Table 20. Percentage distribution of public high schools reporting selected percentages of students with a parent or guardian who attended an open house or back-to-school night or regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences, by selected school characteristics: School year 2009

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Table 20. Percentage distribution of public high schools reporting selected percentages of students with a parent or guardian who attended an open house or back-to-school night or regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences, by selected school characteristics: School year 2009–10


	Percent of students with a parent or guardian who attended an open house or back-to-school night										Percent of students with a parent or guardian who attended regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences
School characteristic	0–25 percent		26–50 percent		51–75 percent		76–100 percent		School does not offer		0–25 percent		26–50 percent		51–75 percent		76–100 percent		School does not offer
All public high schools	16.6		29.4		33.5		15.0		5.5		19.0		34.0		25.9		13.1		8.0

Enrollment size
Less than 300	21.9		14.9		30.8		18.8		13.7	!	13.4	!	24.4		33.5		21.9		6.8	!
300–499	21.5		35.3		29.8		10.3	!	‡		22.3		32.7		28.9		11.5	!	4.6	!
500–999	17.5		32.5		30.5		11.9		7.6		23.1		41.7		23.7		6.0		5.5
1,000 or more	12.3		31.7		37.6		16.8		1.6	!	17.8		34.2		23.0		13.8		11.1

Urbanicity
City	14.7		31.2		36.2		15.5		2.4	!	18.2		34.2		26.0		13.0		8.5
Suburb	10.7		26.2		37.9		23.2		2.0	!	14.1		33.0		23.9		16.4		12.6
Town	22.7		30.5		29.8		8.4		8.6		21.2		32.8		29.0		9.0		7.9
Rural	19.5		30.1		29.9		11.6		8.9		22.2		35.2		25.9		12.6		4.0	!

Crime level where students live¹
High	34.0		22.6		29.0		11.9	!	‡		31.7		31.5		21.5		6.7	!	8.6	!
Moderate	14.7		39.8		35.2		6.2	!	4.1	!	13.6		44.2		26.0		11.7		4.5	!
Low	15.6		26.1		34.7		16.5		7.1		17.8		31.9		28.4		12.6		9.3
Mixed	13.0		32.8		29.6		21.6		3.0	!	22.1		31.0		19.7		20.1		7.1	!

Percent of combined Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian/ Alaska Native students
Less than 5 percent	19.7		29.5		32.2		10.9		7.7	!	27.9		33.8		24.4		8.3	!	5.6	!
5 to less than 20 percent	15.3		24.0		35.0		16.8		8.9		11.6		31.8		30.1		16.2		10.2
20 to less than 50 percent	12.8		30.5		39.9		12.2		4.6	!	15.5		34.7		27.8		13.1		9.0
50 percent or more	18.8		32.6		28.4		17.7		2.4	!	22.6		35.2		22.3		13.1		6.9

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	7.9		15.9		44.2		30.5		‡		10.8		24.9		28.2		19.9		16.2
21–50 percent	16.5		29.9		34.4		11.8		7.4		19.2		32.6		27.5		13.1		7.6
More than 50 percent	21.3		36.0		27.0		10.5		5.3		22.9		40.2		23.0		9.5		4.3

Percent of students below 15th percentile on standardized tests
0–5 percent	11.8		24.7		38.2		19.2		6.2	!	15.5		28.2		30.1		16.5		9.6
6–15 percent	18.0		29.5		32.3		14.3		5.9		18.2		36.9		24.0		13.3		7.6
More than 15 percent	21.1		35.6		29.0		10.5		3.8	!	24.7		37.3		23.3		8.2		6.5	!

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	27.6		40.4		21.8		5.9	!	4.3	!	24.4		41.7		16.3		10.0		7.5	!
36–60 percent	17.8		36.2		28.3		8.5		9.2		23.1		39.1		22.2		10.0		5.5
More than 60 percent	12.5		22.9		39.6		20.9		4.1		15.3		29.2		30.7		15.4		9.3

Percent of students who consider academic achievement important
0–25 percent	35.3		31.3		23.5		‡		‡		27.8		39.8		11.9	!	11.3	!	‡
26–50 percent	27.6		34.1		27.2		5.7	!	5.4	!	27.7		37.3		23.4		7.5	!	4.1	!
51–75 percent	14.3		35.0		31.1		11.4		8.2		18.0		41.1		23.5		10.5		6.9
More than 75 percent	10.4		23.7		39.2		22.8		3.9	!	14.5		27.3		30.8		17.4		10.2

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	18.6		25.7		36.9		13.6	!	‡		17.0		32.3		31.9		15.5	!	‡
45–55 percent	15.8		30.3		33.9		14.8		5.2		18.8		35.3		25.6		11.7		8.5
More than 55 percent	21.7		25.9		25.0		19.1		8.2	!	22.8		23.9		21.3	!	22.2		9.8	!

