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Table 40. Percentage of public schools reporting selected types of mental health services provided, by location of service, funding of provider, and selected school characteristics: School year 2015–16

 
School Characteristic Percentage of schools offering any diagnostic assessment2 for mental health disorders3   Percentage of schools offering any treatment4 for mental health disorders3   At school   Outside of school  
Mental health professional1 employed by the school or district   Mental health professional1 other than a school or district employee, funded by the school or district   Mental health professional1 other than a school or district employee, funded by the school or district  
Diagnostic assessment2 for mental health disorders3   Treatment4 for mental health disorders3   Diagnostic assessment2 for mental health disorders3   Treatment4 for mental health disorders3   Diagnostic assessment2 for mental health disorders3   Treatment4 for mental health disorders3  
All public schools 70.5   63.5   42.9   32.8   30.6   31.6   43.6   42.1  
                                 
Level5                                
Primary 66.8   61.6   40.8   32.9   25.7   28.5   40.6   39.1  
Middle 73.9   66.3   46.0   36.3   37.2   36.0   46.7   45.1  
High school 79.4   69.2   51.7   34.6   39.2   36.9   52.1   49.9  
Combined 73.5   59.6   33.0   19.7   35.6   34.2   41.5   42.1  
                                 
Enrollment size                                
Less than 300 69.3   59.4   34.2   22.4   28.7   26.8   44.8   43.0  
300–499 67.9   61.1   41.5   32.5   30.3   30.8   40.1   38.2  
500–999 70.8   65.7   45.3   36.9   30.9   33.7   43.4   42.9  
1,000 or more 79.7   71.1   56.1   40.5   34.6   36.3   51.6   48.5  
                                 
Locale                                
City 73.7   65.0   49.4   35.9   30.7   30.4   42.3   44.4  
Suburb 71.2   64.6   47.1   38.7   27.7   29.6   44.3   39.3  
Town 68.8   63.6   36.1   26.1   37.7   37.1   46.0   47.9  
Rural 67.3   60.6   34.5   25.8   30.8   32.8   42.8   40.3  
                                 
Crime level where students live4                                
High 81.1   72.7   56.0   42.0   39.5   39.3   44.2   43.1  
Moderate 73.7   68.1   47.9   34.2   35.0   33.6   47.6   46.9  
Low 67.5   60.6   38.7   30.0   28.5   30.0   41.1   39.4  
Mixed 71.7   62.6   44.4   37.0   26.9   30.4   47.8   45.8  
                                 
Percent combined enrollment of
Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific
 Islander, and American Indian/
 Alaska Native students, and
 students of Two or more races		                                
Less than 5 percent 64.7   60.7   30.4   23.0   33.8   35.7   49.5   52.7  
5 to less than 20 percent 67.8   62.0   38.3   31.2   29.8   33.4   40.5   37.0  
20 to less than 50 percent 66.9   59.3   40.0   30.2   28.9   29.8   40.1   37.4  
50 percent or more 75.2   67.5   49.3   36.9   31.8   31.0   46.7   46.5  
                                 
Percent of students eligible for
free or reduced-price lunch		                                
0–25 percent 63.1   57.6   42.4   37.1   18.3   23.0   38.1   33.1  
21–50 percent 69.9   59.8   42.2   29.4   27.9   27.1   39.8   38.4  
51–75 percent 69.2   64.5   39.5   29.4   37.6   39.1   46.7   44.7  
More than 75 percent 76.9   69.7   47.2   37.1   33.8   33.9   47.4   48.6  
                                 
Percent of students below 15th
percentile on standardized tests		                                
0–5 percent 67.2   58.2   41.1   30.8   27.9   26.6   41.8   38.6  
6–15 percent 69.2   63.3   43.4   33.7   28.7   29.8   43.7   41.8  
More than 15 percent 74.5   67.7   43.6   33.2   34.9   37.4   44.7   45.1  
                                 
Percent of students likely
to attend college		                                
0–35 percent 70.1   62.8   37.8   29.7   36.1   32.6   41.1   41.7  
36–60 percent 74.1   69.1   46.7   33.4   34.4   38.5   46.0   46.6  
More than 60 percent 69.1   61.2   42.9   33.6   27.0   28.2   43.3   40.2  
                                 
Percent of students who consider
academic achievement very important		                                
0–25 percent 76.0   60.1   40.5   19.5   36.6   32.9   39.7   42.5  
26–50 percent 73.0   67.4   39.0   31.4   31.6   35.4   46.7   44.9  
51–75 percent 70.5   64.2   41.9   32.7   32.3   32.1   45.0   44.1  
More than 75 percent 69.1   62.1   45.0   34.8   28.6   29.9   42.1   39.9  
                                 
