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Student Suspensions

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Source: New York State Education Department

What does this measure?

The number of students who were suspended from school for at least one full day, expressed as a percentage of total enrollment.

Why is this important?

Significant school suspensions can have negative effects on learning outcomes, attendance, and future behavior.

How is Westchester County performing?

In 2025, 2.1%, or about 2,900 students in Westchester County, were suspended from school for at least one day. This is a 54% decrease in the number of suspensions since 2015. Westchester's suspension rate is below the statewide rate (3.2%), slightly below the rates in Nassau and Putnam counties (2.7% and 2.3%, respectively), and slightly higher than the 1.9% rate in Rockland County. Westchester's decrease in the number of suspensions was the highest among the counties and larger than the state's 17% decline.

School districts with high rates of suspensions in 2025 include Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School district, at 13%, and Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District, at 8%.

Notes about the data

Data for school year 2017-18 is not available due to a change in the information technology system used by the state.

Student Suspensions
2015201620172019202020212022202320242025
Westchester County4%3%3%3%2%0%2%3%2%2%
Nassau County3%2%2%2%1%1%2%2%2%2%
Putnam County2%2%2%3%1%1%2%3%2%3%
Rockland County2%2%2%2%1%0%3%3%2%2%
New York State3%3%3%3%2%1%3%4%3%3%
Westchester County School Districts
Ardsley Union Free School District1%2%1%2%1%0%2%2%1%1%
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District0%0%1%1%1%0%0%0%0%0%
Bronxville Union Free School District1%1%2%0%0%1%1%1%1%1%
Byram Hills Central School District0%0%1%1%0%0%1%1%1%1%
Chappaqua Central School District0%0%0%1%1%0%1%2%2%1%
Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District25%34%35%26%15%8%15%22%9%8%
Croton-Harmon Union Free School District1%2%1%2%1%0%1%0%0%0%
Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District6%3%1%1%1%0%1%2%1%1%
Eastchester Union Free School District1%1%1%2%1%1%2%1%1%1%
Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District47%30%29%27%38%24%31%23%16%13%
Edgemont Union Free School District0%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%2%2%
Elmsford Union Free School District1%2%2%1%1%1%2%5%4%5%
Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District16%12%28%17%10%0%0%0%0%0%
Greenburgh Central School District3%4%3%2%2%0%3%4%3%2%
Harrison Central School District2%1%2%1%1%1%2%1%1%1%
Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District1%1%1%1%0%0%1%0%0%0%
Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free School District49%61%67%0%7%1%0%0%0%0%
Hendrick Hudson Central School District4%4%2%4%2%1%3%3%3%2%
Irvington Union Free School District1%1%1%2%1%0%1%0%0%1%
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District1%1%1%1%0%0%1%1%1%1%
Lakeland Central School District1%2%2%2%1%0%2%2%2%2%
Mamaroneck Union Free School District1%1%0%1%1%0%1%1%0%1%
Bedford Central School District2%2%1%1%1%1%2%2%2%1%
Mount Vernon City School District7%8%7%7%5%0%0%6%7%6%
Mount Pleasant Central School District1%1%1%0%1%1%2%2%2%1%
New Rochelle City School District5%4%2%4%2%0%2%3%3%2%
North Salem Central School District1%1%0%1%1%0%1%2%1%0%
Ossining Union Free School District3%2%2%3%2%1%4%4%2%3%
Peekskill City School District10%6%6%6%5%0%5%5%5%4%
Pelham Union Free School District1%2%1%1%0%1%1%2%1%1%
Pleasantville Union Free School District1%1%0%1%1%0%0%1%1%1%
Pocantico Hills Central School District3%1%1%1%1%2%1%0%4%0%
Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District4%4%3%1%1%0%3%4%3%3%
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District0%0%0%0%0%0%1%1%0%0%
Rye City School District1%2%1%1%1%0%1%1%1%0%
Rye Neck Union Free School District2%1%0%1%1%0%1%2%1%1%
Scarsdale Union Free School District0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%
Somers Central School District0%1%1%3%2%1%2%2%1%1%
Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District47%40%23%1%1%0%1%0%0%1%
The Tarrytowns Union Free School District3%4%2%1%1%0%1%2%2%2%
Tuckahoe Union Free School District1%2%2%2%1%1%1%1%2%1%
Valhalla Union Free School District1%0%1%2%2%1%3%2%2%2%
White Plains City School District3%6%6%3%2%0%3%2%2%2%
Yonkers City School District11%6%5%5%2%0%4%4%4%3%
Yorktown Central School District1%1%1%1%1%0%2%1%2%2%
Mount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures are percent of students suspended at least one day.




