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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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

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Schools among Fulton County had the 47th highest truancy rate of 9.1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

VIT Senior High School had the highest truancy rate among 19 schools in Fulton County - 22.1%, while VIT Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 95.7%.

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 Fulton County schools enrolled 4,053 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92.3% 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 Fulton County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
VIT Senior High School22.1
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School20.1
Canton High School15.3
Spoon River Valley Senior High School14.3
Cuba Senior High School13
Cuba Middle School12.3
Ingersoll Middle School11.2
Central Elementary School9.8
Westview Elementary School9.2
Eastview Elementary School6.9
Daily attendance rates in Fulton County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
VIT Elementary School95.7
VIT Junior High School95
Central Elementary School94
Lincoln Elementary School93.6
Eastview Elementary School93.6
Cuba Middle School93.5
Cuba Elementary School93.2
Astoria Elementary School93.2
Westview Elementary School92.7
Astoria Junior High School92.6
Cuba Senior High School92.5
Lewistown Junior/Senior High School92.5
Astoria High School91.9
Spoon River Valley Elementary School91.6
Spoon River Valley Junior High School91.4
Ingersoll Middle School90.8
Canton High School90.7
VIT Senior High School89.5
Spoon River Valley Senior High School89.1

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