Out-of-school Suspension Rates in K-12 Schools in the US

Even though the overall use of out-of-school suspensions (OSS) in the US has declined overall, racial/ethnic disparities in OSS rates persists to this day. We show a snapshot of how state-level trends in OSS by race/ethnicity has changed over the last decade in this brief. For a more in-depth, nationwide, comparative analysis of OSS rates and corporal punishment rates in the US over the last five decades, see our latest data visualization published recently in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

Note. The 2020-21 data collection was amidst the COVID-19 pandemic when many schools were closed for some or all year in person, likely affecting the school discipline outcomes reported. Please interpret with caution.