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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Christian County during 2021-2022 school year?

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Schools among Christian County had the 32nd highest truancy rate of 14.2% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

South Fork Junior Senior High School had the highest truancy rate among 16 schools in Christian County - 35.7%, while Edinburg Junior High School had the highest attendance rate - 95.9%.

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 Christian County schools enrolled 4,200 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.7% 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 Christian County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
South Fork Junior Senior High School35.7
Taylorville Senior High School23.5
Taylorville Junior High School20.5
Memorial Elementary School18
Pana Senior High School15.6
Pana Junior High School14.2
North Elementary School14
Daily attendance rates in Christian County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Edinburg Junior High School95.9
Morrisonville Elementary School94.7
Edinburg Elementary School94
Memorial Elementary School94
North Elementary School93.3
Washington Elementary School93.1
Edinburg High School92.4
Taylorville Junior High School92.1
Lincoln Elementary School92
Morrisonville Junior High School91.7
South Fork Elementary School91.4
Pana Junior High School91
Taylorville Senior High School90.4
Pana Senior High School90.4
Morrisonville High School90.4
South Fork Junior Senior High School84.5

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