Table 6. Number and percentage of public schools reporting the presence of security staff at school at least once a week and at specified times, by selected school characteristics: School year 2009

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Table 6. Number and percentage of public schools reporting the presence of security staff at school at least once a week and at specified times, by selected school characteristics: School year 2009–10
	Total number of schools	Security staff at least once a week¹		At any time during school hours		While students were arriving or leaving		At selected school activities²		When school/school activities were not occurring
		Security staff at least once a week¹		At any time during school hours		While students were arriving or leaving		At selected school activities²		When school/school activities were not occurring
		Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools
School characteristic		Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of schools	Percent of schools
All public schools	82,800	35,400	43	31,900	39	30,300	37	29,200	35	15,700	19

Level³
Primary school	48,900	13,600	28	11,100	23	10,600	22	9,400	19	5,400	11
Middle school	15,300	10,100	66	9,600	63	8,900	58	8,500	56	3,900	26
High school	12,200	9,400	76	9,100	74	8,900	73	9,100	75	5,200	43
Combined school	6,400	2,300	37	2,000	32	1,900	31	2,100	33	1,100	18

Enrollment size
Less than 300	18,900	4,800	26	3,800	20	3,800	20	3,700	20	2,100	11
300–499	25,200	8,400	34	7,400	29	6,400	25	6,400	25	3,600	14
500–999	29,800	14,100	47	12,700	43	12,200	41	11,400	38	5,700	19
1,000 or more	8,900	8,000	90	8,000	90	7,800	88	7,700	86	4,300	48

Urbanicity
City	21,500	11,000	51	10,500	49	9,900	46	9,700	45	5,400	25
Suburb	23,800	10,800	45	9,700	41	9,300	39	8,600	36	4,800	20
Town	12,100	4,700	39	4,200	34	3,700	30	3,700	30	1,600	13
Rural	25,300	8,900	35	7,500	30	7,400	29	7,300	29	3,900	15

Percent White enrollment
More than 95 percent	11,700	3,600	30	3,200	27	2,800	24	3,000	25	1,500	13
More than 80 to 95 percent	20,900	7,600	36	6,400	31	6,200	30	5,700	27	2,800	13
More than 50 to 80 percent	20,000	8,400	42	7,400	37	6,900	35	6,900	35	3,500	18
50 percent or less	30,100	15,800	53	14,900	50	14,300	48	13,600	45	7,800	26

Percent of students eligible for
free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	13,600	5,400	40	4,800	36	4,600	34	4,100	30	2,500	19
21–50 percent	26,200	10,400	40	9,300	35	8,700	33	8,800	34	4,400	17
More than 50 percent	42,900	19,600	46	17,800	41	17,000	40	16,200	38	8,700	20
¹ Security staff includes security guards, security personnel, or sworn law enforcement officers.
² Selected school activities include athletic and social events, open houses, and science fairs.
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 thehighest 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: All public schools in the 2009–10 SSOCS data file are included in the estimates presented this table. "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses,and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply to questionnaire items. Responses were provided by the principalor the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2010.

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