2024
Apalachee High School, Barrow County, Georgia
Date : 2024-09-05
Deaths : 4
Injuries : 12
Perpetrator : Colt Gray

A 14-year-old boy opened fire at Apalachee High School, killing four people and injuring over a dozen others. The suspect was arrested. Some injuries occurred as students fled the scene.
2023
Covenant School, Nashville, Tennessee
Date : 2023-03-27
Deaths : 6
Injuries : 0
Perpetrator : Audrey Hale

A 28-year-old former student opened fire at the Covenant School, killing three children and three adults.
2022
Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas
Date : 2022-05-24
Deaths : 21
Injuries : 18
Perpetrator : Salvador Ramos

An 18-year-old killed 19 students and 2 teachers. This was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
2021
Oxford High School, Oxford, Michigan
Date : 2021-11-30
Deaths : 4
Injuries : 7
Perpetrator : Ethan Crumbley

A 15-year-old student opened fire, killing four students and injuring seven others.
2018
Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, Texas
Date : 2018-05-18
Deaths : 10
Injuries : 13
Perpetrator : Dimitrios Pagourtzis

A 17-year-old opened fire, killing 10 people and injuring 13 others.
2018
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida
Date : 2018-02-14
Deaths : 17
Injuries : 17
Perpetrator : Nikolas Cruz

A former student opened fire at the school, killing 17 students and staff, leading to the 'March for Our Lives' movement.
2017
Freeman High School, Rockford, Washington
Date : 2017-09-13
Deaths : 1
Injuries : 3
Perpetrator : Caleb Sharpe

A 15-year-old student opened fire, killing one student and injuring three others.
2014
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington
Date : 2014-06-05
Deaths : 1
Injuries : 3
Perpetrator : Aaron Ybarra

A gunman opened fire at the university, killing one student and injuring three.
2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut
Date : 2012-12-14
Deaths : 27
Injuries : 2
Perpetrator : Adam Lanza

A 20-year-old gunman killed 20 children and 6 staff members before taking his own life.
2007
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Date : 2007-04-16
Deaths : 32
Injuries : 17
Perpetrator : Seung-Hui Cho

The deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, a student opened fire on campus, killing 32 people before taking his own life.
1999
Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado
Date : 1999-04-20
Deaths : 13
Injuries : 24
Perpetrator :

Two students carried out a planned attack, killing 12 students and 1 teacher before committing suicide. This event significantly raised awareness of school shootings.
1998
Westside Middle School, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Date : 1998-03-24
Deaths : 5
Injuries : 10
Perpetrator :

Two students, aged 11 and 13, opened fire on classmates and teachers after pulling a fire alarm, killing 5 and wounding 10.
1997
Heath High School, West Paducah, Kentucky
Date : 1997-12-01
Deaths : 3
Injuries : 5
Perpetrator : Michael Carneal

A 14-year-old student opened fire during a school prayer group, killing 3 students and injuring 5 others.
1992
Lindhurst High School, Olivehurst, California
Date : 1992-05-01
Deaths : 4
Injuries : 10
Perpetrator : Eric Houston

A former student opened fire, killing 4 and injuring 10, after holding students hostage.
1989
Cleveland Elementary School, Stockton, California
Date : 1989-01-17
Deaths : 5
Injuries : 32
Perpetrator : Patrick Purdy

A gunman opened fire on a school playground, killing 5 children and injuring 32 others.
1979
Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, California
Date : 1979-01-29
Deaths : 2
Injuries : 9
Perpetrator : Brenda Spencer

A 16-year-old girl opened fire from her home across the street from the school, killing 2 adults and injuring 9 children. She later famously said, 'I don't like Mondays.'
1966
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Date : 1966-08-01
Deaths : 16
Injuries : 31
Perpetrator : Charles Whitman

A former Marine climbed the university's clock tower and opened fire, killing 16 people and injuring 31. This is considered one of the first mass school shootings.
1959
Edwardsville High School, Illinois
Date : 1959-05-04
Deaths : 2
Injuries : 0
Perpetrator : Harold Allen

A former student killed two teachers before taking his own life.
1956
Schoolhouse, Palo Alto, California
Date : 1956-10-20
Deaths : 1
Injuries : 0
Perpetrator : Unknown

One student was killed in a shooting incident.
1940
South Pasadena Junior High School, California
Date : 1940-05-06
Deaths : 5
Injuries : 1
Perpetrator : Verlin Spencer

A school principal shot and killed five people and injured one more.
1937
Schoolhouse, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Date : 1937-12-12
Deaths : 1
Injuries : 0
Perpetrator : Omar Linville

A teacher was killed by a student.
1927
Bath Consolidated School, Bath Township, Michigan
Date : 1927-05-18
Deaths : 45
Injuries : 58
Perpetrator : Andrew Kehoe

The deadliest school massacre in U.S. history, where 38 elementary school children and 6 adults were killed when bombs planted by Andrew Kehoe exploded.
1925
Schoolhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : 1925-01-23
Deaths : 1
Injuries : 0
Perpetrator : Unknown

A student was fatally shot.
1902
St. Mary's Parochial School, New York City, New York
Date : 1902-06-16
Deaths : 1
Injuries : 0
Perpetrator : Unknown

A student was fatally shot.