Table 233.74a.

Among public schools with any sworn law enforcement officers present at school at least once a week, percentage with any officers who routinely carry or wear specific items, by school level, type of item, and selected school characteristics: 2015-16

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
School characteristic	Among primary schools1 with sworn law enforcement officers present, percent with officers who routinely												Among secondary schools2 with sworn law enforcement officers present, percent with officers who routinely
	Carry a stun gun3			Carry chemical aerosol sprays4			Carry a firearm			Wear a body camera			Carry a stun gun3			Carry chemical aerosol sprays4			Carry a firearm			Wear a body camera
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9
Total	63.5		(3.53)	58.7		(3.57)	85.6		(2.39)	13.4		(2.51)	70.4		(1.96)	72.1		(1.73)	93.3		(0.76)	18.6		(1.03)
Enrollment size
Less than 300	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	76.6		(8.32)	61.0		(7.41)	91.4		(3.60)	14.0		(3.93)
300 to 499	58.5		(7.25)	64.3		(6.32)	91.1		(3.66)	14.8	!	(5.05)	63.0		(5.05)	67.6		(4.06)	88.3		(3.14)	14.7		(2.73)
500 to 999	64.3		(4.92)	50.6		(4.12)	77.8		(3.97)	13.5		(3.44)	69.2		(2.65)	73.5		(2.21)	94.0		(1.12)	21.2		(2.16)
1,000 or more	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	74.1		(2.37)	77.4		(2.21)	96.1		(0.84)	19.4		(2.07)
Locale
City	48.1		(7.65)	42.5		(7.68)	73.1		(7.03)	‡		(†)	66.6		(3.24)	70.0		(2.87)	86.8		(2.21)	18.4		(2.24)
Suburban	70.9		(5.40)	59.8		(5.19)	85.9		(4.77)	9.1	!	(3.09)	69.6		(2.61)	76.1		(2.32)	95.2		(1.11)	13.1		(1.50)
Town	76.6		(7.48)	70.6		(8.94)	97.0		(3.02)	25.0	!	(8.33)	81.0		(2.57)	77.3		(3.67)	96.9		(1.30)	29.2		(3.69)
Rural	59.4		(7.49)	65.4		(6.22)	90.1		(4.03)	20.2		(5.73)	68.9		(4.49)	66.3		(3.71)	95.2		(1.76)	19.4		(2.53)
Percent combined enrollment of       Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific       Islander, and American Indian/       Alaska Native students, and       students of Two or more races
Less than 5 percent	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	67.2		(8.30)	56.8		(7.41)	95.2		(3.15)	15.7	!	(5.35)
5 to less than 20 percent	68.2		(6.89)	66.1		(7.59)	89.7		(4.71)	16.6	!	(5.82)	72.6		(3.68)	72.9		(3.09)	94.4		(1.74)	19.2		(2.18)
20 to less than 50 percent	72.8		(7.11)	62.4		(7.52)	92.2		(4.61)	16.9	!	(7.30)	74.8		(3.15)	76.7		(3.18)	97.0		(0.93)	21.4		(2.75)
50 percent or more	57.2		(5.46)	51.5		(5.29)	79.3		(3.62)	9.9	!	(3.26)	66.5		(2.80)	71.2		(2.53)	89.7		(1.49)	16.9		(1.68)
Percent of students eligible for       free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	69.4		(3.79)	73.5		(2.95)	95.0		(1.50)	17.2		(3.32)
26 to 50 percent	62.4		(7.82)	63.9		(7.31)	85.1		(5.87)	17.2	!	(5.95)	76.0		(3.02)	72.4		(3.43)	95.2		(1.48)	20.1		(2.69)
51 to 75 percent	67.2		(5.90)	59.0		(7.00)	88.5		(4.03)	24.7		(6.36)	69.6		(3.02)	74.5		(2.64)	94.0		(1.66)	20.3		(2.20)
76 to 100 percent	63.0		(5.84)	55.4		(5.38)	85.5		(4.42)	‡		(†)	65.6		(3.86)	67.6		(3.63)	88.7		(2.39)	15.8		(2.37)
Percent of students who are       Limited English Proficient (LEP)
0 to 5 percent	64.5		(6.62)	62.3		(6.07)	84.5		(4.16)	10.3	!	(3.11)	69.8		(2.46)	71.2		(2.21)	93.8		(0.93)	15.8		(1.36)
6 to 20 percent	64.1		(6.36)	52.8		(5.27)	92.7		(3.56)	18.5	!	(5.60)	72.8		(2.83)	73.9		(3.11)	93.3		(1.86)	21.0		(2.18)
21 to 100 percent	61.3		(6.94)	57.7		(6.86)	80.9		(4.99)	14.3	!	(5.43)	68.4		(4.90)	73.6		(4.90)	89.9		(3.00)	30.8		(5.54)

†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 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.

2 Secondary schools include both middle and high schools as well as combined schools. 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 have any combination of grades (including K-12) that is not defined specifically as primary, middle, or high school.

3 The questionnaire cited a Taser gun as an example of a stun gun.

4 The questionnaire provided the following examples of chemical aerosol sprays: Mace and pepper spray.

NOTE: Sworn law enforcement officers include School Resource Officers as well as other sworn law enforcement officers who are not School Resource Officers. School Resource Officers are sworn law enforcement officers with arrest authority who have specialized training and are assigned to work in collaboration with school organizations. Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. "At school" was defined to include activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015-16 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2016. (This table was prepared September 2017.)