Jasper County Community Unit School District 1, Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses during the 2016-17 school year in East Central Illinois, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
In this analysis, the incident rate is calculated by dividing the number of incidents by district enrollment.
School discipline: Drugs-related suspensions
Rank
District
City
Enrollment
Drug-related suspensions
Incident rate
1
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Newton
1,364
14
1.03
2
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Mattoon
3,475
29
0.83
3
Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
Casey
920
7
0.76
4
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4
Shelbyville
1,195
7
0.59
5
Arcola Community Unified School District 306
Arcola
735
3
0.41
6
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Effingham
2,565
10
0.39
7
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Flora
1,394
5
0.36
8
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Neoga
575
2
0.35
9
Charleston Community Unit School District No.1
Charleston
2,788
9
0.32
10
Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Olney
2,417
7
0.29
11
Altamont Community Unit School District 10
Altamont
711
2
0.28
12
Windsor Community Unified School District 1
Windsor
371
1
0.27
13
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
Hume
413
1
0.24
14
Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20
Lawrenceville
1,205
2
0.17
15
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Bridgeport
1,002
1
0.10
16
Robinson Community Unit School District 2
Robinson
1,590
1
0.06
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Effingham Community Unit School District 40 Board• Neoga Community Unit School District 3• Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 Board• Jasper County Community Unit School District 1• Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 Board• Shiloh Community Unit School District 1• Windsor Community Unit School District 1• Richland County Community Unit School District 1• Robinson Community Unit School District 2• Red Hill Community Unit School District 10• Altamont Community Unit School District 10 Board• Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4• Flora Community Unit School District 35 Board• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District #C-4• Mattoon Community Unit School District 2• Charleston Community Unit School District 1
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