 (189.9)|  24.6 |96.4  (0.5)| 3.1 (0.3)|13.9 (0.5)|77.3  (0.8)|49.3  (0.7)|48.1  (0.8)| 25.5  (0.7)|59.1  (1.0)
     Combined .................| 3,364 (154.0)|   4.0 |93.4  (1.2)| 8.5 (2.1)|18.9 (1.7)|82.0  (2.3)|40.0  (2.5)|28.6  (2.4)| 19.7  (2.2)|61.1  (2.2)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
Private total .................|27,223 (238.6)| 100.0 |80.7  (1.1)| 0.6 (0.2)| 0.8 (0.2)|91.6  (0.7)| 4.8  (0.4)| 4.8  (0.5)|  8.1  (0.6)|23.6  (1.0)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   School enrollment           |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
    Under 300 .................|21,890 (297.0)|  80.4 |78.2  (1.4)| 0.7 (0.3)| 0.8 (0.2)|91.0  (0.9)| 4.2  (0.5)| 3.2  (0.6)|  6.4  (0.7)|21.0  (1.2)
    300 to 499 ................| 3,288 (132.7)|  12.1 |92.8  (1.0)|  #    #  |  #    #  |95.3  (0.9)| 4.3  (0.7)| 7.1  (1.1)| 12.8  (1.5)|34.4  (2.0)
    500 to 999 ................| 1,752  (96.3)|   6.4 |89.1  (1.1)|  #    #  |  #    #  |92.9  (1.3)|12.4  (1.5)|14.2  (1.3)| 17.0  (1.5)|33.9  (2.0)
    1,000 or more .............|   293  (32.4)|   1.1 |81.7  (4.7)|  #    #  |  #    #  |91.8  (5.9)| 6.2  (1.4)|42.0  (5.4)| 31.1  (5.9)|30.1  (3.7)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   Percent of students eligible|              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   for free or reduced-price   |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   school lunch                |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
    Less than 15 ..............|25,898 (280.2)|  95.1 |80.6  (1.2)| 0.4 (0.1)| 0.7 (0.2)|91.8  (0.7)| 4.2  (0.4)| 5.0  (0.5)|  7.9  (0.7)|22.8  (0.9)
    15 to 29 ..................|   610  (92.9)|   2.2 |89.3  (4.0)|  #    #  |  #    #  |93.5  (3.2)|14.9  (6.6)|  #     #  |  5.8  (3.2)|39.4  (8.0)
    30 percent or more ........|   715 (117.7)|   0.9 |77.8  (7.6)| 7.3 (5.5)| 5.5 (2.6)|84.2  (7.4)|15.5  (5.6)| 1.9  (1.1)| 17.0  (4.0)|39.8  (7.1)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   Community type              |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
    Central city ..............|11,534 (241.4)|  42.4 |84.9  (1.8)| 0.4 (0.4)| 0.6 (0.3)|92.5  (1.0)| 3.9  (0.5)| 6.0  (0.7)| 10.8  (1.0)|25.9  (1.6)
    Urban fringe/large town ...|10,860 (322.2)|  39.9 |83.3  (1.6)| 0.9 (0.3)| 1.2 (0.4)|93.6  (1.1)| 4.2  (0.6)| 3.7  (0.9)|  7.3  (1.0)|21.3  (1.4)
    Rural/small town ..........| 4,829 (256.2)|  17.7 |64.9  (3.3)|  #    #  |  #    #  |85.1  (2.2)| 8.3  (1.3)| 4.3  (1.3)|  3.6  (1.4)|23.3  (2.5)
                               |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
   Level\3\                    |              |       |           |          |          |           |           |           |            |
     Elementary ...............|16,562 (278.4)|  60.8 |80.7  (1.7)| 0.3 (0.3)| 0.2 (0.1)|94.0  (1.1)| 1.3  (0.4)| 2.6  (0.6)|  7.8  (0.8)|24.6  (1.2)
     Secondary ................| 2,583 (126.4)|   9.5 |80.7  (2.1)|  #    #  | 3.5 (1.5)|84.7  (2.6)|18.8  (1.9)|15.9  (2.7)| 13.1  (2.4)|31.0  (2.6)
     Combined .................| 8,078 (276.2)|  29.7 |80.7  (2.1)| 1.1 (0.4)| 1.0 (0.3)|88.9  (1.5)| 7.3  (1.0)| 5.7  (0.9)|  7.2  (1.0)|19.1  (1.7)
_______________________________|______________|_______|___________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|____________|___________

# Rounds to 0.0, or too few cases.
\1\All students must pass through a metal detector each day.
\2\All or most students are required to stay on school grounds during lunch.
\3\Elementary includes schools that have grade 6 or below, with no grade higher than 8; secondary schools have no grade lower than 7; and combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Questionnaire," "Private School Questionnaire," and "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared November 2002.)


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