|
|
|
|
|
All public schools |
|
13,700 |
|
16.5 |
|
|
18,200 |
|
21.9 |
|
|
23,200 |
|
28.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
3,000 |
|
6.2 |
|
|
4,300 |
|
8.8 |
|
|
6,100 |
|
12.5 |
|
Middle |
|
4,700 |
|
30.6 |
|
|
6,300 |
|
41.2 |
|
|
7,800 |
|
51.0 |
|
High school |
|
4,700 |
|
38.6 |
|
|
6,000 |
|
49.4 |
|
|
7,800 |
|
63.3 |
|
Combined |
|
1,200 |
|
19.4 |
|
|
1,500 |
|
24.0 |
|
|
1,600 |
|
24.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enrollment size |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 300 |
|
1,700 |
|
9.2 |
|
|
2,100 |
|
11.2 |
|
|
2,500 |
|
13.5 |
|
300–499 |
|
2,800 |
|
11.1 |
|
|
3,700 |
|
14.8 |
|
|
5,000 |
|
19.8 |
|
500–999 |
|
5,100 |
|
17.2 |
|
|
7,000 |
|
23.4 |
|
|
9,000 |
|
30.3 |
|
1,000 or more |
|
4,000 |
|
44.9 |
|
|
5,300 |
|
59.7 |
|
|
6,700 |
|
74.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Urbanicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City |
|
3,500 |
|
16.1 |
|
|
4,700 |
|
21.8 |
|
|
5,900 |
|
27.6 |
|
Suburb |
|
4,000 |
|
16.9 |
|
|
5,600 |
|
23.4 |
|
|
7,100 |
|
29.6 |
|
Town |
|
2,500 |
|
21.0 |
|
|
2,900 |
|
24.2 |
|
|
3,800 |
|
31.6 |
|
Rural |
|
3,600 |
|
14.3 |
|
|
5,000 |
|
19.6 |
|
|
6,400 |
|
25.3 |
|
1Stun gun includes Taser gun. |
2Chemical aerosol sprays include Mace and pepper spray. |
3Primary 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: All public schools in the 2009–10 SSOCS sample are included in the estimates presented in 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. Security staff includes security guards, security personnel, and sworn law enforcement officers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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 (NCES), 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). |