The number of students, staff, and non-student school-associated violent deaths in U.S. schools since 1992 has remained relatively steady. During the 2019-2020 school year, 25 people were killed or committed suicide in an elementary, middle, or high school.
Number of student, staff, and nonstudent school-associated violent deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2020
Characteristic
Number of violent deaths
2019-20
25
2018-19
39
2017-18
56
2016-17
42
2015-16
38
2014-15
47
2013-14
48
2012-13
53
2011-12
45
2010-11
32
2009-10
35
2008-09
44
2007-08
48
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* A school-associated violent death is defined as “a homicide, suicide, or legal intervention (involving a law enforcement officer), in which the fatal injury occurred on the campus of a functioning elementary or secondary school in the United States” while the victim was on the way to or from regular sessions at school or while the victim was attending or traveling to or from an official school-sponsored event. Victims include students, staff members, and others who are not students, from July 1, 1992 through June 30, 2020.
“At school” includes on school property, on the way to or from regular sessions at school, and while attending or traveling to or from a school-sponsored event. Estimates were revised and may differ from previously published data.
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NCES. (December 31, 2022). Number of student, staff, and nonstudent school-associated violent deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183574/number-of-student-staff-and-nonstudent-school-associated-violent-deaths/
NCES. "Number of student, staff, and nonstudent school-associated violent deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2020." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183574/number-of-student-staff-and-nonstudent-school-associated-violent-deaths/
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NCES. "Number of Student, Staff, and Nonstudent School-associated Violent Deaths in The United States from 1992 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183574/number-of-student-staff-and-nonstudent-school-associated-violent-deaths/
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Number of student, staff, and nonstudent school-associated violent deaths in the United States from 1992 to 2020 [Graph], NCES, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183574/number-of-student-staff-and-nonstudent-school-associated-violent-deaths/
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