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US School Discipline Data: Delaware
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Detailed information is provided on student disciplinary actions occurring within Delaware schools. The data allows users to identify trends and inform interventions within the educational system, as it is broken down by multiple demographic categories such as race, gender, grade level, and special populations. Key metrics include the number of students receiving disciplinary actions, the total number of incidents, the average duration of actions, and the percentage of students disciplined relative to overall enrolment. Data is updated on an annual basis.
Columns
This file contains 18 columns detailing disciplinary actions and student demographics:
- School Year: The academic year for which the record is relevant (e.g., 2016 refers to the school year ending in June 2016).
- District Code: A numerical identifier for each School District; statewide data rows use “0”.
- District: The full name of the School District, or "State of Delaware" for statewide records.
- School Code: A numerical identifier for each specific school; districtwide or statewide rows use “0”.
- Organization: The full name of the school, district, or "State of Delaware" corresponding to the record.
- Race: The race/ethnicity of the student subgroup (e.g., African American, All Students).
- Gender: The gender of the student subgroup (e.g., Male, All Students).
- Grade: The grade level of the student subgroup (e.g., 9th Grade, All Students).
- SpecialDemo: The special population status of the student subgroup (e.g., Low-Income, All Students).
- Geography: Represents the geography of the student group.
- SubGroup: A unique name combining the specified Race, Gender, Grade, SpecialDemo, and Geography attributes.
- Category: The type of disciplinary action applied (e.g., Out-of-School Suspension, In-School Suspension).
- Rowstatus: Indicates if the aggregate data has been REDACTED (hidden to comply with privacy laws) or REPORTED.
- Students: The count of students within the specified subgroup who received the disciplinary action.
- Enrollment: The total number of students enrolled in the specified organization.
- PctEnrollment: The percentage of enrolled students who received the disciplinary action (Students divided by Enrollment).
- Incidents: The total number of separate incidents that resulted in the specified disciplinary action for the demographic group.
- AvgDuration: The average number of days the specified disciplinary action lasted for the student demographic.
Distribution
The data is available in a standard data file, typically CSV format (
student_discipline.csv), and is approximately 227.94 MB in size. The structure includes 18 columns and contains about 1.08 million valid records. The expected update frequency for this material is annually.Usage
This data is highly suitable for several analytical applications, including:
- Studying long-term disciplinary trends and changes in student behaviour.
- Identifying patterns of disciplinary actions across different demographic groups.
- Informing the development and effectiveness of educational interventions and policy.
- Conducting detailed state-level and district-level analyses of school administration.
Coverage
The data covers student discipline actions across the entire State of Delaware, including insights at both the statewide and individual district levels. The time range spans school years from 2015 up to 2023. The demographic scope is detailed, including data categorized by race, gender, grade, and special population status. Note that a significant portion of the data rows are REDACTED to ensure compliance with state and federal privacy laws.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Educational Researchers: To assess equity in disciplinary practices and outcomes for specific student subgroups.
- Policy Analysts and Government Bodies: To monitor statewide disciplinary performance and allocate resources for intervention programmes.
- District Administrators: To compare disciplinary statistics against state averages and identify specific areas for improvement within their districts.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Delaware Student Disciplinary Actions by Demographics
- DE K-12 Discipline Metrics (2015-2023)
- US School Discipline Data: Delaware
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Original Data Source: US School Discipline Data: Delaware
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