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| Table 233.60. | Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures, by selected school characteristics: 2015-16 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School characteristic | Total schools | Percent of schools with safety and security measures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled access | Student dress, IDs, and school supplies | Metal detectors, dogs, and sweeps | Used security cameras to monitor the school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Percentage distribution | School buildings1 | School grounds2 | School uniforms required | Strict dress code enforced | Student badges or picture IDs required | Faculty/staff badges or picture IDs required | Book bags must be clear or are banned | Random metal detector checks | Daily metal detector checks3 | Random dog sniffs for drugs | Random sweeps for contraband4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 83,600 | (210) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.1 | (0.64) | 49.9 | (1.53) | 21.5 | (1.36) | 53.1 | (1.22) | 7.0 | (0.53) | 67.9 | (1.36) | 3.9 | (0.44) | 4.5 | (0.48) | 1.8 | (0.32) | 24.6 | (0.85) | 11.9 | (0.78) | 80.6 | (0.96) | ||||||||||
| School level5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 49,100 | (180) | 58.7 | (0.14) | 95.6 | (0.87) | 55.4 | (2.23) | 25.4 | (2.07) | 46.5 | (2.03) | 2.9 | (0.75) | 73.2 | (2.05) | 2.0 | ! | (0.61) | 2.0 | ! | (0.65) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | (0.99) | 3.1 | ! | (0.97) | 73.2 | (1.43) | |||||||
| Middle | 15,600 | (30) | 18.7 | (0.06) | 94.4 | (0.87) | 45.3 | (2.12) | 19.5 | (1.55) | 70.0 | (1.84) | 13.0 | (1.09) | 68.4 | (1.87) | 8.2 | (1.09) | 7.1 | (1.06) | 2.7 | (0.74) | 41.5 | (1.95) | 16.3 | (1.12) | 88.6 | (1.30) | ||||||||||
| High school | 12,800 | (50) | 15.3 | (0.06) | 89.6 | (1.21) | 45.3 | (1.87) | 12.0 | (1.27) | 55.0 | (1.42) | 16.2 | (1.28) | 60.6 | (2.22) | 6.5 | (1.04) | 10.6 | (1.10) | 5.9 | (1.11) | 62.3 | (2.07) | 32.6 | (1.92) | 94.2 | (1.28) | ||||||||||
| Combined | 6,200 | (120) | 7.4 | (0.13) | 90.2 | (4.10) | 26.7 | (4.72) | 14.7 | (3.60) | 59.1 | (5.82) | 4.9 | ! | (2.26) | 38.9 | (5.50) | ‡ | (†) | 4.7 | ! | (2.15) | ‡ | (†) | 51.9 | (6.43) | 28.1 | (4.87) | 91.3 | (3.78) | ||||||||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 18,200 | (190) | 21.7 | (0.18) | 89.9 | (2.24) | 38.6 | (3.71) | 15.9 | (2.51) | 46.6 | (3.28) | 3.3 | ! | (1.32) | 45.9 | (3.95) | 2.8 | (0.82) | 2.0 | ! | (0.72) | 2.0 | ! | (0.69) | 21.9 | (2.22) | 12.9 | (2.16) | 73.8 | (3.06) | |||||||
| 300 to 499 | 25,000 | (110) | 29.9 | (0.12) | 95.5 | (1.10) | 48.0 | (2.97) | 22.8 | (2.34) | 49.3 | (2.64) | 3.5 | (0.85) | 70.5 | (2.74) | 4.3 | (1.06) | 2.9 | ! | (0.98) | 1.5 | ! | (0.71) | 18.9 | (1.53) | 8.9 | (1.66) | 81.2 | (2.32) | ||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 31,700 | (90) | 38.0 | (0.12) | 96.0 | (0.66) | 55.9 | (2.49) | 25.0 | (2.15) | 58.3 | (2.20) | 8.1 | (1.10) | 76.2 | (1.57) | 3.4 | (0.53) | 4.7 | (0.72) | 1.6 | ! | (0.50) | 22.7 | (1.09) | 10.5 | (1.05) | 81.3 | (1.64) | |||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 8,700 | (10) | 10.4 | (0.03) | 91.8 | (0.95) | 57.1 | (2.40) | 16.5 | (1.71) | 58.4 | (2.18) | 20.4 | (1.64) | 75.9 | (2.14) | 6.8 | (1.25) | 13.3 | (1.32) | 3.3 | (0.63) | 53.4 | (2.13) | 23.3 | (1.93) | 90.9 | (1.34) | ||||||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 22,800 | (110) | 27.2 | (0.11) | 95.7 | (0.94) | 60.2 | (2.71) | 41.6 | (3.40) | 61.4 | (3.32) | 11.7 | (1.52) | 64.5 | (3.31) | 4.7 | (0.87) | 8.8 | (1.36) | 5.6 | (1.13) | 14.9 | (1.34) | 10.8 | (1.48) | 80.7 | (2.25) | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 27,400 | (90) | 32.7 | (0.11) | 95.5 | (0.97) | 51.7 | (2.32) | 18.1 | (1.90) | 46.0 | (2.36) | 7.3 | (0.75) | 81.0 | (1.74) | 2.5 | (0.56) | 3.8 | (0.67) | 0.4 | ! | (0.15) | 19.5 | (1.23) | 8.2 | (0.81) | 78.0 | (1.92) | |||||||||
