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(200KB)| Table 159. | Percentage of schools with various security measures, by school control and selected characteristics: 2003–04 |
| School control and selected characteristic | Total schools | Percent of schools with security measures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Percentage distribution | Controlled access to school buildings1 | Controlled access to school grounds2 | School uniforms | Strict dress code | Daily metal detector checks3 | Random metal detector checks | Closed lunch4 | Random sweeps for contraband | Daily pre- sence of police or security | Video surveillance | Violence prevention program | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Public total | 87,600 | (310) | 100.0 | (†) | 81.5 | (0.60) | 39.4 | (0.83) | 13.5 | (0.53) | 49.3 | (0.70) | 2.0 | (0.21) | 5.7 | (0.32) | 88.0 | (0.50) | 12.8 | (0.48) | 24.8 | (0.59) | 32.5 | (0.68) | 66.3 | (0.73) |
| School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 300 | 25,400 | (680) | 29.0 | (0.77) | 74.9 | (1.43) | 33.3 | (1.60) | 11.9 | (1.02) | 44.6 | (1.61) | 4.1 | (0.69) | 7.1 | (0.89) | 83.2 | (1.22) | 17.6 | (1.44) | 12.6 | (1.29) | 25.7 | (1.56) | 62.6 | (1.62) |
| 300 to 499 | 24,800 | (640) | 28.4 | (0.71) | 84.4 | (1.04) | 36.0 | (1.38) | 12.3 | (1.02) | 45.4 | (1.38) | 0.5 | (0.19) | 2.8 | (0.41) | 88.4 | (0.95) | 8.1 | (0.69) | 13.4 | (0.91) | 30.5 | (1.34) | 66.9 | (1.37) |
| 500 to 999 | 28,200 | (560) | 32.2 | (0.64) | 84.7 | (0.94) | 43.7 | (1.31) | 15.6 | (0.95) | 54.4 | (1.35) | 1.2 | (0.18) | 4.7 | (0.48) | 91.9 | (0.76) | 10.2 | (0.61) | 29.0 | (1.21) | 32.8 | (1.23) | 67.9 | (1.32) |
| 1,000 to 1,499 | 5,500 | (260) | 6.3 | (0.30) | 84.9 | (1.63) | 50.6 | (2.91) | 18.8 | (2.63) | 59.4 | (2.52) | 2.4 | (0.58) | 12.2 | (1.51) | 90.6 | (1.21) | 20.0 | (1.50) | 67.7 | (2.36) | 52.2 | (2.59) | 68.2 | (2.02) |
| 1,500 or more | 3,600 | (210) | 4.1 | (0.24) | 77.9 | (2.09) | 55.6 | (2.64) | 8.6 | (1.66) | 55.6 | (2.40) | 3.4 | (0.61) | 14.5 | (1.57) | 83.7 | (2.01) | 21.7 | (1.88) | 90.4 | (1.83) | 61.5 | (2.77) | 73.7 | (2.09) |
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price school lunch |
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| Does not participate | 3,500 | (290) | 4.0 | (0.33) | 69.3 | (3.21) | 42.1 | (3.57) | 14.8 | (2.59) | 41.7 | (3.25) | 3.1 | (0.84) | 10.0 | (2.22) | 64.2 | (3.82) | 23.1 | (2.70) | 28.3 | (3.39) | 37.0 | (3.88) | 61.5 | (3.36) |
| Less than 15 | 15,000 | (480) | 17.1 | (0.54) | 85.3 | (1.42) | 31.4 | (1.78) | 3.1 | (0.63) | 37.7 | (1.76) | ‡ | (†) | 1.3 | (0.27) | 85.9 | (1.33) | 8.9 | (0.99) | 21.2 | (1.31) | 32.8 | (1.67) | 62.8 | (2.24) |
| 15 to 29 | 14,900 | (510) | 17.0 | (0.58) | 84.3 | (1.28) | 37.5 | (1.43) | 5.0 | (0.80) | 45.1 | (1.86) | 0.7 | (0.19) | 3.1 | (0.54) | 86.3 | (1.29) | 10.5 | (0.92) | 23.8 | (1.34) | 33.1 | (1.59) | 61.8 | (1.60) |
