By: Juliana Rosa, Research and Evaluation Specialist, Expelled and At-risk Student... Janelle Krueger, Program Manager, Expelled and At-risk Student Services Grant

By: Juliana Rosa, Research and Evaluation Specialist, Expelled and At-risk Student... Janelle Krueger, Program Manager, Expelled and At-risk Student Services Grant

By:
Juliana Rosa, Research and Evaluation Specialist, Expelled and At-risk Student Services Grant
[email protected]
Janelle Krueger, Program Manager, Expelled and At-risk Student Services Grant
[email protected]
Annette Severson, Consultant, Information Management Services - Data Services
[email protected]
March 2016
Office of Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement
201 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203
303-866-6635
Colorado school districts annually report the number of incidents and disciplinary actions taken for
certain types of student behavior to the Colorado Department of Education in accordance with the Safe
School Act enacted in 2000. The following charts and tables are in addition to the 2014-15 report which
describes these incidents and disciplinary actions taken for the 2014-15 school year. The current 201415 data was also compared to the 2013-14 data to investigate whether substantial differences were
seen since the last report. The full report can be seen found here:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/dropoutprevention/studentdisciplineanalysis. Below is a brief summary of
the report findings.
During the 2014-15 school year, there were 91,549 disciplined incidents reported of which the most
common incidents were:
 Disobedient/ defiant or repeated interference (30.2%),
 Detrimental behavior (27.6%)
 Other code of conduct violations (25.2%)
Of the 889,006 students enrolled statewide, 58,586 (6.6%) students were disciplined during the 2014-15
school year of which the most common actions taken were:
 Out-of-school suspension (54.7%)
 In-school suspension (30.7%)
Expulsion was the least common form of disciplinary action taken (1.2%).
When analyzing disciplinary incidents by grade, the school districts’ reported:
• 24,616 incidents in elementary schools
• 31,282 incidents in middle/junior high schools
• 35,651 incidents in senior high schools
When focusing on disciplinary actions and Race/Ethnicity, the report shows the following:
 Black students represented 4.7 percent of the total student population but accounted for 10.0
percent of the students who were disciplined.
 Hispanic students represented 33.1 percent of the student population but accounted for 41.6
percent of students disciplined.
 American Indian or Alaska Native students represented 0.7 percent of the student population
but accounted for 1.4 percent of students disciplined.
Furthermore, 14.1 percent of the Black student population, 12.7 percent of the American Indian or
Alaska Native, and 8.3 percent of the Hispanic student population were disciplined, as compared to 5.0
percent of the White student population.
This current document aims to display the graphs and tables with the breakdown of disciplinary
incidents and actions taken referenced in the report, as well as additional graphs and tables generated
to further investigate disciplinary incidents in the 2014-15 school year.
