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| Table 188. | Percentage of schools with various security measures, by school control and selected characteristics: 2007-08 |
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| School control and selected characteristic | Total schools | Percent of schools with security measures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Percentage distribution | Controlled access to school buildings1 | Controlled access to school grounds2 | School uniforms | Strict dress code | Daily metal detector checks3 | Random metal detector checks | Closed lunch4 | Random dog sniffs | Random drug sweeps | Daily pre- sence of police or security | Security cameras | Badges required | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Public total | 90,500 | (540) | 100.0 | (†) | 88.8 | (0.63) | 44.9 | (1.12) | 16.5 | (0.83) | 54.0 | (0.99) | 2.3 | (0.31) | 5.9 | (0.45) | 60.8 | (1.07) | 25.0 | (0.68) | 14.8 | (0.76) | 27.2 | (0.99) | 51.8 | (0.94) | 7.5 | (0.53) | |||||
| School enrollment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 300 | 26,400 | (910) | 29.2 | (0.96) | 86.0 | (1.41) | 38.2 | (2.05) | 15.9 | (1.60) | 49.0 | (2.13) | 5.1 | (0.84) | 6.5 | (0.88) | 58.8 | (2.06) | 24.0 | (1.72) | 19.3 | (1.76) | 17.6 | (1.57) | 43.3 | (1.82) | 4.9 | (0.80) | |||||
| 300 to 499 | 25,900 | (970) | 28.6 | (1.04) | 90.6 | (1.06) | 42.7 | (2.23) | 16.0 | (1.51) | 50.9 | (2.25) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 3.6 | (0.77) | 57.2 | (2.04) | 18.0 | (1.44) | 10.3 | (1.09) | 15.5 | (1.31) | 50.1 | (2.19) | 3.7 | (0.67) | |||||
| 500 to 999 | 29,100 | (870) | 32.1 | (0.98) | 90.5 | (1.01) | 49.7 | (1.92) | 18.2 | (1.33) | 57.2 | (1.94) | 0.8 | ! | (0.28) | 5.4 | (0.84) | 61.1 | (2.04) | 23.5 | (1.42) | 11.0 | (1.07) | 30.7 | (1.74) | 53.8 | (1.84) | 8.5 | (1.19) | ||||
| 1,000 to 1,499 | 5,400 | (350) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 88.5 | (2.08) | 50.1 | (3.79) | 16.4 | (3.57) | 66.6 | (3.19) | 2.3 | ! | (0.84) | 9.8 | (1.94) | 75.5 | (2.48) | 48.7 | (3.97) | 27.5 | (3.20) | 66.4 | (3.64) | 69.5 | (3.60) | 18.2 | (3.08) | ||||
| 1,500 or more | 3,700 | (240) | 4.1 | (0.26) | 83.7 | (2.78) | 63.6 | (3.16) | 11.1 | (3.02) | 67.5 | (3.34) | 3.9 | ! | (1.49) | 15.6 | (2.39) | 75.5 | (3.17) | 57.4 | (3.28) | 25.5 | (2.91) | 92.7 | (1.80) | 81.8 | (3.89) | 28.2 | (3.28) | ||||
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price school lunch |
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| School does not participate | 3,900 | (420) | 4.3 | (0.46) | 70.2 | (5.54) | 38.9 | (4.76) | 16.9 | (3.97) | 43.2 | (5.52) | ‡ | (†) | 8.2 | ! | (3.37) | 44.0 | (5.66) | 13.8 | (3.02) | 20.2 | (4.48) | 23.4 | (3.94) | 43.5 | (4.86) | 10.2 | (2.33) | ||||
