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| Table 233.74b. | Among public schools with any sworn law enforcement officers present at school at least once a week, percentage with officers participating in selected activities, by type of activity, school level, and selected school characteristics: 2015-16 |
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| School level and characteristic | Among schools with sworn law enforcement officers present, percent with officers participating in activity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor vehicle traffic control | Security enforcement and patrol | Maintaining school discipline | Coordinating with local police and emergency team(s) | Identifying problems in the school and proactively seeking solutions | Training teachers and staff in school safety or crime prevention | Mentoring students | Teaching a law-related education course or training students1 | Recording or reporting discipline problems to school authorities | Providing information to school authorities about legal definitions2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All primary schools3 with sworn law enforcement officers present |
58.6 | (3.96) | 67.4 | (3.20) | 43.3 | (3.51) | 73.3 | (2.68) | 63.6 | (3.18) | 45.4 | (4.07) | 59.5 | (3.30) | 31.0 | (3.21) | 50.1 | (3.58) | 48.8 | (3.35) | ||||||||||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 53.7 | (7.13) | 68.6 | (5.64) | 43.8 | (6.87) | 72.5 | (5.83) | 66.6 | (6.45) | 47.2 | (7.40) | 62.1 | (6.02) | 31.1 | (6.45) | 55.3 | (6.33) | 55.0 | (6.71) | ||||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 63.1 | (5.67) | 68.3 | (4.52) | 48.9 | (4.96) | 79.1 | (3.70) | 63.0 | (4.61) | 44.1 | (4.65) | 58.3 | (4.72) | 29.7 | (4.40) | 51.7 | (5.29) | 50.0 | (4.14) | ||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 49.0 | (7.11) | 54.1 | (6.55) | 34.8 | (6.31) | 54.1 | (6.84) | 60.1 | (7.64) | 32.0 | (7.84) | 60.8 | (6.88) | 29.7 | (6.63) | 48.2 | (8.34) | 36.4 | (8.47) | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 67.8 | (6.21) | 71.9 | (5.94) | 41.7 | (5.82) | 84.0 | (3.85) | 64.8 | (4.98) | 54.0 | (5.86) | 55.6 | (5.48) | 36.1 | (5.74) | 45.7 | (5.80) | 48.9 | (5.90) | ||||||||||
| Town | 70.6 | (9.61) | 75.4 | (7.59) | 50.2 | (9.58) | 82.0 | (8.45) | 67.6 | (9.59) | 44.2 | (9.50) | 44.8 | (10.28) | 17.4 | ! | (7.52) | 55.0 | (8.71) | 56.8 | (9.57) | |||||||||
| Rural | 46.4 | (8.45) | 69.2 | (6.95) | 49.6 | (7.40) | 71.3 | (7.21) | 62.6 | (7.07) | 47.4 | (6.46) | 74.2 | (7.15) | 34.6 | (7.08) | 55.3 | (6.12) | 56.0 | (6.18) | ||||||||||
| 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 to less than 20 percent | 49.7 | (7.66) | 65.1 | (6.23) | 34.6 | (6.93) | 80.4 | (5.96) | 68.7 | (6.03) | 47.9 | (6.89) | 54.0 | (6.99) | 32.5 | (6.42) | 57.8 | (6.48) | 55.3 | (7.31) | ||||||||||
