- Nearly 1 in 5 students with disabilities were placed on out-of-school suspensions during the 2011-2012 school year, a rate two to three times that of typically developing students.
- In North Dakota, 5% of students with disabilities were suspended statewide, while in Florida, the rate was 37% for such students.
- In New Jersey elementary schools, the average rate of suspension for non-disabled students was 1.22%, but for students with disabilities, the rate was more than double that.
- In New Jersey high schools, the average rate of suspension was 7.55%, but for students with disabilities, the rate was 13.75%.
- Nearly one in four (23.11%) black male high school students with disabilities was suspended for behavior.
- In New Jersey, one district suspended 80% of their classified students in a single year.
- For elementary students with disabilities, district-by district suspensions ranged from a low of 0% to a high of 50%.
- For high school students with disabilities, district-by district suspensions ranged from a low of 0% to a high of 80.43%.
Data from 2011-2012
