North Clay Community Unit School District 25, Neoga Community Unit School District 3 and Flora Community Unit School District 35 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon 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: Dangerous weapon-related suspensions
Rank
District
City
Enrollment
Firearm
Other
Total dangerous weapon-related suspension Incident rate
1
North Clay Community Unit School District 25
Louisville
656
0
5
0.76
2
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Neoga
575
0
3
0.52
3
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Flora
1,394
0
7
0.50
4
Kansas Community Unit School District 3
Kansas
211
0
1
0.47
5
Oblong Community Unit School District 4
Oblong
586
0
2
0.34
6
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Mattoon
3,475
0
8
0.23
7
Paris Community Unit School District 4
Paris
470
0
1
0.21
8
Arcola Community Unified School District 306
Arcola
735
0
1
0.14
9
Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
Casey
920
0
1
0.11
10
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Bridgeport
1,002
0
1
0.10
11
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4
Shelbyville
1,195
0
1
0.08
12
Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20
Lawrenceville
1,205
0
1
0.08
13
Arthur Community Unified School District 305
Arthur
1,224
0
1
0.08
14
Robinson Community Unit School District 2
Robinson
1,590
0
1
0.06
15
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Effingham
2,565
0
1
0.04
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Effingham Community Unit School District 40 Board• Neoga Community Unit School District 3• Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 Board• Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 Board• Oblong Community Unit School District 4• Arthur Community Unified School District 305• Robinson Community Unit School District 2• Red Hill Community Unit School District 10• Paris Community Unit School District 4 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• North Clay Community Unit School District 25• Kansas Community Unit School District 3 Board
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