| 20 to less than 50 percent | 65.3 | (8.32) | 73.1 | (7.26) | 47.1 | (7.22) | 74.0 | (6.95) | 62.1 | (8.21) | 51.0 | (8.17) | 58.9 | (8.63) | 24.7 | (6.18) | 45.0 | (7.74) | 46.1 | (7.90) | ||||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 61.7 | (5.14) | 65.6 | (5.30) | 45.3 | (4.73) | 71.1 | (5.18) | 64.3 | (5.05) | 43.5 | (6.36) | 63.0 | (6.26) | 34.0 | (5.19) | 48.1 | (5.06) | 47.1 | (5.57) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 65.5 | (8.25) | 64.3 | (6.41) | 38.3 | (7.29) | 66.2 | (7.34) | 61.5 | (6.54) | 46.7 | (7.45) | 58.4 | (6.79) | 23.5 | (5.76) | 50.8 | (7.72) | 57.2 | (7.63) | ||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 59.3 | (7.10) | 74.5 | (5.62) | 52.2 | (6.18) | 81.6 | (5.38) | 63.2 | (6.53) | 47.2 | (6.72) | 63.4 | (4.98) | 44.3 | (7.45) | 45.3 | (6.64) | 50.5 | (6.72) | ||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 56.9 | (6.35) | 67.4 | (6.30) | 47.6 | (5.06) | 64.6 | (6.43) | 69.9 | (5.70) | 37.2 | (7.41) | 63.0 | (7.26) | 27.2 | (7.33) | 55.7 | (5.83) | 46.2 | (6.92) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) |
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| 0 to 5 percent | 57.4 | (5.29) | 63.5 | (5.06) | 42.5 | (5.53) | 71.5 | (4.76) | 61.6 | (5.66) | 46.3 | (6.17) | 54.1 | (4.97) | 23.3 | (4.33) | 50.2 | (4.86) | 47.2 | (5.22) | ||||||||||
| 6 to 20 percent | 65.5 | (7.88) | 73.7 | (7.71) | 36.8 | (5.21) | 82.0 | (5.26) | 62.5 | (7.01) | 50.1 | (6.20) | 64.6 | (7.43) | 42.5 | (6.62) | 48.3 | (8.27) | 43.8 | (8.17) | ||||||||||
| 21 to 100 percent | 54.1 | (7.58) | 68.6 | (5.63) | 50.7 | (6.40) | 68.4 | (6.39) | 68.2 | (6.73) | 39.3 | (7.36) | 64.1 | (8.37) | 34.0 | (7.01) | 51.8 | (6.74) | 56.4 | (7.15) | ||||||||||
| All secondary schools4 with sworn law enforcement officers present |
74.7 | (1.48) | 87.8 | (1.24) | 63.3 | (1.58) | 93.0 | (0.88) | 80.9 | (1.15) | 57.1 | (1.72) | 68.3 | (1.71) | 37.3 | (1.70) | 79.0 | (1.42) | 81.5 | (1.35) | ||||||||||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 300 | 76.7 | (7.00) | 89.1 | (5.97) | 53.4 | (7.93) | 95.8 | (2.33) | 72.7 | (6.83) | 51.7 | (7.13) | 55.0 | (7.65) | 30.6 | (6.19) | 71.8 | (6.56) | 69.1 | (5.55) | ||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 63.2 | (4.13) | 75.1 | (4.00) | 58.0 | (4.68) | 83.2 | (3.53) | 70.2 | (4.42) | 54.5 | (3.90) | 55.7 | (4.95) | 33.8 | (4.14) | 70.4 | (4.97) | 72.9 | (3.22) | ||||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 76.4 | (1.93) | 88.2 | (1.40) | 64.9 | (2.34) | 93.4 | (1.16) | 81.0 | (1.91) | 57.2 | (2.39) | 70.8 | (2.27) | 40.2 | (2.83) | 78.8 | (2.29) | 81.9 | (2.01) | ||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 78.7 | (2.40) | 94.4 | (0.95) | 68.5 | (2.07) | 97.2 | (0.59) | 90.5 | (1.17) | 60.7 | (2.41) | 77.8 | (1.97) | 38.4 | (2.43) | 87.1 | (1.68) | 90.8 | (1.45) | ||||||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 66.5 | (3.56) | 88.3 | (2.07) | 65.9 | (2.98) | 91.7 | (1.47) | 80.4 | (2.41) | 50.1 | (3.50) | 66.9 | (3.29) | 30.8 | (3.16) | 82.4 | (2.21) | 81.7 | (2.77) | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 75.5 | (2.46) | 86.9 | (1.91) | 65.0 | (2.08) | 94.9 | (1.16) | 83.6 | (2.07) | 59.7 | (2.78) | 71.4 | (2.18) | 42.0 | (2.34) | 81.4 | (2.19) | 83.5 | (1.77) | ||||||||||
| Town | 79.7 | (3.40) | 93.5 | (2.50) | 60.7 | (4.52) | 94.4 | (1.65) | 80.6 | (3.22) | 60.3 | (4.72) | 66.1 | (4.58) | 34.8 | (4.41) | 76.4 | (4.40) | 83.0 | (3.12) | ||||||||||
