Table 7. Number and percentage of public middle schools reporting disruptions from school from death threats, bomb threats, or chemical, biological, or radiological threats, the number of incidents reported, and the rate of disruptions per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003

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Table 7. Number and percentage of public middle schools reporting disruptions from school from death threats, bomb threats, or chemical, biological, or radiological threats, the number of incidents reported, and the rate of disruptions per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2003–04

	Disruptions from death threats, bomb threats, or chemical, biological, or radiological threats
School characteristic	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Number of incidents	Rate per 1,000 students
All public schools	1,513	10	3,075	0.3

Enrollment size
Less than 300	139	6	139	0.3
300–499	359	12	668	0.5
500–999	746	11	1,663	0.3
1,000 or more	269	12	606	0.2

Urbanicity
City	600	18	1,160	0.4
Urban fringe	506	9	782	0.2
Town	98	4	255	0.2
Rural	309	9	878	0.5

Crime level where students live¹
High	246	23	517	0.6
Moderate	426	13	810	0.4
Low	574	7	1,281	0.3
Mixed	267	12	467	0.3

Percent minority enrollment²
Less than 5 percent	140	5	646	0.5
5 to 20 percent	341	9	529	0.2
20 to 50 percent	319	10	484	0.2
50 percent or more	713	16	1,416	0.4

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	248	7	730	0.3
21–50 percent	522	10	905	0.3
More than 50 percent	743	13	1,441	0.4

Percent of students below 15^th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	326	10	837	0.4
6–15 percent	526	8	976	0.2
More than 15 percent	662	14	1,262	0.4

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	590	13	1,183	0.4
36–60 percent	488	11	762	0.3
More than 60 percent	435	8	1,130	0.3

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	186	11	594	0.5
26–50 percent	429	13	515	0.2
51–75 percent	527	11	1,277	0.4
More than 75 percent	371	8	688	0.2

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	181	21	213	0.4
45–55 percent	1,201	10	2,638	0.3
More than 55 percent	130	12	224	0.4

Student-to-teacher ratio³
Less than 12 students	653	11	976	0.3
12–16 students	662	12	1,769	0.4
More than 16 students	198	7	330	0.1

Number of classroom changes⁴
0–3 changes	49	8	59	0.2
4–6 changes	626	11	1,035	0.3
More than 6 changes	839	10	1,981	0.4

Regular use of law enforcement⁵
Regular use	1,215	13	2,550	0.4
No regular use	298	6	525	0.2

Number of serious discipline problems⁶
No problems	680	10	1,215	0.3
1 problem	361	12	526	0.3
2 problems	176	8	777	0.5
3 or more problems	296	12	557	0.3

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁷
0 to 6 percent	177	6	285	0.1
6 to 11 percent	356	11	681	0.3
11 to 21 percent	478	10	1,203	0.4
21 percent or more	501	13	906	0.3

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	88	8	551	0.8
3–5 percent	582	7	1,044	0.2
6–10 percent	697	14	1,224	0.4
More than 10 percent	145	22	255	0.6

Prevalence of violent incidents⁸
No violent incidents	53	6	53	0.1
Any violent incidents	1,460	11	3,021	0.3
¹ 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."
² These estimates exclude data from Tennessee because schools in this state did not report estimates of student race.
³ 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.
⁴ Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
⁵ 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?"
⁶ 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.
⁷ 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.
⁸ 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: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004.

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