Table 1. Number and percentage of public primary schools reporting incidents of crime that occurred at school, the number of incidents, and the rate of incidents per 1,000 students, by incident type and selected school characteristics: School year 2005

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Table 1. Number and percentage of public primary schools reporting incidents of crime that occurred at school, the number of incidents, and the rate of incidents per 1,000 students, by incident type and selected school characteristics: School year 2005–06 (Table 1—Continued)

		Violent incidents¹						Serious violent incidents²
School characteristic	Total number of schools	Num- ber of schools	Per- cent of schools	Num- ber of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students		Num- of schools	Per- cent of schools		Num- ber of incidents		Rate per 1,000 students
All public schools	48,560	32,690	67	561,730		25		5,340	11		19,260	!	1	!

Enrollment size
Less than 300	12,400	6,330	51	70,990		29		1,050	8		‡		‡
300–499	17,360	12,610	73	216,570		31		1,570	9		3,340		#
500–999	17,560	12,750	73	249,510		21		2,550	15		7,210		1
1,000 or more	1,240	990	80	24,650	!	18	!	170	14	!	170	!	#

Urbanicity
City	14,130	10,730	76	228,480		32		2,490	18		13,600	!	2	!
Urban fringe	17,310	11,850	68	197,890		21		1,560	9		3,020		#
Town	4,360	3,040	70	40,830		24		320	7	!	‡		‡
Rural	12,760	7,080	55	94,530		23		970	8		2,000	!	#

Crime level where students live⁵
High	4,350	3,600	83	126,630		58		1,200	28		‡		‡
Moderate	10,000	7,940	79	155,190		32		1,370	14		4,380		1	!
Low	28,820	17,110	59	230,280		18		2,200	8		4,060		#
Mixed	5,390	4,050	75	49,630		19		570	11	!	‡		‡

Percent minority enrollment⁶
Less than 5 percent	8,600	4,870	57	59,980		22		710	8	!	1,530	!	1	!
5 to less than 20 percent	11,490	6,730	59	96,170		19		1,050	9		3,130	!	1	!
20 to less than 50 percent	10,640	7,210	68	106,980		21		980	9		‡		‡
50 percent or more	16,930	13,150	78	288,120		32		2,550	15		6,250		1

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	10,720	5,340	50	69,100		14		530	5		820	!	#
21–50 percent	14,230	9,510	67	134,050		21		1,770	12		4,020		1
More than 50 percent	23,620	17,840	76	358,580		34		3,040	13		14,420	!	1	!

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	18,320	10,580	58	141,810		18		1,350	7		2,040		#
6–15 percent	18,940	12,980	69	185,560		21		1,760	9		5,700		1	!
More than 15 percent	11,300	9,130	81	234,360		43		2,230	20		‡		‡

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	14,310	11,370	79	251,220		39		2,290	16		‡		‡
36–60 percent	14,870	9,700	65	148,950		22		1,650	11		4,480		1
More than 60 percent	19,380	11,620	60	161,550		17		1,400	7		2,630		#

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	2,550	1,850	73	38,510	!	37		410	16	!	‡		‡
26–50 percent	8,500	6,400	75	116,390		31		1,150	14		3,380	!	1	!
51–75 percent	13,200	9,980	76	168,610		29		1,810	14		3,680		1
More than 75 percent	24,310	14,450	59	238,210		20		1,980	8		‡		‡

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	3,090	1,980	64	25,950		20		‡	‡		‡		‡
45–55 percent	39,110	27,030	69	477,610		26		4,470	11		16,370	!	1	!
More than 55 percent	6,360	3,680	58	58,160		25		670	11		2,020	!	1	!

Student-to-FTE ratio⁷
Less than 12 students	24,680	15,260	62	253,160		27		2,460	10		6,730		1
12–16 students	15,380	11,030	72	170,140		21		1,150	7		‡		‡
More than 16 students	8,500	6,400	75	138,430		27		1,730	20		4,070		1

Number of classroom changes⁸
0–3 changes	20,580	12,630	61	190,570		21		2,090	10		‡		‡
4–6 changes	22,070	15,770	71	287,190		27		2,570	12		7,320		1
More than 6 changes	5,910	4,290	73	83,960		33		680	12		1,660	!	1	!

Regular use of law enforcement⁹
Regular use	12,740	9,400	74	179,790		26		1,780	14		3,900		1
No regular use	35,830	23,290	65	381,930		25		3,560	10		15,360	!	1	!

Number of serious discipline problems¹⁰
No problems	36,560	22,080	60	270,310		17		2,760	8		5,600		#
1 problem	6,310	5,320	84	117,560		36		960	15		2,360	!	1	!
2 problems	3,410	3,370	99	80,530		49		780	23		2,270	!	1	!
3 or more problems	2,270	1,920	85	93,320		87		840	37		‡		‡

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment¹¹
Less than 6 percent	7,720	3,330	43	45,970		13		630	8		2,360	!	1	!
6 to less than 11 percent	10,620	6,760	64	95,250		19		1,000	9		1,920	!	#
11 to less than 21 percent	13,100	9,010	69	141,110		25		1,620	12		4,460	!	1	!
21 percent or more	17,130	13,590	79	279,400		34		2,090	12		‡		‡

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹²
No disruptions	46,660	30,950	66	511,700		24		4,940	11		17,870	!	1	!
Any disruptions	1,910	1,740	91	50,020	!	53	!	400	21	!	‡		‡

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	6,150	3,510	57	52,970		20		720	12	!	830	!	#
3–5 percent	27,270	18,310	67	268,150		20		2,620	10		6,390		#
6–10 percent	11,650	8,970	77	195,670		39		1,460	13		‡		‡
More than 10 percent	3,490	1,890	54	44,950		31		540	16	!	‡		‡
See notes at end of table.

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