Table 1.

Totals used to compute observed and expected values for chi-square goodness of fit analysis, Kentucky Department of
Education open records

Total # of Total #
Total # of Total # of Total # of Total # of Total # of Total # of Total # of Sp. Total # of Total # of
School Total # of White of Black Total # of
White Black Students White Black Non-Sp. Ed Ed White Sp. Ed Black Sp. Ed
District Students Students students Suspensions
Students Students in Sp. Ed Suspensions Suspensions Suspensions Suspensions Suspensions Suspensions
in Sp. Ed in Sp. Ed

Boone
16,705 16,126 579 2,372 2,305 67 1,583 1,466 117 1,094 489 456 33
County

Christian
8,089 5,108 2,981 1,332 848 484 1,180 483 697 912 268 86 182
County

Fayette
29,107 20,867 8,240 3,568 2,343 1,225 5,447 2,174 3,273 4,020 1,427 614 813
County

Hardin
12,282 10,042 2,240 2,390 1,937 453 1,869 1,200 669 1,378 491 311 180
County

Hopkins
6,539 5,797 742 1,634 1,390 244 1,219 1,000 219 508 711 560 151
County

Jefferson
81,723 48,814 32,909 13,371 7,525 5,846 14,306 5,111 9,195 10,350 3,956 1,147 2,809
County

Madison
9,904 9,330 574 1,941 1,803 138 589 500 89 393 196 159 37
County

Paducah
2,423 1,044 1,379 418 181 237 612 124 488 462 150 27 123
Ind.

Scott
7,138 6,681 457 1,263 1,166 97 976 835 141 701 275 224 51
County

Warren
11,360 10,260 1,100 1,727 1,538 189 564 425 139 404 160 124 36
County

Kentucky 185,270 134,069 51,201 30,016 21,036 8,980 28,345 13,318 15,027 20,222 8,123 3,708 4,415
Table 2. Observed and expected rates of suspension for African American versus white students

Proportion AA White White Significance

School District Proportion AA AA Expected AA Observed Chi-Square
Suspensions Expected Observed Level

Boone County 0.03 0.07 1,528 1,466 55 117 72.89 0.001

Christian
0.37 0.59 745 483 435 697 250.24 0.001
County

Fayette
0.28 0.60 3,905 2,174 1,542 3,273 2710.44 0.001
County

Hardin County 0.18 0.36 1,528 1,200 341 669 386.33 0.001

Hopkins
0.11 0.18 1,081 1,000 138 219 53.08 0.001
County

Jefferson
0.40 0.64 8,545 5,111 5,761 9,195 3427.23 0.001
County

Madison
0.06 0.15 555 500 34 89 93.60 0.001
County

Paducah Ind. 0.57 0.80 264 124 348 488 130.03 0.001

Scott County 0.06 0.14 914 835 62 141 105.40 0.001

Warren
0.10 0.25 509 425 55 139 144.37 0.001
County

Kentucky 0.28 0.53 20,512 13,318 7,833 15,027 9128.94 0.001

Table 3. Observed and expected rates of suspension for special education versus non-special education students

Proportion SE Non-SE Non-SE Significance

School District Proportion SE SE Expected SE Observed Chi-Square
Suspensions Expected Observed Level

Boone County 0.14 0.31 1,358 1,094 225 489 362.00 0.001

Christian
0.16 0.23 986 912 194 268 33.46 0.001
County

Fayette
0.12 0.26 4,779 4,020 668 1,427 984.08 0.001
County

Hardin County 0.19 0.26 1,505 1,378 364 491 55.33 0.001

Hopkins
0.25 0.58 914 508 305 711 722.79 0.001
County

Jefferson
0.16 0.28 11,965 10,350 2,341 3,956 1332.86 0.001
County

Madison
0.20 0.33 474 393 115 196 69.94 0.001
County

Paducah Ind. 0.17 0.25 506 462 106 150 22.59 0.001

Scott County 0.18 0.28 803 701 173 275 73.64 0.001

Warren
0.15 0.28 478 404 86 160 75.84 0.001
County

Kentucky 0.16 0.29 23,753 20,222 4,592 8,123 3239.48 0.001

Table 4. Observed and expected rates of suspension for African American special education versus white special education students

Proportion
Proportion White SE White SE AA SE AA SE Significance
School District AA SE Chi-Square
AA SE Expected Observed Expected Observed Level
Suspensions

Boone County 0.03 0.07 475 456 14 33 27.43 0.001

Christian
0.36 0.68 171 86 97 182 115.50 0.001
County

Fayette
0.34 0.57 937 614 490 813 324.42 0.001
County

Hardin County 0.19 0.37 398 311 93 180 100.20 0.001

Hopkins
0.15 0.21 605 560 106 151 22.25 0.001
County

Jefferson
0.44 0.71 2,226 1,147 1,730 2,809 1196.89 0.001
County

Madison
0.07 0.19 182 159 14 37 41.10 0.001
County

Paducah Ind. 0.57 0.82 65 27 85 123 39.11 0.001

Scott County 0.08 0.19 254 224 21 51 45.79 0.001

Warren
0.11 0.23 142 124 18 36 21.92 0.001
County

Kentucky 0.30 0.54 5,693 3,708 2,430 4,415 2313.07 0.001