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Schools across Sangamon County ranks fifth in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Sangamon County had the fifth highest truancy rate of 31.6% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

McClernand Elementary School had the highest truancy rate among 62 schools in Sangamon County - 84.5%, while Rochester Intermediate School had the highest attendance rate - 96%.

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 Sangamon County schools enrolled 26,364 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 89.2% 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 Sangamon County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
McClernand Elementary School84.5
Black Hawk Elementary School82.9
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School82
Lanphier High School80
Feitshans Elementary School78.4
Jane Addams Elementary School77.4
Enos Elementary School76.8
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School76.1
Washington Middle School75.2
Dubois Elementary School73.6
Harvard Park Elementary School72.3
Hazel Dell Elementary School71.2
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School68.2
Ridgely Elementary School67.4
Southern View Elementary School66.9
Wilcox Elementary School65
Jefferson Middle School64.3
Butler Elementary School63.3
Laketown Elementary School62.1
Fairview Elementary School59.9
Springfield Southeast High School58.6
Lindsay School58.2
U.S. Grant Middle School48.6
Springfield High School45.7
Sandburg Elementary School44.8
Benjamin Franklin Middle School43.9
Springfield Ball Charter School43.1
Owen Marsh Elementary School38.3
Iles Elementary School25.1
Tri-City High School17.9
Auburn High School16.2
Riverton High School14.6
Lincoln Magnet School13.6
Riverton Middle School12.6
Riverton Elementary School11.4
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School11.2
Glenwood Middle School10.7
Glenwood High School10.6
Auburn Elementary School10.3
Auburn Junior High At Divernon9.4
Tri-City Junior High School9.1
Glenwood Elementary School8.5
Tri-City Elementary School6.7
Rochester High School6
Ball Elementary School4.7
Glenwood Intermediate School4.6
Chatham Elementary School4.5
Rochester Intermediate School2.8
Pleasant Plains High School2.5
Williamsville High School2.3
Daily attendance rates in Sangamon County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Rochester Intermediate School96
Pawnee Grade School95.9
Sherman Elementary School95.7
Tri-City Elementary School95.7
New Berlin Junior High School95.6
Rochester Elementary 2-395.5
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School95.5
Farmingdale Elementary School95.4
Auburn Middle School95.3
Glenwood Elementary School95
Ball Elementary School94.8
New Berlin Elementary School94.7
Glenwood Intermediate School94.5
Williamsville Junior High School94.4
New Berlin High School94.4
Riverton Elementary School94.3
Chatham Elementary School94.1
Pleasant Plains Middle School94.1
Glenwood Middle School93.9
Iles Elementary School93.8
Rochester Junior High School93.4
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School93
Rochester High School92.9
Williamsville High School92.7
Pleasant Plains High School92.5
Auburn Elementary School92.2
Riverton Middle School91.9
Owen Marsh Elementary School91.8
Lincoln Magnet School91.5
Glenwood High School91.2
Tri-City Junior High School90.8
Auburn Junior High At Divernon90.7
Riverton High School90.6
Auburn High School90.5
Tri-City High School90.3
Sandburg Elementary School90.2
Springfield Ball Charter School89.9
Lindsay School88.6
Fairview Elementary School88.3
Butler Elementary School87.4
Springfield High School87
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School86.8
Southern View Elementary School86.7
Laketown Elementary School86.6
Wilcox Elementary School86.6
Benjamin Franklin Middle School86.6
Harvard Park Elementary School86.3
Hazel Dell Elementary School85.7
Ridgely Elementary School84.9
Dubois Elementary School84.9
U.S. Grant Middle School84.2
Black Hawk Elementary School83.8
Enos Elementary School83.6
Jane Addams Elementary School82.7
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School82.4
Springfield Southeast High School82.3
Feitshans Elementary School80.7
McClernand Elementary School80.5
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School78.9
Jefferson Middle School78.6
Washington Middle School78.4
Lanphier High School75.3

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Springfield Ball Charter SchoolWilcox Elementary SchoolAuburn Junior High At DivernonTri-City Junior High SchoolJefferson Middle SchoolButler Elementary SchoolJane Addams Elementary SchoolSouthern View Elementary SchoolElizabeth Graham Elementary SchoolRochester Jr High SchoolSouthern View Elementary SchoolEnos Elementary SchoolNew Berlin Elementary SchoolRidgely Elementary SchoolPleasant Plains Middle SchoolFeitshans Elementary SchoolTri-City Elementary SchoolRochester Intermediate SchoolAuburn High SchoolDubois Elementary SchoolGlenwood High SchoolRiverton Middle SchoolBenjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMcClernand Elementary SchoolHazel Dell Elementary SchoolFarmingdale Elementary SchoolHarvard Park Elementary SchoolRiverton Elementary SchoolTri-City Junior HighNew Berlin Junior High SchoolWilcox Elementary SchoolNew Berlin High SchoolWashington Middle SchoolSpringfield High SchoolChatham Elementary SchoolHazel Dell Elementary SchoolPawnee Grade SchoolRochester Junior High SchoolRidgely Elementary SchoolRochester Elementary 2-3Glenwood Elementary SchoolGlenwood Middle SchoolSpringfield Ball CharterPawnee Junior High SchoolUs Grant Middle SchoolSpringfield Southeast High SchoolIles Elementary SchoolBlack Hawk Elementary SchoolTri-City High SchoolLanphier High SchoolRochester Elem SchoolRochester High SchoolLincoln Magnet SchoolJane Addams Elementary SchoolLaketown Elementary SchoolWilliamsville Junior High SchoolFairview Elementary SchoolMatheny-Withrow Elementary SchoolEdwin A. Lee Elementary SchoolOwen Marsh Elementary SchoolBall Elementary SchoolLindsay SchoolSandburg Elementary SchoolFarmingdale Elementary SchoolAuburn Elementary SchoolMatheny-Withrow Elementary SchoolAuburn Middle SchoolFairview Elementary SchoolHarvard Park Elementary SchoolPleasant Plains High SchoolRiverton High SchoolGlenwood Intermediate SchoolEnos Elementary SchoolSherman Elementary SchoolWilliamsville High SchoolIles Elementary SchoolTri-City Elementary SchoolPleasant Plains Middle SchoolLaketown Elementary School

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