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Table 230.82.Percentage of fall 2022 ninth-graders agreeing with statements about school safety and belonging, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected student, family, or school characteristicFelt safe at schoolHad teachers or other adults at school to talk to about a problemFelt like they belonged at schoolFelt like they fit in well at schoolFelt like an outsider at school
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     Total 86.7(0.51)81.8(0.48)83.9(0.50)84.7(0.48)20.0(0.48)

Sex















  Female86.1(0.62)81.5(0.62)81.9(0.69)82.1(0.68)21.8(0.78)
  Male87.3(0.61)82.1(0.66)85.8(0.72)87.1(0.58)18.4(0.66)

Race/ethnicity















  American Indian/Alaska Native83.7(2.48)74.7(2.65)77.4(3.11)79.4(3.02)26.8(2.79)
  Asian91.9(0.92)83.0(1.37)90.1(1.16)90.0(1.32)13.2(1.08)
  Black80.2(1.44)76.7(1.69)77.2(1.35)81.2(1.46)23.6(1.47)
  Hispanic87.8(0.84)80.4(1.16)84.5(0.94)85.3(0.91)23.8(0.95)
  Pacific Islander91.5(4.34)90.6(5.22)88.3(4.92)87.3(5.07)31.0(8.91)
  White87.8(0.67)84.4(0.67)85.4(0.63)85.0(0.59)17.2(0.70)
  Two or more races84.4(1.39)80.6(1.73)80.6(1.89)82.9(1.55)20.8(1.58)

Native language1















  Monolingual86.8(0.51)82.2(0.51)84.0(0.52)84.8(0.48)19.7(0.52)
    English86.2(0.56)82.2(0.52)84.0(0.56)84.7(0.48)18.7(0.57)
    Spanish90.5(1.12)82.3(1.77)83.6(1.53)85.3(1.70)27.2(1.62)
    Another language89.1(1.81)82.1(1.88)85.2(2.01)85.0(2.31)20.7(2.27)
  Bilingual85.8(1.32)78.1(1.32)82.9(1.40)83.4(1.47)23.8(1.55)

Parents/guardians in the primary 
   household2















  Two parents87.6(0.53)82.9(0.51)84.9(0.52)85.6(0.51)19.0(0.55)
  One parent83.6(1.13)78.3(1.03)80.7(0.89)81.8(0.97)22.9(1.00)
  Nonparental guardian(s)85.3(3.78)77.1(5.36)77.1(5.23)79.1(4.46)37.4(5.73)

Highest level of education attained by 
   either parent















  Less than high school completion84.4(1.86)74.4(2.45)77.9(2.14)79.0(1.88)29.6(2.26)
  High school diploma or equivalent384.9(0.94)81.1(0.91)80.7(1.10)81.8(0.99)22.9(1.03)
  Completed a credential beyond high 
     school, no bachelor's degree4

85.1


(0.94)

80.2


(0.86)

83.2


(0.96)

81.7


(1.02)

21.7


(1.06)
  Bachelor's degree or higher88.4(0.57)83.5(0.62)86.1(0.58)87.7(0.52)17.2(0.57)

Socioeconomic status5















  Lowest fifth85.8(1.02)79.5(1.13)81.7(1.07)81.6(1.02)24.6(1.21)
  Middle three-fifths85.5(0.64)80.8(0.63)82.6(0.57)83.6(0.60)20.8(0.54)
  Highest fifth91.2(0.70)86.9(0.80)89.8(0.79)90.9(0.67)13.3(0.87)

