Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade) - FL Health CHARTS

Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade)

Out-of-school suspension is defined as the temporary removal of a student from a school and the school program for a period not exceeding ten days. The percentage is the number of students with out of school suspensions divided by the total number of enrolled students expressed as a percent.

Suspensions are an indicator of disruptions or violence in schools.

In 2023, the rate per 1,000 of Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade) in Alachua County was 85.4 compared to Florida at 68.9. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the second quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are more Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade) in about half of the counties, and less in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

Count/Rate

Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade), Single Year

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Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade), Rate Per 1,000 K-12 Students, Single Year

Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade), Rate Per 1,000 K-12 Students, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2023	2,445	28,636	85.4^*	3.2	193,463	2,807,190	68.9	0.3
2022	2,196	28,520	77.0^*	3.1	174,085	2,774,109	62.8	0.3
2021	765	28,123	27.2^*	1.9	95,081	2,741,266	34.7	0.2
2020	1,281	29,038	44.1	2.4	121,628	2,793,377	43.5	0.2
2019	1,688	29,029	58.1	2.7	154,798	2,782,696	55.6	0.3
2018	1,849	28,924	63.9^*	2.8	144,611	2,771,839	52.2	0.3
2017	1,910	28,572	66.8^*	2.9	139,057	2,756,645	50.4	0.3
2016	2,180	28,413	76.7^*	3.1	151,124	2,732,106	55.3	0.3
2015	1,972	28,689	68.7^*	2.9	164,993	2,756,944	59.8	0.3
2014	2,089	28,157	74.2^*	3.1	172,545	2,720,797	63.4	0.3
2013	2,458	27,826	88.3^*	3.3	177,736	2,692,162	66.0	0.3
2012	1,847	29,637	62.3^*	2.8	142,188	2,871,448	49.5	0.3
2011	2,129	27,495	77.4^*	3.2	159,305	2,643,396	60.3	0.3
2010	2,258	27,783	81.3^*	3.2	174,687	2,635,115	66.3	0.3
2009	2,296	27,665	83.0^*	3.3	185,974	2,631,629	70.7	0.3
2008	2,640	27,592	95.7^*	3.5	195,608	2,605,976	75.1	0.3
2007	883	28,235	31.3^*	2.0	194,327	2,617,035	74.3	0.3
2006	829	28,149	29.5^*	2.0	205,370	2,622,379	78.3	0.3
2005	958	28,120	34.1^*	2.1	196,435	2,582,152	76.1	0.3
2004	2,996	28,369	105.6^*	3.6	210,615	2,548,799	82.6	0.3

Florida

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Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade), Rate Per 1,000 K-12 Students, 2023

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Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade), Rate Per 1,000 K-12 Students, 2023 MOV

Out of School Suspensions (Kindergarten - 12th Grade), Rate Per 1,000 K-12 Students, 2023
County	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
Florida	193,463	2,807,190	68.9	0.3
Alachua	2,445	28,636	85.4^*	3.2
Baker	480	4,816	99.7^*	8.5
Bay	2,728	26,601	102.6^*	3.6
Bradford	436	2,841	153.5^*	13.3
Brevard	7,419	72,175	102.8^*	2.2
Broward	4,940	248,679	19.9^*	0.5
Calhoun	37	2,061	18.0^*	5.7
Charlotte	1,573	16,445	95.7^*	4.5
Citrus	1,870	15,504	120.6^*	5.1
Clay	2,505	38,393	65.2^*	2.5
Collier	3,129	47,258	66.2^*	2.2
Columbia	1,077	9,524	113.1^*	6.4
Miami-Dade	4,673	326,481	14.3^*	0.4
DeSoto	535	4,530	118.1^*	9.4
Dixie	188	1,938	97.0^*	13.2
Duval	10,605	127,370	83.3^*	1.5
Escambia	4,195	36,984	113.4^*	3.2
Flagler	1,400	13,245	105.7^*	5.2
Franklin	96	1,134	84.7	16.2
Gadsden	831	4,281	194.1^*	11.8
Gilchrist	223	2,682	83.1^*	10.4
Glades	150	1,746	85.9^*	13.1
Gulf	120	1,870	64.2	11.1
Hamilton	186	1,595	116.6^*	15.8
Hardee	326	4,869	67.0	7.0
Hendry	414	13,525	30.6^*	2.9
Hernando	2,559	23,591	108.5^*	4.0
Highlands	1,274	12,002	106.1^*	5.5
Hillsborough	17,829	219,998	81.0^*	1.1
Holmes	127	3,129	40.6^*	6.9
Indian River	1,015	16,909	60.0^*	3.6
Jackson	282	5,766	48.9^*	5.6
Jefferson	207	726	285.1^*	32.8
Lafayette	77	1,130	68.1	14.7
Lake	3,783	46,314	81.7^*	2.5
Lee	5,705	97,680	58.4^*	1.5
Leon	3,755	31,776	118.2^*	3.5
Levy	586	5,451	107.5^*	8.2
Liberty	56	1,269	44.1^*	11.3
Madison	360	2,338	154.0^*	14.6
Manatee	5,286	49,990	105.7^*	2.7
Marion	6,340	43,518	145.7^*	3.3
Martin	1,524	18,376	82.9^*	4.0
Monroe	465	8,447	55.0^*	4.9
Nassau	760	12,561	60.5^*	4.2
Okaloosa	1,695	32,255	52.5^*	2.4
Okeechobee	798	6,277	127.1^*	8.2
Orange	12,934	204,698	63.2^*	1.1
Osceola	6,981	72,091	96.8^*	2.2
Palm Beach	13,550	186,884	72.5^*	1.2
Pasco	6,468	82,609	78.3^*	1.8
Pinellas	5,097	90,161	56.5^*	1.5
Polk	15,563	111,874	139.1^*	2.0
Putnam	1,160	9,989	116.1^*	6.3
St. Johns	2,635	49,362	53.4^*	2.0
St. Lucie	4,243	45,093	94.1^*	2.7
Santa Rosa	1,717	30,184	56.9^*	2.6
Sarasota	2,204	44,467	49.6^*	2.0
Seminole	4,456	65,451	68.1	1.9
Sumter	827	9,141	90.5^*	5.9
Suwannee	515	5,704	90.3^*	7.4
Taylor	462	2,557	180.7^*	14.9
Union	210	2,315	90.7^*	11.7
Volusia	6,712	62,036	108.2^*	2.4
Wakulla	463	4,899	94.5^*	8.2
Walton	847	11,192	75.7^*	4.9
Washington	159	3,169	50.2^*	7.6

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Data are for school years which vary by school district.
Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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