Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 Principal David Johnson (2023) | Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 Principal David Johnson (2023) | Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
There were 7,079 students enrolled in Woodford County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 363 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 3.7%, which was 1.4% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 suffered the most truancy issues (14.9%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, County of Woodford School successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (2.2%).
Students are generally considered chronically truant if they miss 5% or more of the total number of school days in a year without acceptable excuses.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Woodford County.
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 3% between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.
District | No. of students enrolled | Chronic truancy rates |
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Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 | 437 | 14.9% |
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 | 850 | 12.7% |
Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 | 230 | 7.2% |
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21 | 317 | 6.7% |
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 | 1,204 | 6.5% |
Eureka Community Unit School District 140 | 1,502 | 3.8% |
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 | 795 | 2.3% |
County of Woodford School | 933 | 2.2% |