Woodridge School District 68, Wood Dale School District 7 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage 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
Woodridge School District 68
Woodridge
2,964
1
9
0.34
2
Itasca School District 10
Itasca
980
0
2
0.20
3
Wood Dale School District 7
Wood Dale
1,110
0
2
0.18
4
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Glen Ellyn
7,989
0
11
0.14
5
Fenton Community High School District 100
Bensenville
1,499
0
2
0.13
6
Keeneyville School District 20
Roselle
1,510
0
2
0.13
7
Cass School District 63
Darien
771
0
1
0.13
8
Community High School District 99
Downers Grove
4,880
0
6
0.12
9
West Chicago Elementary School District 33
West Chicago
4,530
0
5
0.11
10
Community Consolidated School District 89
Glen Ellyn
2,187
1
1
0.09
11
Addison School District 4
Addison
4,181
0
3
0.07
12
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Aurora
27,899
0
20
0.07
13
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
Naperville
16,625
0
9
0.05
14
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181
Hinsdale
3,837
0
2
0.05
15
Dupage High School District 88
Addison
3,973
0
2
0.05
16
Elmhurst School District 205
Elmhurst
8,499
0
4
0.05
17
Bensenville School District 2
Bensenville
2,163
0
1
0.05
18
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Hinsdale
4,318
0
2
0.05
19
Community Unit School District 200
Wheaton
12,711
0
4
0.03
20
Lombard School District 44
Lombard
3,182
0
1
0.03
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Hinsdale Township High School District 86• Elmhurst District 205 School Board• Glenbard Township High School District 87 Board• Lombard School District 44• West Chicago School District 33 Board• Cass School District 63• Community Unit School District 200• Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181• Glenbard Township High School 89• Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204• Woodridge School District 68 Board• Keeneyville School District #20 Board of Education• Naperville Community Unit District 203• Bensenville School District 2• Fenton Community High School District 100• Itasca School District 10• Addison School District 4• Wood Dale School District 7• Dupage High School District 88 Board• Downers Grove Community High School District 99
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