Table 3. Number and percentage of public high schools reporting sexual and physical assaults that occurred at school, the number of sexual and physical assaults, and the rate of sexual and physical assaults per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003

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Table 3. Number and percentage of public high schools reporting sexual and physical assaults that occurred at school, the number of sexual and physical assaults, and the rate of sexual and physical assaults per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003–04 (Table 3—Continued)

School characteristic	Rape or attempted rape¹				Sexual battery other than rape²
School characteristic	Num- ber of schools	Per- cent of schools	Num- ber of incidents	Rate per 1,000 students	Num- ber of schools	Per- cent of schools	Num- ber of incidents	Rate per 1,000 students
All public schools	372	3	536	#	997	9	2,426	0.2

Enrollment size
Less than 300	#	#	#	#	#	#	#	#
300–499	55	3	93	0.1	92	6	92	0.1
500–999	57	2	83	#	178	6	252	0.1
1,000 or more	260	5	360	#	727	15	2,083	0.2

Urbanicity
City	148	6	213	0.1	417	18	781	0.2
Urban fringe	132	4	195	#	365	10	1,317	0.3
Town	26	1	37	#	74	4	88	0.1
Rural	66	2	90	#	140	4	240	0.1

Crime level where students live⁵
High	72	13	110	0.2	148	27	365	0.5
Moderate	104	5	172	0.1	296	13	674	0.3
Low	130	2	170	#	393	6	578	0.1
Mixed	67	4	83	#	159	10	809	0.4

Percent minority enrollment⁶
Less than 5 percent	54	2	65	#	122	5	147	0.1
5 to 20 percent	76	3	114	#	167	6	216	0.1
20 to 50 percent	47	2	69	#	262	10	437	0.1
50 percent or more	194	7	287	0.1	428	16	1,585	0.4

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	99	3	149	#	287	8	454	0.1
21–50 percent	129	3	168	#	409	9	816	0.2
More than 50 percent	144	6	219	0.1	301	12	1,156	0.5

Percent of students below 15^th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	90	3	130	#	213	7	424	0.1
6–15 percent	103	2	115	#	371	8	611	0.1
More than 15 percent	179	6	291	0.1	412	13	1,392	0.4

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	129	6	186	0.1	279	13	1,079	0.5
36–60 percent	101	3	132	#	228	7	427	0.1
More than 60 percent	142	3	218	#	490	9	921	0.1

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	34	4	34	0.1	78	9	123	0.2
26–50 percent	109	5	155	0.1	242	11	563	0.3
51–75 percent	111	3	182	#	334	10	1,077	0.3
More than 75 percent	117	3	165	#	342	8	663	0.1

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	51	6	75	0.1	65	7	127	0.2
45–55 percent	285	3	401	#	857	9	1,630	0.2
More than 55 percent	36	4	60	0.1	74	8	669	1.2

Student-to-teacher ratio⁷
Less than 12 students	99	2	174	0.1	231	6	532	0.2
12–16 students	118	3	154	#	442	11	1,208	0.2
More than 16 students	154	6	208	0.1	324	13	686	0.2

Number of classroom changes⁸
0–3 changes	#	#	#	#	28	5	35	0.1
4–6 changes	231	4	333	0.1	577	11	1,564	0.3
More than 6 changes	141	3	203	#	392	8	827	0.2

Regular use of law enforcement⁹
Regular use	362	5	526	0.1	948	12	2,377	0.2
No regular use	10	#	10	#	49	2	49	#

Number of serious discipline problems¹⁰
No problems	158	2	198	#	337	5	546	0.1
1 problem	50	3	60	#	206	13	335	0.2
2 problems	54	4	79	0.1	146	12	244	0.2
3 or more problems	110	9	199	0.1	308	25	1,300	0.7

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment¹¹
0 to 6 percent	66	3	88	#	182	7	318	0.1
6 to 11 percent	52	2	85	#	193	9	303	0.1
11 to 21 percent	101	3	172	#	292	9	1,057	0.3
21 percent or more	153	6	191	0.1	330	12	748	0.2

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹²
No disruptions	249	3	309	#	786	9	1,501	0.2
Any disruptions	123	8	227	0.1	211	13	925	0.4

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	#	#	#	#	24	4	32	0.1
3–5 percent	122	3	177	#	248	6	312	0.1
6–10 percent	154	3	239	#	569	12	1,645	0.3
More than 10 percent	96	8	120	0.1	156	12	438	0.4
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