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Table 25. Number and percent of students ages 12 through 18 who reported positive school experiences, by selected student characteristics: School year 2010–11

 
Characteristic   Number Positive attitude about school rules1   Positive attachment to adults at school2   Involved in at least one school activity   Grades mostly A's or B's  
All students   24,690,000 47.8   48.1   68.0   82.6  
                     
Sex                    
Male   12,715,000 47.5   44.9   65.4   79.4  
Female   11,975,000 48.1   51.4   70.7   86.1  
                     
Race/ethnicity3                    
White, not Hispanic or Latino   13,872,000 47.0   48.9   71.8   85.6  
Black, not Hispanic or Latino   3,685,000 48.8   49.9   61.8   76.8  
Hispanic or Latino   5,330,000 47.5   45.4   62.2   77.5  
Asian, not Hispanic or Latino   939,000 53.8   46.7   69.9   91.6  
All other races, not Hispanic or Latino   864,000 51.5   45.2   66.1   80.1  
                     
Grade                    
6th   2,187,000 49.8   51.6   64.6   83.0  
7th   3,741,000 51.2   48.3   67.9   84.7  
8th   3,820,000 46.9   48.2   69.8   85.2  
9th   3,865,000 48.0   45.7   65.3   78.6  
10th   3,867,000 47.4   45.5   68.7   80.2  
11th   3,585,000 47.2   46.7   68.7   79.8  
12th   3,625,000 44.8   52.1   69.4   87.1  
                     
Household income4                    
Less than $7,500   738,000 40.8   40.8   65.6   77.4  
$7,500–14,999   1,115,000 48.1   48.1   59.3   70.8  
$15,000–24,999   2,005,000 45.2   45.2   56.2   71.8  
$25,000–34,999   1,992,000 46.1   46.1   59.8   77.7  
$35,000–49,999   3,058,000 47.7   47.7   66.0   82.7  
$50,000 or more   10,666,000 52.0   52.0   76.8   88.6  
1 Includes respondents who said "strongly agree" to any of the following statements:
The school rules are fair; The punishment for breaking school rules is the same no matter who you are; The school rules are strictly enforced; If a school rule is broken, students know what kind of punishment will follow.
2Includes respondents who said they "strongly agree" with any of the following statements:
There is an adult at school who…Really cares about you; Listens to you when you have something to say; Believes that you will be a success.
3 Respondents who were reported as being of Hispanic or Latino origin were classified as "Hispanic or Latino," regardless of their race. "Black, not Hispanic or Latino" includes African Americans. "All other races, not Hispanic or Latino" includes Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and respondents of Two or more races (3 percent of all respondents selected Two or more races).
4 Caution should be used in interpreting analyses using the household income variable. Overall weighted item response rate for household income was 80.0 percent. The 20.0 percent of the respondents with missing data represent 4,938,000 students ages 12 to 18 whose household income is not explicitly accounted for in the data.
NOTE: Tabular data include only students who reported being enrolled in grades 6 through 12 and not receiving any of their education through homeschooling during the school year reported. The weighted population estimate for all students meeting the criteria for inclusion in this table is 24,690,000. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2011.