| 0 to 25 percent | 25,000 | (920) | 27.6 | (1.03) | 89.7 | (1.35) | 36.9 | (2.02) | 4.7 | (0.86) | 44.7 | (2.08) | 0.5 | ! | (0.18) | 1.8 | (0.35) | 60.0 | (2.04) | 25.0 | (1.83) | 10.1 | (1.12) | 25.2 | (1.60) | 53.1 | (2.22) | 5.5 | (0.78) | ||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 24,800 | (920) | 27.4 | (0.98) | 90.6 | (0.94) | 41.1 | (1.88) | 8.2 | (1.00) | 53.4 | (2.03) | 0.7 | (0.22) | 4.3 | (0.65) | 63.8 | (1.59) | 30.3 | (1.51) | 13.5 | (1.11) | 26.5 | (1.85) | 56.8 | (2.00) | 7.4 | (0.80) | |||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 19,600 | (690) | 21.6 | (0.73) | 88.9 | (1.38) | 48.7 | (2.26) | 19.3 | (1.80) | 57.7 | (2.28) | 2.7 | (0.52) | 7.4 | (1.06) | 61.0 | (2.26) | 27.7 | (1.94) | 17.5 | (2.05) | 26.2 | (1.98) | 52.6 | (2.30) | 7.7 | (1.03) | |||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 17,300 | (660) | 19.1 | (0.74) | 89.2 | (1.63) | 59.0 | (2.42) | 42.2 | (3.04) | 66.5 | (2.40) | 6.1 | (1.17) | 11.9 | (1.65) | 61.1 | (2.56) | 16.6 | (1.78) | 19.2 | (1.91) | 33.1 | (2.74) | 43.6 | (2.59) | 9.6 | (1.57) | |||||
| School locale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 21,600 | (730) | 23.8 | (0.81) | 89.4 | (1.45) | 55.6 | (2.31) | 36.5 | (2.33) | 63.2 | (2.33) | 4.1 | (0.76) | 9.7 | (1.14) | 61.3 | (2.57) | 14.5 | (1.50) | 13.2 | (1.51) | 37.1 | (1.97) | 45.3 | (1.96) | 11.5 | (1.43) | |||||
| Suburban | 25,900 | (920) | 28.6 | (1.01) | 89.7 | (1.19) | 44.9 | (2.32) | 13.5 | (1.33) | 50.4 | (2.17) | 2.2 | ! | (0.70) | 5.3 | (0.97) | 57.9 | (2.06) | 17.3 | (1.56) | 10.5 | (1.37) | 29.3 | (1.76) | 55.9 | (1.77) | 8.9 | (0.93) | ||||
| Town | 13,900 | (670) | 15.3 | (0.74) | 90.2 | (1.35) | 41.2 | (2.55) | 10.0 | (1.56) | 51.9 | (2.43) | 2.3 | (0.60) | 5.3 | (1.01) | 63.6 | (2.48) | 30.1 | (2.14) | 16.2 | (1.73) | 22.5 | (1.86) | 53.7 | (2.79) | 5.0 | (1.03) | |||||
| Rural | 29,200 | (1,010) | 32.2 | (1.07) | 87.0 | (1.13) | 38.8 | (1.78) | 7.4 | (0.85) | 51.3 | (1.87) | 1.0 | ! | (0.31) | 3.8 | (0.67) | 61.6 | (1.86) | 37.0 | (1.48) | 19.2 | (1.32) | 20.2 | (1.60) | 51.9 | (1.78) | 4.4 | (0.71) | ||||
| Level5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 62,300 | (580) | 68.9 | (0.54) | 92.1 | (0.71) | 45.7 | (1.61) | 17.5 | (1.05) | 50.0 | (1.38) | 0.3 | ! | (0.14) | 3.0 | (0.48) | 57.5 | (1.47) | 13.2 | (0.83) | 7.6 | (0.84) | 16.2 | (1.14) | 46.1 | (1.29) | 4.1 | (0.57) | ||||
| Secondary | 21,600 | (460) | 23.8 | (0.46) | 82.1 | (1.42) | 43.3 | (1.53) | 12.1 | (1.19) | 64.4 | (1.87) | 5.2 | (1.03) | 11.9 | (1.05) | 68.5 | (1.68) | 54.6 | (1.59) | 30.5 | (1.59) | 58.3 | (1.93) | 68.7 | (1.77) | 16.8 | (1.15) | |||||
| Combined | 6,600 | (360) | 7.3 | (0.40) | 79.8 | (2.50) | 42.6 | (3.33) | 21.4 | (2.51) | 57.3 | (3.13) | 11.3 | (1.84) | 13.4 | (1.80) | 66.0 | (2.96) | 39.1 | (2.91) | 31.7 | (3.22) | 29.0 | (2.90) | 50.1 | (2.70) | 9.2 | (1.95) | |||||
| Private total | 28,000 | (330) | 100.0 | (†) | 81.5 | (1.15) | 42.4 | (1.22) | 55.4 | (1.19) | 76.3 | (1.08) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 1.1 | (0.24) | 44.0 | (1.06) | 3.9 | (0.43) | 8.8 | (0.69) | 6.4 | (0.54) | 32.9 | (1.21) | 2.9 | (0.42) | ||||
| School enrollment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 300 | 22,800 | (390) | 81.7 | (0.85) | 80.6 | (1.39) | 41.7 | (1.40) | 51.9 | (1.46) | 73.7 | (1.30) | 0.6 | ! | (0.21) | 1.3 | (0.28) | 41.3 | (1.30) | 2.5 | (0.44) | 9.0 | (0.83) | 4.3 | (0.58) | 27.9 | (1.36) | 1.7 | (0.44) | ||||
| 300 to 499 | 3,000 | (190) | 10.6 | (0.70) | 88.6 | (1.95) | 45.7 | (3.07) | 73.4 | (3.13) | 85.8 | (2.14) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 55.4 | (2.90) | 6.5 | (1.32) | 7.5 | (1.50) | 10.1 | (1.70) | 49.5 | (3.22) | 7.8 | (1.61) | |||||
