List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)

This chronological list of school shootings in the United States before the year 2000 includes any school shootings that occurred at a K-12 public or private school, as well as colleges and universities, and on school buses. Excluded from this list are the following:


 * 1) Incidents that occurred during wars
 * 2) Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions
 * 3) Murder-suicides by rejected suitors or estranged spouses
 * 4) Suicides or suicide attempts involving only one person.

Shooting by school staff, where the only victims are other employees, are covered at workplace killings. This list does not include the 1970 Kent State shootings, or bombings such as the Bath School disaster.

1760s
incident.

1840s
incident.

1850s
incidents.

1860s
incidents.

1870s
incidents.

1880s
incidents.

1890s
incidents.

Total incidents listed here in this section (19th century):

1900s
incidents.

1910s
incidents.

1920s
incidents.

1930s
incidents.

1940s
incidents.

1950s
incidents.

1960s
incidents.

1970s
incidents.

1980s
incidents.

1990s
incidents.

Total number of 20th century incidents listed here: