School Building at La Moille Community Unit School District 303 | La Moille Community Unit School District 303
School Building at La Moille Community Unit School District 303 | La Moille Community Unit School District 303
In total, there were 19 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 11.1 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students.
Among in-school suspensions where a reason was specified, the most common cause was incidents involving tobacco, with three recorded cases. There were also two incidents involving violence that caused physical injury. Additionally, six cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 15 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another four incidents involved female students.
Of all suspensions issued in the district, three involved elementary or middle school students, while 16 involved high school students.
The only out-of-school suspension was for incident involving violence that caused physical injury. Additionally, seven cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
All of the students suspended during the 2023-24 school year in La Moille Community Unit School District 303 were white, who made up 92.4% of the district’s student population.
Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state 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 | - | - |
| Violence with injury | 2 | 1 |
| Violence without injury | - | - |
| Drug offenses | - | - |
| Firearm | - | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | - |
| Tobacco | 3 | - |
| Other reason | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 11 | 8 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | - | - |
| 1-2 days | 6 | 4 |
| 2-3 days | 5 | 3 |
| 3-4 days | - | 1 |
| 4-10 days | - | - |
| More than 10 days | - | - |
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