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Table 233.30. Number of students suspended and expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2017-18
State Number who received out-of-school suspensions1  Number expelled2 
Total Sex Race/ethnicity3  Total Sex Race/ethnicity3 
Male Female White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races Male Female White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
United States 2,510,919 1,771,161 739,758 795,834 925,864 525,357 26,545 9,307 34,092 104,424 101,958 74,202 27,756 34,302 37,051 21,044 790 235 1,224 3,777
Alabama 54,393 37,854 16,539 16,264 34,969 1,516 164 48 386 480 3,261 2,381 880 1,162 1,900 107 9 5 19 23
Alaska 6,236 4,587 1,649 1,953 348 372 114 335 2,171 844 58 43 15 12 10 5 2 8 13 8
Arizona 60,903 44,780 16,123 18,376 6,986 26,828 519 159 4,962 1,976 886 662 224 269 58 447 2 0 79 27
Arkansas 36,118 24,092 12,026 13,427 13,691 4,842 381 349 269 1,841 1,596 1,170 426 628 711 114 6 9 8 46
California 206,168 150,986 55,182 40,143 32,533 109,505 6,990 1,419 2,671 8,094 6,975 5,369 1,606 1,437 947 3,862 181 43 107 250

Colorado
43,390 31,290 12,100 17,254 3,988 17,541 475 124 440 2,090 1,221 963 258 481 116 479 18 6 22 66
Connecticut 20,018 13,505 6,513 4,562 6,138 7,294 173 11 58 593 895 679 216 278 258 263 11 0 0 31
Delaware 11,497 7,758 3,739 2,846 6,396 1,400 64 8 41 450 114 77 37 29 61 17 0 0 1 2
District of Columbia 6,756 4,293 2,463 71 5,996 432 6 0 4 32 72 55 17 0 58 12 0 0 0 0
Florida 149,654 105,661 43,993 42,914 58,348 30,740 820 163 421 5,745 6,183 4,341 1,842 1,928 2,493 1,383 37 11 15 271

Georgia
115,766 80,595 35,171 23,298 74,258 10,624 777 59 177 3,818 8,116 5,960 2,156 2,029 4,783 725 65 6 12 296
Hawaii 7,247 5,109 2,138 606 117 870 1,052 3,507 21 663 23 21 2 4 1 2 4 8 0 3
Idaho 7,836 6,035 1,801 5,082 147 1,632 41 25 208 213 627 485 142 398 11 179 5 0 6 8
Illinois 72,316 49,317 22,999 19,589 33,383 13,371 484 45 155 3,211 2,010 1,411 599 672 830 342 15 0 3 95
Indiana 66,582 47,254 19,328 30,457 23,090 6,707 411 29 106 4,535 4,793 3,403 1,390 2,706 1,225 459 25 2 7 282

Iowa
17,688 12,665 5,023 9,748 4,022 1,904 138 67 104 1,223 594 425 169 235 211 74 2 2 6 60
Kansas 21,884 16,039 5,845 9,888 4,669 4,677 208 43 251 1,693 613 504 109 361 85 100 3 0 9 46
Kentucky 37,156 26,347 10,809 22,234 10,448 1,947 129 37 35 1,922 915 679 236 576 254 35 0 1 1 44
Louisiana 64,320 44,221 20,099 15,400 38,670 2,341 204 24 341 1,096 5,785 4,097 1,688 1,324 3,563 117 16 1 24 104
Maine 7,237 5,337 1,900 6,037 427 165 43 4 59 157 116 91 25 104 3 2 0 0 3 1

Maryland
39,579 27,112 12,467 8,208 22,354 4,435 410 41 94 1,687 408 307 101 107 215 42 4 1 0 24
Massachusetts 31,583 22,589 8,994 11,393 5,989 10,375 545 23 82 1,503 400 271 129 138 70 106 4 0 6 43
Michigan 110,209 77,999 32,210 48,119 46,337 7,699 825 48 827 4,703 1,429 1,107 322 884 283 120 11 0 34 69
Minnesota 33,409 23,690 9,719 12,550 12,144 3,561 754 19 1,560 2,327 665 439 226 183 326 66 15 1 27 35
Mississippi 49,131 33,236 15,895 10,530 36,981 862 112 9 81 423 2,482 1,822 660 826 1,558 42 4 1 11 29

