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| Table 228.70. | Number and percentage of public school teachers who reported that they were threatened with injury or physically attacked by a student from school during the previous 12 months, by selected teacher characteristics: Selected school years, 1993-94 through 2020-21 |
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| Year | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Instructional level1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races |
Elementary | Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Threatened with injury |
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| 1993-94 | 326,800 | (7,040) | 111,200 | (3,830) | 215,600 | (5,380) | 281,300 | (6,220) | 23,400 | (1,360) | 15,100 | (1,770) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 128,000 | (4,450) | 198,800 | (5,150) | ||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | 287,400 | (7,060) | 89,600 | (3,680) | 197,800 | (5,370) | 237,100 | (5,630) | 27,200 | (2,170) | 16,300 | (1,940) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 138,000 | (5,480) | 149,300 | (4,360) | ||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 242,100 | (7,840) | 75,300 | (3,640) | 166,800 | (6,840) | 189,800 | (6,310) | 31,900 | (3,120) | 11,800 | (1,760) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 108,800 | (6,990) | 133,300 | (4,970) | ||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 276,600 | (10,570) | 85,200 | (5,800) | 191,500 | (8,220) | 223,200 | (8,760) | 27,600 | (3,000) | 17,400 | (3,230) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 123,800 | (7,670) | 152,800 | (7,090) | ||||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 338,400 | (17,290) | 79,800 | (5,400) | 258,600 | (15,480) | 266,800 | (13,430) | 33,400 | (4,400) | 26,600 | (4,660) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 184,000 | (13,400) | 154,400 | (7,750) | ||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 327,900 | (7,840) | 80,700 | (3,630) | 247,200 | (6,490) | 262,800 | (7,210) | 26,200 | (1,900) | 24,400 | (1,790) | 4,700 | (770) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6,600 | (920) | 182,100 | (6,370) | 145,800 | (5,050) | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 215,000 | (6,870) | 41,700 | (2,250) | 173,200 | (6,310) | 182,800 | (6,340) | 9,500 | (1,200) | 14,700 | (1,520) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4,500 | (780) | 142,400 | (6,140) | 72,600 | (3,180) | ||||||||||||
Physically attacked |
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| 1993-94 | 112,400 | (3,730) | 28,700 | (1,780) | 83,700 | (3,710) | 96,300 | (3,720) | 7,600 | (860) | 5,900 | (1,270) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 71,600 | (3,120) | 40,700 | (1,850) | ||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | 125,000 | (4,630) | 29,100 | (2,010) | 95,900 | (4,230) | 103,100 | (3,590) | 11,000 | (1,550) | 8,400 | (1,640) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 94,400 | (4,180) | 30,600 | (2,240) | ||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 121,400 | (7,180) | 21,700 | (2,420) | 99,700 | (6,100) | 95,500 | (5,450) | 14,800 | (2,320) | 6,400 | (1,820) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 85,100 | (6,380) | 36,300 | (3,310) | ||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 146,400 | (8,200) | 33,400 | (4,750) | 113,000 | (6,250) | 124,100 | (6,990) | 11,600 | (2,330) | 7,800 | (1,990) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 109,100 | (7,340) | 37,300 | (3,090) | ||||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 197,400 | (11,730) | 29,500 | (3,310) | 167,900 | (11,200) | 160,700 | (10,890) | 18,000 | (3,590) | 11,300 | (2,890) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 153,800 | (10,100) | 43,600 | (4,380) | ||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 192,500 | (6,040) | 30,200 | (1,850) | 162,300 | (5,430) | 155,600 | (5,460) | 12,700 | (1,370) | 14,200 | (1,430) | 4,600 | (870) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3,600 | (670) | 153,700 | (5,640) | 38,800 | (2,230) | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 155,000 | (7,380) | 19,500 | (1,670) | 135,500 | (7,220) | 133,400 | (7,140) | 4,500 | (810) | 11,000 | (1,160) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3,600 | (640) | 129,600 | (7,010) | 25,400 | (1,800) | ||||||||||||
| Percent of teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Threatened with injury |
