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How many times were students suspended in Buncombe Consolidated School during 2023-24 school year?

Published 06/10/26

Buncombe Consolidated School reported four suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were four disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing an average of 0.1 actions per student in the district.

The school reported that all in-school suspensions were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

Only male students were subject to disciplinary actions, a rate of approximately 1.5 incidents per 10 male students.

All four suspensions issued in the Buncombe Consolidated School schools involved elementary or middle school students.

All of the students suspended during the 2023-24 school year in Buncombe Consolidated School were white, who made up 91.2% population.

Buncombe Consolidated School is located in the Buncombe Consolidated School District 43, and has a main office in Buncombe.

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.

Buncombe Consolidated School Student Discipline Report in 2023-24 School Year
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury--
Violence without injury--
Drug offenses--
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons--
Tobacco--
Other reason31
Total31
Length of Suspensions in Buncombe Consolidated School in 2023-24 School Year
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less--
1-2 days31
2-3 days--
3-4 days--
4-10 days--
More than 10 days--

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