IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
There were 3,848 students enrolled in Lee County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 327 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 5.6%, which was 3.9% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Dixon Unit School District 170 suffered the most truancy issues (11.7%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (4.1%).
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.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lee 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.
| District | No. of students enrolled | Chronic truancy rates |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Unit School District 170 | 2,463 | 11.7% |
| Amboy Community Unit School District 272 | 721 | 5.6% |
| Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275 | 484 | 4.1% |
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