Percent male enrollment                                
0–44 percent 72.6   54.5   43.1   26.3   29.3   32.1   38.6   33.3  
45–55 percent 71.3   65.0   43.3   34.1   31.9   32.4   44.6   42.9  
More than 55 percent 62.2   57.4   38.9   27.2   20.7   24.2   38.9   42.3  
                                 
Student–to–FTE ratio7                                
Less than 12 students 75.1   64.0   43.8   29.9   37.4   32.8   45.4   42.6  
12–16 students 71.3   65.0   40.6   30.4   29.2   30.2   45.7   44.4  
More than 16 students 68.8   62.4   44.2   35.2   29.8   32.3   41.6   40.4  
                                 
Number of classroom changes8                                
0–3 changes 69.1   63.1   44.6   35.7   26.8   29.6   42.5   43.4  
4–6 changes 67.7   62.4   41.4   32.7   30.4   31.5   40.9   39.0  
More than 6 changes 75.5   65.3   43.7   30.8   33.8   33.2   48.0   45.4  
                                 
Regular use of security staff9                                
Regular use 74.4   67.8   47.9   37.0   33.1   35.3   47.7   46.9  
No regular use 65.5   57.9   36.3   27.4   27.4   26.8   38.2   35.9  
                                 
Number of serious
discipline problems10		                                
No problems 68.6   61.7   41.5   31.8   29.0   30.1   42.2   39.7  
1 problem 78.5   71.8   44.9   36.1   37.3   40.1   52.5   53.7  
2 problems 77.7   68.4   50.9   37.2   32.0   30.8   42.6   45.3  
3 or more problems 75.7   69.7   57.3   39.5   43.8   38.4   45.0   52.5  
                                 
Transfers as a percentage
of enrollment11		                                
Less than 6 percent 70.3   62.8   44.2   35.9   28.0   28.7   41.7   39.8  
6 to less than 11 percent 68.4   62.5   43.1   31.9   29.5   32.5   41.2   39.8  
11 to less than 21 percent 71.8   63.9   39.9   31.3   34.6   34.2   45.9   43.7  
21 percent or more 71.4   65.0   44.7   31.6   30.2   31.3   45.5   45.4  
                                 
Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions12                                
No disruptions 69.8   62.8   41.9   31.9   30.1   31.1   42.8   41.7  
Any disruptions 78.8   71.3   53.6   42.4   36.4   37.6   51.6   46.7  
                                 
Percent of students
absent on a daily basis		                                
0–2 percent 61.6   47.0   40.8   24.9   19.8   17.1   28.9   27.3  
3–5 percent 70.0   64.0   41.5   34.0   28.7   31.4   43.7   41.5  
6–10 percent 74.0   69.2   45.3   35.0   35.2   35.8   48.0   47.8  
More than 10 percent 73.8   60.6   47.3   25.3   44.4   37.9   45.4   45.9  
                                 
Prevalence of violent incidents13                                
No violent incidents 65.8   56.5   36.9   25.9   24.2   25.2   45.1   41.2  
Any violent incidents 72.6   66.7   45.6   35.9   33.5   34.5   42.9   42.5  
1 Mental health services are provided by several different professions, each of which has its own training and areas of expertise. The types of professionals who may provide mental health services include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners, psychiatric/mental health nurses, clinical social workers, and professional counselors.
2 Diagnostic assessment is defined as "an evaluation conducted by a medical or mental health professional that identifies whether an individual has one or more medical and/or mental health diagnoses. This is in contrast to an educational assessment, which does not focus on clarifying a student's diagnosis."
3 Mental health disorders are defined as "collectively, all diagnosable mental disorders or health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning."
4 Treatment is defined as "clinical service addressed at lessening or eliminating the symptoms of a disorder. In mental health, this may include psychotherapy, medication treatment, and/or counseling."
5 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.
6 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.
7 Student-to-FTE 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.
8 Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
9 Regular use of security staff includes full- or part-time school resource officers, sworn law enforcement officers, or security guards or security personnel present at school at least once a week.
10 Serious discipline problems include student racial/ethnic tensions, student bullying, student sexual harassment of other students, student harassment of other students based on sexual orientation, student harassment of other students based on gender identity, widespread disorder in classrooms, student verbal abuse of teachers, student acts of disrespect for teachers other than verbal abuse, and gang 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.
11 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.
12 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.
13 Violent incidents include rape or attempted rape, sexual assault other than rape (including threatened rape), physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack with or without a weapon, and robbery (taking things with force) 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. Responses 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, 2015–16 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2016.

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