Reavis High School reports 114 incidents of students being suspended just in 2023-24 school year
In total, there were 119 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 114 were suspensions representing a rate of approximately 6 incidents per 100 of the school's enrolled students. There were an additional five cases of students being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The school reported that most in-school suspensions were given for incidents involving drugs, with six recorded cases. There were also two incidents involving violence without physical injury. Additionally, seven cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 73 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 41 incidents involved female students.
All 114 suspensions issued in the Reavis High School schools involved high school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving drugs, with 46 cases reported. Additionally, 26 cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, Hispanic students, which made up 67.4% of the Reavis High School student body, were suspended the most in the school, with 84 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by white students, who made up 26.4% of the student body, and received 24 suspensions.
Reavis High School is located in the Reavis Township High School District 220, and has a main office in Burbank.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | - | 3 |
| Violence with injury | - | 7 |
| Violence without injury | 2 | 16 |
| Drug offenses | 6 | 46 |
| Firearm | - | 1 |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | - |
| Tobacco | - | - |
| Other reason | 7 | 26 |
| Total | 15 | 99 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | - | - |
| 1-2 days | 6 | 11 |
| 2-3 days | 7 | 8 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 72 |
| 4-10 days | 1 | 7 |
| More than 10 days | - | 1 |