NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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. School resource officers includes all career law enforcement officers with arrest authority, who have specialized training and are assigned to work in collaboration with school organizations. In 2003-04, schools reported on school resource officers present at their school on a regular basis. In 2005-06, 2007-08, and 2009-10, schools reported on school resource officers present at their school at least once a week. The number of school resource officers includes both full- and part-time school resource officers. The number of schools with school resource officers is defined as those schools providing a non-zero response to the count of school resource officers question (question 9b). |