Oswego Community Unit School District 308 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year, 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
County
Enrollment
Firearm
Other
Total dangerous weapon-related suspension Incident rate
1
Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
Vermilion
1,286
0
54
4.20
2
Egyptian Community Unit School District 5
Alexander
474
0
18
3.80
3
Creston Community Consolidated School District 161
Ogle
95
0
1
1.05
4
North Greene Community Unit School District 3
Greene
863
0
9
1.04
5
Jacksonville School District 117
Morgan
3,456
4
30
0.98
6
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2
Woodford
246
0
2
0.81
7
North Clay Community Unit School District 25
Clay
656
0
5
0.76
8
Robein School District 85
Tazewell
153
0
1
0.65
9
Sparta Community Unit School District 140
Randolph
1,244
0
8
0.64
10
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Jodaviess
625
0
4
0.64
11
Winchester Community Unit School District 1
Scott
635
0
4
0.63
12
Rock Falls Township High School District 301
Whiteside
666
0
4
0.60
13
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
3,057
4
13
0.56
14
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203
Will
363
0
2
0.55
15
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Cumberland
575
0
3
0.52
16
Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5
Marshall
582
0
3
0.52
17
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Clay
1,394
0
7
0.50
18
La Salle-Peru Township High School District 120
Lasalle
1,220
0
6
0.49
19
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6j
Livingston
408
2
0
0.49
20
Kansas Community Unit School District 3
Edgar
211
0
1
0.47
21
Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
Piatt
215
1
0
0.47
22
Serena Community Unit School District 2
Lasalle
652
0
3
0.46
23
Cairo Unit School District 1
Alexander
441
0
2
0.45
24
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95
Lasalle
221
0
1
0.45
25
Westville Community Unit School District 2
Vermilion
1,327
0
6
0.45
26
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70c
Will
459
2
0
0.44
27
Anna Community School District No. 37 Board Of Education
Union
700
0
3
0.43
28
Salem Community High School District 600
Marion
705
0
3
0.43
29
Lexington Community Unit School District 7
Mclean
478
0
2
0.42
30
St. Anne Community High School District 302
Kankakee
241
0
1
0.41
31
Peoria School District 150
Peoria
13,278
4
51
0.41
32
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34
Lake
2,932
1
11
0.41
33
Decatur School District 61
Macon
9,104
0
37
0.41
34
New Athens Community Unit School District 60
St. Clair
496
0
2
0.40
35
Freeport School District 145
Stephenson
4,000
4
12
0.40
36
Wood River Hartford School District 15
Madison
753
0
3
0.40
37
Bradley Elementary School District 61
Kankakee
1,523
2
4
0.39
38
Georgetown Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4
Vermilion
1,033
0
4
0.39
39
Cahokia Unit School District 187
St. Clair
3,371
8
5
0.39
40
Dwight Township High School District 230
Livingston
260
0
1
0.38
41
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9
Iroquois
1,039
0
4
0.38
42
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
St. Clair
781
0
3
0.38
43
Thornton Township High School District 205
Cook
5,227
4
16
0.38
44
Dwight Common School District 232
Livingston
560
0
2
0.36
45
Winthrop Harbor School District 1
Lake
570
0
2
0.35
46
Carrollton Community Unit School District 1
Greene
574
0
2
0.35
47
Oblong Community Unit School District 4
Crawford
586
0
2
0.34
48
Woodridge School District 68
Dupage
2,964
1
9
0.34
49
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
Winnebago
893
1
2
0.34
50
Country Club Hills School District 160
Cook
1,203
0
4
0.33
51
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9
St. Clair
616
0
2
0.32
52
Cook County School District 130
Cook
3,701
1
11
0.32
53
Urbana School District 116
Champaign
4,331
2
12
0.32
54
Champaign Community Unit School District 4
Champaign
10,060
0
32
0.32
55
Streator Township High School District 40
Lasalle
943
0
3
0.32
56
East Peoria School District 86
Tazewell
1,623
1
4
0.31
57
Clinton Community Unit School District 15
Dewitt
1,954
0
6
0.31
58
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Vermilion
5,912
0
18
0.30
59
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
Lake
2,633
0
8
0.30
60
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
Union
332
0
1
0.30
61
Marengo-Union Elementary Community School District 165
Mchenry
1,002
0
3
0.30
62
Wesclin Community Unit School District 3
Clinton
1,361
0
4
0.29
63
County Of Winnebago School District 320
Winnebago
1,027
0
3
0.29
64
Beecher Community Unit School District 200u
Will
1,036
0
3
0.29
