Creston Community Consolidated School District 161, Stockton Community Unit School District 206 and Rock Falls Township High School District 301 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in Northwest 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
Creston Community Consolidated School District 161
Creston
95
0
1
1.05
2
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Stockton
625
0
4
0.64
3
Rock Falls Township High School District 301
Rock Falls
666
0
4
0.60
4
Freeport School District 145
Freeport
4,000
4
12
0.40
5
Dixon Unit School District 170
Dixon
2,771
5
0
0.18
6
Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Oregon
1,451
1
1
0.14
7
Byron Community Unit School District 226
Byron
1,504
0
2
0.13
8
Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Forreston
856
0
1
0.12
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Byron Community Unit School District 226• Stockton Community Unit School District 206 Board• Creston Community Consolidated School District 161• Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221• Rock Falls Township High School District 301• Dixon Unit School District 170• Freeport School District 145 Board• Oregon Community Unit School District 220
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