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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Schools across Knox County had 28th highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Knox County had the 28th highest truancy rate of 14.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Galesburg High School had the highest truancy rate among 18 schools in Knox County - 36.2%, while Knoxville Senior High School had the highest attendance rate - 99.8%.

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 Knox County schools enrolled 6,505 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.5% 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 Knox County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Galesburg High School36.2
Churchill Junior High School21.9
King Elementary School18.9
Abingdon-Avon High School17.6
Lombard Middle School16.1
Steele School14.2
Abingdon-Avon Middle School11.7
Silas Willard Elementary School9.3
Hedding Grade School6.3
ROWVA Junior/Senior High School5
Daily attendance rates in Knox County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Knoxville Senior High School99.8
Knoxville Junior High School99.7
Williamsfield Elementary School95.6
Williamsfield Middle School95.5
Williamsfield High School94.5
Silas Willard Elementary School93.9
Mable Woolsey Elementary School92.9
ROWVA Elementary School92.3
Lombard Middle School92.2
King Elementary School92.2
ROWVA Junior/Senior High School92.2
Steele School92.1
Hedding Grade School90.9
Avon Elementary School90.3
Abingdon-Avon High School89.6
Churchill Junior High School89.4
Abingdon-Avon Middle School88.6
Galesburg High School86.4

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