Table 2. Percentage of students ages 12 through 18 who reported being bullied at school, by bullying components and selected school characteristics: School year 2016

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Table 2. Percentage of students ages 12 through 18 who reported being bullied at school, by bullying components and selected school characteristics: School year 2016–17

	Estimated number of students	Bullied		Among students who reported being bullied at school, percent reporting they were:
School characteristic	Estimated number of students	Bullied		Bullied without power imbalance or repetition		Bullied with repetition or power imbalance (not both)		Bullied with repetition and power imbalance
All students	23,412,000	20.7		7.5		25.5		67.0

Region
Northeast	3,429,000	18.0		3.2	!	23.2		73.7
Midwest	5,093,000	23.5		8.8		24.4		66.8
South	9,027,000	20.6		9.0		28.0		62.9
West	5,862,000	19.9		5.8		24.0		70.2

Sector
Public	21,796,000	21.1		7.7		26.4		65.9
Private¹	1,616,000	15.0		‡		9.6	!	87.7
Catholic	615,000	12.4	!	‡		‡		84.1
Other religious	300,000	13.3	!	#		‡		88.7
Nonsectarian	339,000	16.3	!	#		‡		92.3

Locale
City	6,863,000	19.9		6.6		27.8		65.6
Suburb	9,386,000	18.1		6.9		26.4		66.7
Town	2,531,000	26.9		7.8	!	23.2		69.0
Rural	4,565,000	23.8		9.2		23.2		67.6

Level²
Primary	1,290,000	25.3		5.3	!	15.8		78.9
Middle	7,148,000	26.7		8.1		28.7		63.2
High	13,206,000	16.8		7.5		25.6		66.9
Other	1,763,000	21.8		6.0	!	17.6		76.4

Enrollment size
Less than 300	2,432,000	26.1		8.6	!	18.0		73.5
300–599	3,937,000	24.1		4.5	!	22.1		73.4
600–999	5,587,000	24.1		7.8		28.6		63.6
1,000–1,499	4,610,000	18.3		9.9		28.0		62.1
1,500–1,999	3,147,000	18.5		6.3	!	23.1		70.6
2,000 or more	3,515,000	12.3		8.1	!	34.8		57.1

Student to full–time–equivalent (FTE) teacher ratio
Less than 13 students	3,714,000	22.7		5.3	!	19.5		75.2
13 to less than 16 students	5,941,000	22.4		8.9		23.8		67.2
16 to less than 20 students	7,385,000	19.9		8.1		28.9		63.0
20 or more students	5,277,000	18.5		6.7		30.1		63.2

Percent of combined Black/ African American, Hispanic/ Latino, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, American Indian/ Alaska Native, and Two or more races students
Less than 5 percent	1,198,000	19.9		7.0	!	22.1		70.9
5 to less than 20 percent	4,828,000	22.7		6.5		20.7		72.8
20 to less than 50 percent	6,460,000	22.7		7.7		30.6		61.8
50 percent or more	10,452,000	18.6		8.1		25.5		66.3

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced–price lunch³
0 to less than 20 percent	3,817,000	20.4		7.7		27.2		65.1
20 to less than 50 percent	8,068,000	19.8		6.2		26.0		67.8
50 percent or more	9,281,000	22.5		9.2		27.2		63.6
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is 30 to 50 percent of the estimate's value.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ Total for private schools includes: Roman Catholic schools, other religious schools, nonsectarian schools, and schools with no religious affiliation data reported.
² The School Crime Supplement sample includes students ages 12 through 18 who were enrolled in grades 6 through 12 and, therefore, might not be representative of students in primary schools. Comparisons between students in primary schools and those in other school levels should be made with caution.
³ Data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility are only available for public schools.
NOTE: Tabular data include only students who reported being enrolled in grades 6 through 12 and not receiving any of their education through homeschooling during the school year reported. "Bullied" includes students who reported being made fun of, called names, or insulted; being the subject of rumors; being threatened with harm; being pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; being pressured into doing things they did not want to do; being excluded from activities on purpose; and having property destroyed on purpose. "At school" includes the school building, school property, school bus, or going to and from school. "Repetition" includes students who reported being bullied more than one day or more than once in a day, as well as students who thought the bullying would happen again. "Power imbalance" includes students who reported being bullied by someone who had more power or strength (e.g., someone bigger, more popular, with more money, influence, or more power in any other way) as well as students who reported being bullied by multiple students acting as a team, or acting both alone and as a team. The inclusion of students who reported being bullied by multiple students acting as a team, or acting both alone and as a team, as part of the definition of "power imbalance" is new for the 2017 data and differs from any tables or reports including power imbalance estimates using the 2015 SCS data. Total bullied and not bullied are based on respondents for whom data on school and bullying are available. Population estimates for school characteristics are based on respondents for whom data on school and bullying are available (93.6 percent of students). Additional missing and not applicable school characteristic data are not shown for locale; school level; enrollment size; student to FTE teacher ratio; percent of combined American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Two or more races students; and percent of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data. Population estimate based on the 2017 SCS for all students meeting the age, grade, and school criteria is 25,023,000.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017.

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