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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Henderson County suffered a truancy rate of 11.9%

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West Central Early Childhood Principal Mrs. Stacey Day (2023) | West Central Early Childhood

West Central Early Childhood Principal Mrs. Stacey Day (2023) | West Central Early Childhood

Students in Henderson County schools were truant 11.9% of the time in the 2021-22 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The truancy rate was lower than the previous school year.

There were 729 students enrolled in Henderson County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 87 students were absent throughout the year.

The dropout rate in the county was 5.4%, 4.1% 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.

Henderson County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 2 Years

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

SchoolsNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
West Central Early Childhood51-
West Central Elementary School3134.1%
West Central High School20424.4%
West Central Middle School16114.1%

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