Triopia Community Unit School District 27 and Jacksonville School District 117 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to firearms 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: Gun-related suspensions
Rank
District
County
Enrollment
Gun-related suspensions
Incident rate
1
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6j
Livingston
408
2
0.49
2
Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
Piatt
215
1
0.47
3
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70c
Will
459
2
0.44
4
Triopia Community Unit School District 27
Morgan
357
1
0.28
5
Flossmoor School District 161
Cook
2,313
6
0.26
6
Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Henry
398
1
0.25
7
Cahokia Unit School District 187
St. Clair
3,371
8
0.24
8
Norwood Elementary School District 63
Peoria
428
1
0.23
9
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30c
Will
4,268
9
0.21
10
Dixon Unit School District 170
Lee
2,771
5
0.18
11
Quincy Public School District 172
Adams
6,757
12
0.18
12
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Madison
6,435
10
0.16
13
Freeburg Community High School District 77
St. Clair
668
1
0.15
14
Madison Community Unit School District 12
Madison
688
1
0.15
15
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209u
Will
1,384
2
0.14
16
Bradley Elementary School District 61
Kankakee
1,523
2
0.13
17
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
3,057
4
0.13
18
Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3
Macon
2,478
3
0.12
19
West Central Community Unit School District 235
Henderson
831
1
0.12
20
Bethalto Community Unit School District 8
Madison
2,509
3
0.12
21
Jacksonville School District 117
Morgan
3,456
4
0.12
22
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
Winnebago
893
1
0.11
23
Freeport School District 145
Stephenson
4,000
4
0.10
24
Diamond Lake School District 76
Lake
1,015
1
0.10
25
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Saline
1,189
1
0.08
26
O'fallon Community Consolidated School District 90
St. Clair
3,670
3
0.08
27
Thornton Township High School District 205
Cook
5,227
4
0.08
28
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5
Monroe
2,701
2
0.07
29
Auburn Community Unit School District 10
Sangamon
1,364
1
0.07
30
Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
Winnebago
1,386
1
0.07
31
Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Ogle
1,451
1
0.07
32
East Peoria School District 86
Tazewell
1,623
1
0.06
33
Rockford Public School District 205
Winnebago
28,370
16
0.06
34
North Chicago School District 187
Lake
3,564
2
0.06
35
Pekin Consolidated School District 303
Tazewell
1,935
1
0.05
36
Urbana School District 116
Champaign
4,331
2
0.05
37
Community Consolidated School District 89
Dupage
2,187
1
0.05
38
Community Consolidated School District 62
Cook
4,693
2
0.04
39
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34
Lake
2,932
1
0.03
40
Woodridge School District 68
Dupage
2,964
1
0.03
41
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3
Champaign
3,069
1
0.03
42
Chicago Heights School District 170
Cook
3,233
1
0.03
43
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
Dekalb
6,507
2
0.03
44
Peoria School District 150
Peoria
13,278
4
0.03
45
North Palos School District 117
Cook
3,329
1
0.03
46
Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40
Rock Island
7,211
2
0.03
47
Cook County School District 130
Cook
3,701
1
0.03
48
Triad Community Unit School District 2
Madison
3,708
1
0.03
49
Bremen Community High School District 228
Cook
5,106
1
0.02
50
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50
Lake
5,702
1
0.02
51
Rock Island Milan School District 41
Rock Island
6,518
1
0.02
52
Harlem Community School District 122
Winnebago
6,566
1
0.02
53
Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59
Cook
6,866
1
0.01
54
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47
Mchenry
7,535
1
0.01
55
Barrington Community Unit School District 220
Lake
8,768
1
0.01
56
Plainfield School District 202
Will
27,461
3
0.01
57
Algonquin Community Unit School District 300
Kane
20,708
1
0.005
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