| 30 to 49 | 21,600 | (590) | 24.6 | (0.67) | 78.8 | (1.22) | 34.1 | (1.53) | 7.1 | (0.77) | 49.9 | (1.57) | 1.6 | (0.37) | 4.3 | (0.48) | 87.7 | (1.12) | 12.6 | (0.64) | 23.6 | (1.07) | 31.2 | (1.35) | 66.0 | (1.54) |
| 50 to 74 | 17,700 | (510) | 20.2 | (0.58) | 81.6 | (1.51) | 41.9 | (1.97) | 16.4 | (1.36) | 53.0 | (1.58) | 1.9 | (0.30) | 7.1 | (0.79) | 91.5 | (0.83) | 13.1 | (1.06) | 24.5 | (1.59) | 32.9 | (1.42) | 69.3 | (1.77) |
| 75 to 100 | 15,000 | (570) | 17.1 | (0.64) | 81.7 | (1.58) | 53.5 | (2.13) | 37.8 | (1.93) | 61.9 | (1.96) | 5.7 | (1.01) | 12.4 | (1.27) | 93.5 | (1.06) | 16.8 | (1.68) | 30.3 | (1.88) | 31.9 | (2.03) | 72.5 | (1.85) |
| Location of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 22,700 | (420) | 25.9 | (0.49) | 84.9 | (1.16) | 49.0 | (1.64) | 29.3 | (1.48) | 56.2 | (1.63) | 4.8 | (0.68) | 11.4 | (0.83) | 91.0 | (0.80) | 14.4 | (0.85) | 36.5 | (1.09) | 34.0 | (1.24) | 70.4 | (1.35) |
| Suburban | 25,600 | (510) | 29.2 | (0.56) | 86.4 | (0.91) | 40.1 | (1.55) | 11.0 | (1.03) | 44.2 | (1.36) | 1.1 | (0.25) | 3.6 | (0.48) | 88.0 | (0.92) | 6.1 | (0.49) | 26.2 | (1.13) | 34.7 | (1.43) | 67.7 | (1.60) |
| Town | 13,700 | (420) | 15.6 | (0.48) | 79.2 | (1.51) | 33.3 | (1.94) | 7.4 | (0.96) | 49.7 | (1.84) | 1.0 | (0.30) | 4.8 | (0.73) | 83.7 | (1.62) | 13.8 | (1.25) | 20.2 | (1.39) | 31.5 | (1.67) | 64.9 | (2.03) |
| Rural | 25,600 | (490) | 29.3 | (0.55) | 74.9 | (1.28) | 33.6 | (1.43) | 5.3 | (0.82) | 48.2 | (1.55) | 1.0 | (0.20) | 3.4 | (0.36) | 87.5 | (0.88) | 17.6 | (1.08) | 15.3 | (0.81) | 29.5 | (1.34) | 62.1 | (1.36) |
| Level5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 61,500 | (360) | 70.2 | (0.32) | 84.7 | (0.65) | 39.0 | (1.03) | 14.7 | (0.67) | 45.2 | (0.94) | 0.8 | (0.23) | 3.4 | (0.33) | 91.2 | (0.62) | 5.6 | (0.44) | 15.5 | (0.62) | 26.3 | (0.77) | 68.4 | (1.00) |
| Secondary | 19,700 | (270) | 22.5 | (0.32) | 75.0 | (1.33) | 41.4 | (1.38) | 8.8 | (1.11) | 59.7 | (1.33) | 3.7 | (0.38) | 10.2 | (0.64) | 80.4 | (1.04) | 28.2 | (1.33) | 53.9 | (1.61) | 51.1 | (1.55) | 61.3 | (1.20) |
| Combined | 6,400 | (260) | 7.4 | (0.30) | 70.9 | (1.89) | 37.2 | (2.37) | 16.1 | (1.40) | 57.2 | (2.08) | 8.8 | (1.22) | 14.8 | (1.72) | 80.7 | (1.76) | 35.0 | (2.10) | 24.4 | (1.83) | 34.7 | (2.14) | 62.3 | (2.01) |
| Private total | 27,700 | (680) | 100.0 | (†) | 73.5 | (1.02) | 40.2 | (1.08) | 55.5 | (1.06) | 73.7 | (1.00) | 0.8 | (0.21) | 0.7 | (0.20) | 88.4 | (0.82) | 7.7 | (0.61) | 5.9 | (0.50) | 19.4 | (0.79) | 39.0 | (1.07) |
| School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 300 | 22,500 | (650) | 81.3 | (0.67) | 72.2 | (1.25) | 40.3 | (1.22) | 52.4 | (1.22) | 71.2 | (1.16) | 1.0 | (0.25) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 88.2 | (0.98) | 8.0 | (0.70) | 4.0 | (0.55) | 15.6 | (0.88) | 37.4 | (1.32) |
| 300 to 499 | 3,100 | (140) | 11.3 | (0.60) | 81.1 | (1.95) | 39.8 | (2.56) | 69.3 | (2.34) | 84.2 | (1.92) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 90.6 | (1.63) | 5.7 | (1.81) | 5.5 | (1.11) | 32.1 | (2.44) | 48.0 | (2.72) |
