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Thursday, November 21, 2024

What Illinois school saw highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year?

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Schools among Kendall County had the 38th highest truancy rate of 11.5% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Oswego High School had the highest truancy rate among 38 schools in Kendall County - 24.8%, while Lisbon Grade School had the highest attendance rate - 96.6%.

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 Kendall County schools enrolled 25,880 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93.3% 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.

Chronic truancy rates in Kendall County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Oswego High School24.8
Plano High School21.7
Oswego East High School17.5
Plank Junior High School17.3
Thompson Junior High School14.9
Long Beach Elementary School13.7
Boulder Hill Elementary School12.6
Yorkville High School12
Plano Middle School12
Bednarcik Junior High School11.6
Emily G. Johns School10.9
Lakewood Creek Elementary School10.3
Hunt Club Elementary School9.8
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School9.3
Traughber Junior High School9.2
Murphy Junior High School9.2
Centennial Elementary School9
Old Post Elementary School9
P.H. Miller Elementary School8.3
Fox Chase Elementary School8
Homestead Elementary School7.7
Yorkville Middle School6.3
Yorkville Grade School6
Grande Park Elementary School5.8
Southbury Elementary School5.5
The Wheatlands Elementary School4.9
Churchill Elementary School4.4
Yorkville Intermediate School4.1
Autumn Creek Elementary School3.9
Grande Reserve Elementary School3.2
Circle Center Grade School2.8
Bristol Bay Elementary School2.1
Daily attendance rates in Kendall County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Lisbon Grade School96.6
Grande Reserve Elementary School96.2
The Wheatlands Elementary School95.9
Bristol Bay Elementary School95.6
Bristol Grade School95.4
Prairie Point Elementary School95.3
Yorkville Intermediate School95.2
Circle Center Grade School95.1
Southbury Elementary School95.1
Newark Community High School95.1
Churchill Elementary School95
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School95
Homestead Elementary School94.9
Autumn Creek Elementary School94.9
Hunt Club Elementary School94.8
Bednarcik Junior High School94.8
Traughber Junior High School94.8
Murphy Junior High School94.8
Boulder Hill Elementary School94.6
Yorkville Middle School94.4
Newark Elementary School94.3
Old Post Elementary School94.3
Grande Park Elementary School94.2
Yorkville Grade School94
Lakewood Creek Elementary School93.8
Plank Junior High School93.8
Plano Middle School93.8
Fox Chase Elementary School93.4
Plano High School93.2
Long Beach Elementary School92.9
Millbrook Junior High School92.8
Thompson Junior High School92.7
Emily G. Johns School92.5
Centennial Elementary School92.1
Yorkville High School92.1
P.H. Miller Elementary School91.3
Oswego East High School90.9
Oswego High School89.4

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