| 500 to 999 | 1,800 | (120) | 6.3 | (0.44) | 83.0 | (2.44) | 43.4 | (3.43) | 69.4 | (3.39) | 89.4 | (2.29) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 59.3 | (3.58) | 17.1 | (2.42) | 8.2 | (1.96) | 17.3 | (2.21) | 61.0 | (3.32) | 7.8 | (1.90) | |||||
| 1,000 or more | 400 | (50) | 1.4 | (0.19) | 77.4 | (5.07) | 52.7 | (7.16) | 61.2 | (6.89) | 94.6 | (2.34) | # | (†) | # | (†) | 49.9 | (7.21) | 9.7 | ! | (3.78) | 13.2 | ! | (4.95) | 50.5 | (6.78) | 67.1 | (5.69) | 11.6 | ! | (4.08) | ||
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price school lunch |
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| School does not participate | 19,700 | (400) | 70.3 | (1.05) | 78.9 | (1.43) | 41.6 | (1.45) | 52.2 | (1.48) | 74.7 | (1.34) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | 0.6 | ! | (0.20) | 41.3 | (1.48) | 3.8 | (0.48) | 8.6 | (0.80) | 6.6 | (0.58) | 28.8 | (1.32) | 2.9 | (0.52) | |||
| 0 to 25 percent | 4,600 | (230) | 16.3 | (0.81) | 89.7 | (2.03) | 40.5 | (3.06) | 67.6 | (2.83) | 85.6 | (2.08) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 53.2 | (3.04) | 6.0 | (1.42) | 6.5 | (1.44) | 5.1 | (1.47) | 42.9 | (3.21) | 3.5 | ! | (1.17) | ||||
| 26 to 100 percent | 3,700 | (230) | 13.3 | (0.84) | 85.5 | (2.44) | 48.8 | (3.14) | 57.3 | (3.35) | 72.8 | (3.11) | ‡ | (†) | 4.7 | ! | (1.61) | 47.0 | (3.86) | 2.3 | ! | (1.09) | 12.7 | (2.11) | 7.0 | (1.76) | 42.1 | (3.52) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Level5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 16,100 | (300) | 57.6 | (0.81) | 84.1 | (1.35) | 45.6 | (1.50) | 62.2 | (1.68) | 75.9 | (1.48) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.0 | (1.39) | 0.4 | ! | (0.20) | 2.1 | (0.42) | 4.3 | (0.61) | 31.4 | (1.65) | 1.6 | (0.38) | ||||
| Secondary | 2,900 | (170) | 10.5 | (0.59) | 76.9 | (2.83) | 34.7 | (3.37) | 42.8 | (3.22) | 75.3 | (3.36) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 56.7 | (3.25) | 17.0 | (2.32) | 26.0 | (3.64) | 11.8 | (2.46) | 43.1 | (3.64) | 6.2 | (1.27) | |||||
| Combined | 8,900 | (270) | 31.9 | (0.88) | 78.4 | (2.11) | 39.2 | (2.27) | 47.2 | (2.23) | 77.3 | (1.72) | 1.7 | ! | (0.59) | 2.9 | (0.70) | 43.5 | (2.46) | 6.0 | (1.00) | 15.4 | (1.54) | 8.3 | (1.13) | 32.1 | (1.99) | 4.2 | (1.00) | ||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Access to buildings is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored doors). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Access to grounds is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored gates). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 All students must pass through a metal detector each day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 All or most students are required to stay on school grounds during lunch. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Elementary schools 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 because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal Questionnaire" and "Private School Principal Questionnaire," 2007-08. (This table was prepared October 2009.) |
