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Table 34.  Number and percentage of public high schools reporting that security staff engage in specified practices at school, by type of school practice and selected school characteristics: School year 2015–16

  Carry a stun gun1   Carry chemical aerosol sprays2   Carry a firearm   Wear a body camera  
School characteristic Number of schools   Percent of schools   Number of schools   Percent of schools   Number of schools   Percent of schools   Number of schools   Percent of schools  
All public high schools 7,130   55.8   7,150   56.0   9,050   70.9   2,050   16.0  
                                 
Enrollment size                                
Less than 300 820   35.0   690   29.6   920   39.2   230 ! 9.9 !
300–499 830   41.2   770   38.4   1,060   52.3   260   12.7  
500–999 1,670   54.4   1,710   55.7   2,240   72.7   730   23.8  
1,000 or more 3,810   71.3   3,970   74.3   4,840   90.8   830   15.5  
                                 
Urbancity                                
City 1,820   54.5   1,980   59.4   2,370   71.2   460   13.8  
Suburb 2,420   61.6   2,440   62.2   3,170   80.6   470   12.1  
Town 1,310   61.9   1,210   56.9   1,550   72.8   590   27.6  
Rural 1,580   46.6   1,520   44.8   1,970   58.1   530   15.5  
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is from 30 percent to 50 percent of the estimate's value.
1Stun gun includes Taser gun.
2Chemical aerosol sprays include Mace and pepper spray.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities happening in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Security staff includes security guards, security personnel, and sworn law enforcement officers. High schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 9 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 12. 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, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015–16 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2016.