Brad Skertich Auperintendent | Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Brad Skertich Auperintendent | Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
In total, there were 2,535 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 2,534 were suspensions or expulsions, representing a rate of approximately 42.9 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students. There was an additional case of a student being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The expulsions were issued for .
Among in-school suspensions where a reason was specified, the most common cause was incidents involving tobacco, with 86 recorded cases. There were also 29 incidents involving drugs. Additionally, 1,902 cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 1,803 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 731 incidents involved female students.
Of all suspensions issued in the district, 571 involved elementary or middle school students, while 1,959 involved high school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving drugs, with 68 cases reported. Additionally, 375 cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, white students, who made up 51.6% of the Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 student body, were suspended the most in the district, with 954 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by Hispanic students, who made up 27.7% of the student body, and received 762 suspensions.
Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state funding formula.
In 2024, Illinois registered a teacher retention rate of almost 90%. Yet, around 91% of superintendents reported having a 'serious' problem teacher shortage problem. In total, almost 4,100 teaching positions remained vacant by the end of the year.
“They’re putting a substitute in there, that’s somebody with a four-year degree that’s not in teaching. They’re using a retired teacher…or worse than that, they’re canceling the class, putting the kids in other classrooms, putting them in study hall, but those are strategies we have to use if there’s no qualified teacher,” said Beth Crider, regional superintendent of Peoria County Regional Office of Education #48.
| Type of Incident | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension | Expelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | - | 2 | - |
| Violence with injury | - | 43 | - |
| Violence without injury | - | - | - |
| Drug offenses | 29 | 68 | - |
| Firearm | 2 | 3 | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | 1 | 3 | - |
| Tobacco | 86 | 16 | - |
| Other reason | 1,902 | 375 | 4 |
| Total | 2,020 | 510 | 4 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 79 | 16 |
| 1-2 days | 1,290 | 173 |
| 2-3 days | 543 | 80 |
| 3-4 days | 71 | 56 |
| 4-10 days | 37 | 141 |
| More than 10 days | - | 44 |
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