Total number of public school students who brought firearms to or possessed firearms at school and number of students who did this per 100,000 students enrolled, by state or jurisdiction: 2011-12 through 2021-22

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Table 231.65.Total number of public school students who brought firearms to or possessed firearms at school and number of students who did this per 100,000 students enrolled, by state or jurisdiction: 2011-12 through 2021-22
State or jurisdiction	Total number of students who brought firearms to or possessed firearms at school															Number of students who did this per 100,000 students enrolled¹
State or jurisdiction	2011-12		2012-13		2013-14		2014-15		2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2011-12		2012-13		2013-14		2014-15		2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
1	2		3		4		5		6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		14		15		16		17	18	19	20	21	22	23
United States	2,687		2,936		3,048		2,888		3,186	3,272	3,482	2,882	2,201	1,115	4,955	5.5		6.0		6.1		5.8		6.4	6.5	6.9	5.9	4.5	2.3	10.0
Alabama	12		91		97		67		100	70	40	40	17	16	227	1.6		12.2		13.0		9.0		13.4	9.4	5.4	5.4	2.3	2.2	30.3
Alaska	6		5		4		4		7	7	10	8	8	2	9	4.6		3.8		3.1		3.0		5.3	5.3	7.5	6.1	6.1	1.5	6.9
Arizona	43		39		34		36		29	79	41	27	10	10	30	4.0		3.6		3.1		3.2		2.6	7.0	3.7	2.4	0.9	0.9	2.6
Arkansas	105		115		113		123		112	142	148	126	69	47	96	21.7		23.7		23.1		25.1		22.8	28.8	29.8	25.4	13.9	9.7	19.6
California	157		323		316		321		380	346	376	310	261	44	598	2.5		5.1		5.0		5.1		6.0	5.5	6.0	4.9	4.2	0.7	10.0
Colorado	67		42		45		22		27	30	48	51	46	23	96	7.8		4.9		5.1		2.5		3.0	3.3	5.3	5.6	5.0	2.6	10.9
Connecticut	42		45		24		36		41	40	22	23	16	18	35	7.6		8.2		4.4		6.6		7.6	7.5	4.1	4.4	3.1	3.5	6.9
Delaware	2		3		7		3		7	3	6	8	7	1	7	1.6		2.3		5.3		2.2		5.2	2.2	4.4	5.8	5.0	0.7	5.0
District of Columbia	49		0		72		19		13	11	14	11	14	1	34	66.3		0		92.1		23.5		15.5	12.8	16.0	12.4	15.6	1.1	38.2
Florida	105		96		120		134		146	131	172	181	188	98	255	3.9		3.6		4.4		4.9		5.2	4.7	6.1	6.4	6.6	3.5	9.0
Georgia	141		179		134		122		185	204	203	167	137	66	291	8.4		10.5		7.8		7.0		10.5	11.6	11.5	9.4	7.7	3.8	16.7
Hawaii	1		1		0		0		34	25	26	21	17	0	4	0.5		0.5		0		0		18.7	13.8	14.4	11.6	9.4	0	2.3
Idaho	17		5		7		6		9	8	7	2	5	7	8	6.1		1.8		2.4		2.1		3.1	2.7	2.3	0.6	1.6	2.3	2.5
Illinois	7		5		5		184		177	189	190	‡	‡	42	545	0.3		0.2		0.2		9.0		8.7	9.3	9.5	‡	‡	2.2	29.2
Indiana	48		49		51		56		81	67	74	72	57	32	99	4.6		4.7		4.9		5.4		7.7	6.4	7.0	6.8	5.4	3.1	9.6
Iowa	3		4		3		3		1	36	38	58	19	26	63	0.6		0.8		0.6		0.6		0.2	7.1	7.4	11.3	3.7	5.1	12.3
Kansas	30		48		40		35		35	51	42	50	27	21	45	6.2		9.8		8.1		7.0		7.1	10.3	8.4	10.0	5.4	4.4	9.3
Kentucky	23		36		45		50		52	58	45	34	44	12	52	3.4		5.3		6.6		7.3		7.6	8.5	6.6	5.0	6.4	1.8	7.9
Louisiana	162		194		214		143		178	170	179	148	148	79	146	23.0		27.3		30.1		19.9		24.8	23.7	25.0	20.8	20.8	11.4	21.4
Maine	4		2		0		1		0	3	6	8	2	4	8	2.1		1.1		0		0.5		0	1.7	3.3	4.4	1.1	2.3	4.6
Maryland	12		11		7		8		9	14	15	12	13	3	33	1.4		1.3		0.8		0.9		1.0	1.6	1.7	1.3	1.4	0.3	3.7
Massachusetts	67		108		91		96		60	25	22	25	8	9	26	7.0		11.3		9.5		10.0		6.2	2.6	2.3	2.6	0.8	1.0	2.8
Michigan	110		114		70		50		58	44	134	85	64	46	156	7.0		7.3		4.5		3.3		3.8	2.9	8.8	5.7	4.3	3.2	10.8
Minnesota	14		21		32		26		30	28	33	18	21	11	70	1.7		2.5		3.8		3.0		3.5	3.2	3.7	2.0	2.4	1.3	8.0
Mississippi	32		39		49		18		24	38	18	9	14	18	37	6.5		7.9		9.9		3.7		4.9	7.9	3.8	1.9	3.0	4.1	8.4
Missouri	4		8		5		9		8	9	9	4	3	1	11	0.4		0.9		0.5		1.0		0.9	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.1	1.2
Montana	32		15		16		13		16	9	12	9	8	17	23	22.5		10.5		11.1		9.0		11.0	6.1	8.0	6.0	5.3	11.6	15.3
Nebraska	11		17		16		17		10	12	19	23	12	9	17	3.7		5.6		5.2		5.4		3.2	3.8	5.9	7.0	3.6	2.8	5.2
Nevada	23		25		26		12		9	28	28	28	31	13	52	5.2		5.6		5.8		2.6		1.9	5.9	5.8	5.7	6.2	2.7	10.7
New Hampshire	19		17		22		13		9	8	16	5	8	12	8	9.9		9.0		11.8		7.0		4.9	4.4	8.9	2.8	4.5	7.1	4.7
New Jersey	6		9		5		7		3	7	8	6	6	2	14	0.4		0.7		0.4		0.5		0.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.1	1.0
New Mexico	53		52		59		25		78	70	58	39	45	5	77	15.7		15.4		17.4		7.3		23.2	20.8	17.3	11.7	13.6	1.6	24.3
