Will County Gazette

Schools among Will County had the 31st highest truancy rate of 14.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Joliet Central High School had the highest truancy rate among 149 schools in Will County - 53.9%, while Eisenhower Academy had the highest attendance rate - 97%.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5% of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The statewide truancy rate was 22.1% during the 2021-2022 school year.

Some schools have incomplete data, which is factored into the calculations.

In Will County schools enrolled 100,148 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.9% for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 90.8%.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School	Chronic truancy rates (%)
Joliet Central High School	53.9
Crete-Monee High School	46.1
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	44.4
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	41.9
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	41.3
Farragut Elementary School	40
Dirksen Junior High School	37.7
Woodland Elementary School	37.5
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	37.4
Edna Keith Elementary School	34.7
Pershing Elementary School	33.6
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	33.2
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	31.5
Bolingbrook High School	31.1
Balmoral Elementary School	31.1
Joliet West High School	30.7
Orenic Intermediate School	30.2
Gompers Junior High School	30
Hufford Junior High School	29.1
Crete-Monee Middle School	28.8
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	28.3
Crete Elementary School	27.7
Troy Middle School	27.4
Taft Elementary School	26.7
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	24.6
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	24.2
Ludwig Elementary School	23.2
Fairmont School	22.1
Plainfield East High School	22.1
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	21.5
Chaney-Monge School	20.7
Troy Cronin Elementary School	20.7
Romeoville High School	20.3
Plainfield South High School	19.7
Troy Craughwell School	19.3
Plainfield High School	19.3
Wood View Elementary School	18.8
Rockdale Elementary School	18.6
Brooks Middle School	17.4
Timber Ridge Middle School	15.9
Troy Heritage Trail School	15.9
Monee Elementary School	15.5
Troy Hofer Elementary School	15.3
Troy Shorewood School	15.1
Aux Sable Middle School	14.4
Richland Elementary School	14.4
Beecher Junior High School	14.2
Skoff Elementary School	13.4
Drauden Point Middle School	12.9
Reed-Custer High School	12.7
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	12.6
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	12.4
Beecher Elementary School	12.3
Jane Addams Middle School	12.2
Beecher High School	12.1
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	11.9
Plainfield North High School	11.6
Independence Elementary School	11.1
Talala Elementary School	10.6
Indian Trail Middle School	10.5
Oster-Oakview School	10.5
Jamie McGee Elementary School	10.4
Mokena Intermediate School	10.4
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	10.1
John J. Lukancic Middle School	9.5
Milne Grove Elementary School	9.3
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	9.2
Mokena Junior High School	9.1
Forest Park Individual Education School	8.6
Haines Elementary School	8.5
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	8.3
Mokena Elementary School	8.3
John F. Kennedy Middle School	8.2
Elwood C.C. School	8.2
Oak View Elementary School	8.1
Lockport Township High School East	7.9
Heritage Grove Middle School	6.9
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	6.7
Irene King Elementary School	6.6
Arnold J. Tyler School	6.6
Peotone High School	6.5
Pioneer Elementary School	6.1
Creekside Elementary School	6
Luther J. Schilling School	5.8
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	5.8
Meadow View Elementary School	5.6
Grand Prairie Elementary School	5.6
Bentley Elementary School	5.3
Peotone Junior High School	5.2
Liberty Junior High School	5.1
Taft Grade School	4.6
William E. Young School	4.2
Wilmington High School	4.2
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	4.1
Nelson Ridge School	4
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	4
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	3.8
Indian Trail Elementary School	3.4
Central Elementary School	3.1
Walker Intermediate School	3

School	Daily attendance rate (%)
Eisenhower Academy	97
Reed Elementary School	95.7
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	95.6
Nelson Ridge School	95.6
William J. Butler School	95.4
Pioneer Path School	95.4
Oak Prairie Junior High School	95.3
Oster-Oakview School	95.3
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	95.2
Spencer Pointe School	95
Beecher Junior High School	95
Union Elementary School	94.9
Arnold J. Tyler School	94.9
Goodings Grove School	94.9
Hadley Middle School	94.8
Haines Elementary School	94.8
Bentley Elementary School	94.8
Three Rivers School	94.8
Mokena Intermediate School	94.8
Walker's Grove Elementary School	94.7
Chelsea Elementary School	94.6
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	94.6
Summit Hill Junior High School	94.6
Grand Prairie Elementary School	94.6
Liberty Junior High School	94.5
Freedom Elementary School	94.5
Beecher Elementary School	94.5
Mokena Junior High School	94.5
Channahon Junior High School	94.4
Charles Reed Elementary School	94.4
Ludwig Elementary School	94.4
Luther J. Schilling School	94.4
Hickory Creek Middle School	94.4
Walsh Elementary School	94.4
William E. Young School	94.4
Wilmington Middle School	94.4
Mokena Elementary School	94.4
Central Elementary School	94.3
Elwood C.C. School	94.3
Anna McDonald Elementary School	94.3
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	94.2
Lincoln-Way Central High School	94.2
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	94.2
Reed-Custer Middle School	94.2
Liberty Elementary School	94.1
Lincoln Elementary School	94.1
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	94.1
Taft Grade School	94
Wilmington High School	93.9
Lincoln-Way East High School	93.8
Heritage Grove Middle School	93.8
Homer Junior High School	93.8
Beecher High School	93.8
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	93.7
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	93.7
Ridge Elementary School	93.7
Dr. Julian Rogus School	93.7
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	93.7
Richland Elementary School	93.7
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	93.6
Arbury Hills Elementary School	93.6
Laraway Elementary School	93.5
Wilson Creek Elementary School	93.5
Forest Park Individual Education School	93.5
Nelson Prairie School	93.5
Pioneer Elementary School	93.5
Walker Intermediate School	93.4
Wesmere Elementary School	93.4
Creekside Elementary School	93.3
Indian Trail Middle School	93.3
Bruning Elementary School	93.3
Meadow View Elementary School	93.3
Troy Hofer Elementary School	93.3
Troy Shorewood School	93.3
Indian Trail Elementary School	93.1
Jane Addams Middle School	93.1
Manhattan Junior High School	93.1
Taft Elementary School	93.1
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	93
Reed-Custer Elementary School	92.9
John F. Kennedy Middle School	92.9
Lincoln Way West	92.8
Lockport Township High School East	92.8
Independence Elementary School	92.7
Irene King Elementary School	92.7
Drauden Point Middle School	92.7
Jamie McGee Elementary School	92.7
Reed-Custer High School	92.6
Grand Prairie Elementary School	92.6
River View Elementary School	92.5
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	92.5
Troy Craughwell School	92.4
Troy Cronin Elementary School	92.4
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	92.4
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	92.3
Woodland Elementary School	92.2
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	92.2
Timber Ridge Middle School	92.2
Oak View Elementary School	92.2
Orenic Intermediate School	92.2