PATCH REPORT: The State of Waukesha School Suspension/Expulsion Rates

WAUKESHA -- It goes without saying that a safe school district is a benefit to the students, parents, teachers and the community.

As the 2016 school year gets underway, we crunched the numbers to find out how one small piece of the puzzle - student suspensions and expulsions - looks for the Waukesha School District.

For almost everybody, there is good news. Waukesha had a 1.5 percent suspension rate in 2014-15 (the most recent data available). That rate was the lowest in the last five years.

Waukesha suspension rate was significantly lower when compared with the state average of 3.6 percent. By comparison, just a few miles away, the Milwaukee Public School District's suspension rate was a staggering 10.6 percent over the same period - down from an unfathomable 23.2 percent in 2010-2011.

In Waukesha, 197 students were suspended, and 5 were expelled from the district during the 2014-15 school year - the most recent data available on the State Department of Public Instruction Website.

Suspensions by School

Elementary
Banting 0
Bethesda 7
Blair 5
Hadfield 14
Hawthorne 1
Heyer 2
Hillcrest 2
Lowell 0
Meadowbrook 0
Prairie 2
Rose Glen 4
Summit View 3
Waukesha Early Learning Center 0
Waukesha STEM Academy 3
Whittier 15
eAchieve 0

Middle
Butler 24
Horning 30
Les Paul 17

High
North 24
South 31
East Alternative 2
Engineering Prep 1
West 10

Suspensions by Grade Level in Waukesha

Kindergarten 6
First 5
Sixth 16
Seventh 24
Eighth 34
Junior 16
Senior 7

Statewide Suspension/Expulsion by Incident Type

Enrollment 870,652

Weapon or Drug-Related Incidents

Alcohol-Related: 507
Dangerous Weapon (non-firearm): 921
Drug-Related: 2,466
Handgun: 17
Other Firearm: 30
Shotgun or Rifle: 26
Assault: 0
Endangering Behavior: 1
Other: 20

Non-Weapon or Drug-Related Incidents

Assault: 4,261
Endangering Behavior: 10, 147
Other: 35,360