| 500 to 999 | 1,800 | (120) | 6.3 | (0.39) | 77.8 | (3.09) | 37.8 | (3.30) | 71.5 | (3.16) | 87.2 | (2.23) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 88.3 | (2.30) | 5.9 | (1.44) | 22.1 | (2.85) | 41.3 | (3.08) | 42.2 | (3.23) |
| 1,000 or more | 300 | (40) | 1.1 | (0.15) | 64.4 | (6.81) | 50.2 | (8.14) | 50.1 | (6.61) | 76.2 | (5.48) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 89.2 | (4.06) | 16.9 | (5.88) | 53.2 | (7.00) | 48.6 | (6.59) | 48.0 | (5.97) |
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced- price school lunch |
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| Does not participate | 21,100 | (570) | 76.3 | (0.81) | 70.3 | (1.33) | 39.7 | (1.21) | 51.9 | (1.28) | 71.5 | (1.15) | 0.8 | (0.26) | 0.4 | (0.18) | 87.4 | (0.98) | 7.7 | (0.68) | 6.4 | (0.63) | 17.8 | (0.95) | 36.0 | (1.23) |
| Less than 15 | 3,500 | (180) | 12.8 | (0.61) | 85.1 | (2.18) | 33.7 | (2.92) | 68.0 | (2.72) | 84.1 | (2.19) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 91.4 | (2.22) | 4.1 | (1.03) | 2.6 | (0.87) | 23.8 | (2.07) | 51.8 | (3.29) |
| 15 to 29 | 1,200 | (130) | 4.3 | (0.46) | 76.9 | (4.48) | 41.7 | (5.12) | 66.5 | (4.84) | 76.6 | (4.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 96.8 | (1.69) | 4.7 | (2.32) | ‡ | (†) | 19.4 | (4.12) | 41.8 | (4.90) |
| 30 or more | 1,800 | (180) | 6.5 | (0.58) | 86.1 | (2.46) | 57.1 | (4.09) | 65.7 | (3.56) | 76.5 | (3.26) | 3.1 | (1.84) | 5.5 | (2.19) | 89.7 | (2.51) | 16.8 | (3.77) | 9.3 | (2.60) | 29.1 | (3.31) | 48.0 | (3.91) |
| Level5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 16,700 | (330) | 60.5 | (1.07) | 79.5 | (1.19) | 44.9 | (1.32) | 60.6 | (1.27) | 74.1 | (1.32) | 0.3 | (0.17) | ‡ | (†) | 90.3 | (0.94) | 2.4 | (0.52) | 3.1 | (0.50) | 19.9 | (0.97) | 39.2 | (1.34) |
| Secondary | 2,500 | (360) | 9.1 | (1.14) | 62.9 | (3.65) | 32.2 | (3.80) | 44.9 | (3.53) | 70.0 | (3.78) | 3.1 | (1.87) | 2.1 | (1.16) | 73.4 | (3.80) | 23.3 | (3.75) | 16.2 | (2.99) | 24.4 | (3.11) | 44.3 | (4.00) |
| Combined | 8,400 | (280) | 30.4 | (0.77) | 64.8 | (2.11) | 33.2 | (1.96) | 48.4 | (2.00) | 74.0 | (1.66) | 1.2 | (0.49) | 1.7 | (0.56) | 89.3 | (1.34) | 13.5 | (1.33) | 8.3 | (1.15) | 16.9 | (1.60) | 37.1 | (2.05) |
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† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Access to buildings is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored doors). 2 Access to grounds is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored gates). 3 All students must pass through a metal detector each day. 4 All or most students are required to stay on school grounds during lunch. 5 Elementary schools have grade 6 or below, with no grade higher than 8; secondary schools have no grade lower than 7; and combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal Questionnaire" and "Private School Principal Questionnaire," 2003–04. (This table was prepared July 2006.) |
