2013-14 U.S. Discipline Estimates by Student Disability and Gender

2013-14 school year data contains state-level discipline estimations broken down by discipline type, student disability status, and gender. The dataset is organized across nine separate Excel spreadsheets, each focusing on a specific demographic combination of male, female, and total students, with and without disabilities. It was published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Use Cases

• Analyze discipline type frequency across the male students with disabilities and female students with disabilities subgroups to identify gender-based disparities.
• Compare total students with disabilities versus total students without disabilities rates for each discipline type to assess equity in school disciplinary actions.
• Aggregate state-level data from the total students with and without disabilities spreadsheets to create a national overview of disciplinary outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated into nine distinct demographic categories, including gender and disability status, enabling detailed subgroup analysis.
• Provides nationwide coverage with data for all U.S. states for the 2013-14 school year.
• Sourced from the authoritative U.S. Department of Education, ensuring official provenance.

Limitations

• Data is over a decade old (2013-14), limiting relevance for analyzing current trends or policies.
• Available only in legacy XLS format, which may require conversion for modern analysis tools.
• The underlying estimation methodology and raw data sources are not described, limiting reproducibility.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Education

Collection Method

Estimations compiled and presented in Excel spreadsheets by discipline type and demographic category.

Time Range

2013-14 school year

Freshness

Last updated in September 2023, though the data itself covers the 2013-14 period.

Geography

All U.S. states