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| 1993-94 | 12.8 | (0.26) | 16.0 | (0.44) | 11.5 | (0.28) | 12.7 | (0.28) | 12.4 | (0.64) | 13.9 | (1.42) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 9.6 | (0.35) | 16.2 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | 9.6 | (0.22) | 11.9 | (0.44) | 8.8 | (0.23) | 9.4 | (0.22) | 11.9 | (0.91) | 9.7 | (1.12) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 8.6 | (0.34) | 10.7 | (0.29) | ||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 7.4 | (0.24) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 6.8 | (0.28) | 7.0 | (0.24) | 12.4 | (1.03) | 5.8 | (0.90) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 6.3 | (0.39) | 8.7 | (0.29) | ||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 8.1 | (0.30) | 10.4 | (0.68) | 7.4 | (0.31) | 7.9 | (0.30) | 11.5 | (0.99) | 7.3 | (1.34) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 7.2 | (0.43) | 9.1 | (0.41) | ||||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 10.0 | (0.48) | 10.0 | (0.56) | 10.0 | (0.57) | 9.6 | (0.47) | 14.5 | (1.84) | 10.1 | (1.70) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 10.7 | (0.76) | 9.3 | (0.38) | ||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 9.8 | (0.21) | 10.4 | (0.42) | 9.6 | (0.22) | 9.8 | (0.24) | 11.7 | (0.74) | 8.4 | (0.57) | 6.5 | (1.01) | 11.9 | ! | (4.46) | 15.5 | (3.21) | 14.3 | (1.86) | 10.8 | (0.30) | 8.8 | (0.26) | |||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 5.7 | (0.16) | 4.8 | (0.25) | 6.0 | (0.20) | 6.1 | (0.18) | 4.2 | (0.52) | 4.1 | (0.42) | 2.4 | (0.54) | ‡ | (†) | 7.7 | (2.08) | 7.3 | (1.24) | 7.6 | (0.28) | 3.9 | (0.15) | ||||||||||||
Physically attacked |
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| 1993-94 | 4.4 | (0.14) | 4.1 | (0.24) | 4.5 | (0.20) | 4.3 | (0.17) | 4.0 | (0.43) | 5.4 | (1.09) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 5.4 | (0.22) | 3.3 | (0.15) | ||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | 4.2 | (0.15) | 3.9 | (0.25) | 4.3 | (0.18) | 4.1 | (0.14) | 4.8 | (0.63) | 5.0 | (0.92) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 5.9 | (0.26) | 2.2 | (0.15) | ||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 3.7 | (0.22) | 2.7 | (0.29) | 4.1 | (0.25) | 3.5 | (0.21) | 5.8 | (0.84) | 3.2 | (0.93) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 5.0 | (0.37) | 2.4 | (0.21) | ||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 4.3 | (0.24) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 4.4 | (0.24) | 4.4 | (0.25) | 4.9 | (0.95) | 3.3 | (0.79) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 6.3 | (0.44) | 2.2 | (0.18) | ||||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 5.8 | (0.33) | 3.7 | (0.39) | 6.5 | (0.41) | 5.8 | (0.38) | 7.8 | (1.52) | 4.3 | (1.05) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 8.9 | (0.57) | 2.6 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 5.7 | (0.17) | 3.9 | (0.24) | 6.3 | (0.19) | 5.8 | (0.19) | 5.7 | (0.58) | 4.9 | (0.47) | 6.3 | (1.17) | 9.4 | ! | (4.30) | 7.2 | (2.07) | 7.9 | (1.35) | 9.1 | (0.28) | 2.3 | (0.13) | |||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 4.1 | (0.18) | 2.2 | (0.19) | 4.7 | (0.23) | 4.4 | (0.21) | 2.0 | (0.36) | 3.1 | (0.33) | 2.6 | (0.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.8 | (1.01) | 6.9 | (0.33) | 1.4 | (0.09) | ||||||||||||
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Teachers were classified as elementary or secondary on the basis of the grades they taught, rather than on the level of the school in which they taught. In general, elementary teachers include those teaching prekindergarten through grade 6 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being kindergarten through grade 6. In general, secondary teachers include those teaching any of grades 7 through 12 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being grades 7 through 12 and usually with no grade taught being lower than grade 5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Teachers who taught only prekindergarten students are excluded. Includes teachers in both traditional public schools and public charter schools. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12; "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999-2000; and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2015-16 and 2020-21. (This table was prepared November 2022.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
