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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Massac County districts suffered a truancy rate of 14.2%

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Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Students in Massac County districts had a truancy rate of 14.2% in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. This was a decrease from the previous school year's rate of 15.3%.

There were 2,034 students enrolled in Massac County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 289 students were absent throughout the year.

The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 8%, which was 2.1% higher than the year before.

Across the county, Joppa-Maple Grove Community Unit School District 38 suffered the most truancy issues (19.7%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Massac County Unit School District #1 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (14.8%).

Students are generally considered chronically truant if they miss 5% or more of the total number of school days in a year without acceptable excuses.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Massac County.

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 3% between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.

Truancy vs Attendance Rates in Massac County Over 2 Years
2020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%Attendance rateTruancy rate

Massac County Districts Chronic Truancy Rates in 2021-22 School Year
DistrictNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Joppa-Maple Grove Community Unit School District 3821619.7%
Massac County Unit School District #11,81814.8%

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