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| Table 233.60. | Percentage of public schools with various safety and security measures, by selected school characteristics: 2019-20 |
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| School characteristic | Total schools | Percent of schools with safety and security measures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled access | Student dress, IDs, and school supplies | Metal detectors and sweeps | Used security cameras to monitor the school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Percentage distribution |
School buildings1 |
School grounds2 |
School uniforms required |
Strict dress code enforced |
Student badges or picture IDs required |
Faculty/staff badges or picture IDs required |
Book bags must be clear or are banned | Random metal detector checks on students | Daily metal detector checks on students | Random sweeps for contra- band3 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 83,100 | (150) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.1 | (0.43) | 58.9 | (1.42) | 18.8 | (1.14) | 43.7 | (1.32) | 10.1 | (0.54) | 76.8 | (1.18) | 4.4 | (0.43) | 6.0 | (0.47) | 2.7 | (0.34) | 28.7 | (0.89) | 91.1 | (0.79) | |||||||||||||
School level4 |
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| Elementary | 49,200 | (130) | 59.2 | (0.07) | 98.0 | (0.61) | 62.9 | (2.34) | 21.5 | (1.68) | 38.5 | (1.96) | 4.4 | (0.69) | 82.6 | (1.85) | 2.1 | (0.59) | 1.8 | ! | (0.64) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | (1.24) | 88.3 | (1.27) | ||||||||||||
| Middle | 14,600 | (40) | 17.6 | (0.05) | 96.9 | (0.67) | 52.6 | (1.61) | 18.2 | (1.40) | 56.0 | (2.04) | 18.7 | (1.42) | 77.6 | (1.56) | 9.3 | (1.02) | 10.0 | (1.22) | 3.1 | (0.65) | 48.3 | (1.89) | 94.3 | (0.90) | |||||||||||||
| Secondary/high | 16,000 | (40) | 19.3 | (0.05) | 95.6 | (0.84) | 54.0 | (1.91) | 12.0 | (1.43) | 47.4 | (1.87) | 20.9 | (1.75) | 64.6 | (2.01) | 7.5 | (1.15) | 14.8 | (1.44) | 7.7 | (0.88) | 65.7 | (2.03) | 96.7 | (0.75) | |||||||||||||
| Combined/other | 3,300 | (30) | 4.0 | (0.03) | 91.6 | (3.36) | 52.6 | (5.03) | 15.5 | (2.97) | 48.2 | (5.36) | 5.4 | ! | (1.80) | 45.3 | (4.58) | ‡ | (†) | 7.6 | ! | (2.52) | 5.8 | ! | (2.36) | 67.0 | (5.47) | 91.4 | (3.35) | ||||||||||
Enrollment size |
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| Less than 300 | 17,700 | (80) | 21.3 | (0.09) | 95.9 | (1.30) | 49.4 | (3.74) | 16.6 | (3.02) | 41.3 | (3.88) | 3.8 | ! | (1.18) | 57.4 | (4.13) | 5.2 | (1.45) | 6.5 | (1.37) | 3.2 | (0.92) | 33.6 | (2.93) | 91.4 | (1.84) | ||||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 25,600 | (90) | 30.8 | (0.09) | 97.7 | (0.67) | 58.2 | (2.40) | 20.3 | (2.09) | 42.0 | (2.51) | 6.1 | (0.93) | 82.2 | (1.80) | 3.7 | (0.75) | 4.0 | (0.86) | 1.8 | (0.52) | 20.7 | (1.34) | 90.0 | (1.46) | |||||||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 30,900 | (80) | 37.2 | (0.09) | 97.8 | (0.53) | 63.3 | (1.89) | 20.3 | (1.68) | 45.6 | (2.01) | 11.9 | (1.04) | 81.9 | (1.57) | 4.2 | (0.64) | 4.8 | (0.60) | 2.5 | (0.52) | 24.7 | (0.88) | 90.7 | (1.37) | |||||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 8,800 | (30) | 10.6 | (0.03) | 95.6 | (0.82) | 65.3 | (1.70) | 13.9 | (1.77) | 46.9 | (2.18) | 28.5 | (1.78) | 81.8 | (1.62) | 5.2 | (1.08) | 14.8 | (1.57) | 5.3 | (1.08) | 56.2 | (2.26) | 95.1 | (0.98) | |||||||||||||
Locale |
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| City | 22,800 | (100) | 27.4 | (0.09) | 97.9 | (0.56) | 70.1 | (2.21) | 36.6 | (2.85) | 49.2 | (2.87) | 12.6 | (1.24) | 73.8 | (2.31) | 5.4 | (0.98) | 10.0 | (1.20) | 6.6 | (1.00) | 20.2 | (1.29) | 86.5 | (2.11) | |||||||||||||