2013-14 State Total Disciplined Incidents:
Percentage of All Disciplined Incidents (91,062*) by Type
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
30.2% (27,504)
Detrimental Behavior
27.6% (25,170)
Type of Disciplined Incident
Other Code of Conduct Violation
25.2% (22,975)
Drug Violation
6.8% (6,188)
4.5% (4,091)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
Tobacco Violation
1.8% (1,630)
Alcohol Violation
1.5% (1,325)
Dangerous Weapon
1.0% (871)
Destruction of School Property
0.9% (861)
1st, 2nd, OR Vehicular Assault
0.2% (172)
Robbery
0.2% (142)
Other Felony
0.1% (133)
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 487 incidents
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Comparison of Total Disciplined Incidents in 2013-14 and 2014-15
Type of Incident
2013-14 School Year
Total Number
% of Total
of Incidents
Incidents
2014-15 School Year
Total Number of
% of Total
Incidents
Incidents
Difference from 2013-14 to 2014-15
Difference in Total
Difference in % of
Number of Incidents
Total Incidents
1.6 percentage
957 incident decrease
point decrease
0.4 percentage
379 incident increase
point increase
0.1 percentage
48 incident increase
point decrease
Drug Violation
7,145
8.4%
6,188
6.8%
Alcohol Violation
946
1.1%
1,325
1.5%
Tobacco Violation
1,582
1.9%
1,630
1.8%
142
0.2%
172
0.2%
30 incident increase
No difference
4,473
5.2%
4,091
4.5%
382 incident decrease
0.7 percentage
point decrease
Dangerous Weapon
844
1.0%
871
1.0%
27 incident increase
No difference
Robbery
147
0.2%
142
0.2%
5 incident decrease
No difference
Other Felony
248
0.3%
133
0.1%
115 incident decrease
0.2 percentage
point decrease
Disobedient/
Defiant or Repeated
Interference
23,100
27.1%
27,504
30.2%
4,404 incident increase
3.1 percentage
point increase
Detrimental Behavior
24,433
28.6%
25,170
27.6%
2,603
3.1%
861
0.9%
19,643
23.0%
22,975
25.2%
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular
Assault
3rd Degree
Assault/Disorderly
Conduct
Destruction of School
Property
Other Code of Conduct
Violations
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
1.0 percentage
point decrease
2.2 percentage
1,742 incident decease
point decrease
2.2 percentage
3,332 incident decrease
point increase
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737 incident increase
2014-15 State Total Disciplinary Actions Taken:
Percentage of All Disciplined Incidents (91,549) by Action Taken
Out-of-School Suspension
54.7% (50,065)
Type of Action Taken
In-School Suspension
Other
Referral To Law Enforcement
Classroom Suspension
Expulsion
0.0%
30.7% (28,071)
6.3% (5,764)
4.1% (3,758)
3.0% (2,799)
1.2% (1,092)
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% of All Actions Taken (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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Comparison of Total Disciplinary Actions Taken in 2013-14 and 2014-15
2013-14 School Year
Type of Action
2014-15 School Year
Total Number of
Actions Taken
% of Total
Actions Taken
Total Number of
Actions Taken
% of Total
Actions Taken
Classroom
Suspension
In-School
Suspension
Out-of-School
Suspension
1,735
2.0%
2,799
3.0%
26,619
31.2%
28,071
30.7%
45,278
53.1%
50,065
54.7%
Expulsion
1,276
1.5%
1,092
1.2%
Other Action
Taken
5,492
6.4%
5,764
6.3%
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
Difference from
2013-14 to 2014-15
Difference in Total
Difference in % of
Number of Actions
Total Actions Taken
Taken
1,064 incident
1.0 percentage
increase
point increase
1,452 incident
0.5 percentage
increase
point increase
4,787 incident
1.6 percentage
increase
point increase
0.3 percentage
184 incident decrease
point decrease
0.1 percentage
272 incident increase
point decrease
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2014-15 Suspensions by Type of Incident:
Percentage of State Total Number of Classroom, In-School, and
Out-of-School Suspensions (80,526*)
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
30.5% (24,572)
Detrimental Behavior
28.7% (23,095)
Other Code of Conduct Violation
25.5% (20,539)
Type of Action Taken
Drug Violation
5.6% (4,529)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
4.6% (3,692)
Tobacco Violation
1.8% (1,434)
Alcohol Violation
1.3% (1,015)
Destruction of School Property
0.9% (718)
Dangerous Weapon