| Town | 11,000 | (80) | 13.1 | (0.09) | 92.8 | (1.94) | 46.0 | (4.35) | 16.0 | (3.26) | 52.4 | (4.20) | 4.6 | (1.19) | 65.8 | (3.89) | 5.7 | ! | (1.84) | 3.1 | ! | (1.07) | ‡ | (†) | 31.4 | (1.74) | 14.9 | (1.47) | 81.0 | (3.05) | ||||||||
| Rural | 22,500 | (150) | 26.9 | (0.15) | 91.4 | (1.85) | 39.1 | (3.33) | 7.9 | (1.71) | 53.7 | (2.68) | 2.9 | ! | (0.92) | 56.3 | (2.60) | 3.9 | (0.92) | 1.5 | (0.44) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | 37.1 | (2.74) | 16.0 | (2.01) | 83.6 | (2.10) | ||||||||
| 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 | 5,300 | (550) | 6.3 | (0.65) | 97.3 | (2.70) | 35.0 | (6.56) | ‡ | (†) | 50.6 | (6.21) | ‡ | (†) | 53.2 | (5.76) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 37.0 | (6.28) | 22.6 | (5.38) | 82.5 | (6.01) | ||||||||||
| 5 percent to less than 20 percent |
21,300 | (900) | 25.5 | (1.09) | 93.2 | (1.49) | 34.5 | (2.94) | 3.4 | (1.00) | 40.2 | (2.85) | 4.1 | (1.07) | 71.5 | (2.63) | 2.9 | (0.67) | 1.1 | ! | (0.50) | ‡ | (†) | 32.6 | (2.69) | 11.4 | (1.57) | 82.7 | (2.17) | |||||||||
| 20 percent to less than 50 percent |
21,900 | (800) | 26.2 | (0.94) | 93.3 | (1.30) | 45.4 | (3.11) | 7.9 | (1.35) | 44.2 | (2.87) | 4.7 | (0.62) | 73.8 | (2.19) | 2.7 | (0.56) | 2.7 | (0.71) | ‡ | (†) | 23.6 | (1.95) | 9.4 | (1.26) | 84.0 | (2.10) | ||||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 35,100 | (1,110) | 42.0 | (1.32) | 94.7 | (0.88) | 64.3 | (2.09) | 43.6 | (2.48) | 66.8 | (2.08) | 11.1 | (1.14) | 64.2 | (2.55) | 5.3 | (0.77) | 8.3 | (0.99) | 4.1 | (0.71) | 18.4 | (1.34) | 12.1 | (1.17) | 76.9 | (1.81) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 13,900 | (920) | 16.6 | (1.10) | 94.3 | (1.69) | 43.6 | (2.95) | 8.4 | (2.14) | 36.5 | (3.45) | 7.2 | (1.41) | 77.9 | (3.12) | 2.0 | ! | (0.77) | 1.1 | ! | (0.56) | ‡ | (†) | 18.1 | (1.93) | 5.5 | (0.88) | 78.2 | (3.35) | ||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 23,400 | (1,070) | 28.0 | (1.28) | 93.5 | (1.14) | 40.6 | (3.00) | 6.2 | (1.32) | 42.8 | (2.87) | 4.0 | (0.54) | 69.8 | (2.57) | 2.5 | (0.52) | 1.6 | ! | (0.47) | ‡ | (†) | 30.3 | (1.91) | 12.0 | (1.38) | 83.0 | (1.97) | |||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 23,000 | (1,100) | 27.6 | (1.30) | 92.9 | (1.66) | 50.8 | (3.17) | 17.8 | (2.31) | 57.6 | (2.35) | 8.5 | (1.12) | 65.8 | (3.02) | 3.2 | (0.70) | 3.8 | (0.54) | 1.0 | ! | (0.38) | 30.3 | (2.23) | 14.1 | (1.63) | 83.3 | (2.52) | |||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 23,300 | (1,120) | 27.9 | (1.34) | 95.7 | (0.89) | 62.0 | (2.67) | 48.3 | (3.05) | 68.7 | (2.91) | 8.2 | (1.23) | 61.9 | (3.29) | 7.1 | (1.13) | 10.0 | (1.46) | 5.4 | (1.04) | 16.9 | (1.60) | 13.4 | (1.52) | 77.1 | (2.49) | ||||||||||
| †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 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 Examples of contraband include drugs and weapons. The "sweeps" category does not include dog sniffs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. 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.) |
