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Table 20.2. |
Percentage of public schools that used selected safety and security measures, by school characteristics: School year 2009–10 |
| School characteristic | Controlled access during school hours | Drug testing | Required to wear badges or picture IDs | Metal detector checks on students | Sweeps and technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings (e.g., locked or monitored doors) | Grounds (e.g., locked or monitored gates) | Athletes | Students in extracurricular activities (excluding athletes) | Students | Faculty and staff |
Random checks1 | Required to pass through daily | Random dog sniffs to check for drugs1 | Random sweeps for contraband1,2 |
Electronic notification system for schoolwide emergency | Structured, anonymous threat reporting system | Used security cameras to monitor school1 | Limited access to social networking websites from school computers | Prohibited use of cell phones and text messaging devices | Required students to wear uniforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 91.7 | 46.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 62.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 22.9 | 12.1 | 63.1 | 35.9 | 61.1 | 93.4 | 90.9 | 18.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| School level3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 93.8 | 50.8 | 1.3 | ! | 1.2 | ! | 2.4 | 67.6 | 1.9 | ‡ | 4.0 | 3.6 | 61.1 | 30.1 | 50.6 | 92.4 | 92.6 | 21.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Middle | 94.4 | 41.9 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 11.9 | 62.8 | 9.4 | 1.5 | ! | 43.3 | 20.1 | 70.9 | 47.7 | 73.4 | 96.0 | 97.1 | 19.3 | |||||||||||||||
| High | 85.9 | 42.8 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 19.0 | 58.3 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 60.1 | 28.7 | 66.6 | 45.6 | 84.3 | 94.6 | 80.2 | 9.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined | 80.6 | 25.4 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 6.2 | ! | 35.9 | 6.9 | ! | 3.8 | ! | 47.5 | 25.6 | 52.8 | 33.2 | 67.2 | 92.9 | 83.2 | 15.1 | |||||||||||||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 88.6 | 37.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 42.4 | 2.8 | ! | 0.9 | ! | 22.3 | 16.7 | 51.5 | 28.1 | 48.2 | 95.4 | 90.2 | 15.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 300–499 | 93.0 | 45.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 71.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | ! | 16.1 | 8.1 | 62.2 | 32.2 | 61.1 | 91.2 | 93.5 | 17.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 500–999 | 93.7 | 49.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 69.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 21.8 | 9.6 | 68.5 | 37.9 | 63.1 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 88.4 | 55.8 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 21.5 | 71.7 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 46.8 | 21.5 | 72.0 | 56.0 | 81.2 | 95.2 | 82.3 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 93.1 | 58.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 63.5 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 58.6 | 38.0 | 59.5 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 35.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 92.8 | 46.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 75.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | ! | 16.4 | 7.1 | 70.2 | 36.2 | 62.0 | 92.4 | 92.9 | 19.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Town | 92.9 | 45.4 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 61.5 | 5.0 | ‡ | 31.3 | 12.5 | 62.3 | 38.5 | 64.1 | 92.5 | 90.0 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 89.0 | 34.9 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 51.0 | 2.3 | ‡ | 34.0 | 16.1 | 60.6 | 32.6 | 60.0 | 94.4 | 89.0 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/ Alaska Native students |
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| Less than 5 percent | 95.3 | 26.4 | 8.6 | 7.2 | ‡ | 49.6 | 1.8 | ! | ‡ | 36.8 | 14.9 | 64.0 | 29.2 | 63.2 | 92.3 | 88.3 | # | |||||||||||||||
| 5 percent to less than 20 percent | 91.4 | 30.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 67.3 | ‡ | # | 25.2 | 7.2 | 69.0 | 30.4 | 61.5 | 93.3 | 88.3 | 1.8 | ! | |||||||||||||||
| 20 percent to less than 50 percent | 89.5 | 48.7 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 69.8 | 3.4 | ‡ | 23.0 | 10.0 | 62.3 | 38.4 | 63.5 | 93.5 | 92.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 92.1 | 62.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 60.4 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 59.1 | 40.6 | 58.3 | 93.8 | 92.6 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0–25 | 91.7 | 35.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 71.7 | 1.3 | ‡ | 21.0 | 6.8 | 73.8 | 35.9 | 60.3 | 91.2 | 87.6 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26–50 | 91.4 | 39.2 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 62.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | ! | 31.5 | 11.0 | 65.3 | 35.0 | 61.7 | 94.4 | 89.2 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||
| 51–75 | 91.6 | 47.8 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 60.5 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 22.8 | 13.4 | 61.0 | 34.3 | 65.6 | 93.7 | 91.6 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 76–100 | 92.3 | 61.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 58.5 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 53.5 | 38.8 | 55.3 | 93.7 | 94.9 | 47.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Student/teacher ratio4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 | 89.0 | 41.3 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 51.8 | 5.4 | 2.3 | ! | 26.6 | 15.7 | 60.3 | 34.6 | 56.0 | 95.5 | 89.2 | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12–16 | 93.1 | 43.2 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 67.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 23.3 | 12.1 | 63.7 | 35.1 | 67.1 | 93.3 | 91.8 | 21.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| More than 16 | 91.4 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 62.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 | ! | 21.3 | 10.8 | 63.5 | 37.0 | 57.5 | 92.8 | 90.6 | 17.4 | |||||||||||||||
| # 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) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 One or more checks, sweeps, or cameras. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 For example, drugs or weapons. Does not include dog sniffs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2010. |
