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

WAUWATOSA -- 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 Wauwatosa School District.

For almost everybody, there is good news. Wauwatosa had a 2.8 percent suspension rate in 2014-15 (the most recent data available). That rate was the lowest in the last five years.

Wauwatosa's 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 Wauwatosa, 200 students were suspended, and 0 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
Eisenhower 1
Jefferson 5
Lincoln 4
Madison 4
McKinley 9
Roosevelt 16
Underwood 11
Washington 0
Montessori 0
STEM 1
Wilson 4

Middle
Longfellow 19
Whitman 15

High
East 48
West 4

Other
Plank Road Complex 59

Suspensions by Specific Incident Type

Alcohol-Related: 7
Dangerous Weapon (non-firearm): 4
Drug-Related: 5
Handgun: 0
Other Firearm: 0
Shotgun or Rifle: 0

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