Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition
Characteristic
Afraid for self
Afraid for students
Urban
17%
39%
Majority students of color
19%
36%
Suburban
19%
36%
Majority White students
15%
32%
Rural
13%
29%
Total
17%
34%
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According to a survey conducted in 2022, 39 percent of K-12 teachers at urban schools in the United States felt afraid that their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school, while 17 percent feared the same for themselves. At schools with a majority of students of color, 36 percent of K-12 teachers reported feeling afraid for their students and 19 percent felt afraid for themselves.
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RAND Corporation. (May 31, 2023). Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation. "Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition." Chart. May 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation. (2023). Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation. "Share of K-12 Teachers Who Reported Feeling Afraid That They or Their Students Would Be a Victim of Attack or Harm at School in The United States in 2022, by School Locale and Student Racial Composition." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 May 2023, /statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
RAND Corporation, Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of K-12 teachers who reported feeling afraid that they or their students would be a victim of attack or harm at school in the United States in 2022, by school locale and student racial composition [Graph], RAND Corporation, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/820496/american-teachers-on-being-worried-about-school-shootings/
