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Truancy rates in Woodford County schools worsened in 2021-22 school year compared to the previous school year

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Sowers Elementary School Principal John Streit (2023) | Sowers Elementary School

Sowers Elementary School Principal John Streit (2023) | Sowers Elementary School

Students in Woodford County schools were truant 5.1% of the time in the 2021-22 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The truancy rate was lower than the previous school year.

There were 7,079 students enrolled in Woodford County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 363 students were absent throughout the year.

The dropout rate in the county was 3.7%, 1.4% higher than the year before.

Statewide, Hardin County schools suffered the most truancy issues (38.4%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Monroe County schools successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (3.1%).

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.

In 2022, Illinois had more than 1.9 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools across 852 school districts. There were more than 350,000 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 years (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.

Woodford County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 2 Years

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Woodford County Chronic Truancy Rates by School in 2021-22 School Cycle

SchoolsNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Centennial School161-
Congerville Elementary School83-
Davenport Elementary School409-
El Paso-Gridley High School38914.8%
El Paso-Gridley Junior High School360-
Eureka High School4416.9%
Eureka Middle School4953.4%
Fieldcrest High School27918%
Fieldcrest Intermediate School177-
Fieldcrest Middle School17918.9%
Fieldcrest Primary School215-
Germantown Hills Elementary School446-
Germantown Hills Middle School365-
Goodfield Elementary School74-
Jefferson Park School294-
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School178-
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School13912%
Metamora Grade School7952.3%
Metamora High School9332.2%
Riverview Elementary School2307.2%
Roanoke-Benson High School130-
Roanoke-Benson Junior High School14439.5%
Sowers Elementary School163-

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