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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Schools across DeKalb County ranks 24th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among DeKalb County had the 24th highest truancy rate of 15.1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Dekalb High School had the highest truancy rate among 39 schools in DeKalb County - 39.3%, while James R. Wood 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 DeKalb County schools enrolled 15,979 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.7% 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 DeKalb County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Dekalb High School39.3
Tyler Elementary School37.8
Lincoln Elementary School32.7
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School31
Huntley Middle School30.1
Founders Elementary School22.8
Clinton Rosette Middle School22.6
Sandwich Community High School18.3
Littlejohn Elementary School14.9
Malta Elementary School12.7
Genoa-Kingston High School11.8
Cortland Elementary School11.4
Sandwich Middle School11.4
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School10.8
Kingston Elementary School10.4
Sycamore High School10.2
Jefferson Elementary School10.1
Hinckley-Big Rock High School9.3
Indian Creek Elementary School8.4
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School8.3
Genoa-Kingston Middle School8.3
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School8.2
Indian Creek High School8
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School6.7
Genoa Elementary School4.5
Herman E. Dummer School3.4
Sycamore Middle School3
Daily attendance rates in DeKalb County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
James R. Wood Elementary School96.3
Prairie View Elementary School96.1
Somonauk Middle School96
Genoa Elementary School95.6
Indian Creek Middle School95.3
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School95.3
Southeast Elementary School95.2
Indian Creek Elementary School95.1
Herman E. Dummer School95
Somonauk High School94.9
Kingston Elementary School94.6
South Prairie Elementary School94.5
Genoa-Kingston Middle School94.5
North Grove Elementary School94.3
Littlejohn Elementary School94.2
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School94.1
Genoa-Kingston High School94.1
Jefferson Elementary School94
Sandwich Middle School93.9
Sycamore Middle School93.8
West Elementary School93.6
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School93.1
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School93
North Elementary School93
Cortland Elementary School92.9
Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-591.9
Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School91.4
Founders Elementary School91.4
Hinckley-Big Rock High School91.1
Malta Elementary School90.9
Sycamore High School90.9
Lincoln Elementary School90.4
Indian Creek High School90.4
Huntley Middle School89.9
Sandwich Community High School89.7
Clinton Rosette Middle School88.8
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School88.2
Tyler Elementary School88
Dekalb High School85.8

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