Missouri
52,117 37,440 14,677 24,196 21,702 2,350 275 108 165 2,154 2,279 1,628 651 1,296 617 231 10 5 12 82
Montana 5,694 4,201 1,493 3,302 77 256 15 6 1,768 188 155 114 41 92 1 2 0 1 41 15
Nebraska 15,121 10,659 4,462 6,505 3,885 2,975 185 17 400 974 868 581 287 328 274 164 13 1 14 65
Nevada 27,104 18,706 8,398 6,231 7,516 9,869 552 443 399 1,647 1,987 1,372 615 285 786 700 19 28 17 114
New Hampshire 9,450 6,992 2,458 6,914 443 1,005 106 9 23 260 62 50 12 57 0 1 0 0 0 0

New Jersey
57,221 39,661 17,560 12,893 23,393 17,083 1,163 61 61 1,087 298 226 72 71 136 82 1 0 0 4
New Mexico 18,396 12,773 5,623 3,266 626 12,112 74 21 1,822 300 250 190 60 42 5 134 0 0 58 2
New York 83,381 58,202 25,179 31,595 27,473 16,543 1,278 77 572 2,731 1,655 1,195 460 753 474 246 24 0 10 58
North Carolina 112,200 80,015 32,185 31,474 55,123 14,052 636 121 2,279 5,588 1,025 793 232 238 562 133 1 2 11 48
North Dakota 2,665 1,939 726 1,442 283 166 26 4 677 14 205 163 42 129 22 18 3 0 30 0

Ohio
119,421 84,041 35,380 49,415 50,243 6,961 627 60 144 8,013 5,005 3,450 1,555 1,760 2,597 218 27 0 2 299
Oklahoma 35,048 25,751 9,297 14,459 7,842 4,815 157 116 4,510 2,619 1,492 1,123 369 797 103 123 5 7 355 90
Oregon 22,617 16,947 5,670 13,088 1,137 5,090 235 163 603 1,569 1,114 820 294 591 30 322 5 4 32 82
Pennsylvania 93,733 64,830 28,903 34,697 37,020 14,564 761 52 172 4,636 2,147 1,497 650 1,054 672 271 12 3 3 91
Rhode Island 6,920 4,776 2,144 2,763 1,027 2,247 82 12 127 376 32 19 13 17 5 5 0 0 2 2

South Carolina
81,071 55,757 25,314 23,586 47,671 3,787 205 83 275 3,255 3,179 2,306 873 801 2,100 105 2 3 5 105
South Dakota 4,228 3,076 1,152 1,909 323 326 40 4 1,245 284 62 47 15 29 1 4 0 0 22 4
Tennessee 63,702 44,035 19,667 20,546 35,972 4,430 301 41 115 1,575 9,039 6,698 2,341 3,024 5,137 549 29 5 19 183
Texas 226,466 156,402 70,064 31,111 63,104 105,429 1,659 196 564 4,300 14,627 10,380 4,247 2,926 2,722 7,156 117 8 46 354
Utah 12,085 9,369 2,716 7,247 506 3,168 116 312 275 334 1,056 781 275 662 58 264 11 19 23 17

Vermont
2,776 2,063 713 2,305 122 34 17 1 14 64 83 72 11 71 1 0 0 0 0 2
Virginia 74,212 52,706 21,506 22,452 36,654 7,844 774 71 172 3,688 946 731 215 308 284 266 30 1 1 35
Washington 46,576 34,496 12,080 20,395 4,373 12,650 997 696 1,111 4,427 2,506 1,962 544 1,133 166 769 31 42 74 189
West Virginia 18,923 13,858 5,065 15,553 1,752 258 30 7 15 711 561 428 133 469 27 27 0 0 2 30
Wisconsin 39,234 27,475 11,759 15,240 15,087 5,080 382 27 788 2,201 960 716 244 502 235 143 10 1 26 38
Wyoming 3,482 2,640 842 2,301 81 623 13 3 272 110 128 98 30 96 6 11 1 0 6 5
1 An out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a student is temporarily removed from his or her regular school (either in person or virtual) for disciplinary purposes for at least half a day (but less than the remainder of the school year) to another setting (e.g., home or behavior center). Out-of-school suspensions include removals with or without the continuation of educational services.
2 Expulsions are actions taken by a local education agency to remove a student from his or her regular school (either in person or virtual) for disciplinary purposes, with or without the continuation of educational services, for the remainder of the school year or longer, in accordance with local education agency policy. Expulsions also include removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.
3 Data by race/ethnicity exclude students with disabilities served only under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (i.e., those not receiving services under IDEA).
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, "2017-18 Discipline Estimations by Discipline Type" and "2017-18 Preschool Discipline Estimations by Discipline Type." (This table was prepared March 2022.)

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