Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools2005-2006 School Year: data released March, 2008
In the 2005-2006 school year, 223,190 school children in the U.S. were subjected to physical punishment. This is a significant drop of almost 18%, continuing a steady trend from the early 1980's.
| State | Number of Students Hit | Number of IDEA Students Hit | Total Number of Students Hit | Percentage of Total Students |
| Alabama | 33,716 | 381 | 34,097 | 4.6 |
| Arkansas | 22,314 | 261 | 22,575 | 4.7 |
| Arizona | 16 | 0 | 16 | <0.0 |
| Colorado | 8 | 0 | 8 | <0.0 |
| Florida | 7,185 | 118 | 7,303 | .3 |
| Georgia | 18,249 | 155 | 18,404 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | 111 | 20 | 131 | .05 |
| Indiana | 577 | 36 | 613 | .05 |
| Kansas | 50 | 4 | 54 | .01 |
| Kentucky | 2,209 | 1 | 2.210 | .3 |
| Louisiana | 11,080 | 11 | 11,091 | 1.7 |
| Missouri | 5,159 | 35 | 5,194 | .6 |
| Mississippi | 38,131 | 83 | 38,214 | 7.5 |
| North Carolina | 2,705 | 31 | 2,736 | .2 |
| New Mexico | 705 | 44 | 749 | .2 |
| Ohio | 672 | 0 | 672 | .04 |
| Oklahoma | 14,828 | 325 | 15,153 | 2.4 |
| South Carolina | 1,409 | 12 | 1,421 | .2 |
| Tennessee | 14,868 | 33 | 14,901 | 1.5 |
| Texas | 49,197 | 1,973 | 51,170 | 1.1 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The 10 worst states, by percentage of students struck
by educators in the 2005-2006 school year:
by educators in the 2005-2006 school year:
| Rank | State | Percentage |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7.5 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 4.7 |
| 3 | Alabama | 4.5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 2.3 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 1.7 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 1.5 |
| 7 | Texas | 1.1 |
| 8 | Georgia | 1.1 |
| 9 | Missouri | .6 |
| 10 | Florida | .3 |
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