0.8% (612)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
0.1% (121)
Robbery
0.1% (113)
Other Felony
0.1% (86)
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
% of All Actions Taken (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 409 incidents
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10 Year Trend of Incidents Resulting in Suspensions
115,000
108,129
110,000
Number of Suspensions
105,000
102,702
103,575
103,382
100,000
96,073
93,556
95,000
89,307
90,000
85,000
80,935
80,318
80,000
73,632
75,000
70,000
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
School Year
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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2014-15 Expulsions by Type of Incident:
Percentage of State Total Number of Expulsions (1,091*)
Type of Disciplined Incident
Drug Violation
40.9% (446)
Detrimental Behavior
14.8% (161)
Other Code of Conduct Violation
14.5% (158)
Dangerous Weapon
11.5% (126)
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
6.9% (76)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
4.0% (44)
Alcohol Violation
3.0% (33)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
1.4% (15)
Other Felony
1.2% (13)
Destruction of School Property
0.9% (10)
Robbery
0.5% (5)
Tobacco Violation
0.4% (4)
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 1 incident
50.0%
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10 Year Trend of Incidents Resulting in Expulsions
3,000
2,500
2,440
Number of Expulsions
2,247
2,166
2,163
2,088
1,975
2,000
2,010
1,473
1,500
1,276
1,092
1,000
500
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
School Year
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
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2014-15 Referral to Law Enforcement by Type of Incident:
Percentage of State Total of Referrals to Law Enforcement (3,742*)
Drug Violation
31.0% (1,160)
Type of Disciplined Incident
Other Code of Conduct Violation
24.3% (908)
Detrimental Behavior
15.4% (576)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
8.6% (322)
Alcohol Violation
6.9% (260)
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
5.6% (209)
Dangerous Weapon
3.4% (128)
Destruction of School Property
1.7% (62)
Tobacco Violation
1.4% (53)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
0.7% (27)
Other Felony
0.6% (21)
Robbery
0.4% (16)
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 16 incidents
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2014-15 Referral to Law Enforcement:
Number and Percent of Total Disciplined Incidents
Total Number of
Incidents in 2014-15
Number Referred to Law
Enforcement in 2014-15
% Referred to Law
Enforcement in 2014-15
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
Detrimental Behavior
Other Code of Conduct Violations
Drug Violation
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
Tobacco Violation
Alcohol Violation
Dangerous Weapon
Destruction of School Property
1st, 2nd Degree Assault or Vehicular Assault
Robbery
Other Felony
27,504
25,170
22,975
6,188
4,091
1,630
1,325
871
861
172
142
133
209
576
908
1,160
322
53
260
128
62
27
16
21
0.8%
2.3%
4.0%
18.7%
7.9%
3.3%
19.6%
14.7%
7.2%
15.7%
11.3%
15.8%
Total Incidents (Not students)
Data source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
91,062
3,742
4.1%
Code of Conduct Behavior
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2014-15 "Other Actions Taken" by Type of Incident:
Percentage of State Total Number of "Other Actions Taken" (5,703*)
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
46.4% (2,647)
Other Code of Conduct Violation
24.0% (1,370)
Type of Disciplined Incident
Detrimental Behavior
23.5% (1,338)
Tobacco Violation
2.4% (139)
Destruction of School Property
1.2% (71)
Drug Violation
0.9% (53)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
0.6% (33)
Alcohol Violation
0.3% (17)
Other Felony
0.2% (13)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
0.2% (9)
Robbery
0.1% (8)
Dangerous Weapon
0.1% (5)
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 61 incidents
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2014-15 State Total "Other Code of Conduct Violations"
Incidents Reported (22,975) by Action Taken
Out-of-School Suspension
48.8% (11,205)
Type of Action Taken
In-school Suspension
39.2% (9,006)
