Meridian Community Unit School District 15, Decatur School District 61 and Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses 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: Drugs-related suspensions
Rank
District
County
Enrollment
Drug-related suspensions
Incident rate
1
Amandla Charter School
Cook
277
17
6.14
2
Evanston Township High School District 202
Cook
3,329
76
2.28
3
Lincoln Community High School District 404
Logan
844
16
1.90
4
Township High School District 214
Cook
11,978
211
1.76
5
Community High School District 99
Dupage
4,880
85
1.74
6
Leyden Community High School District 212
Cook
3,321
57
1.72
7
Pekin Consolidated School District 303
Tazewell
1,935
33
1.71
8
Community High School District 155
Mchenry
6,277
104
1.66
9
Thornton Township High School District 205
Cook
5,227
86
1.65
10
Century Community Unit School District 100
Pulaski
372
6
1.61
11
Lyons Township High School District 204
Cook
3,998
63
1.58
12
Salem Community High School District 600
Marion
705
11
1.56
13
Community High School District 218
Cook
5,262
75
1.43
14
Jacksonville School District 117
Morgan
3,456
47
1.36
15
United Township High School District 30
Rock Island
1,688
21
1.24
16
Township High School District 211
Cook
11,874
144
1.21
17
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
Franklin
1,819
21
1.15
18
La Salle-Peru Township High School District 120
Lasalle
1,220
14
1.15
19
Reavis Township High School District 220
Cook
1,800
20
1.11
20
Belleville Township High School District 201
St. Clair
4,860
53
1.09
21
Lockport Township High School District 205
Will
3,712
39
1.05
22
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116
Lake
7,182
75
1.04
23
Adlai E Stevenson High School District 125
Lake
4,038
42
1.04
24
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Jasper
1,364
14
1.03
25
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100
Rock Island
1,177
12
1.02
26
Mt Vernon Township High School District 201
Jefferson
1,197
12
1.00
27
Christopher Unit School District 99
Franklin
824
8
0.97
28
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Mason
724
7
0.97
29
Pleasant Valley School District 62
Peoria
529
5
0.95
30
Serena Community Unit School District 2
Lasalle
652
6
0.92
31
Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School District 307
Kankakee
2,072
19
0.92
32
Joliet Township High School District 204
Will
6,462
59
0.91
33
Rock Falls Township High School District 301
Whiteside
666
6
0.90
34
O Fallon Township High School District 203
St. Clair
2,407
21
0.87
35
Carterville Community Unit School District 5
Williamson
2,208
19
0.86
36
Grayslake Community High School District 127
Lake
2,940
25
0.85
37
Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Coles
3,475
29
0.83
38
La Moille Community Unit School District 303
Bureau
241
2
0.83
39
Dupage High School District 88
Dupage
3,973
32
0.81
40
Carbondale Community High School District 165
Jackson
1,027
8
0.78
41
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Vermilion
5,912
46
0.78
42
Centralia High School District 200
Marion
912
7
0.77
43
Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
Clark
920
7
0.76
44
Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38
Massac
272
2
0.74
45
Rich Township High School District 227
Cook
3,057
22
0.72
46
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
Cook
868
6
0.69
47
Carmi White County Community Unit School District 5
White
1,466
10
0.68
48
Maine Township High School District 207
Cook
6,352
43
0.68
49
Mchenry Community High School District 156
Mchenry
2,227
15
0.67
50
Pinckneyville Community High School District 101
Perry
450
3
0.67
51
Limestone Community High School District 310
Peoria
1,067
7
0.66
52
Peoria School District 150
Peoria
13,278
87
0.66
53
Argo Community High School District 217
Cook
1,856
12
0.65
54
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Madison
7,580
48
0.63
55
Freeport School District 145
Stephenson
4,000
25
0.62
56
New Trier Township High School District 203
Cook
4,006
25
0.62
57
Morton High School District 201
Cook
8,190
51
0.62
58
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Lake
16,478
101
0.61
59
Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40
Rock Island
7,211
44
0.61
60
Lake Forest Community High School District 115
Lake
1,676
10
0.60
61
Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5
Sangamon
4,714
28
0.59
62
Quincy Public School District 172
Adams
6,757
40
0.59
63
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4
Shelby
1,195
7
0.59
64
Barrington Community Unit School District 220
Lake
8,768
51
0.58
65
Warren Township High School District 121
Lake
4,191
24
0.57
66
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Knox
4,457
25
0.56