65
Berwyn South School District 100
Cook
3,861
0
11
0.28
66
Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u
Will
4,910
0
14
0.29
67
Manteno Community Unit School District 5
Kankakee
2,140
0
6
0.28
68
Triopia Community Unit School District 27
Morgan
357
1
0
0.28
69
Bethalto Community Unit School District 8
Madison
2,509
3
4
0.28
70
Highland Community Unit School District 5
Madison
2,875
0
8
0.28
71
Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Henry
361
0
1
0.28
72
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Mason
724
0
2
0.28
73
Waverly Community Unit School District 6
Morgan
364
0
1
0.27
74
Astoria Community Unit School District 1
Fulton
367
0
1
0.27
75
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5
Cook
1,473
0
4
0.27
76
Northwestern Community Unit School District 2
Macoupin
369
0
1
0.27
77
Bureau Valley Cusd #340
Bureau
1,112
0
3
0.27
78
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Knox
4,457
0
12
0.27
79
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116
Lake
7,182
0
19
0.26
80
Park Forest School District 163
Cook
1,892
0
5
0.26
81
Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
Moultrie
1,143
0
3
0.26
82
Flossmoor School District 161
Cook
2,313
6
0
0.26
83
Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Henry
398
1
0
0.25
84
Wolf Branch School District 113
St. Clair
797
0
2
0.25
85
North Wayne Community Unit School District 200
Wayne
404
0
1
0.25
86
Triad Community Unit School District 2
Madison
3,708
1
8
0.24
87
Gurnee School District 56
Lake
2,073
0
5
0.24
88
Harmony Emge School District 175
St. Clair
832
0
2
0.24
89
Dolton School District 148
Cook
2,103
0
5
0.24
90
Norwood Elementary School District 63
Peoria
428
1
0
0.23
91
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Madison
6,435
10
5
0.23
92
Mount Vernon School District 80
Jefferson
1,719
0
4
0.23
93
Kankakee School District 111
Kankakee
5,199
0
12
0.23
94
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Lake
16,478
0
38
0.23
95
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Coles
3,475
0
8
0.23
96
Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3
Montgomery
1,744
0
4
0.23
97
Rockford Public School District 205
Winnebago
28,370
16
48
0.23
98
Berkeley School District 87
Cook
2,720
0
6
0.22
99
O'fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
St. Clair
3,670
3
5
0.22
100
Rock Island Milan School District 41
Rock Island
6,518
1
13
0.21
101
New Berlin Community Unit School District 16
Sangamon
935
0
2
0.21
102
Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3
Monroe
467
0
1
0.21
103
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Edwards
938
0
2
0.21
104
Grant Community High School District 124
Lake
1,874
0
4
0.21
105
La Salle Elementary School District 122
Lasalle
940
0
2
0.21
106
Paris Community Unit School District 4
Edgar
470
0
1
0.21
107
Libertyville District 70
Lake
2,374
0
5
0.21
108
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191
Mason
950
0
2
0.21
109
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30c
Will
4,268
9
0
0.21
110
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170
Lasalle
486
0
1
0.21
111
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
Rock Island
1,459
0
3
0.21
112
Itasca School District 10
Dupage
980
0
2
0.20
113
United Community Unit School District 304
Warren
980
0
2
0.20
114
Alton Community Unit School District No. 11
Madison
6,391
0
13
0.20
115
River Trails School District 26
Cook
1,524
0
3
0.20
116
Salem School District 111
Marion
1,029
0
2
0.19
117
Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144
Cook
2,595
0
5
0.19
118
Eureka Community Unit School District 140
Woodford
1,559
0
3
0.19
119
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
Woodford
1,039
0
2
0.19
120
Quincy Public School District 172
Adams
6,757
12
1
0.19
121
Southland College Prep
Cook
522
0
1
0.19
122
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118
Lake
4,711
0
9
0.19
123
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Knox
1,061
0
2
0.19
124
Joliet Township High School District 204
Will
6,462
0
12
0.19
125
Orion Community Unit School District 223
Henry
1,077
0
2
0.19
126
Community High School District 117
Lake
2,710
0
5
0.18
127
Streator Elementary School District 44
Lasalle
1,633
0
3
0.18
128
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
Mchenry
6,605
0
12
0.18
129
Dixon Unit School District 170
Lee
2,771
5
0
0.18
130
Wood Dale School District 7
Dupage
1,110
0
2
0.18
131
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Clinton
1,118
0
2
0.18
132
Calumet City School District 155
Cook
1,130
0
2
0.18
133
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147
Cook
1,150
0
2
0.17
134
