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Schools across Lee County ranks 60th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Lee County had the 60th highest truancy rate of 7.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Dixon High School had the highest truancy rate among 13 schools in Lee County - 21.5%, while Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 96.3%.

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 Lee County schools enrolled 3,848 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.8% 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 Lee County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Dixon High School21.5
Amboy High School12
Reagan Middle School10.2
Ashton-Franklin Center High School7.1
Amboy Junior High School4.3
Madison School4.2
Jefferson Elementary School3.3
Daily attendance rates in Lee County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School96.3
Paw Paw Elementary School95.2
Steward Elementary School94.6
Washington Elementary School94
Paw Paw Junior High School93.6
Madison School93.4
Jefferson Elementary School93
Reagan Middle School92.3
Amboy Central Elementary School92.2
Ashton-Franklin Center High School92.2
Amboy Junior High School91.1
Amboy High School90.4
Dixon High School86.9

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