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These numbers come from the "Violence in Our Schools" pages.  They are not "official" numbers, but they are very real.  At the time of this posting, it's the first of March.

    Inside the United States   Outside the United States
School Year Total Acts   No. of Acts Killed Wounded   No. of Acts Killed Wounded
9/5/1595 1   0 0 0   1 1 0
7/26/1764 1   1 11 2   0 0 0
4/9/1891 1   1 0 5   0 0 0
5/18/1927 1   1 45 58   0 0 0
8/27/1932 1   1 2 1   0 0 0
6/4/1936 1   1 2 0   0 0 0
11/13/1949 1   1 1 0   0 0 0
7/14/1952 1   1 1 0   0 0 0
5/15/1954 1   1 1 2   0 0 0
1/11/1955 1   1 1 0   0 0 0
5/4/1956 1   1 1 2   0 0 0
12/1/1958 1   1 95 100   0 0 0
9/15/1959 1   1 6 17   0 0 0
Sep-60 1   1 1 0   0 0 0
6/11/1964 1   0 0 0   1 11 28
1966 - 1967 2   2 18 32   0 0 0
2/8/1968 1   1 3 29   0 0 0
1969 - 1970 5   5 9 21   0 0 0
                   
Totals 23   21 197 269   2 12 28
 
    Inside the United States   Outside the United States
School Year Total Acts   No. of Acts Killed Wounded   No. of Acts Killed Wounded
1970 - 1971 2   2 2 0   0 0 0
1971 1   1 1 0   0 0 0
1972 2   2 2 0   0 0 0
1973 - 1974 2   1 1 0   1 26 71
1974 - 1975 4   3 5 11   1 3 13
1975 - 1976 3   2 7 2   1 3 5
1976 - 1977 3   2 2 0   1 10 0
1977 - 1978 8   8 8 4   0 0 0
1978 - 1979 4   3 3 10   1 1 0
1979 - 1980 10   10 4 12   0 0 0
                   
Totals 39   34 35 39   5 43 89

 

    Inside the United States   Outside the United States
School Year Total Acts   No. of Acts Killed Wounded   No. of Acts Killed Wounded
1980 - 1981 4   4 3 1   0 0 0
1981 - 1982 3   3 4 2   0 0 0
1982 - 1983 3   2 3 3   1 3 33
1983 - 1984 4   3 4 11   1 1 0
1984 - 1985 7   7 3 5   0 0 0
1985 - 1986 14   14 7 99   0 0 0
1986 - 1987 14   13 11 14   1 2 20
1987 - 1988 5   5 3 18   0 0 0
1988 - 1989 15   14 17 57   1 2 0
1989 - 1990 14   12 4 8   2 15 15
                   
Totals 83   77 59 218   6 23 68

 

    Inside the United States   Outside the United States
School Year Total Acts   No. of Acts Killed Wounded   No. of Acts Killed Wounded
1990 - 1991 23   20 9 12   3 6 2
1991 - 1992 30   29 21 34   1 1 0
1992 - 1993 50   47 41 38   3 5 2
1993 - 1994 58   54 50 16   4 13 50
1994 - 1995 20   17 13 14   3 2 2
1995 - 1996 37   33 33 14   4 22 27
1996 - 1997 29   26 25 15   3 6 14
1997 - 1998 48   44 46 74   4 2 3
1998 - 1999 26   19 29 41   7 67 198
1999 - 2000 65   55 38 85   10 5 13
                   
Totals 386   344 305 343   42 129 311

 

    Inside the United States   Outside the United States
School Year Total Acts   No. of Acts Killed Wounded   No. of Acts Killed Wounded
2000 - 2001 84   75 34 71   10 122 74
2001 - 2002 90   81 12 138   8 42 85
2002 - 2003 71   53 30 46   18 28 299
2003 - 2004 141   124 42 118   17 20 15
2004 - 2005 235   164 37 215   71 411 915
2005 - 2006 233   148 17 215   85 35 227
2006 - 2007 280   170 72 233   110 129 378
2007 - 2008* 1   0 0 0   1 9 13
2008 - 2009                  
2009 - 2010                  
                   
Totals 1135   815 244 1036   320 796 2006

 

Acts of school violence world wide total 1,666
   
Acts of school violence in the United States 1,291
Students and teachers killed in the United States 840
Students and teachers wounded in the United States 1,905
Percentage of acts of school violence in the United States 70.96%
   
Acts of school violence outside the United States 375
Students and teachers killed outside the United States 1003
Students and teachers wounded outside the United States 2,502
Percentage of acts of school violence outside the United States 29.04%

* I took the 2007 - 2008 school year off to get a break from the staggering numbers. 

Violent Acts Per Day

School Year Total Acts   Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Unknown
9/5/1595 1       1          
7/26/1764 1           1      
4/9/1891 1           1      
5/18/1927 1         1        
8/27/1932 1               1  
6/4/1936 1           1      
11/13/1949 1   1              
7/14/1952 1     1            
5/15/1954 1               1  
1/11/1955 1       1          
5/4/1956 1             1    
12/1/1958 1     1            
9/15/1959 1       1          
Sep-60 1                 1
6/11/1964 1           1      
1966 - 1967 2     1   1        
2/8/1968 1           1      
1969 - 1970 5     2   1 1 1    
                     
Totals 23   1 5 3 3 6 2 2 1
 
School Year Total Acts   Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Unknown
1970 - 1971 2     2            
1971 1                 1
1972 2                 2
1973 - 1974 2           1     1
1974 - 1975 4     1 1 1 1      
1975 - 1976 3     2     1      
1976 - 1977 3     1           2
1977 - 1978 8     1   2 2     3
1978 - 1979 4     1 1     1   1
1979 - 1980 10     2 1   2 2   3
                     
Totals 39     10 3 3 7 3   13
 
School Year Total Acts   Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Unknown
1980 - 1981 4       1 1   1 1  
1981 - 1982 3     1       2    
1982 - 1983 3     1 1   1      
1983 - 1984 4         1   2 1  
1984 - 1985 7     1 1 1   3 1  
1985 - 1986 14     4 2 2 1 5    
1986 - 1987 14     4   2 5 2 1  
1987 - 1988 5     1 1   1 2    
1988 - 1989 15   1 2 6 1 3 2    
1989 - 1990 14   1 3 4 3 2 1    
                     
Totals 83   2 17 16 11 13 20 4  
 
School Year Total Acts   Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Unknown
1990 - 1991 23   1 5 8 1 7 1    
1991 - 1992 30     2 4 5 8 7 1 3
1992 - 1993 50     15 8 5 10 8 3 1
1993 - 1994 58   2 12 11 10 13 7 2 1
1994 - 1995 20     3 5 6 4 1 1  
1995 - 1996 37     7 10 3 9 7   1
1996 - 1997 29   1 3 4 11 4 3 1 2
1997 - 1998 48     7 9 9 11 10   2
1998 - 1999 26     2 2 4 12 3   3
1999 - 2000 65   2 11 9 15 18 8   2
                     
Totals 386   6 67 70 69 96 55 8 15
 
School Year Total Acts   Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Unknown
2000 - 2001 84   1 12 17 15 16 21 2  
2001 - 2002 90     18 15 14 21 22    
2002 - 2003 71   2 17 13 14 11 14    
2003 - 2004 141   3 23 27 35 19 30 4  
2004 - 2005 235   5 31 45 59 41 42 12  
2005 - 2006 233   4 39 35 58 43 47 6 1
2006 - 2007 280   9 56 57 57 52 35 14  
2007 - 2008* 1         1        
2008 - 2009                    
2009 - 2010