Ninth-graders' education attainment 
   expectations















  Less than high school77.7(2.27)78.9(1.95)75.0(2.35)75.3(2.23)25.5(2.13)
  High school diploma or equivalent385.5(1.21)78.1(1.28)81.3(1.27)81.5(1.25)25.5(1.50)
  Certificate686.0(1.55)76.4(1.99)83.8(1.72)82.9(1.54)18.4(1.66)
  Associate's degree85.9(2.12)84.4(2.02)86.2(1.61)84.9(2.55)17.6(2.65)
  Bachelor's degree89.2(0.93)85.1(1.02)88.3(0.94)88.5(0.87)14.8(1.06)
  Graduate or professional degree88.3(0.73)84.9(0.78)86.3(0.78)88.4(0.72)16.5(0.85)
  Don't know86.2(0.76)79.8(0.99)81.2(0.84)82.1(0.83)23.9(0.98)

Growth mindset: most people can learn 
   to be good at math















  Slightly to strongly agree88.0(0.51)83.4(0.48)85.2(0.44)85.8(0.47)19.0(0.49)
  Slightly to strongly disagree74.8(1.94)65.4(2.00)73.4(2.02)75.4(1.75)28.2(1.74)

Mathematics achievement by quintile 
   rank















  Lowest fifth79.8(1.12)75.9(1.21)76.9(1.03)79.5(1.08)29.1(1.25)
  Middle three-fifths87.4(0.61)82.2(0.57)84.2(0.59)84.8(0.54)19.8(0.60)
  Highest fifth91.9(0.71)86.4(0.88)90.3(0.73)89.8(0.78)11.2(0.76)

Reading achievement by quintile rank















  Lowest fifth79.7(1.15)76.7(1.02)79.0(1.07)82.3(1.10)29.2(1.19)
  Middle three-fifths87.9(0.59)82.3(0.59)84.5(0.58)84.8(0.58)18.8(0.64)
  Highest fifth90.8(0.72)85.8(0.87)87.6(0.83)87.1(0.84)13.6(0.78)

School control















  Public85.8(0.57)81.0(0.52)83.4(0.55)84.1(0.52)20.8(0.52)
    Charter school87.3(0.91)81.5(1.32)80.7(1.51)82.8(1.14)21.9(1.47)
    Other public785.7(0.61)80.9(0.56)83.5(0.59)84.2(0.56)20.7(0.55)
  Private94.7(0.58)89.0(0.70)88.5(0.72)89.6(0.71)13.8(0.88)
    Catholic95.4(0.57)90.3(0.87)90.5(0.91)90.6(0.75)13.0(0.92)
    Other private94.2(0.89)88.0(1.14)86.9(1.08)88.9(1.10)14.4(1.29)

School locale















  City87.1(0.97)81.2(0.86)84.4(0.90)86.1(0.93)19.4(0.85)
  Suburb87.9(0.85)82.7(0.90)85.5(0.82)86.2(0.80)19.7(0.82)
  Town83.0(1.69)80.1(1.64)79.7(1.55)79.6(1.34)21.4(1.37)
  Rural85.8(1.15)82.0(0.92)82.3(1.05)82.1(1.01)21.1(1.05)
1The first or primary language students learned to speak when they were children. Monolingual includes students who indicated learning to speak English, Spanish, or another language. Bilingual includes those who indicated learning to speak English and Spanish equally or English and another language equally.
2The parents or guardians living in the home where the student spends the most time. Households with two parents or one parent may include biological parents, adoptive parents, step-parents, foster parents and legal guardians, or grandparents, all of whom are classified as "parents" to the student. Households with nonparental guardians may include aunts, uncles, or unmarried partners of a parent. Some 3.5 percent of ninth-graders who live primarily with one parent and one nonparental guardian are included among those living with two parents.
3Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED certificate, the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC).
4Includes attainment of a postsecondary certificate or associate's degree from a college or university or an occupational, technical, or trade school.
5Measured as a composite score based on parental education, parental occupation, and family income.
6Any postsecondary education from a school that provides occupational training, such as a trade school.
7Includes traditional, magnet, virtual, and other noncharter public schools.
NOTE: All estimates are weighted by the study respondent weight. Percentages represent students who agreed or strongly agreed with the statements. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22). (This table was prepared February 2024).

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