67
Mendota Township High School District 280
Lasalle
553
3
0.54
68
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120
Lake
2,034
11
0.54
69
Jersey Community Unit School District 100
Jersey
2,589
14
0.54
70
Tolono Community Unit School District 7
Champaign
1,678
9
0.54
71
Grant Community High School District 124
Lake
1,874
10
0.53
72
Streator Township High School District 40
Lasalle
943
5
0.53
73
Westville Community Unit School District 2
Vermilion
1,327
7
0.53
74
Central Community High School District 71
Clinton
579
3
0.52
75
Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
Bond
391
2
0.51
76
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118
Lake
4,711
24
0.51
77
Morris School District 54
Grundy
1,179
6
0.51
78
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230
Henry
592
3
0.51
79
Consolidated High School District 230
Cook
7,530
38
0.50
80
Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Macon
992
5
0.50
81
North Mac Community Unit School District 34
Macoupin
1,413
7
0.50
82
West Prairie Community Unit School District 103
Mcdonough
623
3
0.48
83
Community High School District 117
Lake
2,710
13
0.48
84
Hall Township High School District 502
Bureau
417
2
0.48
85
Roxana Community Unit School District 1
Madison
1,904
9
0.47
86
Ridgewood Community High School District 234
Cook
847
4
0.47
87
Bremen Community High School District 228
Cook
5,106
24
0.47
88
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401
Cook
2,783
13
0.47
89
Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Kankakee
1,730
8
0.46
90
Greenview Community Unit School District 200
Menard
219
1
0.46
91
Alton Community Unit School District No. 11
Madison
6,391
29
0.45
92
Northfield Township High School District 225
Cook
5,072
23
0.45
93
Pontiac Township High School District 90
Livingston
677
3
0.44
94
Rockford Public School District 205
Winnebago
28,370
123
0.43
95
Macomb Community Unit School District 185
Mcdonough
2,085
9
0.43
96
Rock Island Milan School District 41
Rock Island
6,518
28
0.43
97
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126
Lake
2,620
11
0.42
98
Lake Park Community High School District 108
Dupage
2,623
11
0.42
99
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
Lake
2,633
11
0.42
100
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Fayette
1,465
6
0.41
101
Arcola Community Unified School District 306
Douglas
735
3
0.41
102
Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201u
Will
4,910
20
0.41
103
Waterloo Community Unit School District 5
Monroe
2,701
11
0.41
104
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont
Cook
495
2
0.40
105
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
Iroquois
999
4
0.40
106
Fenton Community High School District 100
Dupage
1,499
6
0.40
107
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Cook
2,760
11
0.40
108
Dixon Unit School District 170
Lee
2,771
11
0.40
109
Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Effingham
2,565
10
0.39
110
Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210
Knox
265
1
0.38
111
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Dupage
7,989
30
0.38
112
Lemont Township High School District 210
Cook
1,367
5
0.37
113
Oak Park-River Forest School District 200
Cook
3,301
12
0.36
114
Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
Winnebago
1,386
5
0.36
115
Flora Community Unit School District 35
Clay
1,394
5
0.36
116
Herrin Community Unit School District 4
Williamson
2,514
9
0.36
117
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Madison
6,435
23
0.36
118
Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36
Rock Island
285
1
0.35
119
Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Ogle
856
3
0.35
120
Edinburg Community Unit School District 4
Christian
286
1
0.35
121
Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Cumberland
575
2
0.35
122
Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5
Marshall
582
2
0.34
123
Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Kendall
18,056
61
0.34
124
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Saline
1,189
4
0.34
125
Milford Area Public Schools District 124
Iroquois
619
2
0.32
126
Charleston Community Unit School District No.1
Coles
2,788
9
0.32
127
Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Jodaviess
625
2
0.32
128
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8
Sangamon
1,288
4
0.31
129
East Peoria School District 86
Tazewell
1,623
5
0.31
130
Staunton Community Unit School District 6
Macoupin
1,303
4
0.31
131
Freeburg Community High School District 77
St. Clair
668
2
0.30
132
Decatur School District 61
Macon
9,104
27
0.30
133
Community Unit School District 201
Dupage
1,350
4
0.30
134
Diamond Lake School District 76
Lake