| Rural | 78.9 | (3.13) | 85.1 | (3.02) | 60.3 | (4.14) | 91.1 | (2.53) | 78.2 | (3.44) | 58.9 | (4.00) | 67.1 | (4.78) | 39.4 | (3.84) | 74.1 | (3.95) | 77.7 | (3.36) | ||||||||||
| 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 | 73.7 | (7.61) | 82.7 | (8.13) | 68.8 | (9.13) | 85.3 | (6.09) | 79.8 | (6.70) | 51.5 | (9.18) | 67.9 | (8.74) | 42.8 | (7.96) | 71.3 | (8.91) | 74.7 | (9.08) | ||||||||||
| 5 to less than 20 percent | 77.6 | (2.74) | 86.2 | (2.11) | 57.7 | (3.38) | 94.4 | (1.37) | 77.9 | (3.14) | 67.3 | (3.04) | 64.9 | (3.66) | 43.5 | (3.26) | 75.0 | (3.79) | 79.7 | (2.98) | ||||||||||
| 20 to less than 50 percent | 81.2 | (2.35) | 90.5 | (1.78) | 62.8 | (3.30) | 94.9 | (1.69) | 85.1 | (2.40) | 61.4 | (2.77) | 75.0 | (2.81) | 42.2 | (3.18) | 80.9 | (2.98) | 85.1 | (1.54) | ||||||||||
| 50 percent or more | 68.5 | (3.03) | 87.9 | (2.07) | 66.6 | (2.77) | 92.1 | (1.30) | 80.3 | (2.00) | 48.2 | (2.80) | 66.1 | (2.50) | 28.9 | (2.28) | 81.6 | (1.69) | 81.3 | (1.80) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 76.9 | (3.05) | 82.6 | (3.20) | 51.8 | (3.54) | 90.9 | (2.56) | 82.6 | (2.26) | 63.1 | (3.25) | 66.2 | (2.90) | 51.6 | (3.96) | 75.8 | (3.98) | 78.1 | (3.86) | ||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 75.1 | (2.79) | 86.8 | (2.12) | 64.8 | (2.81) | 93.5 | (1.55) | 82.3 | (2.10) | 62.7 | (3.20) | 72.5 | (2.52) | 36.9 | (2.96) | 82.7 | (1.83) | 85.9 | (2.49) | ||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 76.0 | (2.55) | 90.8 | (2.08) | 65.1 | (3.48) | 93.2 | (1.39) | 80.9 | (2.60) | 55.8 | (3.68) | 69.7 | (3.21) | 36.1 | (3.06) | 74.4 | (2.84) | 79.1 | (2.46) | ||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 70.9 | (3.52) | 89.2 | (3.18) | 68.5 | (4.10) | 93.7 | (1.62) | 77.9 | (3.39) | 47.6 | (3.88) | 63.0 | (3.95) | 28.2 | (4.23) | 83.0 | (2.75) | 82.0 | (2.88) | ||||||||||
| Percent of students who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) |
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| 0 to 5 percent | 74.7 | (1.82) | 85.7 | (1.83) | 61.7 | (2.38) | 92.7 | (1.31) | 80.3 | (1.83) | 58.9 | (2.08) | 67.0 | (2.34) | 40.0 | (2.14) | 76.9 | (2.02) | 80.7 | (1.91) | ||||||||||
| 6 to 20 percent | 75.3 | (2.79) | 91.0 | (1.63) | 66.7 | (3.02) | 92.9 | (1.48) | 82.8 | (2.29) | 56.4 | (3.62) | 74.0 | (2.61) | 31.4 | (2.94) | 81.4 | (2.35) | 84.8 | (2.22) | ||||||||||
| 21 to 100 percent | 73.4 | (5.72) | 92.9 | (2.28) | 65.6 | (5.76) | 94.8 | (1.95) | 80.3 | (4.60) | 47.9 | (5.19) | 61.9 | (5.41) | 35.2 | (5.09) | 85.6 | (3.45) | 78.1 | (4.95) | ||||||||||
| †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 The questionnaire provided the following examples of courses or training: drug-related education, criminal law, or crime prevention courses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 The questionnaire provided the following example of providing information about legal definitions for recording or reporting purposes: defining assault for school authorities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.) |
