Table 4. Number and percentage of public primary schools reporting student threats of physical attack and incidents of robbery that occurred at school, the number of incidents, and the rate of incidents per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2005

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Table 4. Number and percentage of public primary schools reporting student threats of physical attack and incidents of robbery that occurred at school, the number of incidents, and the rate of incidents per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2005–06 (Table 4—Continued)

	Student threat of physical attack with a weapon¹								Student threat of physical attack without a weapon¹
School characteristic	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	3,360		7		13,080	!	1	!	20,260	42	186,220		8

Enrollment size
Less than 300	780	!	6	!	‡		‡		3,650	29	17,340		7
300–499	990		6		1,470		#		8,100	47	65,410		9
500–999	1,500		9		4,250		#		7,820	45	94,410		8
1,000 or more	‡		‡		‡		‡		680	55	9,070	!	7	!

Urbanicity
City	1,500		11		‡		‡		6,630	47	77,020		11
Urban fringe	920		5		1,780	!	#		7,330	42	63,380		7
Town	‡		‡		‡		‡		1,680	38	12,600		7
Rural	750	!	6	!	1,040	!	#		4,620	36	33,220		8

Crime level where students live³
High	750		17		‡		‡		2,160	50	42,850	!	20
Moderate	690	!	7	!	1,840	!	#		5,700	57	56,250		12
Low	1,490		5		2,710		#		10,030	35	73,850		6
Mixed	430	!	8	!	‡		‡		2,360	44	13,270		5

Percent minority enrollment⁴
Less than 5 percent	420	!	5	!	‡		‡		3,260	38	19,360	!	7
5 to less than 20 percent	770		7		2,230	!	#		3,560	31	28,350		6
20 to less than 50 percent	590	!	6	!	‡		‡		4,610	43	34,230		7
50 percent or more	1,590		9		3,040		#		8,160	48	99,940		11

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	310	!	3	!	‡		‡		2,910	27	20,120		4
21–50 percent	1,230		9		2,680	!	#		6,350	45	46,900		7
More than 50 percent	1,830		8		‡		‡		10,990	47	119,200		11

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	870		5		1,320	!	#		6,410	35	42,640		5
6–15 percent	1,140		6		3,150	!	#		7,900	42	57,500		6
More than 15 percent	1,350		12		‡		‡		5,950	53	86,080		16

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	1,280		9		‡		‡		7,820	55	95,260		15
36–60 percent	1,240		8		2,820		#		5,740	39	44,080		7
More than 60 percent	830		4		1,750	!	#		6,690	35	46,880		5

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡		1,170	46	‡		16	!
26–50 percent	940		11		1,610	!	#		4,290	50	38,110		10
51–75 percent	1,360		10		2,750	!	#		6,890	52	56,470		10
More than 75 percent	1,010		4		‡		‡		7,910	33	74,960		6

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡		1,220	40	6,950	!	5	!
45–55 percent	2,950		8		‡		‡		17,010	43	158,590		8
More than 55 percent	260	!	4	!	‡		‡		2,020	32	20,680	!	9	!

Student-to-FTE ratio⁵
Less than 12 students	1,600		6		3,230		#		9,270	38	79,140		9
12–16 students	820		5		‡		‡		6,490	42	51,210		6
More than 16 students	940		11		2,220	!	#		4,500	53	55,870		11

Number of classroom changes⁶
0–3 changes	1,240		6		‡		‡		6,460	31	65,480		7
4–6 changes	1,800		8		4,630		#		10,540	48	89,730		9
More than 6 changes	330	!	6	!	550	!	#		3,250	55	31,010		12

Regular use of law enforcement⁷
Regular use	970		8		1,790	!	#		6,050	48	63,720		9
No regular use	2,390		7		‡		‡		14,200	40	122,500		8

Number of serious discipline problems⁸
No problems	1,660		5		2,690		#		12,340	34	72,110		4
1 problem	630	!	10	!	1,400	!	#		3,940	62	46,230		14
2 problems	460	!	14	!	700	!	#		2,340	69	29,430		18
3 or more problems	610	!	27	!	‡		‡		1,640	72	38,460	!	36

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁹
Less than 6 percent	370	!	5	!	1,250	!	#		1,810	23	15,820		5
6 to less than 11 percent	500	!	5	!	1,020	!	#		3,970	37	29,210		6
11 to less than 21 percent	990		8		1,850	!	#		5,780	44	44,980		8
21 percent or more	1,500		9		‡		‡		8,700	51	96,210		12

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹⁰
No disruptions	3,240		7		12,850	!	1	!	19,060	41	164,030		8
Any disruptions	‡		‡		‡		‡		1,190	62	22,190	!	24	!

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	390	!	6	!	390	!	#		2,130	35	12,550		5
3–5 percent	1,750		6		3,690		#		10,840	40	95,490		7
6–10 percent	990		8		‡		‡		5,910	51	64,450		13
More than 10 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡		1,380	40	13,740	!	10	!
See notes at end of table.

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