PATCH REPORT: The State of Port Washington-Saukville School Suspension/Expulsion Rates

PORT WASHINGTON -- It goes without saying that a safe school district is a benefit to the students, parents, teachers and the community.

As the 2016 school year gets underway, we crunched the numbers to find out how one small piece of the puzzle - student suspensions and expulsions - looks for the Port Washington-Saukville School District.

For almost everybody, there is good news. Port Washington-Saukville had a 2.5 percent suspension rate in 2014-15 (the most recent data available). That rate was the lowest in the last five years.

Port Washington-Saukville suspension rate was significantly lower when compared with the state average of 3.6 percent. By comparison, just a few miles away, the Milwaukee Public School District's suspension rate was a staggering 10.6 percent over the same period - down from an unfathomable 23.2 percent in 2010-2011.

In Port Washington-Saukville, 66 students were suspended, and 0 were expelled from the district during the 2014-15 school year - the most recent data available on the State Department of Public Instruction Website.

Suspensions by School

Elementary
Dunwiddie 4
Lincoln 1
Saukville 2

Middle
Thomas Jefferson 26

High
Port Washington 33

Suspensions by Incident Type

Alcohol-Related: 2
Dangerous Weapon (non-firearm): 4
Drug-Related: 1
Handgun: 0
Other Firearm: 0
Shotgun or Rifle: 0

Statewide Suspension/Expulsion by Incident Type

Enrollment 870,652

Weapon or Drug-Related Incidents

Alcohol-Related: 507
Dangerous Weapon (non-firearm): 921
Drug-Related: 2,466
Handgun: 17
Other Firearm: 30
Shotgun or Rifle: 26
Assault: 0
Endangering Behavior: 1
Other: 20

Non-Weapon or Drug-Related Incidents

Assault: 4,261
Endangering Behavior: 10, 147
Other: 35,360