Table 7. Number and percentage of public high 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 high 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	1,631	15	4,656	0.4

Enrollment size
Less than 300	#	#	#	#
300–499	202	13	343	0.5
500–999	442	16	1,103	0.5
1,000 or more	987	20	3,210	0.4

Urbanicity
City	526	22	2,293	0.7
Urban fringe	622	18	1,380	0.3
Town	230	13	544	0.4
Rural	252	8	439	0.2

Crime level where students live¹
High	219	39	1,020	1.4
Moderate	399	18	1,797	0.7
Low	757	12	1,423	0.2
Mixed	255	16	416	0.2

Percent minority enrollment²
Less than 5 percent	192	8	337	0.2
5 to 20 percent	342	12	632	0.2
20 to 50 percent	453	18	787	0.3
50 percent or more	610	22	2,817	0.8

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	491	13	1,010	0.2
21–50 percent	664	15	1,131	0.3
More than 50 percent	476	19	2,515	1.0

Percent of students below 15^th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	437	15	1,041	0.3
6–15 percent	622	13	1,526	0.3
More than 15 percent	571	19	2,088	0.6

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	402	19	1,488	0.7
36–60 percent	485	15	1,525	0.5
More than 60 percent	743	13	1,643	0.3

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	40	4	101	0.1
26–50 percent	418	19	1,838	0.9
51–75 percent	632	18	1,613	0.4
More than 75 percent	542	13	1,103	0.2

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	210	23	961	1.2
45–55 percent	1,310	14	3,521	0.3
More than 55 percent	111	13	174	0.3

Student-to-teacher ratio³
Less than 12 students	573	14	1,355	0.5
12–16 students	719	18	2,243	0.5
More than 16 students	338	13	1,058	0.3

Number of classroom changes⁴
0–3 changes	47	9	65	0.1
4–6 changes	956	18	2,997	0.5
More than 6 changes	628	12	1,593	0.3

Regular use of law enforcement⁵
Regular use	1,452	19	4,355	0.4
No regular use	178	6	301	0.2

Number of serious discipline problems⁶
No problems	879	13	2,065	0.3
1 problem	240	15	716	0.4
2 problems	160	13	526	0.4
3 or more problems	351	29	1,349	0.7

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁷
0 to 6 percent	284	11	677	0.3
6 to 11 percent	241	11	1,162	0.6
11 to 21 percent	527	16	1,235	0.3
21 percent or more	579	22	1,582	0.5

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	77	11	182	0.4
3–5 percent	543	13	975	0.2
6–10 percent	730	15	1,867	0.3
More than 10 percent	281	22	1,633	1.3

Prevalence of violent incidents⁸
No violent incidents	#	#	#	#
Any violent incidents	1,631	16	4,656	0.4
# 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 the school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004.

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