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School suspensions in Tennessee

School suspensions

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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Percent of public school K-12 students receiving an in-school suspension and, separately, percent receiving an out-of-school suspension in a school year.

Data Source

Tennessee Department of Education, Discipline data.

Notes

Alvin C. York Institute, a state-run school, is excluded. Specialized schools (for example for the blind or deaf) are not included.

The year refers to the spring year of the school year (2024-25 is shown as 2025).

The Department of Education suppresses results for fewer than 10 students and percentages below 1% (or above 99%); suppressed values are left blank, not estimated.

 

Reporting standards changed beginning in the 2018 school year; the series starts in 2018 and earlier years are not included.

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