An Update on Bullying in U.S. Schools

This report shows the extent to which students with different characteristics report being bullied, including estimates by student sex, race/ethnicity, grade, and household income as well as the characteristics of the schools they attend. Overall, 22 percent of students ages 12 through 18 answered that they have experienced bullying at school from another student. Of those students, 41 percent thought the bullying would happen again, and 46 percent notified an adult about the bullying.