Decreasing
What does this measure?
The number of students who were suspended from school for at least one full day, expressed as a percentage of total enrollment.
Why is this important?
Significant school suspensions can have negative effects on learning outcomes, attendance, and future behavior.
How is Westchester County performing?
In 2020, 2%, or nearly 2,400 students in Westchester County, were suspended from school for at least one day. This is a 62% decrease in the number of suspensions from 2015. Westchester's suspension rate is on par with the statewide rate and slightly above the 1% rates in Nassau, Putnam and Rockland counties. Westchester's decrease was the highest among the counties and larger than the state's 42% decline.
School districts with high rates of suspensions in 2020 include Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District at 15%, and Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District at 10%.
Notes about the data
Data for school year 2017-18 is not available due to a change in the information technology system used by the state.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Westchester County | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | ||||||||||||||
Nassau County | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||||||||||||||
Putnam County | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | ||||||||||||||
Rockland County | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||||||||||||||
New York State | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | ||||||||||||||
Westchester County School Districts |
Notes: Figures are percent of students suspended at least one day.
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Westchester County | 6,304 | 5,181 | 4,174 | 3,868 | 2,379 | ||||||||||||||
Nassau County | 5,185 | 4,803 | 4,641 | 4,417 | 2,905 | ||||||||||||||
Putnam County | 303 | 237 | 308 | 365 | 198 | ||||||||||||||
Rockland County | 844 | 947 | 869 | 997 | 625 | ||||||||||||||
New York State | 91,495 | 82,839 | 82,354 | 79,004 | 53,284 | ||||||||||||||
Westchester County School Districts |
Notes: Figures are students suspended at least one day.
INDICATORS | TREND | WESTCHESTER |
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Per-Student Spending |
0
Maintaining
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Student Suspensions |
-1
Decreasing
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Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Race/Ethnicity |
1
Increasing
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High School Cohort Graduation Rate, by Race/Ethnicity |
1
Increasing
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College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity |
1
Increasing
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College Enrollment Rate, by Race/Ethnicity |
-1
Decreasing
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Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity |
1
Increasing
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