Table 7. Number and percentage of public primary schools reporting disruptions from school from death threats, bomb threats, or chemical, biological, or radiological threats, the number of incidents reported, and the rate of disruptions per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003

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Table 7. Number and percentage of public primary schools reporting disruptions from school from death threats, bomb threats, or chemical, biological, or radiological threats, the number of incidents reported, and the rate of disruptions per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003–04

School characteristic	Disruptions from death threats, bomb threats, or chemical, biological, or radiological threats
School characteristic	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of incidents	Rate per 1,000 students
All public schools	1,534	3	2,099	0

Enrollment size
Less than 300	208	2	208	0
300–499	841	5	1,068	0
500–999	485	3	823	0
1,000 or more	#	#	#	#

Urbanicity
City	666	5	1,027	0
Urban fringe	443	3	590	0
Town	227	4	227	0
Rural	197	1	255	0

Crime level where students live¹

High	394	10	674	0
Moderate	323	4	403	0
Low	573	2	704	0
Mixed	244	4	318	0

Percent minority enrollment²

Less than 5 percent	281	3	355	0
5 to 20 percent	143	1	217	#
20 to 50 percent	321	3	321	0
50 percent or more	788	5	1,206	0

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch


0–20 percent	187	2	187	#
21–50 percent	431	3	636	0
More than 50 percent	915	4	1,276	0

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests


0–5 percent	418	3	499	0
6–15 percent	596	3	1,025	0
More than 15 percent	519	4	575	0

Percent of students likely to attend college

0–35 percent	562	3	786	0
36–60 percent	557	4	671	0
More than 60 percent	415	2	642	0

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important


0–25 percent	186	5	411	0
26–50 percent	360	3	417	0
51–75 percent	489	4	620	0
More than 75 percent	498	2	652	0

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	#	#	#	#
45–55 percent	1,453	4	2,019	0
More than 55 percent	80	1	80	#

Student-to-teacher ratio³
Less than 12 students	797	4	870	0
12–16 students	412	2	772	0
More than 16 students	325	4	456	0

Number of classroom changes⁴

0–3 changes	557	3	613	0
4–6 changes	707	3	992	0
More than 6 changes	270	5	495	0

Regular use of law enforcement⁵

Regular use	514	3	950	0
No regular use	1,019	3	1,149	0

Number of serious discipline problems⁶

No problems	1,149	3	1,641	0
1 problem	304	3	378	0
2 problems	#	#	#	#
3 or more problems	80	4	80	0

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁷

0 to 6 percent	137	2	137	#
6 to 11 percent	382	4	529	0
11 to 21 percent	494	3	775	0
21 percent or more	522	3	658	0

Percent of students absent on a daily basis

0–2 percent	#	#	#	#
3–5 percent	1,072	4	1,413	0
6–10 percent	381	3	606	0
More than 10 percent	80	4	80	0

Prevalence of violent incidents⁸
No violent incidents	206	2	206	#
Any violent incidents	1,328	4	1,894	0
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Respondents were asked, "How would you describe the crime level in the area(s) in which your students live?" Response options included "high level of crime," "moderate level of crime," "low level of crime," and "students come from areas with very different levels of crime."
² These estimates exclude data from Tennessee because schools in this state did not report estimates of student race.
³ Student-to-teacher ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school by the total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides. The total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides is a combination of the full-time and part-time teachers and aides, including special education teachers and aides, with an adjustment to compensate for the part-time status.
⁴ Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
⁵ Respondents were asked, "During the 2003–2004 school year, did you have any sworn law enforcement officers, security guards, or security personnel present at your school on a regular basis?"
⁶ Serious discipline problems include student racial tensions, student bullying, student sexual harassment of other students, student verbal abuse of teachers, widespread disorder in classrooms, student acts of disrespect for teachers, gang activities, and cult or extremist group activities. If a respondent reported that any of these problems occurred daily or weekly in their school, each was counted once in the total number of serious discipline problems.
⁷ Transfers as a percentage of enrollment combines the number of students who were transferred to a school and the number of students who were transferred from a school divided by the total number of students enrolled in the school.
⁸ Violent incidents include rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.
NOTE: 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 school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004.

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