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Franklin
1,185
0
2
0.17
135
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Saline
1,189
1
1
0.17
136
Liberty Community Unit School District 2
Adams
594
0
1
0.17
137
North Chicago School District 187
Lake
3,564
2
4
0.17
138
Mt Vernon Township High School District 201
Jefferson
1,197
0
2
0.17
139
O Fallon Township High School District 203
St. Clair
2,407
0
4
0.17
140
Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8
Macoupin
605
0
1
0.17
141
Lincolnwood School District 74
Cook
1,246
0
2
0.16
142
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
Livingston
1,252
0
2
0.16
143
Elementary School District 159
Cook
1,895
0
3
0.16
144
Niles Township Community High School District 219
Cook
4,587
0
7
0.15
145
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Saline
1,978
0
3
0.15
146
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Cook
4,621
0
7
0.15
147
Freeburg Community High School District 77
St. Clair
668
1
0
0.15
148
North Palos School District 117
Cook
3,329
1
4
0.15
149
Community Consolidated School District 62
Cook
4,693
2
5
0.15
150
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99
Bureau
675
0
1
0.15
151
Morton High School District 201
Cook
8,190
0
12
0.15
152
Lemont Township High School District 210
Cook
1,367
0
2
0.15
153
Madison Community Unit School District 12
Madison
688
1
0
0.15
154
Midland Community Unit School District 7
Marshall
692
0
1
0.14
155
Ottawa Township High School District 140
Lasalle
1,384
0
2
0.14
156
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209u
Will
1,384
2
0
0.14
157
Arbor Park School District 145
Cook
1,388
0
2
0.14
158
Norris City Omaha Enfield Community Unit School District 3
White
699
0
1
0.14
159
River Grove School District 85-5
Cook
704
0
1
0.14
160
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9
Macon
710
0
1
0.14
161
Pontiac-West Holliday School District 105
St. Clair
720
0
1
0.14
162
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
Dekalb
6,507
2
7
0.14
163
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Dupage
7,989
0
11
0.14
164
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Jackson
2,175
0
3
0.14
165
Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Ogle
1,451
1
1
0.14
166
Arcola Community Unified School District 306
Douglas
735
0
1
0.14
167
Brown County Community Unit School District 1
Brown
744
0
1
0.13
168
Avoca School District 37
Cook
751
0
1
0.13
169
Byron Community Unit School District 226
Ogle
1,504
0
2
0.13
170
Fenton Community High School District 100
Dupage
1,499
0
2
0.13
171
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Madison
7,580
0
10
0.13
172
Keeneyville School District 20
Dupage
1,510
0
2
0.13
173
Central A&m Community Unit School District 21
Shelby
762
0
1
0.13
174
Rochester Community Unit School District 3a
Sangamon
2,282
0
3
0.13
175
Berwyn North School District 98
Cook
3,084
0
4
0.13
176
Cass School District 63
Dupage
771
0
1
0.13
177
Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Madison
6,189
0
8
0.13
178
Lyons Township High School District 204
Cook
3,998
0
5
0.13
179
Chicago Heights School District 170
Cook
3,233
1
3
0.12
180
Community High School District 99
Dupage
4,880
0
6
0.12
181
Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3
Macon
2,478
3
0
0.12
182
Oak Park-River Forest School District 200
Cook
3,301
0
4
0.12
183
Leyden Community High School District 212
Cook
3,321
0
4
0.12
184
West Central Community Unit School District 235
Henderson
831
1
0
0.12
185
Forest Park School District 91
Cook
837
0
1
0.12
186
United Township High School District 30
Rock Island
1,688
0
2
0.12
187
Canton Union School District 66
Fulton
2,573
0
3
0.12
188
East Alton School District 13
Madison
857
0
1
0.12
189
Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59
Cook
6,866
1
7
0.12
190
Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Ogle
856
0
1
0.12
191
Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
Putnam
858
0
1
0.12
192
Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103
Lake
1,743
0
2
0.11
193
Harvard Community Unit School District 50
Mchenry
2,623
0
3
0.11
194
Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40
Rock Island
7,211
2
6
0.11
195
Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Kendall
18,056
0
20
0.11
196
West Chicago Elementary School District 33
Dupage
4,530
0
5
0.11
197
Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
Clark
920
0
1
0.11
198
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124
Cook
1,847
0
2
0.11
199
Mannheim School District 83
Cook
2,789
0
3
0.11
200
Peru Elementary School District 124
Lasalle
922
0
1
0.11
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