Indeed, numbers on their own are meaningless. Based on this graph, private schools make up 10% of the enrollments. Public schools are 83% and charter schools make up the remaining 7%.
I have no idea where the charter schools are counted when it comes to school shootings though. If they are counted as public we get
Cheers. Not as extreme as the bare numbers hint at, still a big difference.
I wonder why that is? Surely rich children have access to guns, (more than average access?) so is it the security at the school? Or is it mental health care? It is that being rich doesn’t make you as miserable and desperate as a kid? Hmmm.
Indeed, numbers on their own are meaningless. Based on this graph, private schools make up 10% of the enrollments. Public schools are 83% and charter schools make up the remaining 7%.
I have no idea where the charter schools are counted when it comes to school shootings though. If they are counted as public we get
Private: 24/10 = 2.4 shootings per percent of enrollment Public: 392/(83+7) = 4.36 shootings per percent of enrollmentand if they are counted as private we get
Private: 24/(10+7) = 1.41 shootings per percent of enrollment Public: 392/83 = 4.72 shootings per percent of enrollmentSo either way the public schools have more shootings by almost a factor 2 at least.
Cheers. Not as extreme as the bare numbers hint at, still a big difference.
I wonder why that is? Surely rich children have access to guns, (more than average access?) so is it the security at the school? Or is it mental health care? It is that being rich doesn’t make you as miserable and desperate as a kid? Hmmm.
They don’t suffer from economic instability, they have solid access to health care, and have a stable home.