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| Table 229.50. | Percentage distribution of public schools, by number of violent incidents of crime at school recorded and reported to the police and selected school characteristics: 2015-16 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School characteristic | Number of violent incidents recorded | Number of violent incidents reported to the police | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 1-2 incidents | 3-5 incidents | 6-9 incidents | 10-14 incidents | 15-19 incidents | 20 or more incidents | None | 1-2 incidents | 3-5 incidents | 6-9 incidents | 10-14 incidents | 15-19 incidents | 20 or more incidents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 31.1 | (1.30) | 13.9 | (0.93) | 16.0 | (1.25) | 10.8 | (0.88) | 8.5 | (0.60) | 5.4 | (0.51) | 14.3 | (0.86) | 67.3 | (1.13) | 15.8 | (0.98) | 7.1 | (0.53) | 3.2 | (0.28) | 2.5 | (0.34) | 1.3 | (0.22) | 2.7 | (0.28) | ||||||||||
| School level1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 42.8 | (2.04) | 14.3 | (1.49) | 13.2 | (1.80) | 10.8 | (1.27) | 5.8 | (0.96) | 3.4 | (0.71) | 9.6 | (1.24) | 82.0 | (1.70) | 11.4 | (1.45) | 3.7 | (0.79) | 0.8 | ! | (0.39) | 1.2 | ! | (0.52) | ‡ | (†) | 0.7 | ! | (0.35) | |||||||
| Middle | 12.0 | (1.15) | 13.2 | (1.39) | 17.8 | (1.40) | 11.0 | (1.13) | 13.8 | (1.50) | 8.9 | (0.98) | 23.2 | (1.57) | 50.7 | (2.04) | 23.2 | (1.75) | 11.0 | (1.06) | 6.1 | (0.72) | 3.0 | (0.57) | 1.9 | (0.54) | 4.2 | (0.68) | ||||||||||
| High school | 10.2 | (1.53) | 11.5 | (1.56) | 20.7 | (1.73) | 10.4 | (1.29) | 12.2 | (1.29) | 9.9 | (1.06) | 25.1 | (1.59) | 32.6 | (2.20) | 22.1 | (1.99) | 15.9 | (1.39) | 8.3 | (0.87) | 7.6 | (0.98) | 4.3 | (0.61) | 9.1 | (0.86) | ||||||||||
| Combined | 28.9 | (5.52) | 17.2 | (4.95) | 23.4 | (5.42) | 11.2 | ! | (3.47) | 8.5 | ! | (2.72) | ‡ | (†) | 7.3 | ! | (2.66) | 64.9 | (4.23) | 18.7 | (4.00) | 6.1 | ! | (2.80) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 47.4 | (3.81) | 14.0 | (2.19) | 23.0 | (3.06) | 5.8 | (1.75) | 3.6 | ! | (1.31) | 2.4 | ! | (1.08) | 3.7 | ! | (1.35) | 82.9 | (2.62) | 11.0 | (1.94) | 2.9 | ! | (1.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| 300 to 499 | 37.0 | (2.96) | 15.6 | (1.96) | 15.2 | (1.88) | 10.6 | (1.68) | 7.7 | (1.41) | 3.6 | (0.93) | 10.2 | (1.77) | 72.1 | (2.52) | 18.3 | (2.27) | 5.5 | (1.15) | 2.2 | ! | (0.72) | 0.6 | ! | (0.32) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | ! | (0.49) | |||||||
| 500 to 999 | 24.0 | (2.03) | 14.6 | (1.30) | 14.0 | (1.58) | 13.9 | (1.45) | 9.6 | (1.11) | 6.9 | (0.96) | 17.0 | (1.60) | 65.5 | (1.91) | 16.5 | (1.59) | 8.2 | (0.97) | 3.3 | (0.50) | 2.6 | (0.53) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 2.8 | (0.58) | ||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 5.5 | (1.37) | 6.6 | (1.45) | 10.5 | (1.32) | 10.6 | (1.58) | 16.5 | (1.82) | 11.6 | (1.52) | 38.7 | (2.06) | 28.0 | (2.06) | 16.0 | (1.78) | 16.4 | (1.74) | 10.6 | (1.44) | 9.7 | (1.15) | 6.1 | (0.97) | 13.3 | (1.49) | ||||||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 26.0 | (2.71) | 13.1 | (1.83) | 13.5 | (2.20) | 10.3 | (1.82) | 10.3 | (1.48) | 5.9 | (1.19) | 20.9 | (2.12) | 66.1 | (2.48) | 13.4 | (1.96) | 8.3 | (1.31) | 3.6 | (0.77) | 3.3 | (0.96) | 1.3 | ! | (0.42) | 4.1 | (0.72) | |||||||||
| Suburban | 33.6 | (2.47) | 12.5 | (1.92) | 15.3 | (1.91) | 12.3 | (1.43) | 8.2 | (1.25) | 4.5 | (0.79) | 13.6 | (1.60) | 68.7 | (1.40) | 15.8 | (1.17) | 6.2 | (0.80) | 2.8 | (0.36) | 2.4 | (0.36) | 1.6 | ! | (0.50) | 2.5 | (0.45) | |||||||||
| Town | 22.3 | (3.69) | 13.0 | (2.97) | 15.6 | (2.48) | 12.5 | (2.31) | 9.8 | (1.87) | 9.5 | (2.08) | 17.3 | (3.04) | 52.6 | (3.32) | 25.9 | (3.33) | 7.4 | (1.27) | 6.2 | (1.42) | 3.0 | ! | (0.97) | 0.8 | ! | (0.34) | 4.1 | ! | (1.34) | |||||||
| Rural | 37.3 | (2.82) | 16.9 | (1.78) | 19.5 | (2.37) | 8.8 | (1.67) | 6.2 | (1.21) | 4.2 | (1.01) | 7.1 | (0.98) | 74.1 | (1.90) | 13.2 | (1.41) | 6.9 | (1.09) | 1.8 | ! | (0.56) | 1.8 | ! | (0.82) | 1.1 | (0.33) | 1.1 | (0.30) | ||||||||
| Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and students of Two or more races |
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| Less than 5 percent | 42.0 | (5.85) | 8.8 | ! | (3.36) | 17.8 | (5.13) | 11.7 | ! | (3.70) | 9.0 | ! | (2.77) | 4.1 | ! | (1.52) | 6.5 | ! | (2.32) | 77.9 | (4.01) | 12.0 | (2.81) | 3.7 | ! | (1.35) | 1.2 | ! | (0.59) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2.7 | ! | (1.27) | ||
| 5 percent to less than 20 percent | 31.6 | (3.27) | 20.2 | (2.21) | 17.1 | (1.90) | 11.6 | (1.82) | 8.3 | (1.33) | 4.0 | (0.95) | 7.2 | (1.22) | 67.3 | (2.92) | 18.0 | (2.12) | 7.4 | (1.15) | 2.9 | (0.59) | 2.6 | ! | (0.81) | 0.7 | ! | (0.26) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| 20 percent to less than 50 percent | 33.2 | (3.16) | 13.9 | (1.93) | 15.0 | (1.75) | 9.9 | (1.46) | 7.7 | (1.19) | 5.7 | (1.01) | 14.6 | (1.99) | 66.8 | (2.44) | 16.2 | (2.06) | 8.0 | (1.13) | 3.7 | (0.68) | 1.7 | (0.31) | 0.9 | ! | (0.29) | 2.7 | (0.59) | |||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 27.7 | (1.89) | 10.9 | (1.45) | 15.6 | (1.87) | 10.8 | (1.57) | 8.9 | (1.12) | 6.4 | (0.95) | 19.7 | (1.80) | 66.1 | (2.06) | 14.7 | (1.65) | 6.9 | (0.95) | 3.4 | (0.57) | 3.2 | (0.69) | 2.0 | (0.45) | 3.7 | (0.55) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 41.4 | (4.06) | 16.2 | (2.53) | 15.9 | (2.27) | 10.3 | (2.06) | 7.6 | (1.53) | 3.0 | (0.85) | 5.6 | (1.05) | 73.2 | (2.82) | 15.7 | (2.43) | 5.5 | (0.96) | 1.7 | (0.41) | 1.3 | (0.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 29.8 | (2.80) | 18.1 | (2.07) | 15.0 | (2.07) | 12.0 | (1.74) | 7.0 | (1.23) | 6.6 | (1.16) | 11.5 | (1.54) | 65.8 | (2.00) | 17.2 | (1.82) | 7.0 | (1.08) | 3.2 | (0.51) | 2.8 | (0.67) | 1.6 | ! | (0.55) | 2.4 | (0.56) | |||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 31.7 | (2.65) | 11.9 | (1.64) | 15.0 | (2.24) | 10.0 | (1.61) | 9.9 | (1.36) | 7.3 | (1.14) | 14.2 | (1.45) | 66.5 | (2.31) | 13.1 | (1.84) | 9.3 | (1.30) | 4.6 | (0.94) | 2.2 | (0.44) | 1.2 | (0.31) | 3.0 | (0.51) | ||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 25.5 | (2.47) | 10.4 | (1.75) | 17.9 | (2.76) | 10.7 | (1.99) | 9.1 | (1.62) | 3.8 | (0.87) | 22.5 | (2.52) | 66.2 | (2.56) | 17.1 | (2.28) | 6.0 | (1.22) | 2.6 | (0.64) | 3.3 | ! | (1.01) | 1.2 | ! | (0.44) | 3.6 | (0.70) | ||||||||
| Student/teacher ratio2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 | 38.1 | (4.10) | 17.6 | (3.23) | 20.9 | (3.08) | 10.3 | (2.62) | 4.3 | ! | (1.88) | 1.7 | ! | (0.54) | 7.1 | (1.66) | 72.5 | (3.38) | 15.5 | (2.31) | 4.0 | ! | (1.22) | 3.3 | ! | (1.21) | 3.6 | ! | (1.65) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 12 to 16 | 29.5 | (2.34) | 14.5 | (1.71) | 17.6 | (2.09) | 8.6 | (1.23) | 9.2 | (1.27) | 6.1 | (1.14) | 14.5 | (1.47) | 66.6 | (2.36) | 16.7 | (2.10) | 7.1 | (0.89) | 3.3 | (0.52) | 2.2 | (0.65) | 1.5 | ! | (0.48) | 2.7 | (0.70) | |||||||||
| More than 16 | 30.2 | (1.78) | 12.5 | (1.35) | 13.6 | (1.50) | 12.5 | (1.36) | 9.1 | (0.97) | 5.9 | (0.69) | 16.2 | (1.19) | 66.5 | (1.53) | 15.2 | (1.33) | 8.0 | (0.85) | 3.1 | (0.45) | 2.5 | (0.33) | 1.5 | (0.29) | 3.3 | (0.39) | ||||||||||
| †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. 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 include all other combinations of grades, including K-12 schools. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Student/teacher ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school, as reported on the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), by the total number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) teachers. Information regarding the total number of FTE teachers was obtained from the Common Core of Data (CCD), the sampling frame for SSOCS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: "Violent incidents" include rape, sexual assault 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. 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 that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Respondents were instructed to include incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.) |