Other Actions Taken
6.0% (1,370)
Referrals to Law Enforcement
4.0% (908)
Classroom Suspension
Expulsion
1.4% (328)
0.6% (158)
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% of All Actions Taken (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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2014-15 State Total Incidents by Action Taken Data Table
Code of Conduct Behavior
Drug Violation
Alcohol Violation
Tobacco Violation
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
Dangerous Weapon
Robbery
Other Felony
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
Detrimental Behavior
Destruction of School Property
Other Code of Conduct Violations
Unknown
Classroom
In-School
Suspension Suspension
Out-ofReferral to
School
Expulsion
Law
Suspension
Enforcement
Other
Action
Taken
Total
Incidents
22
17
3
0
5
2
0
0
1,892
508
21
158
108
385
16
729
50
27
22
10,600
6,631
182
4,349
890
1,046
105
2,958
560
86
64
12,080
15,956
515
446
33
4
15
44
126
5
13
76
161
10
1,160
260
53
27
322
128
16
21
209
576
62
53
17
139
9
33
5
8
13
2647
1,338
71
6,188
1,335
1,630
172
4,091
871
142
133
27,504
25,170
861
328
9,006
11,205
158
908
1,370
22,975
1
157
251
1
16
61
487
28,071
50,065
1,092
3,758
5,764
91,549
2,799
Total Actions
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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2014-15 Disciplined Incidents by School Levels (91,549)
Senior High School
Incidents
(35,651; 38.9%)
Elementary School
Incidents (24,616; 26.9%)
Middle/Junior High
School Incidents
(31,282; 34.2%)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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2014-15 Elementary School State Total Disciplinary Incidents:
Percentage of All Incidents (24,435*) by Type
Detrimental Behavior
38.5% (9,413)
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
27.8% (6,792)
Other Code of Conduct Violation
23.9% (5,833)
Type of Disciplined Incident
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
5.6% (1,380)
Destruction of School Property
1.1% (263)
Drug Violation
1.0% (240)
Dangerous Weapon
0.8% (207)
Tobacco Violation
0.6% (142)
Alcohol Violation
0.2% (61)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
0.2% (52)
Robbery
0.1% (32)
Other Felony
0.1% (20)
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 181 incidents
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2014-15 Elementary School State Total Actions Taken:
Percentage of All Disciplined Incidents (24,616) by Action Taken
Out-of-School Suspension
54.8% (13,479)
Type of Action Taken
In-School Suspension
32.7% (8,041)
Other Action Taken
8.4% (2,073)
Classroom Suspension
3.0% (751)
Referral to Law Enforcement
Expulsion
0.9% (212)
0.2% (60)
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% of All Actions Taken (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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2014-15 Middle/Junior High School Total School
Disciplinary Incidents:
Percentage of All Incidents (31,141*) by Type
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
33.0% (10,272)
Detrimental Behavior
28.1% (8,746)
Type of Disciplined Incident
Other Code of Conduct Violation
27.0% (8,422)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
4.0% (1,243)
Drug Violation
3.8% (1,171)
Tobacco Violation
1.4% (442)
Destruction of School Property
0.9% (276)
Dangerous Weapon
0.9% (274)
Alcohol Violation
0.6% (201)
Robbery
0.1% (35)
Other Felony
0.1% (33)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
0.1% (26)
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 141 incidents
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2014-15 Middle/Junior High School State Total Actions Taken:
Percentage of All Disciplined Incidents (31,282) by Action Taken
Out-of-School Suspension
52.4% (16,382)
Type of Action Taken
In-School Suspension
Other Action Taken
Classroom Suspension
Referral to Law Enforcement
Expulsion
0.0%
32.3% (10,118)
6.3% (1,966)
4.8% (1,488)
3.3% (1,046)
0.9%(282)
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% of All Actions Taken (Incident Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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2014-15 High School State Total Disciplinary Incidents:
Percentage of All Incidents (35,486) by Type
Disobedient/Defiant or Repeated Interference
