Schools can be places where young people are offered or can purchase illegal drugs. The availability of drugs on school property is a disruptive and corrupting influence in the school environment.

• In 2001, 29 percent of all students in grades 9 through 12 reported that someone had offered, sold, or given them an illegal drug on school property in the 12 months prior to the survey. There were no consistent patterns of increase or decrease found in the percentage of students who had reported that drugs were made available to them on school property between 1993 and 2001.
• In each survey year, males were more likely than females to report that drugs were offered, sold, or given to them on school property. For example, in 2001, 35 percent of males reported the availability of drugs, while 23 percent of females did so.
• Students' grade level in school does not appear to be associated with whether they had been offered, sold, or given drugs on school property. Generally, in each survey year, the percentage of students in each grade level who reported the availability of illegal drugs did not differ.
• In 1999 and 2001, there were few differences by racial/ethnic background in students' reports of having illegal drugs offered, sold, or given to them on school property.

Developed by the NCES.