Thornton Township High School District 205, Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 and Sandridge School District 172 reported the highest rate of girls suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in South Suburbs, 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: Girls suspended
Rank
District
City
Enrollment
Girls suspended
Incident rate
1
Thornton Township High School District 205
South Holland
5,227
2,574
49.24
2
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
Oak Lawn
1,744
621
35.61
3
Sandridge School District 172
Lynwood
362
97
26.80
4
Bloom Township High School District 206
Chicago Heights
3,067
601
19.60
5
Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157
Calumet City
909
105
11.55
6
Argo Community High School District 217
Summit Argo
1,856
204
10.99
7
Rich Township High School District 227
Matteson
3,057
263
8.60
8
Reavis Township High School District 220
Burbank
1,800
146
8.11
9
Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233
Flossmoor
2,760
209
7.57
10
Country Club Hills School District 160
Country Club Hills
1,203
79
6.57
11
Harvey School District 152
Harvey
2,125
125
5.88
12
Dolton School District 148
Riverdale
2,103
119
5.66
13
Flossmoor School District 161
Chicago Heights
2,313
91
3.93
14
Homewood School District 153
Homewood
1,955
61
3.12
15
Elementary School District 159
Matteson
1,895
58
3.06
16
Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144
Markham
2,595
45
1.73
17
Consolidated High School District 230
Orland Park
7,530
111
1.47
18
Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123
Oak Lawn
3,202
47
1.47
19
Cook County School District 130
Blue Island
3,701
39
1.05
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Elementary School District 159• Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 Board• Argo Community High School District 217• Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144• Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233• Thornton Township High School District 205• Consolidated High School District 230 Board• Bloom Township High School District 206 Board• Reavis Township High School District 220• Country Club Hills School District 160• Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157• Rich Township High School District 227• Homewood School District 153• Oak Lawn Community High School District 229• Cook County School District 130• Dolton School District 148• Sandridge School District 172• Harvey School District 152 Board• Flossmoor School District 161 Board
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