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| Table 233.50. | Percentage of public and private schools with various safety and security measures, by school level: 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011–12 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School control and school safety and security measure | Total1 | Elementary schools2 | Secondary schools2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 2007–08 | 2011-12 | 2003–04 | 2007–08 | 2011-12 | 2003–04 | 2007–08 | 2011-12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public schools | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled access during school hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings (e.g., locked or monitored doors) | 81.5 | (0.60) | 88.8 | (0.63) | 88.2 | (0.56) | 84.7 | (0.65) | 92.1 | (0.71) | 90.4 | (0.67) | 75.0 | (1.33) | 82.1 | (1.42) | 83.9 | (1.04) | |||||||||
| Grounds (e.g., locked or monitored gates) | 39.4 | (0.83) | 44.9 | (1.12) | 44.1 | (0.72) | 39.0 | (1.03) | 45.7 | (1.61) | 45.4 | (0.94) | 41.4 | (1.38) | 43.3 | (1.53) | 39.6 | (1.13) | |||||||||
| Student dress, IDs, and school supplies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Required students to wear uniforms | 13.5 | (0.53) | 16.5 | (0.83) | 19.3 | (0.54) | 14.7 | (0.67) | 17.5 | (1.05) | 20.3 | (0.76) | 8.8 | (1.11) | 12.1 | (1.19) | 12.2 | (0.69) | |||||||||
| Enforced a strict dress code | 49.3 | (0.70) | 54.0 | (0.99) | 49.1 | (0.68) | 45.2 | (0.94) | 50.0 | (1.38) | 44.6 | (0.94) | 59.7 | (1.33) | 64.4 | (1.87) | 58.3 | (1.02) | |||||||||
| Required students to wear badges or picture IDs | 6.1 | (0.31) | 7.5 | (0.53) | 7.4 | (0.33) | 3.5 | (0.35) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 4.6 | (0.32) | 14.1 | (0.74) | 16.8 | (1.15) | 14.3 | (1.02) | |||||||||
| Required clear book bags or banned book bags on school grounds |
6.0 | (0.31) | 6.8 | (0.43) | 5.7 | (0.28) | 3.3 | (0.32) | 4.7 | (0.54) | 3.2 | (0.28) | 11.3 | (0.74) | 10.5 | (1.07) | 9.3 | (0.72) | |||||||||
| Metal detectors, dogs, sweeps, and cameras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Random metal detector checks on students | 5.7 | (0.32) | 5.9 | (0.45) | 5.0 | (0.32) | 3.4 | (0.33) | 3.0 | (0.48) | 2.6 | (0.28) | 10.2 | (0.64) | 11.9 | (1.05) | 7.9 | (0.63) | |||||||||
| Students required to pass through metal detectors daily | 2.0 | (0.21) | 2.3 | (0.31) | 2.7 | (0.33) | 0.8 | ! | (0.23) | 0.3 | ! | (0.14) | 0.8 | (0.16) | 3.7 | (0.38) | 5.2 | (1.03) | 4.6 | (0.65) | |||||||
| Random dog sniffs to check for drugs | 23.6 | (0.59) | 25.0 | (0.68) | 24.0 | (0.40) | 10.8 | (0.62) | 13.2 | (0.83) | 10.6 | (0.39) | 56.5 | (1.59) | 54.6 | (1.59) | 57.3 | (1.28) | |||||||||
| Random sweeps4 for contraband (e.g., drugs or weapons) | 12.8 | (0.48) | 14.8 | (0.76) | 12.1 | (0.44) | 5.6 | (0.44) | 7.6 | (0.84) | 5.0 | (0.39) | 28.2 | (1.33) | 30.5 | (1.59) | 26.1 | (1.16) | |||||||||
| Security cameras used to monitor the school | 32.5 | (0.68) | 51.8 | (0.94) | 64.3 | (0.75) | 26.3 | (0.77) | 46.1 | (1.29) | 57.7 | (0.97) | 51.1 | (1.55) | 68.7 | (1.77) | 81.2 | (1.07) | |||||||||
| Daily presence of police or security personnel | 24.8 | (0.59) | 27.2 | (0.99) | 28.1 | (0.51) | 15.5 | (0.62) | 16.2 | (1.14) | 17.1 | (0.57) | 53.9 | (1.61) | 58.3 | (1.93) | 57.6 | (1.44) | |||||||||
