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| School characteristic | Percent of schools with safety and security measures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled access | Student dress, IDs, and school supplies | Metal detectors and sweeps | Used security cameras to monitor the school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School buildings1 | School grounds2 | School uniforms required | Strict dress code enforced | Student badges or picture IDs required | Faculty/staff badges or picture IDs required | Book bags must be clear or are banned | Random metal detector checks on students | Daily metal detector checks on students | Random sweeps for contra- band3 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 97.1 | (0.44) | 61.1 | (1.27) | 16.4 | (0.89) | 36.6 | (1.33) | 9.2 | (0.55) | 70.7 | (1.16) | 3.7 | (0.45) | 6.2 | (0.43) | 2.4 | (0.25) | 23.1 | (0.88) | 92.6 | (0.62) | |||||||||||
| School level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 98.1 | (0.62) | 65.6 | (1.85) | 18.3 | (1.40) | 31.7 | (1.87) | 5.7 | (0.82) | 75.3 | (1.96) | 2.2 | (0.62) | 2.3 | (0.56) | 0.5 | ! | (0.24) | 7.7 | (1.26) | 90.7 | (1.01) | ||||||||||
| Middle | 97.0 | (0.60) | 53.6 | (1.86) | 16.2 | (1.32) | 48.9 | (1.64) | 14.4 | (1.16) | 70.9 | (1.77) | 6.4 | (0.69) | 10.4 | (1.15) | 4.2 | (0.71) | 38.9 | (1.58) | 95.9 | (0.73) | |||||||||||
| Secondary/high | 94.2 | (0.91) | 54.6 | (1.69) | 8.9 | (0.97) | 38.2 | (1.68) | 15.2 | (1.03) | 59.6 | (1.69) | 5.3 | (0.79) | 14.2 | (1.26) | 6.2 | (0.96) | 54.2 | (1.77) | 96.7 | (0.69) | |||||||||||
| Combined/other | 96.1 | (1.74) | 58.4 | (5.83) | 30.8 | (4.58) | 52.6 | (5.41) | 9.1 | (2.64) | 44.3 | (5.42) | 5.4 | ! | (2.16) | 8.3 | ! | (3.13) | 4.7 | ! | (2.18) | 33.4 | (5.70) | 82.5 | (4.85) | ||||||||
Enrollment size |
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| Less than 300 | 96.2 | (1.26) | 50.8 | (3.51) | 12.0 | (1.76) | 32.3 | (3.23) | 3.6 | (0.79) | 53.9 | (3.60) | 4.1 | ! | (1.31) | 5.6 | (0.88) | 2.6 | (0.64) | 26.6 | (2.66) | 91.9 | (1.77) | ||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 96.5 | (0.98) | 60.1 | (2.32) | 15.2 | (1.99) | 36.2 | (2.75) | 5.2 | (1.12) | 71.8 | (1.94) | 3.4 | (0.73) | 3.9 | (0.73) | 1.4 | (0.33) | 15.1 | (1.37) | 92.1 | (1.50) | |||||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 98.5 | (0.35) | 65.7 | (1.43) | 20.7 | (1.50) | 38.2 | (1.89) | 11.4 | (0.95) | 78.8 | (1.43) | 3.0 | (0.53) | 6.6 | (0.76) | 3.0 | (0.50) | 21.3 | (1.15) | 92.7 | (0.85) | |||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 96.4 | (0.64) | 71.3 | (1.50) | 14.5 | (1.63) | 41.4 | (1.99) | 26.0 | (1.96) | 76.9 | (1.31) | 5.4 | (0.95) | 12.9 | (1.34) | 2.6 | (0.54) | 44.7 | (1.69) | 95.4 | (0.96) | |||||||||||
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| City | 96.9 | (0.67) | 70.0 | (1.94) | 31.2 | (2.12) | 37.4 | (2.41) | 13.7 | (1.47) | 70.9 | (1.83) | 4.2 | (0.84) | 8.5 | (0.87) | 4.8 | (0.70) | 16.9 | (1.40) | 87.9 | (1.69) | |||||||||||
| Suburban | 97.1 | (0.86) | 68.1 | (1.76) | 16.0 | (1.58) | 33.2 | (1.97) | 10.8 | (0.98) | 82.3 | (1.37) | 2.3 | (0.46) | 5.3 | (0.81) | 1.5 | (0.38) | 15.8 | (0.88) | 93.5 | (1.05) | |||||||||||