Number of Students Suspended
2015201620172019202020212022202320242025
Westchester County6,3045,1814,1743,8682,3794683,1483,5503,3672,894
Nassau County5,1854,8034,6414,4172,9051,1314,6504,7084,2633,667
Putnam County30323730836519882296386279359
Rockland County8449478699976251731,2511,327975988
New York State91,49582,83982,35479,00453,28414,12684,39288,24480,46376,203
Westchester County School Districts
Ardsley Union Free School District15422348201051432730
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District6412141021463
Bronxville Union Free School District9122615910121917
Byram Hills Central School District7313145720122017
Chappaqua Central School District1816152321734675430
Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District59847155331630481719
Croton-Harmon Union Free School District172693219210643
Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District8840221814315321815
Eastchester Union Free School District36243856441649454138
Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District76503126271824231815
Edgemont Union Free School District485261011173331
Elmsford Union Free School District716201081024514647
Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District362838201000000
Greenburgh Central School District6376644240644735733
Harrison Central School District65495432212168353645
Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District181611135112535
Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free School District21021318801520000
Hendrick Hudson Central School District1001024399542371607147
Irvington Union Free School District20161931127188010
Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District3225363114621212221
Lakeland Central School District861041151166515104114102122
Mamaroneck Union Free School District2834212945842442234
Bedford Central School District73746231582085897551
Mount Vernon City School District607671559530355130415512427
Mount Pleasant Central School District1922260111141303921
New Rochelle City School District5384562194132158253292254247
North Salem Central School District10133982131794
Ossining Union Free School District1391211031439133185222110140
Peekskill City School District31919419621316814193178200169
Pelham Union Free School District27593823111729473732
Pleasantville Union Free School District1418720123691311
Pocantico Hills Central School District94243531141
Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District182191162353020139169123139
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District6466337866
Rye City School District376546252642230248
Rye Neck Union Free School District281081517119332114
Scarsdale Union Free School District79723532815164
Somers Central School District13212979442061533725
Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District138130744202003
The Tarrytowns Union Free School District761044639291328426155
Tuckahoe Union Free School District13232520961382215
Valhalla Union Free School District2161228222045283333
White Plains City School District18843943619511734185148122134
Yonkers City School District2,8141,5271,2041,244613161,069958970699
Yorktown Central School District26323033331263485373
Mount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District00000001

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures are students suspended at least one day.




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INDICATORS TREND | WESTCHESTER
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care 0
Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19 -1
Decreasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Single Female-Headed Households -1
Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate 1
Increasing
Voter Participation Rate 1
Increasing
Serious Crimes -1
Decreasing
Reported Victims of Domestic Violence 0
Maintaining
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Arrests by Municipality, Violent vs Nonviolent 10 Not Applicable*
Emerging Adult (18–24) Arrests by Year, by Severity 10 Not Applicable*
Resolutions of Felony Arrests for Youth Under 18 10 Not Applicable*
Census Self Response 1
Increasing
Households without Vehicles -1
Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Open Space in Westchester County 10 Not Applicable*
Change in Total Population 1
Increasing
Change in Population, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Change in Population, by Age 10 Not Applicable*
People with Disabilities 1
Increasing
Language Diversity 1
Increasing
People 65 or Older Living Alone -1
Decreasing
Foreign-Born Population 1
Increasing
Change in Total Jobs 1
Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector 10 Not Applicable*
Business Ownership, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector 10 Not Applicable*
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Income in Relation to Poverty Level 10 Not Applicable*
Female to Male Earnings Ratio 0
Maintaining
Unemployment Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty -1
Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty 1
Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Food Insecurity 1
Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance 0
Maintaining
People Receiving Supplemental Security Income -1
Decreasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden -1
Decreasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households -1
Decreasing
Homelessness, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Homelessness, by Sex 10 Not Applicable*
Per-Student Spending 0
Maintaining
Student Suspensions -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
High School Cohort Graduation Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance -1
Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Mortality Rate from Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Diabetes Mortality, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Suicide Rates, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*


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