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Thursday, November 21, 2024

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

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Schools among Fayette 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.

St. Elmo Senior High School had the highest truancy rate among 11 schools in Fayette County - 17.7%, while Ramsey Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 94.7%.

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 Fayette County schools enrolled 2,590 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92.9% 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 Fayette County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
St. Elmo Senior High School17.7
Brownstown High School16.3
St. Elmo Junior High School15.9
Vandalia Community High School14.4
Brownstown Elementary School12.8
Vandalia Elementary School9.3
St. Elmo Elementary School8.3
Ramsey High School8
Vandalia Junior High School4.9
Daily attendance rates in Fayette County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Ramsey Elementary School94.7
St. Elmo Elementary School94.6
Vandalia Junior High School94.1
St. Elmo Junior High School93.6
Vandalia Elementary School93.5
Brownstown Elementary School93.5
St. Elmo Senior High School92.4
Ramsey High School92
Brownstown Junior High School92
Brownstown High School89.9
Vandalia Community High School89.7

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