Table 233.70.

Percentage of public schools with one or more full-time or part-time security staff present at least once a week, and percentage of schools with security staff routinely carrying a firearm, by selected school characteristics: 2005–06, 2007–08, and 2009–10

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
School characteristic	Percent with one or more security guards, security personnel, School Resource Officers (SROs), or sworn law enforcement officers who are not SROs1																			Percent with security guards, security personnel, or sworn law enforcement officers routinely carrying a firearm2
	Total						Full-time						Part-time only
	2005–06		2007–08		2009–10		2005–06		2007–08		2009–10		2005–06		2007–08			2009–10		2005–06		2007–08		2009–10
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9			10		11		12		13
All public schools	41.7	(1.28)	46.3	(1.29)	42.8	(1.07)	27.0	(0.88)	30.4	(0.98)	28.7	(0.97)	14.6	(1.06)	15.9		(0.89)	14.1	(0.66)	30.7	(1.10)	34.1	(1.11)	28.0	(0.97)
School level3
Primary school	26.2	(1.87)	33.1	(2.04)	27.7	(1.50)	12.5	(1.32)	17.8	(1.37)	15.7	(1.43)	13.7	(1.59)	15.3		(1.31)	12.1	(0.89)	15.7	(1.55)	20.1	(1.68)	12.5	(1.25)
Middle school	63.7	(1.30)	65.5	(1.59)	66.4	(1.45)	44.5	(1.17)	44.9	(1.55)	45.8	(1.39)	19.2	(1.18)	20.7		(1.17)	20.6	(1.32)	51.8	(1.32)	54.2	(1.92)	51.0	(1.84)
High school	75.2	(1.66)	79.6	(1.47)	76.4	(1.45)	64.0	(1.53)	66.1	(1.48)	62.0	(1.56)	11.2	(1.14)	13.5		(1.42)	14.5	(1.50)	64.0	(1.71)	67.5	(1.51)	63.3	(1.75)
Combined school	43.5	(5.25)	39.9	(5.59)	36.6	(4.89)	26.8	(4.44)	26.2	(4.79)	24.0	(4.49)	16.7	(4.13)	13.6	!	(4.15)	12.7	(3.56)	32.4	(4.50)	32.1	(4.89)	24.6	(4.26)
Enrollment size
Less than 300	22.7	(2.65)	27.6	(2.55)	25.6	(2.91)	10.8	(1.58)	15.1	(2.09)	15.1	(2.29)	11.9	(2.07)	12.5		(2.07)	10.5	(2.20)	16.2	(2.17)	16.1	(2.39)	13.5	(2.16)
300–499	29.8	(2.29)	36.1	(2.66)	33.5	(2.26)	16.7	(1.93)	19.4	(1.84)	18.0	(1.96)	13.0	(1.64)	16.8		(2.05)	15.5	(1.76)	20.5	(1.83)	26.7	(2.37)	19.8	(1.84)
500–999	50.5	(1.90)	52.7	(1.99)	47.3	(1.60)	31.0	(1.27)	34.0	(1.52)	31.2	(1.34)	19.5	(1.62)	18.8		(1.53)	16.1	(1.08)	36.9	(1.67)	39.5	(1.98)	30.3	(1.42)
1,000 or more	86.9	(1.39)	90.6	(1.59)	90.0	(1.37)	77.3	(1.61)	79.5	(1.65)	79.3	(1.82)	9.7	(1.40)	11.1		(1.83)	10.7	(1.50)	70.3	(1.67)	73.5	(1.62)	74.6	(1.75)
Locale
City	49.1	(2.57)	57.3	(3.05)	50.9	(2.51)	37.7	(2.04)	45.3	(2.24)	39.7	(2.19)	11.4	(1.59)	12.0		(1.97)	11.2	(1.69)	30.5	(1.73)	33.1	(2.32)	27.6	(1.98)
Suburb	42.7	(1.67)	45.4	(2.08)	45.4	(1.90)	27.1	(1.41)	30.0	(1.64)	31.3	(1.58)	15.6	(1.44)	15.4		(1.59)	14.1	(1.50)	32.2	(1.51)	33.7	(1.94)	29.6	(1.45)
