The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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U.S. students who were bullied at school 2021, by race and ethnicity
Around 15 percent of high school students reported that they were bullied on school property in 2021. When broken down by race and ethnicity, white students reported the highest rates of bullying on school property at 17.9 percent. Rates of school bullying were lowest among Black and African American students.
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students in the United States who were bullied on school property in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1391493/us-students-who-were-bullied-at-school-race-ethnicity/
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Share of high school students in the United States who were bullied on school property in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1391493/us-students-who-were-bullied-at-school-race-ethnicity/
