Table 3. Number and percentage of public high schools reporting sexual and physical assaults that occurred at school, the number of sexual and physical assaults, and the rate of sexual and physical assaults per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2005

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Table 3. Number and percentage of public high schools reporting sexual and physical assaults that occurred at school, the number of sexual and physical assaults, and the rate of sexual and physical assaults per 1,000 students, by selected school characteristics: School year 2005–06 (Table 3—Continued)

	Rape or attempted rape¹							Sexual battery other than rape²
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	160		1		210	!	#	1,020		9		2,140		#

Enrollment size
Less than 300	#		#		#		#	‡		‡		‡		‡
300–499	#		#		#		#	180	!	11	!	220	!	#
500–999	‡		‡		‡		‡	200		7		380	!	#
1,000 or more	140		3		180	!	#	570		11		1,460		#

Urbanicity
City	70	!	3	!	90	!	#	250		10		630		#
Urban fringe	90	!	2	!	120	!	#	470		12		1,030		#
Town	#		#		#		#	100	!	6	!	120	!	#
Rural	#		#		#		#	200	!	5	!	370	!	#

Crime level where students live⁵
High	‡		‡		‡		‡	110	!	18	!	300	!	#
Moderate	‡		‡		‡		‡	270		12		530		#
Low	80	!	1	!	100	!	#	530		7		1,090		#
Mixed	‡		‡		‡		‡	110	!	7	!	230	!	#

Percent minority enrollment⁶
Less than 5 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	120	!	5	!	180	!	#
5 to less than 20 percent	30	!	1	!	‡		‡	300		9		650		#
20 to less than 50 percent	50	!	2	!	50	!	#	270		10		670		#
50 percent or more	60	!	2	!	100	!	#	330		12		640		#

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	40	!	1	!	60	!	#	280		8		610		#
21–50 percent	80	!	2	!	100	!	#	450		9		920		#
More than 50 percent	40	!	‡		‡		‡	300		9		620		#

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	40	!	1	!	‡		‡	210		6		280		#
6–15 percent	50	!	1	!	‡		‡	470		10		1,020		#
More than 15 percent	70	!	2	!	90	!	#	350		12		850		#

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	270		13		520		#
36–60 percent	90	!	2	!	110	!	#	250		7		610		#
More than 60 percent	40	!	1	!	‡		‡	510		8		1,020		#

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
26–50 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	190		9		320		#
51–75 percent	80	!	2	!	100	!	#	420		11		1,020		#
More than 75 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	340		7		680		#

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
45–55 percent	120		1		160	!	#	860		9		1,770		#
More than 55 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	130	!	13	!	280	!	#

Student-to-FTE ratio⁷
Less than 12 students	‡		‡		‡		‡	360		7		570		#
12–16 students	60	!	1	!	‡		‡	430		11		1,090		#
More than 16 students	70	!	3	!	80	!	#	240		9		490		#

Number of classroom changes⁸
0–3 changes	‡		‡		‡		‡	90	!	14	!	170	!	#
4–6 changes	120		2		160	!	#	510		9		1,170		#
More than 6 changes	‡		‡		‡		‡	420		8		810		#

Regular use of law enforcement⁹
Regular use	150		2		200	!	#	900		10		2,000		#
No regular use	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		150	!	#

Number of serious discipline problems¹⁰
No problems	60	!	1	!	80	!	#	430		6		940		#
1 problem	‡		‡		‡		‡	150		8		330		#
2 problems	‡		‡		‡		‡	160		12		290		#
3 or more problems	50	!	3	!	60	!	#	280		18		590		#

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment¹¹
Less than 6 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	170		6		370	!	#
6 to less than 11 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	220		9		460		#
11 to less than 21 percent	50	!	2	!	60	!	#	280		9		600		#
21 percent or more	60	!	2	!	70	!	#	360		10		720		#

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹²
No disruptions	90	!	1	!	110	!	#	800		8		1,660		#
Any disruptions	70	!	5	!	100	!	#	230		14		490		#

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	#		#		#		#	‡		‡		‡		‡
3–5 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	310		7		610		#
6–10 percent	90	!	2	!	120	!	#	530		10		1,070		#
More than 10 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡	160		12		410		#
See notes at end of table.

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