| Suburban | 27,300 | (80) | 32.8 | (0.09) | 98.1 | (0.44) | 62.7 | (2.35) | 17.8 | (1.70) | 38.6 | (2.21) | 12.8 | (1.19) | 86.0 | (1.59) | 3.5 | (0.76) | 4.7 | (0.50) | 1.6 | (0.44) | 21.3 | (0.91) | 89.9 | (1.39) | |||||||||||||
| Town | 10,500 | (50) | 12.7 | (0.05) | 95.0 | (1.56) | 49.3 | (3.62) | 6.1 | (1.80) | 42.3 | (3.34) | 7.6 | (1.36) | 78.8 | (2.48) | 4.7 | ! | (1.43) | 3.6 | ! | (1.12) | 1.4 | ! | (0.56) | 38.1 | (2.71) | 95.2 | (1.59) | ||||||||||
| Rural | 22,600 | (30) | 27.1 | (0.06) | 96.1 | (1.04) | 47.6 | (2.99) | 8.1 | (1.42) | 44.9 | (2.51) | 5.7 | (0.93) | 67.5 | (2.52) | 4.1 | (1.02) | 4.6 | (1.00) | 0.7 | ! | (0.28) | 41.9 | (2.28) | 95.3 | (1.37) | ||||||||||||
Percent minority enrollment5 |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 27,600 | (860) | 33.2 | (1.04) | 98.4 | (0.50) | 45.9 | (2.20) | 3.5 | (0.91) | 35.9 | (1.87) | 4.5 | (0.71) | 76.5 | (1.82) | 3.9 | (0.70) | 3.4 | (0.69) | 0.7 | ! | (0.29) | 35.5 | (2.07) | 95.2 | (0.91) | ||||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 17,700 | (660) | 21.3 | (0.79) | 96.3 | (1.22) | 57.2 | (2.65) | 6.9 | (1.07) | 35.4 | (2.43) | 8.6 | (1.02) | 78.7 | (2.76) | 2.0 | (0.50) | 4.0 | (0.65) | 1.8 | ! | (0.55) | 27.6 | (2.01) | 90.9 | (1.74) | ||||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 16,000 | (890) | 19.2 | (1.08) | 96.3 | (0.92) | 62.7 | (3.35) | 15.2 | (2.32) | 43.0 | (2.77) | 12.4 | (1.77) | 80.5 | (3.07) | 2.5 | (0.64) | 4.3 | (0.95) | 2.4 | ! | (0.76) | 22.7 | (2.19) | 85.5 | (2.54) | ||||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 21,800 | (900) | 26.2 | (1.07) | 96.7 | (0.77) | 74.2 | (2.39) | 50.6 | (2.80) | 60.8 | (2.62) | 16.9 | (1.58) | 72.8 | (2.36) | 8.2 | (1.45) | 12.1 | (1.37) | 6.3 | (1.16) | 25.4 | (1.95) | 90.1 | (1.61) | |||||||||||||
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 14,700 | (680) | 17.7 | (0.82) | 97.5 | (0.89) | 49.7 | (2.90) | 6.0 | (1.49) | 27.0 | (2.95) | 6.8 | (1.03) | 84.7 | (2.40) | 2.6 | (0.59) | 1.9 | (0.43) | ‡ | (†) | 18.8 | (1.55) | 91.6 | (1.99) | |||||||||||||
| 26 to 50 percent | 20,900 | (800) | 25.1 | (0.96) | 98.1 | (0.46) | 54.0 | (2.20) | 7.5 | (1.28) | 41.7 | (2.45) | 8.9 | (1.37) | 76.1 | (1.86) | 3.3 | (0.57) | 3.6 | (0.82) | 1.4 | ! | (0.63) | 36.2 | (2.27) | 91.7 | (1.61) | ||||||||||||
| 51 to 75 percent | 21,700 | (1,010) | 26.1 | (1.21) | 95.9 | (1.13) | 55.1 | (2.83) | 10.8 | (1.87) | 43.5 | (3.21) | 10.1 | (1.18) | 76.6 | (2.34) | 2.5 | (0.59) | 5.5 | (1.00) | 1.5 | (0.35) | 32.2 | (2.13) | 89.7 | (1.95) | |||||||||||||
| 76 to 100 percent | 25,800 | (960) | 31.1 | (1.16) | 97.0 | (0.71) | 71.5 | (2.52) | 42.1 | (2.62) | 55.1 | (2.78) | 13.1 | (1.31) | 72.9 | (2.67) | 7.8 | (1.21) | 10.7 | (1.37) | 6.3 | (1.04) | 25.4 | (2.05) | 91.4 | (1.50) | |||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Access to buildings is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored doors, loading docks). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Access to grounds is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored gates). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Examples of random sweeps include locker checks and dog sniffs. Examples of contraband include drugs and weapons. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Elementary schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades K through 4 than in higher grades. Middle schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 5 through 8 than in higher or lower grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 9 through 12 than in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Percent combined enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and students of Two or more races. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2019–20 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2020. (This table was prepared October 2021.) |
