- More than 5 million school children – 22% of students ages 12-18 – reported being bullied at school during the school year.
- 6% of students reported that they were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on.
- A higher percentage of females than of males ages 12–18 reported being bullied at school during the school year (24% vs. 19 %).
- Physical bullying (pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; threatened with harm, forced to do things they did not want to do; property destroyed) was reported more often by boys, whereas girls reported more social and emotional bullying (made fun of, subject of rumors, excluded on purpose).
- 24% of white students reported being bullied, compared to 20% of Black students, 19% of Hispanic students, 9% of Asian students.
- 4.2% of students reported being subject to bullying almost daily.
- Among those who reported bullying, more than 31% perceived the bullying to be related to disability or appearance.
- Students with disabilities are two to three times more likely to be bullied than non-disabled peers.
- 60% of students with disabilities reported being bullied regularly.
Source: National Bullying Prevention Center and National Center for Education Statistics, USDOE. Data are for 2013-14, the last year for which data are available.
