This study examines the relationship between demographic data (age, gender, origin, size of community and school involved), reasons given for violent acts, and psychological forces/profiles to the commission of acts resulting in school-related violent deaths. The specific time frame under consideration began on July 31, 2005 and ended on August 1, 2006, comprising 1 school year. The events that occurred during this year are analyzed and compared to previous and subsequent years in an attempt to better understand the big picture regarding the causes and effects of school-related violent deaths. An overall emphasis is placed on prediction and prevention of school violence. A literature review indicates that past incidents of school-related violent deaths were most frequently perpetrated by males with firearms. This is consistent with the most recent findings presented herein. Results of this study show that the single most consistent predictor for youth violence is if the perpetrator was abused as a child. The sample for this study consists of 25 separate incidents resulting in 27 school-related violent deaths at elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and alternative schools in the United States between July 31, 2005 and July 31, 2006. Data has been analyzed to determine any significant trends and commonalities using frequencies, tests for independence of means (t tests), and a correlational analysis. The data analyzed in this study demonstrates an overwhelming likelihood for males to be the gender most victimized by violent deaths. In this study, 74% of the victims were male while only 26% of the victims were female. School parking lots have been identified as a particularly dangerous location. If school populations were decreased, supervision during transition times (changing class periods, the beginning and end of school, and lunch periods) were increased, and policies were enacted to handle disputes more effectively by administrators (including in-service training for school faculty and staff), it is almost certain the violence on campuses would decrease. Classroom curriculum should devote some time to enhance students’ social skills in order to improve the school climate and decrease conflicts.