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Table 7.1. |
Percentage of public schools reporting selected discipline problems that occurred at school, by frequency and school characteristics: School year 2009–10 |
| Happens at least once a week1 | Happens at all2 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristic | Student racial/ethnic tensions | Student bullying | Student sexual harassment of other students | Student harassment of other students based on sexual orientation or gender identity | Student verbal abuse of teachers | Widespread disorder in classrooms | Student acts of disrespect for teachers other than verbal abuse | Gang activities | Cult or extremist group activities | ||||||||||
| Total | 2.8 | 23.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 1.7 | ||||||||||
| School level3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 2.1 | 19.6 | 1.8 | ! | 0.8 | ! | 3.4 | 1.9 | ! | 6.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | ! | ||||||
| Middle | 5.4 | 38.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 13.7 | 29.2 | 1.4 | ||||||||||
| High school | 3.3 | 19.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 14.3 | 38.4 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| Combined | ‡ | 18.6 | 7.5 | ! | 6.0 | ! | ‡ | # | 4.4 | ! | 11.1 | ‡ | |||||||
| Enrollment size | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | ‡ | 16.5 | 4.5 | ! | 4.3 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | 3.3 | ! | 6.5 | ‡ | |||||||
| 300–499 | 2.5 | 24.0 | 2.4 | ! | 1.0 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 11.9 | ‡ | |||||||||
| 500–999 | 3.0 | 25.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 16.4 | 1.3 | ! | |||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 5.5 | 27.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 11.2 | 4.3 | 18.2 | 49.8 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| Locale | |||||||||||||||||||
| City | 5.3 | 27.0 | 3.6 | ! | 2.9 | ! | 9.1 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 28.3 | 2.5 | ||||||||
| Suburban | 2.7 | 19.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 14.6 | 1.2 | ! | |||||||||
| Town | 1.0 | ! | 26.2 | 2.9 | ! | 2.0 | 3.3 | ! | 0.6 | ! | 11.6 | 13.9 | 1.7 | ! | |||||
| Rural | 1.6 | ! | 21.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | ! | 1.3 | ! | 5.0 | 9.1 | 1.6 | ! | ||||||
| Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/ Alaska Native students |
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| Less than 5 percent | ‡ | 22.0 | 4.5 | ! | 2.7 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | 3.6 | ! | 1.5 | 0.4 | ! | ||||||
| 5 percent to less than 20 percent | 1.5 | 21.3 | 1.8 | ! | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ! | 6.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | ! | |||||||
| 20 percent to less than 50 percent | 3.2 | 22.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.1 | ! | 9.6 | 16.9 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 4.3 | 25.2 | 4.1 | ! | 2.9 | ! | 8.5 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 29.1 | 2.4 | ||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0–25 | 1.9 | 19.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | ! | 3.6 | 7.9 | 1.4 | |||||||||
| 26–50 | 2.6 | ! | 21.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ! | 6.9 | 13.2 | 1.9 | ! | |||||||
| 51–75 | 2.4 | ! | 24.1 | 3.2 | ! | 2.7 | ! | 5.6 | 1.0 | ! | 10.7 | 17.4 | 1.3 | ! | |||||
| 76–100 | 4.3 | 26.1 | 3.9 | ! | 2.1 | ! | 9.6 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 26.5 | 2.3 | ! | |||||||
| Student/teacher ratio4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 | 1.6 | ! | 19.6 | 4.2 | ! | 3.6 | ! | 4.3 | 2.5 | ! | 7.0 | 12.3 | ‡ | ||||||
| 12–16 | 3.1 | 21.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 2.1 | ! | |||||||||
| More than 16 | 2.9 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
| Prevalence of violent incidents5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| No violent incidents | 3.5 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 21.6 | 2.1 | ||||||||||
| Any violent incidents | ‡ | 7.6 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 0.8 | ! | 1.7 | ! | ‡ | ||||||||
| # Rounds to zero | |||||||||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes schools that reported the activity happens either at least once a week or daily. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes schools that reported the activity happens at all at their school during the school year. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 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 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12. Combined schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 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. Information regarding the total number of FTE teachers was obtained from the Common Core of Data (CCD), the sampling frame for SSOCS. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 "Violent incidents" include rape, or attempted 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: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. "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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2010. |