Student-to-FTE ratio²
Less than 12 students	19.0		31.1		26.7		12.1		11.0	!	21.1		30.8		34.5		9.5	!	4.1	!
12–16 students	18.6		27.8		34.9		15.6		3.1	!	21.5		36.6		22.4		11.0		8.5
More than 16 students	14.5		30.1		34.4		15.4		5.6		16.6		33.0		26.1		15.6		8.8

Number of classroom changes³
0–3 changes	26.0	!	27.5	!	22.3	!	17.7	!	‡		20.2		32.8		14.1	!	24.2		‡
4–6 changes	14.9		30.0		33.3		16.7		5.1		19.0		31.7		26.1		14.3		8.9
More than 6 changes	17.1		29.1		35.2		12.9		5.7		18.8		36.4		27.4		10.4		7.0

Regular use of law enforcement ⁴
Regular use	15.7		31.0		35.7		13.7		4.0		19.8		36.4		23.9		11.1		8.7
No regular use	19.5		24.3		26.4		19.4		10.4		16.3		26.2		32.4		19.4		5.8	!

Number of serious discipline problems⁵
No problems	15.6		27.5		33.2		17.2		6.5		18.6		31.0		26.7		14.9		8.7
1 problem	11.4		34.1		38.9		13.0		2.6	!	17.9		37.2		26.5		12.2		6.2	!
2 problems	27.5		31.4		32.5		5.9	!	‡		17.6		44.3		21.5		7.4	!	9.3	!
3 or more problems	27.0		33.9		25.4		8.3	!	‡		25.7		43.7		22.3		‡		4.5	!

Transfers as a percentage of enrollment⁶
Less than 6 percent	11.7		15.4		41.5		27.2		4.1	!	14.7		26.9		32.8		16.5		9.0
6 to less than 11 percent	15.9		28.0		37.6		10.2		8.3		16.6		32.9		27.3		14.6		8.6
11 to less than 21 percent	16.5		33.0		31.5		13.5		5.6		18.9		36.8		27.0		10.3		7.0
21 percent or more	22.7		40.5		23.6		9.7		3.6	!	26.2		38.5		15.7		11.8		7.8

Prevalence of schoolwide disruptions⁷
No disruptions	17.0		28.5		33.5		15.3		5.6		19.5		33.1		25.8		13.3		8.3
Any disruptions	12.3	!	39.4		33.4		11.4	!	‡		12.3		44.5		27.7		10.4		5.1	!

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	11.4	!	18.8	!	30.8		33.2		‡		18.6	!	22.2	!	25.0		22.2	!	12.0	!
3–5 percent	11.2		25.0		38.6		19.9		5.3		14.7		29.8		27.4		17.9		10.1
6–10 percent	18.2		32.0		32.8		11.6		5.3		20.0		36.6		25.8		10.6		7.1
More than 10 percent	28.5		36.8		22.4		6.0	!	6.3	!	27.6		41.3		22.7		4.5	!	‡

Prevalence of violent incidents⁸
No violent incidents	15.5	!	18.2	!	23.4		29.6		13.3	!	13.7	!	25.8	!	21.0	!	27.5		12.0	!
Any violent incidents	16.7		30.5		34.5		13.5		4.7		19.5		34.8		26.4		11.6		7.6
!Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is from 30 percent to 50 percent of the estimate’s value.
‡Reporting standards not met. The standard error represents more than 50 percent of the estimate.
¹Respondents 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."
²Student-to-FTE 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.
³Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
⁴Respondents were asked, "During the 2009–10 school year, did you have any security guards, security personnel, or sworn law enforcement officers present at your school at least once a week?"
⁵Serious discipline problems include student racial/ethnic tensions, student bullying, student sexual harassment of other students, student verbal abuse of teachers, widespread disorder in classrooms, student acts of disrespect for teachers other than verbal abuse, 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.
⁶Transfers 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.
⁷Schoolwide disruptions include actions that disrupted school activities such as death threats, bomb threats, and chemical, biological, or radiological threats. Respondents were instructed to exclude all fire alarms, including false alarms.
⁸Violent incidents include rape or attempted 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 the school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2009–10 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS).

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