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Hardin County schools recorded higher truancy rate in 2021-22 school year compared to average in Illinois

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Students in Hardin County schools were truant 36.4% of the time in the 2021-22 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The truancy rate was higher than the previous school year.

There were 500 students enrolled in Hardin County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 182 students were absent throughout the year.

The dropout rate in the county was 8.1%, 3.7% higher than the year before.

Statewide, Hardin County schools suffered the most truancy issues (38.4%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Monroe County schools successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (3.1%).

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.

In 2022, Illinois had more than 1.9 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools across 852 school districts. There were more than 350,000 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 years (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.

Hardin County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 2 Years

2020-212021-220.02.55.07.510.012.515.017.520.022.525.027.530.032.535.037.540.020.920.922.822.836.436.422.122.1Hardin CountyState

Hardin County Chronic Truancy Rates by School in 2021-22 School Cycle

SchoolsNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Hardin County Elementary School22130.6%
Hardin County High School15146.2%
Hardin County Junior High School12839.8%

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