2026 data report

Suspension rate (%) in California public schools

Statewide trends and county leaderboards for suspension rate (%), sourced directly from CDE SARC. Lower is better.

From CDE SARC, cycles 22-23, 23-24, 24-25. Last refreshed 2026-05-15.

Statewide trend

Median (plum line) and p25–p75 band (mist), all California public schools per cycle.

Best 25 counties — Suspension rate (%)

  1. 1Sierra0.0
  2. 2San Francisco0.3
  3. 3Los Angeles0.4
  4. 4Inyo0.5
  5. 5Trinity0.6
  6. 6San Mateo0.9
  7. 7Orange1.0
  8. 8Santa Clara1.0
  9. 9Marin1.1
  10. 10San Diego1.3
  11. 11Santa Barbara1.3
  12. 12Placer1.4
  13. 13Santa Cruz1.4
  14. 14Ventura1.4
  15. 15San Benito1.5
  16. 16Monterey1.6
  17. 17Mono1.7
  18. 18Kern1.8
  19. 19San Luis Obispo2.0
  20. 20Riverside2.0
  21. 21Sonoma2.0
  22. 22Yuba2.1
  23. 23Napa2.1
  24. 24Humboldt2.3
  25. 25San Bernardino2.3

Worst 25 counties — Suspension rate (%)

  1. 1Plumas8.0
  2. 2Modoc7.0
  3. 3Lake6.1
  4. 4Mariposa5.5
  5. 5Siskiyou4.6
  6. 6Lassen4.4
  7. 7San Joaquin4.2
  8. 8Mendocino4.2
  9. 9Yolo3.9
  10. 10Fresno3.8
  11. 11Glenn3.7
  12. 12Kings3.7
  13. 13Shasta3.6
  14. 14Solano3.5
  15. 15Sacramento3.4
  16. 16Sutter3.4
  17. 17Tehama3.1
  18. 18Tuolumne3.0
  19. 19Tulare2.8
  20. 20Madera2.6
  21. 21Merced2.6
  22. 22Nevada2.5
  23. 23Stanislaus2.5
  24. 24Imperial2.4
  25. 25San Bernardino2.3

How we score this

Every California public school's raw number is mapped to a 0–10 score using the absolute anchor table below — no peer-relative ranking.

Suspension rate (%)

Lower is better

Column: SSUSP_Y1

PercentileRaw valueScore
5th010
50th1.525
95th13.040

Values between the 5th and 95th percentile are linearly interpolated. Outside that range, scores clamp at 0 or 10.

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