Table 4. Number and percentage of public high 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 high 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	1,490		13		4,680		#		8,290	71	123,840		10

Enrollment size
Less than 300	160	!	8	!	200	!	#		960	45	4,780		10
300–499	170	!	10	!	190	!	#		1,060	66	6,880		10
500–999	290		10		1,150	!	1		2,080	73	28,260		13
1,000 or more	860		17		3,140		#		4,190	83	83,920		9

Urbanicity
City	450		18		2,160		1		1,810	73	39,520		10
Urban fringe	440		11		1,610		#		2,830	74	44,560		9
Town	180		12		240		#		1,110	74	12,170		11
Rural	430		11		670		#		2,550	65	27,600		12

Crime level where students live³
High	170		27		1,400	!	2	!	600	93	18,230		20
Moderate	340		15		1,330	!	1	!	1,560	69	28,810		11
Low	780		11		1,420		#		4,930	69	55,970		8
Mixed	200		12		530	!	#		1,200	73	20,830		11

Percent minority enrollment⁴
Less than 5 percent	320		13		‡		‡		1,550	62	13,550		9
5 to less than 20 percent	410		12		1,010		#		2,480	73	26,010		8
20 to less than 50 percent	290		11		620		#		1,910	73	33,160		11
50 percent or more	410		15		2,100		1		2,080	74	46,730		12

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	400		11		950		#		2,660	71	24,800		6
21–50 percent	680		14		1,600		#		3,400	70	59,130		12
More than 50 percent	400		13		2,130		1		2,230	71	39,910		14

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	320		8		800		#		2,450	65	23,430		7
6–15 percent	630		13		1,040		#		3,480	71	53,950		10
More than 15 percent	540		18		2,840		1		2,350	78	46,460		13

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	360		17		1,980	!	1	!	1,570	74	31,230		16
36–60 percent	440		13		1,080		#		2,540	72	38,120		11
More than 60 percent	690		11		1,620		#		4,170	69	54,490		8

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	220		23		1,430	!	2	!	750	77	13,620		16
26–50 percent	250		11		770	!	#		1,530	69	25,060		13
51–75 percent	460		12		1,130		#		2,790	73	45,800		12
More than 75 percent	550		12		1,350		#		3,230	69	39,360		7

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	90	!	12	!	‡		‡		470	65	9,330		12
45–55 percent	1,240		12		3,290		#		7,150	72	102,520		10
More than 55 percent	160		16		470	!	1	!	660	65	11,990		15

Student-to-FTE ratio⁵
Less than 12 students	550		11		1,450	!	#		3,160	63	35,840		11
12–16 students	490		12		1,520		#		3,180	78	54,070		11
More than 16 students	450		17		1,710		#		1,950	75	33,930		8

Number of classroom changes⁶
0–3 changes	60	!	9	!	150	!	#		420	62	7,450	!	11	!
4–6 changes	870		15		2,200		#		4,300	74	66,670		10
More than 6 changes	560		11		2,330		#		3,570	69	49,720		10

Regular use of law enforcement⁷
Regular use	1,260		14		4,350		#		6,720	76	111,470		10
No regular use	230	!	8	!	330	!	#		1,570	54	12,370		10

Number of serious discipline problems⁸
No problems	660		10		1,100		#		4,350	63	45,280		7
1 problem	270		14		880	!	#		1,500	78	26,440		13
2 problems	250		20		670		#		1,060	82	18,190		11
3 or more problems	300		20		2,030	!	1	!	1,380	89	33,920		17

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁹
Less than 6 percent	230		9		560	!	#		1,740	68	17,580		7
6 to less than 11 percent	340		14		680		#		1,670	67	18,610		7
11 to less than 21 percent	430		14		1,450		#		2,370	77	38,000		11
21 percent or more	490		14		1,980	!	1	!	2,510	70	49,660		13

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions¹⁰
No disruptions	1,240		12		3,870		#		7,030	70	98,050		10
Any disruptions	250		16		810		#		1,260	80	25,800		12

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	‡		‡		‡		‡		220	50	1,780	!	5
3–5 percent	520		11		1,200		#		3,100	67	34,630		8
6–10 percent	700		13		2,100		#		4,030	75	65,220		11
More than 10 percent	250		19		1,260	!	1	!	940	73	22,210		15
See notes at end of table.

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