1,015
3
0.30
135
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
Dekalb
6,507
19
0.29
136
Madison Community Unit School District 12
Madison
688
2
0.29
137
Georgetown Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4
Vermilion
1,033
3
0.29
138
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Dupage
27,899
81
0.29
139
Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Richland
2,417
7
0.29
140
Valley View Community Unit School District 365u
Will
16,661
48
0.29
141
Algonquin Community Unit School District 300
Kane
20,708
59
0.28
142
Altamont Community Unit School District 10
Effingham
711
2
0.28
143
Triopia Community Unit School District 27
Morgan
357
1
0.28
144
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Dupage
4,318
12
0.28
145
Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Henry
361
1
0.28
146
Steger School District 194
Cook
1,464
4
0.27
147
Astoria Community Unit School District 1
Fulton
367
1
0.27
148
Vernon Hills Community High School District 128
Lake
3,308
9
0.27
149
Marion Community Unit School District 2
Williamson
4,055
11
0.27
150
Windsor Community Unified School District 1
Shelby
371
1
0.27
151
Brownstown Community Unit School District 201
Fayette
376
1
0.27
152
Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12
Mchenry
1,903
5
0.26
153
Harlem Community School District 122
Winnebago
6,566
17
0.26
154
Mclean County Unit School District 5
Mclean
13,586
35
0.26
155
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19
St. Clair
3,901
10
0.26
156
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4
Pike
394
1
0.25
157
Millstadt Community Consolidated School District 160
St. Clair
790
2
0.25
158
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6j
Livingston
408
1
0.25
159
Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Madison
6,189
15
0.24
160
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1
Edgar
413
1
0.24
161
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Hamilton
1,260
3
0.24
162
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Christian
2,559
6
0.23
163
Fairfield Community High School District 225
Wayne
428
1
0.23
164
North Greene Community Unit School District 3
Greene
863
2
0.23
165
Urbana School District 116
Champaign
4,331
10
0.23
166
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
Kane
12,570
29
0.23
167
Vienna Elementary School District 55
Johnson
436
1
0.23
168
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Fayette
437
1
0.23
169
Pana Community Unit School District 8
Christian
1,312
3
0.23
170
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
Mchenry
6,605
15
0.23
171
Cairo Unit School District 1
Alexander
441
1
0.23
172
Fulton County Community Unit School District 3
Fulton
441
1
0.23
173
Mercer County School District 404
Mercer
1,330
3
0.23
174
Elmhurst School District 205
Dupage
8,499
19
0.22
175
West Chicago Elementary School District 33
Dupage
4,530
10
0.22
176
Rochester Community Unit School District 3a
Sangamon
2,282
5
0.22
177
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70c
Will
459
1
0.22
178
Ottawa Township High School District 140
Lasalle
1,384
3
0.22
179
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Edwards
938
2
0.21
180
La Salle Elementary School District 122
Lasalle
940
2
0.21
181
Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5
Macoupin
474
1
0.21
182
Abingdon Avon Community Unit School District 276
Knox
958
2
0.21
183
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Henry
486
1
0.21
184
Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
Moultrie
487
1
0.21
185
United Community Unit School District 304
Warren
980
2
0.20
186
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Saline
1,978
4
0.20
187
Bethalto Community Unit School District 8
Madison
2,509
5
0.20
188
Bloom Township High School District 206
Cook
3,067
6
0.20
189
County Of Winnebago School District 320
Winnebago
1,027
2
0.19
190
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6
Kankakee
515
1
0.19
191
Beardstown Community Unified School District 15
Cass
1,546
3
0.19
192
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Jodaviess
518
1
0.19
193
Woodlawn Unit School District 209
Jefferson
518
1
0.19
194
Lincoln Elementary School District 156
Cook
1,040
2
0.19
195
Harvard Community Unit School District 50
Mchenry
2,623
5
0.19
196
Dupo Community Unit School District 196
St. Clair
1,053
2
0.19
197
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Knox
1,061
2
0.19
198
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321
Peoria
2,131
4
0.19
199
Manteno Community Unit School District 5
Kankakee
2,140
4
0.19
200
Galva Community Unit School District 224
Henry
546
1
0.18
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