Suspensions and Expulsions
This indicator reports information about students receiving selected disciplinary actions in public elementary and secondary schools. Data are reported as a rate per 1,000 total students.
Note:
1. Students with disabilities served under Section 504 and IDEA are not included in these calculations.
2. The instances of 0 might indicate true 0 or reserve codes in data files, such as missing data or suppressed data. Interpret with caution.
Source
Source Description
Since 1968, the U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), formerly the Elementary and Secondary School Survey, has collected data on key education and civil rights issues in our nation’s public schools. The data are used by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in its enforcement and monitoring efforts, by other Department of Education offices and federal agencies, and by policymakers and researchers outside the Department of Education. The CRDC collects information about school characteristics and about programs, services, and outcomes for students. Most student data are disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, English-learner status, and disability status.
The CRDC is a biennial survey (i.e., it is conducted every other school year), and response to the survey is required by law. The CRDC collects data from the universe of all LEAs and schools, including long-term secure juvenile justice facilities, charter schools, alternative schools, and schools serving students with disabilities.
The CRDC is a longstanding and critical aspect of the overall enforcement and monitoring strategy used by OCR to ensure that recipients of the Department of Education’s federal financial assistance do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability status. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education CRDC Data Collection website.
Methodology
Data for this indicator are calculated by summarizing school-level records to the school district, county, state, and national levels. Students with disabilities served under Section 504 and IDEA are not included in the calculated totals. Summarized data are calculated by CARES and presented as rates per 1,000 total enrolled students using the following formula.
The denominator comes from the CRDC school-level table “Enrollment” while the numerator comes from the CRDC school-level tables “Suspensions” and “Expulsions”.
Calculated rates only reflect student discipline in schools with valid (unsuppressed) data and are suppressed when exceeding 1,000.
For more information on survey, data, and report of the latest and previous versions, please visit the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website.
Data Breakouts Available
- Student Expulsion Rate by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity
- Student Out of School Suspension Rate by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity
- Students with Out of School Suspensions by Number of Suspensions
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