| Private schools | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled access during school hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings (e.g., locked or monitored doors) | 73.5 | (1.02) | 81.5 | (1.15) | 80.1 | (1.50) | 79.5 | (1.19) | 84.1 | (1.35) | 82.0 | (2.22) | 62.9 | (3.65) | 76.9 | (2.83) | 71.5 | (3.50) | |||||||||
| Grounds (e.g., locked or monitored gates) | 40.2 | (1.08) | 42.4 | (1.22) | 42.1 | (1.43) | 44.9 | (1.32) | 45.6 | (1.50) | 44.0 | (1.99) | 32.2 | (3.80) | 34.7 | (3.37) | 34.0 | (4.67) | |||||||||
| Student dress, IDs, and school supplies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Required students to wear uniforms | 55.5 | (1.06) | 55.4 | (1.19) | 56.9 | (1.77) | 60.6 | (1.27) | 62.2 | (1.68) | 60.0 | (2.21) | 44.9 | (3.53) | 42.8 | (3.22) | 49.2 | (4.55) | |||||||||
| Enforced a strict dress code | 73.7 | (1.00) | 76.3 | (1.08) | 71.3 | (1.49) | 74.1 | (1.32) | 75.9 | (1.48) | 71.2 | (2.12) | 70.0 | (3.78) | 75.3 | (3.36) | 70.8 | (3.13) | |||||||||
| Required students to wear badges or picture IDs | 2.2 | (0.30) | 2.9 | (0.42) | 2.7 | (0.48) | 1.0 | (0.27) | 1.6 | (0.38) | 1.4 | (0.40) | 9.8 | (2.10) | 6.2 | (1.27) | 8.2 | (1.91) | |||||||||
| Required clear book bags or banned book bags on school grounds |
2.3 | (0.35) | 3.2 | (0.43) | 1.7 | (0.33) | 1.0 | (0.30) | 1.7 | (0.46) | 0.9 | ! | (0.30) | 9.4 | (2.59) | 7.5 | (2.11) | 5.2 | (1.47) | ||||||||
| Metal detectors, dogs, sweeps, and cameras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Random metal detector checks on students | 0.7 | (0.20) | 1.1 | (0.24) | 1.2 | ! | (0.42) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Students required to pass through metal detectors daily | 0.8 | (0.21) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Random dog sniffs to check for drugs | 3.4 | (0.35) | 3.9 | (0.43) | 4.1 | (0.45) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | ! | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | 15.0 | (2.04) | 17.0 | (2.32) | 16.3 | (2.36) | ||||||||
| Random sweeps4 for contraband (e.g., drugs or weapons) | 7.7 | (0.61) | 8.8 | (0.69) | 7.5 | (0.93) | 2.4 | (0.52) | 2.1 | (0.42) | 1.5 | ! | (0.68) | 23.3 | (3.75) | 26.0 | (3.64) | 20.4 | (2.95) | ||||||||
| Security cameras used to monitor the school | 19.4 | (0.79) | 32.9 | (1.21) | 40.6 | (1.51) | 19.9 | (0.97) | 31.4 | (1.65) | 39.8 | (2.18) | 24.3 | (3.11) | 43.1 | (3.64) | 52.0 | (5.46) | |||||||||
| Daily presence of police or security personnel | 5.9 | (0.50) | 6.4 | (0.54) | 7.2 | (0.77) | 3.1 | (0.50) | 4.3 | (0.61) | 3.9 | (0.80) | 16.2 | (2.99) | 11.8 | (2.46) | 19.2 | (4.77) | |||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes combined elementary/secondary schools not separately shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Elementary schools are those with any of grades kindergarten through grade 6 and none of grades 9 through 12. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Secondary schools have any of grades 7 through 12 and none of grades kindergarten through grade 6. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Does not include random dog sniffs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal Data File" and "Private School Principal Data File," 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12. (This table was prepared August 2013.) |
