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

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Schools among Massac County had the 28th highest truancy rate of 14.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Maple Grove Elementary School had the highest truancy rate among nine schools in Massac County - 27.1%, while Franklin Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 94.1%.

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 Massac County schools enrolled 2,034 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90.5% 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 Massac County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Maple Grove Elementary School27.1
Metropolis Elementary School19.1
Brookport Elementary School17.7
Massac County High School17
Massac Junior High School15.7
Joppa Junior & Senior High School11.5
Daily attendance rates in Massac County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Franklin Elementary School94.1
Maple Grove Elementary School93.8
Jefferson Elementary School93
Joppa Junior & Senior High School92.9
Unity Elementary School91.2
Brookport Elementary School90.7
Massac Junior High School90.6
Metropolis Elementary School89.5
Massac County High School88.8

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