Dongola High School had the highest truancy rate among 15 schools in Union County - 20.6%, while Jonesboro Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 95.6%.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five % 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 Union County schools enrolled 2,524 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.9% 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.
| School | Chronic truancy rates (%) |
|---|---|
| Dongola High School | 20.6 |
| Shawnee High School | 18.4 |
| Anna-Jonesboro High School | 5.6 |
| Jonesboro Elementary School | 5.5 |
| Anna Junior High School | 5.4 |
| School | Daily attendance rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Jonesboro Elementary School | 95.6 |
| Shawnee Elementary School | 93.8 |
| Cobden Junior High School | 93.7 |
| Cobden Elementary School | 93.5 |
| Lick Creek Elementary School | 93.3 |
| Dongola Elementary School | 93.1 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 92.7 |
| Shawnee Junior High School | 92.5 |
| Cobden High School | 91.7 |
| Dongola High School | 91.7 |
| Dongola Junior High School | 91.6 |
| Anna Junior High School | 91.5 |
| Davie Elementary School | 91.4 |
| Shawnee High School | 90.3 |
| Anna-Jonesboro High School | 87.6 |
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