Table 21. Percentage distribution of public schools reporting selected percentages of parents or guardians that attended special subject-area events or volunteered at school, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003

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Table 21. Percentage distribution of public schools reporting selected percentages of parents or guardians that attended special subject-area events or volunteered at school, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003–04

School characteristic	Percent of students with a parent or guardian that attended a special subject-area event¹					Percent of students with a parent or guardian that volunteered at school or served on a committee
School characteristic	0–25 per- cent of students	26–50 per- cent of students	51–75 per- cent of students	76–100 per- cent of students	School does not offer	0–25 per- cent of students	26–50 per- cent of students	51–75 per- cent of students	76–100 per- cent of students	School does not offer
All public schools	10	25	32	29	3	52	29	13	5	1

Level²
Primary	6	22	32	36	3	42	34	17	6	1
Middle	14	27	32	23	3	63	26	7	2	1
High school	22	33	29	12	4	71	19	5	2	4
Combined	14	28	39	15	4	66	21	6	4	3

Enrollment size
Less than 300	7	19	30	37	6	46	33	13	6	2
300–499	9	25	30	34	2	50	28	18	4	1
500–999	11	25	37	24	3	52	31	11	5	1
1,000 or more	20	36	28	14	2	68	22	6	4	1

Urbanicity
City	16	30	32	20	2	60	29	7	4	1
Urban fringe	10	22	33	34	2	43	31	19	6	1
Town	11	23	32	26	7	59	23	13	3	2
Rural	7	24	33	32	4	51	30	11	6	2

Crime level where students live³
High	25	38	18	13	6	80	17	2	#	2
Moderate	18	31	32	16	3	67	25	6	2	1
Low	6	21	33	36	3	43	33	17	6	2
Mixed	11	25	36	24	3	55	27	12	6	#

Percent minority enrollment⁴
Less than 5 percent	5	19	35	38	4	53	29	11	5	2
5 to 20 percent	6	20	31	40	3	35	37	20	8	1
20 to 50 percent	8	28	31	29	4	49	28	17	4	2
50 percent or more	20	29	34	14	3	66	25	6	3	1

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	6	15	29	48	2	30	33	23	12	2
21–50 percent	8	26	33	30	3	50	33	12	3	1
More than 50 percent	16	29	34	17	5	65	24	8	2	1

Percent of students below 15^th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	5	22	30	42	1	40	30	20	9	1
6–15 percent	10	22	34	30	4	50	33	11	4	2
More than 15 percent	17	32	32	14	4	65	24	8	2	1

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	17	29	30	19	6	65	25	7	1	1
36–60 percent	10	26	35	25	3	56	34	7	2	1
More than 60 percent	6	21	33	39	2	38	29	21	9	2

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	24	27	26	16	7	70	23	3	2	2
26–50 percent	11	31	35	19	3	59	27	11	1	2
51–75 percent	12	27	33	24	5	56	32	9	3	1
More than 75 percent	6	19	32	41	1	39	31	20	9	1

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	8	24	25	35	8	48	30	13	7	2
45–55 percent	11	25	34	27	3	53	29	13	4	1
More than 55 percent	10	23	27	37	3	44	30	14	9	3

Student-to-teacher ratio⁵
Less than 12 students	10	23	32	31	3	54	26	13	4	2
12–16 students	11	27	31	27	4	53	30	12	4	1
More than 16 students	10	24	36	28	3	43	35	15	7	#

Number of classroom changes⁶
0–3 changes	5	24	31	36	5	40	34	17	8	2
4–6 changes	12	25	33	27	3	52	29	13	4	1
More than 6 changes	13	25	34	26	3	61	25	9	2	2

Regular use of law enforcement⁷
Regular use	14	29	32	22	2	59	26	11	4	2
No regular use	8	21	32	34	4	46	32	15	6	1

Number of serious discipline problems⁸
No problems	8	23	33	34	3	46	30	17	6	1
1 problem	10	29	34	25	3	52	38	7	2	1
2 problems	18	28	33	19	3	71	18	7	4	#
3 or more problems	25	29	27	11	9	75	17	3	2	3

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁹
0 to 6 percent	8	18	28	44	2	41	29	17	10	2
6 to 11 percent	9	26	30	34	2	50	32	11	5	2
11 to 21 percent	9	25	37	26	4	50	29	17	3	1
21 percent or more	15	29	33	18	5	63	27	7	3	1

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹⁰
No disruptions	10	24	33	30	4	51	30	14	5	1
Any disruptions	18	36	24	19	2	64	24	4	6	2

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	5	9	29	52	5	30	33	21	12	3
3–5 percent	7	25	33	31	3	49	30	15	5	1
6–10 percent	16	29	33	19	3	61	27	8	2	1
More than 10 percent	19	25	27	26	4	59	26	7	5	2

Prevalence of violent incidents¹¹
No violent incidents	5	17	25	48	5	34	33	18	13	2
Any violent incidents	12	27	34	24	3	56	28	12	3	1
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Examples of special subject area events provided to respondents were science fairs or concerts.
² Primary schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not higher than grade 3 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 8. Middle schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9. High schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12. Combined schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools.
³ Respondents were asked, "How would you describe the crime level in the area(s) in which your students live?" Response options included "high level of crime," "moderate level of crime," "low level of crime," and "students come from areas with very different levels of crime."
⁴ These estimates exclude data from Tennessee because schools in this state did not report estimates of student race.
⁵ Student-to-teacher ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school by the total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides. The total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides is a combination of the full-time and part-time teachers and aides, including special education teachers and aides, with an adjustment to compensate for the part-time status.
⁶ Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
⁷ Respondents were asked, "During the 2003–2004 school year, did you have any sworn law enforcement officers, security guards, or security personnel present at your school on a regular basis?"
⁸ Serious discipline problems include student racial tensions, student bullying, student sexual harassment of other students, student verbal abuse of teachers, widespread disorder in classrooms, student acts of disrespect for teachers, gang activities, and cult or extremist group activities. If a respondent reported that any of these problems occurred daily or weekly in their school, each was counted once in the total number of serious discipline problems.
⁹ Transfers as a percentage of enrollment combines the number of students who were transferred to a school and the number of students who were transferred from a school, divided by the total number of students enrolled in the school.
¹⁰ Schoolwide disruptions include actions that disrupted school activities such as death threats, bomb threats, and chemical, biological, or radiological threats. Respondents were instructed to exclude all fire alarms, including false alarms.
¹¹ Violent incidents include rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.
NOTE: "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Detail may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. Reponses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004.

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