Cahokia High School students suspended or expelled 16 times in 2023-24 school year
In total, there were 291 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 16 were suspensions or expulsions, representing a rate of approximately 2.1 incidents per 100 of the school's enrolled students. There were an additional 275 cases of students being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The expulsions were issued for two incidents involving violence that caused physical injury, two incidents involving violence without physical injury, and an incident involving a dangerous weapon other than a firearm.
There were 12 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another four incidents involved female students.
All 11 suspensions issued in the Cahokia High School schools involved high school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence without physical injury and a dangerous weapon other than a firearm, with six cases reported. Additionally, three cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
All of the students suspended or expelled during the 2023-24 school year in Cahokia High School were Black, who made up 90.5% population.
Cahokia High School is located in the Cahokia Community Unit School District 187, and has a main office in Cahokia.
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 | Expelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | - | - | - |
| Violence with injury | - | 1 | 2 |
| Violence without injury | - | 3 | 2 |
| Drug offenses | - | 1 | - |
| Firearm | - | - | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | 3 | 1 |
| Tobacco | - | - | - |
| Other reason | - | 3 | - |
| Total | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | - | - |
| 1-2 days | - | - |
| 2-3 days | - | - |
| 3-4 days | - | 1 |
| 4-10 days | - | - |
| More than 10 days | - | 10 |