| Total
|
2.1
|
| 26.8
| 10.7
|
| 2.8
|
| 19.5
|
|
16.7
|
| 3.4
| |
|---|
| |
|
| Primary
| 1.1
| !
| 23.8
| 6.8
|
| 1.7
| !
| 13.7
|
|
7.6
|
| ‡
| |
|---|
| Middle
| 4.9
|
| 42.5
| 18.0
|
| 5.5
|
| 31.6
|
|
31.3
|
| 5.9
| |
|---|
| High school
| 3.3
|
| 21.2
| 16.8
|
| 4.1
|
| 26.4
|
|
41.1
|
| 13.2
| |
|---|
| Combined
| ‡
|
| 23.2
| 13.8
|
| ‡
|
| 24.6
|
|
11.0
|
| ‡
| |
|---|
| |
|
| Less than 300
| ‡
|
| 23.3
| 7.2
| !
| 2.6
| !
| 13.7
|
|
7.5
|
| 1.7
| ! |
|---|
| 300-499
| 1.2
| !
| 26.7
| 7.5
|
| 1.6
| !
| 17.1
|
|
9.7
|
| 1.4
| ! |
|---|
| 500-999
| 2.7
|
| 28.1
| 12.0
|
| 2.7
|
| 20.6
|
|
18.4
|
| 3.3
| |
|---|
| 1,000 or more
| 5.9
|
| 30.0
| 22.5
|
| 7.0
|
| 34.5
|
|
48.8
|
| 12.9
| |
|---|
| |
|
| City
| 3.3
|
| 30.5
| 15.9
|
| 4.3
|
| 26.9
|
|
25.4
|
| 4.3
| |
|---|
| Urban fringe
| 2.3
|
| 26.0
| 8.4
|
| 2.0
|
| 16.2
|
|
16.8
|
| 4.2
| |
|---|
| Town
| 3.6
| !
| 30.0
| 12.9
|
| 3.5
| !
| 22.7
|
|
18.3
|
| 4.4
| ! |
|---|
| Rural
| #
|
| 23.2
| 8.1
|
| 2.2
| !
| 15.6
|
|
8.7
|
| 1.4
| |
|---|
| |
|
| Less than 5 percent
| ‡
|
| 25.4
| 6.3
|
| ‡
|
| 14.0
|
|
3.5
|
| 1.8
| ! |
|---|
| 5 to 20 percent
| 1.9
|
| 27.3
| 6.2
|
| 1.2
| !
| 13.8
|
|
9.7
|
| 3.4
| |
|---|
| 20 to 50 percent
| 3.5
|
| 28.4
| 11.6
|
| 2.8
|
| 18.5
|
|
19.9
|
| 5.7
| |
|---|
| 50 percent or more
| 2.4
|
| 27.1
| 17.3
|
| 5.7
|
| 29.5
|
|
29.7
|
| 2.8
| |
|---|
| |
|
| 0-20 percent
| 1.8
|
| 22.8
| 5.1
|
| 0.6
| !
| 10.6
|
|
9.9
|
| 4.2
| |
|---|
| 21-50 percent
| 1.9
|
| 28.0
| 7.5
|
| 1.2
|
| 15.9
|
|
12.7
|
| 3.5
| |
|---|
| More than 50 percent
| 2.4
|
| 28.0
| 16.8
|
| 5.4
|
| 27.6
|
|
24.0
|
| 2.9
| |
|---|
| |
|
| Less than 12
| 1.2
|
| 26.5
| 10.7
|
| 2.9
|
| 20.1
|
|
11.6
|
| 2.3
| |
|---|
| 12-16
| 2.7
|
| 25.7
| 11.7
|
| 3.1
|
| 20.6
|
|
19.8
|
| 4.2
| |
|---|
| More than 16
| 3.0
|
| 29.6
| 8.8
|
| 2.2
|
| 15.6
|
|
22.5
|
| 4.4
| |
|---|
| |
|
| No violent incidents
| ‡
|
| 12.0
| 1.5
| !
| ‡
|
| 4.7
|
|
2.1
| !
| ‡
| |
|---|
| Any violent incidents
| 2.6
|
| 30.1
| 12.8
|
| 3.4
|
| 22.8
|
|
20.0
|
| 4.0
| |
|---|
| # Rounds to zero. |
| ! Interpret data with caution. |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. |
| 1 Includes schools that reported the activity happens either once a week or daily. |
| 2 Includes schools that reported the activity has happened at all at their school during the school year. |
| 3 A gang was defined for respondents as "an ongoing loosely organized association of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, that has a common name, signs, symbols or colors, whose members engage, either individually or collectively, in violent or other forms of illegal behavior." |
| 4 A cult or extremist group was defined for respondents as "a group that espouses radical beliefs and practices, which may include a religious component, that are widely seen as threatening the basic values and cultural norms of society at large." |
| 5 Primary schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 8. Middle schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9. High schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 9. Combined schools include all other combinations of grades, including K-12 schools. |
| 6 These estimates exclude data from Tennessee because schools in this state did not report estimates of student race/ethnicity. |
| 7 Student/teacher ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school by the total number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers and aides. The total number of FTE teachers and aides is a combination of the full-time and part-time teachers and aides, including special education teachers and aides, with an adjustment for part-time status. |
| 8 Violent incidents include rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon. |
| NOTE: Either school principals or the person most knowledgeable about discipline issues at school completed the SSOCS questionnaire. "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to respond only for those times that were during normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session, unless the survey specified otherwise. Population size is 80,500 public schools. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004. |
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