29.4% (10,440)
Other Code of Conduct Violation
24.5% (8,720)
Type of Disciplined Incident
Detrimental Behavior
19.8% (7,011)
Drug Violation
13.5% (4,777)
3rd Degree Assault/Disorderly Conduct
4.1% (1,468)
Alcohol Violation
3.0% (1,063)
Tobacco Violation
2.9% (1,046)
Dangerous Weapon
1.1% (390)
Destruction of School Property
0.9% (322)
1st, 2nd, or Vehicular Assault
0.3% (94)
Other Felony
0.2% (80)
Robbery
0.2% (75)
0.0%
5.0%
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
*Note: Data not available for 165 incidents
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
% of All Disciplined Incidents (Incident Count)
30.0%
35.0%
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2014-15 High School State Total Actions Taken:
Percentage of All Disciplined Incidents (35,651) by Action Taken
Out-of-School Suspension
56.7% (20,204)
Type of Action Taken
In-School Suspension
Referral to Law Enforcement
Classroom Suspension
Expulsion
Other Action Taken
0.0%
27.8% (9,912)
7.0% (2,500)
4.8% (1,725)
2.1% (750)
1.6% (560)
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% of All Actions Taken (Incidenet Count)
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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Asian Students Discipline by Gender
(717)
American Indian or Alaska Native
Students Disciplined by Gender
(828)
Female
28.6%
Female
33.3%
Male
66.7%
Male
71.4%
Black Students Disciplined by
Gender (5,872)
Hispanic/Latino Students
Disciplined by Gender (24,381)
Female
31.3%
Male
68.7%
Female
35.6%
Male
64.4%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
Students Disciplined by Gender (122)
Two or More Races Student
Disciplined by Gender (2,246)
Female
31.8%
Female
30.3%
Male
68.2%
Male
69.7%
White Students Disciplined by
Gender (24,420)
All Students Disciplined by Gender
(58,586)
Female
30.9%
Male
69.1%
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
Female
32.9%
Male
67.1%
Comparison of 2013-14 and 2014-15 State Total Disciplinary Actions Taken
Between Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
% of Total Students Disciplined in
2013-14
% of Total Students Disciplined in
2014-15
Total Percentage Point Difference
from 2013-14 to 2014-15
Black
10.4%
10.0%
0.4 percentage point lower
American Indian or Alaska
Native
1.1%
1.4%
0.3 percentage point higher
Hispanic
42.3%
41.6%
0.7 percentage point lower
White
41.3%
41.7%
0.4 percentage point higher
Asian
1.0%
1.2%
0.2 percentage point higher
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific
Islander
0.1%
0.2%
0.1 percentage point higher
Two or More Races
3.4%
3.8%
0.4 percentage point higher
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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Comparison of 2013-14 and 2014-15 State Total Disciplinary Actions Taken
Within Race/ Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
% of Total within Race/Ethnicity
Disciplined in 2013-14
% of Total within Race/Ethnicity
Disciplined in 2014-15
Total Percentage Point Difference
from 2013-14 to 2014-15
Black
13.9%
14.1%
0.2 percentage point higher
American Indian or Alaska
Native
9.4%
12.7%
3.3 percentage points higher
Hispanic
8.1%
8.3%
0.2 percentage point higher
White
4.8%
5.0%
0.2 percentage point higher
Asian/
2.1%
2.6%
0.5 percentage point higher
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific
Islander
5.0%
5.9%
0.9 percentage point higher
Two or More Races
6.1%
6.9%
0.8 percentage point higher
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
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Students Disciplined by Race/Ethnicity Trend Line
Percentage of Total Student Enrollment for Each Race/Ethnicity and Year
18.0%
16.9%
16.1%
15.8%
16.0%
14.6%
% of Enrolled Students Per Race/Ethnicity
13.9%
American Indian
14.1%
14.0%
12.0%
11.7%
10.2%
10.0%
11.3%
10.9%
9.4%
9.2%
7.4%
6.5%
4.0%
8.4%
3.8%
8.1%
6.9%
6.1%
5.6%
5.5%
Black
10.4%
9.8%
8.0%
6.0%
Asian
12.7%
5.3%
4.8%
3.6%
3.2%
Hispanic
8.3%
White
6.9%
5.9%
5.0%
5.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander
Two or More Races
4.8%
2.7%
2.1%
2.6%
2.0%
0.0%
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
School Year
Data Source: Colorado Department of Education, Data Services
2013-14
2014-15
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