New York	253		180		238		247		184	137	277	265	119	53	192	9.4		6.6		8.7		9.0		6.8	5.0	10.2	9.8	4.4	2.0	7.5
North Carolina	67		75		98		84		115	100	124	117	88	25	160	4.4		4.9		6.4		5.4		7.4	6.5	8.0	7.5	5.6	1.7	10.5
North Dakota	14		8		15		4		11	4	18	9	4	5	3	14.3		7.9		14.4		3.8		10.1	3.6	16.1	7.9	3.4	4.3	2.6
Ohio	75		71		102		88		83	81	70	58	39	24	93	4.3		4.1		5.9		5.1		4.8	4.7	4.1	3.4	2.3	1.5	5.5
Oklahoma	25		32		23		29		38	29	41	33	33	20	35	3.8		4.8		3.4		4.2		5.5	4.2	5.9	4.7	4.7	2.9	5.0
Oregon	59		47		37		42		30	38	51	43	22	11	80	10.4		8.0		6.2		7.0		4.9	6.3	8.4	7.1	3.6	1.9	13.9
Pennsylvania	22		34		24		46		18	24	27	22	17	12	40	1.2		1.9		1.4		2.6		1.0	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.7	2.4
Rhode Island	2		0		2		0		5	9	0	5	1	1	4	1.4		0		1.4		0		3.5	6.3	0	3.5	0.7	0.7	2.9
South Carolina	38		74		108		76		91	102	117	90	48	48	181	5.2		10.1		14.5		10.0		11.9	13.2	15.0	11.5	6.1	6.3	23.2
South Dakota	10		13		5		1		10	9	16	10	4	6	10	7.8		10.0		3.8		0.8		7.4	6.6	11.6	7.2	2.9	4.3	7.1
Tennessee	75	²	64	²	57	²	57	²	121	127	128	99	86	46	177	7.5	²	6.4	²	5.7	²	5.7	²	12.1	12.7	12.8	9.8	8.5	4.7	17.8
Texas	397		397		95		104		107	146	195	182	150	107	338	7.9		7.8		1.8		2.0		2.0	2.7	3.6	3.3	2.7	2.0	6.2
Utah	‡		‡		101		---		---	---	47	117	66	16	89	‡		‡		16.1		---		---	---	7.0	17.3	9.6	2.4	12.9
Vermont	4		3		11		4		5	5	5	1	3	2	7	4.4		3.3		12.4		4.6		5.7	5.7	5.7	1.1	3.5	2.4	8.3
Virginia	52		50		45		54		53	65	73	51	57	12	139	4.1		4.0		3.5		4.2		4.1	5.1	5.7	4.0	4.4	1.0	11.1
Washington	127		100		91		97		42	125	156	111	90	---	157	12.1		9.5		8.6		9.0		3.9	11.3	14.0	9.9	7.9	---	14.5
West Virginia	12		1		211		220		281	229	19	13	14	1	14	4.2		0.4		75.1		78.5		101.3	83.6	7.0	4.9	5.3	0.4	5.5
Wisconsin	39		47		43		63		51	57	55	41	26	20	46	4.5		5.4		4.9		7.2		5.9	6.6	6.4	4.8	3.0	2.4	5.5
Wyoming	9		22		13		13		13	23	4	7	9	11	18	10.0		24.0		14.0		13.8		13.7	24.4	4.2	7.4	9.5	11.9	19.3
Bureau of Indian Education	---		---		---		---		---	1	1	1	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---	2.2	2.2	2.3	---	---	---
DoDEA³	---		---		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	---		---		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Guam	---		---		0		0		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	---		---		0		0		0	0	0	3.4	0	0	0
Northern Marianas	---		---		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Puerto Rico	16		10		4		0		2	12	7	10	7	0	0	3.5		2.3		0.9		0		0.5	3.3	2.0	3.3	2.4	0	0
U.S. Virgin Islands	---		---		---		---		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---		---		---		---		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
---Not available.
‡Reporting standards not met (suppressed due to data quality concerns).
¹Rates are calculated based on enrollment for states with available firearm data only. This reflects a change from prior years, which included total enrollment for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, regardless of firearm reporting.
²Due to data quality concerns, totals exclude students reported under the "other" firearm type category.
³DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: Firearm data reported by districts and schools measure the enforcement of district policies and state and federal laws concerning student firearm possession on school campuses. The data do not capture incidents of student firearm possession in schools that go undetected or unreported. Unless otherwise noted, data represent the sum of student counts for all firearm type categories (handguns, rifles/shotguns, other firearms, and multiple types of firearms). Caution should be used when comparing 2019-20 and 2020-21 estimates to those of other years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on in-person instruction and school building closures. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, EDFacts file 086, Data Group 596, extracted October 4, 2023, from the EDFacts Data Warehouse (internal U.S. Department of Education source); and Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 2011-12 through 2021-22. (This table was prepared November 2023.)

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