Town	44.4	(3.86)	51.1	(3.50)	39.0	(3.11)	26.3	(2.88)	26.9	(2.32)	21.2	(2.15)	18.1	(2.90)	24.2		(2.75)	17.8	(2.39)	38.1	(3.62)	45.0	(3.54)	31.6	(2.81)
Rural	33.8	(1.87)	36.0	(1.98)	35.2	(2.20)	18.6	(1.39)	20.2	(1.67)	20.5	(1.83)	15.2	(1.87)	15.7		(1.70)	14.7	(1.51)	27.1	(1.84)	30.5	(2.05)	25.3	(1.78)
Percent combined enrollment of Black,      Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and      American Indian/Alaska Native students
Less than 5 percent	28.3	(1.96)	35.6	(3.23)	30.4	(2.69)	12.4	(1.60)	16.9	(2.70)	13.6	(2.41)	16.0	(1.81)	18.7		(2.56)	16.8	(2.51)	22.9	(2.07)	27.1	(2.95)	21.9	(2.25)
5 percent to less than 20 percent	38.9	(2.54)	42.9	(2.19)	36.5	(2.91)	23.9	(1.73)	23.1	(1.63)	19.9	(2.26)	15.0	(1.98)	19.9		(1.93)	16.6	(1.71)	30.2	(2.07)	37.7	(2.29)	27.6	(2.08)
20 percent to less than 50 percent	41.6	(2.32)	44.7	(2.76)	41.9	(1.93)	28.3	(1.94)	29.1	(2.21)	27.8	(1.69)	13.3	(1.75)	15.5		(1.93)	14.1	(1.50)	35.3	(1.97)	38.4	(2.65)	30.5	(1.89)
50 percent or more	51.3	(2.46)	55.4	(2.71)	52.5	(2.04)	37.3	(1.91)	43.8	(2.16)	41.3	(2.09)	14.0	(1.81)	11.6		(1.68)	11.2	(1.33)	31.3	(1.84)	31.8	(2.07)	29.1	(1.53)
Percent of students eligible for free or      reduced-price lunch
0–25 percent	37.9	(2.14)	46.5	(2.33)	39.2	(2.44)	24.9	(1.70)	29.7	(2.01)	27.9	(2.17)	13.0	(1.33)	16.8		(1.52)	11.3	(1.21)	30.3	(1.95)	34.8	(2.12)	27.2	(1.93)
26–50 percent	42.1	(2.08)	40.8	(2.52)	40.0	(1.68)	26.4	(1.63)	24.2	(2.01)	21.5	(1.52)	15.7	(2.01)	16.6		(1.65)	18.5	(1.37)	33.8	(1.78)	35.2	(2.02)	30.3	(1.59)
51–75 percent	39.3	(2.21)	46.1	(2.83)	42.3	(2.60)	25.7	(1.85)	29.7	(2.34)	29.0	(2.04)	13.7	(1.90)	16.4		(2.34)	13.3	(1.45)	31.8	(2.05)	35.8	(2.77)	27.4	(2.07)
76–100 percent	49.8	(2.73)	55.0	(3.68)	49.8	(2.76)	33.0	(2.49)	42.1	(3.17)	37.6	(2.66)	16.8	(2.07)	12.9		(2.17)	12.2	(1.84)	25.6	(2.17)	29.7	(2.68)	26.8	(2.32)

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

1 "Security guards" and "security personnel" do not include law enforcement. School Resource Officers include all career law enforcement officers with arrest authority who have specialized training and are assigned to work in collaboration with school organizations.

2 The survey item about carrying firearms did not include the term "School Resource Officer" in the question text.

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.

NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005–06, 2007–08, and 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2006, 2008, and 2010. (This table was prepared September 2013.)