Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 230.65. Percentage of public schools reporting selected types of cyberbullying problems occurring at school or away from school at least once a week, by selected school characteristics: 2017-18
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
School characteristic Cyberbullying
among students
School environment is
affected by cyberbullying
Staff resources are
used to deal with
cyberbullying
1 2 3 4
All public schools 14.9   (0.59) 8.8   (0.50) 8.1   (0.40)
School level1                  
Primary 4.5   (0.81) 2.3   (0.58) 2.0   (0.51)
Middle 33.1   (1.65) 21.2   (1.28) 19.5   (1.32)
High school 30.2   (1.21) 18.0   (1.19) 18.9   (1.27)
Combined 20.2   (3.60) 10.2   (2.87) 5.3 ! (2.00)
                   
Enrollment size                  
Less than 300 10.9   (1.94) 5.8   (1.51) 4.4   (1.27)
300 to 499 10.9   (1.22) 6.2   (0.88) 4.6   (0.71)
500 to 999 15.5   (0.97) 9.1   (0.74) 9.5   (0.81)
1,000 or more 31.6   (1.67) 20.5   (1.40) 19.9   (1.32)
                   
Locale                  
City 12.7   (1.18) 7.4   (0.68) 7.4   (0.82)
Suburban 14.1   (1.06) 9.0   (0.91) 8.7   (0.81)
Town 20.2   (1.90) 10.3   (1.62) 9.4   (1.14)
Rural 15.8   (1.60) 9.3   (1.35) 7.4   (1.10)
                   
Percent minority enrollment2                  
0 to 25 percent 17.4   (1.20) 10.2   (1.01) 8.8   (0.86)
26 to 50 percent 14.2   (1.35) 8.7   (1.05) 8.1   (1.05)
51 to 75 percent 18.2   (2.04) 10.7   (1.60) 9.6   (1.31)
76 to 100 percent 10.2   (1.07) 5.8   (0.75) 6.1   (0.66)
                   
Percent of students eligible for
     free or reduced-price lunch
                 
0 to 25 percent 12.9   (1.50) 6.8   (1.12) 7.2   (1.06)
26 to 50 percent 18.4   (1.44) 11.2   (1.13) 9.7   (0.98)
51 to 75 percent 16.5   (1.60) 10.1   (1.25) 8.1   (0.98)
76 to 100 percent 12.2   (1.22) 7.1   (0.84) 7.3   (0.82)
                   
Prevalence of violent incidents3
     at school during school year
                 
No violent incidents 3.4   (0.88) 2.4 ! (0.81) 2.4 ! (0.79)
Any violent incidents 19.7   (0.83) 11.4   (0.64) 10.4   (0.51)
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
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. Combined schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools.
2 Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and students of Two or more races.
3 "Violent incidents" include rape or attempted rape, sexual assault other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon. Respondents were instructed to include violent incidents that occurred before, during, or after normal school hours or when school activities or events were in session.
NOTE: Includes schools reporting that cyberbullying happens either "daily" or "at least once a week." "Cyberbullying" was defined for respondents as occurring "when willful and repeated harm is inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices." Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. Respondents were instructed to include cyberbullying "problems that can occur anywhere (both at your school and away from school)."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2017-18 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2018. (This table was prepared July 2019.)

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