Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203, Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70c and Beecher Community Unit School District 200u reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in Will County, 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
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203
Elwood
363
0
2
0.55
2
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70c
Joliet
459
2
0
0.44
3
Beecher Community Unit School District 200u
Beecher
1,036
0
3
0.29
4
Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u
Crete
4,910
0
14
0.29
5
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30c
Plainfield
4,268
9
0
0.21
6
Joliet Township High School District 204
Joliet
6,462
0
12
0.19
7
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209u
Wilmington
1,384
2
0
0.14
8
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33c
Homer Glen
3,724
0
3
0.08
9
Lockport Township High School District 205
Lockport
3,712
0
3
0.08
10
Channahon School District 17
Channahon
1,274
0
1
0.08
11
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255u
Braidwood
1,527
0
1
0.07
12
Plainfield School District 202
Plainfield
27,461
3
13
0.06
13
Summit Hill School District 161
Frankfort
3,083
0
1
0.03
14
New Lenox School District 122
New Lenox
5,221
0
1
0.02
15
Joliet Public Schools District 86
Joliet
11,500
0
2
0.02
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33c Board• Summit Hill School District 161• Lockport Township High School District 205• Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70c Board• Troy Community Consolidated School District 30c Board• Joliet Public School District 86• Channahon School District 17• Joliet Township High School District 204• Plainfield School District 202 Board• New Lenox School District 122 Board• Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203• Wilmington Community Unit School District 209u• Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255u• Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u• Beecher Community Unit School District 200u (merged)
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