| Town | 97.5 | (0.97) | 51.4 | (3.39) | 6.4 | (1.72) | 43.4 | (3.72) | 7.1 | (1.73) | 67.5 | (3.78) | 3.5 | ! | (1.06) | 5.1 | (1.20) | 1.5 | ! | (0.55) | 29.9 | (2.09) | 96.9 | (1.22) | |||||||||
| Rural | 97.1 | (0.90) | 48.0 | (3.30) | 6.1 | (1.37) | 36.5 | (2.37) | 3.6 | (0.61) | 57.8 | (3.21) | 4.8 | (1.24) | 5.5 | (0.71) | 1.4 | (0.39) | 35.2 | (2.29) | 94.5 | (1.43) | |||||||||||
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Percent of students who are American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or of Two or more races |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 97.9 | (0.70) | 47.2 | (2.33) | 1.9 | (0.49) | 30.0 | (2.33) | 2.6 | (0.49) | 63.6 | (2.23) | 2.7 | (0.73) | 3.7 | (0.73) | 0.5 | ! | (0.17) | 29.5 | (2.05) | 96.1 | (1.04) | ||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 97.7 | (0.75) | 60.0 | (2.81) | 8.1 | (1.42) | 29.8 | (2.64) | 7.6 | (1.30) | 80.8 | (2.01) | 2.0 | (0.55) | 3.4 | (0.63) | 0.7 | ! | (0.30) | 18.4 | (1.34) | 93.6 | (1.64) | ||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 96.5 | (1.05) | 60.3 | (3.32) | 11.6 | (1.94) | 33.9 | (2.58) | 14.1 | (1.65) | 75.1 | (3.11) | 4.2 | (1.24) | 5.5 | (1.03) | 2.1 | (0.60) | 21.0 | (2.18) | 92.1 | (1.67) | |||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 96.1 | (0.86) | 79.0 | (1.89) | 43.3 | (2.23) | 51.4 | (2.71) | 15.2 | (1.56) | 68.2 | (1.96) | 5.7 | (1.06) | 11.9 | (1.24) | 6.1 | (0.82) | 20.5 | (1.67) | 88.1 | (1.66) | |||||||||||
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Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 96.8 | (1.15) | 57.4 | (2.39) | 5.0 | (1.18) | 22.9 | (2.32) | 6.0 | (1.00) | 72.6 | (2.97) | ‡ | (†) | 1.0 | ! | (0.40) | ‡ | (†) | 16.1 | (1.59) | 93.1 | (1.80) | ||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 96.9 | (0.87) | 52.4 | (2.66) | 6.7 | (1.27) | 35.4 | (2.55) | 6.4 | (0.85) | 70.2 | (2.33) | 2.9 | ! | (0.89) | 4.3 | (0.77) | 0.7 | ! | (0.22) | 25.5 | (1.98) | 93.4 | (1.49) | |||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 96.9 | (0.93) | 57.1 | (3.17) | 13.9 | (1.80) | 36.7 | (2.39) | 9.5 | (1.24) | 69.9 | (2.77) | 2.1 | (0.43) | 5.8 | (1.18) | 0.9 | ! | (0.38) | 29.1 | (2.37) | 93.0 | (1.45) | ||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 97.5 | (0.55) | 71.1 | (1.72) | 30.2 | (2.01) | 44.5 | (2.16) | 12.6 | (1.27) | 70.4 | (1.81) | 6.4 | (1.09) | 10.5 | (1.02) | 5.7 | (0.70) | 21.6 | (1.29) | 91.6 | (1.18) | |||||||||||
| †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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Access to buildings is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored doors, loading docks). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Access to grounds is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored gates). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Examples of random sweeps include locker checks and dog sniffs. Examples of contraband include drugs and weapons. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2021–22 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2022. (This table was prepared November 2023.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
