State

Number of students expelled in 1997-98

School-age population 1997

Expelled students per 1,000 of pop.

Data Caveats

Alabama

82

778,980

0.105

Alaska

17

138,924

0.122

Arizona

111

904,273

0.123

Arkansas

57

485,938

0.117

California

382

6,290,575

0.061

Colorado

76

741,972

0.102

Connecticut

9

575,481

0.016

Delaware

29

128,204

0.226

District of Columbia

4

73,972

0.054

Florida

153

2,520,043

0.061

Georgia

203

1,429,690

0.142

Hawaii

3

214,120

0.014

Idaho

42

259,657

0.162

Illinois

86

2,270,655

0.038

Indiana

62

1,090,352

0.057

Iowa

30

541,563

0.055

Kansas

33

508,652

0.065

Kentucky

72

704,441

0.102

Louisiana

27

877,178

0.031

Maine

5

227,841

0.022

Maryland

64

921,604

0.069

Massachusetts

46

1,052,157

0.044

For 1997-98, 11 districts were unable to provide information on the number of expulsions that were referred to an alternate placement.

Michigan

99

1,852,011

0.053

Minnesota

45

934,941

0.048

The information shown for 1997-98 under handguns is actually handguns and rifles/shotguns combined.

Mississippi

47

551,309

0.085

Missouri

179

1,039,651

0.172

The reported figures may include other weapons such as knives, air guns, or brass knuckles.

Montana

17

175,227

0.097

Nebraska

11

330,497

0.033

Nevada

36

312,929

0.115

New Hampshire

5

222,374

0.022

New Jersey

40

1,430,257

0.028

New Mexico

32

365,481

0.088

New York

91

3,246,349

0.028

The data reported for 1997-98 represent 78 percent of all LEAs. All 5 of the largest LEAs are included. The school-age population figures are for all children aged 5 to 17.

North Carolina

121

1,354,542

0.089

The data shown here are estimates

North Dakota

1

124,503

0.008

Ohio

119

2,089,975

0.057

Oklahoma

17

652,211

0.026

Oregon

135

597,996

0.226

Pennsylvania

193

2,125,826

0.091

Rhode Island

10

171,442

0.058

South Carolina

85

701,683

0.121

South Dakota

49

147,892

0.327

Five unidentified firearms violations were not available by grade. They are included in the total by type of firearm under "other" and in the overall total but are not included in the totals by grade.

Tennessee

192

962,800

0.199

Texas

424

3,968,556

0.107

Utah

9

492,309

0.018

Vermont

5

111,015

0.045

Included in the 5 reported 1997-98 incidents is a case where one student brought 2 guns (a handgun and a hunting rifle). This was counted as one incident under "handgun."

Virginia

99

1,191,736

0.083

Virginia does not differentiate between handguns and rifles.

Washington

190

1,068,473

0.178

West Virginia

17

308,237

0.055

Wisconsin

66

1,011,134

0.065

Wyoming

0

100,721

0.000

Puerto Rico

1

852,354

0.001

American Samoa

0

13,629

0.000

Guam

0

31,797

0.000

Northern Marianas

0

7,766

0.000

Virgin Islands

2

26,197

0.076

Total

3,930

51,310,092

0.076

Number of states reporting:

56