Schools across Will County had 31st highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

Schools across Will County had 31st highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year
By DuPage Policy Journal

Schools among Will County had the 31st highest truancy rate of 14.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Joliet Central High School had the highest truancy rate among 149 schools in Will County - 53.9%, while Eisenhower Academy had the highest attendance rate - 97%.

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 Will County schools enrolled 100,148 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.9% 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 Will County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Joliet Central High School53.9
Crete-Monee High School46.1
Isaac Singleton Elementary School44.4
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School41.9
Washington Junior High and Academy Program41.3
Farragut Elementary School40
Dirksen Junior High School37.7
Woodland Elementary School37.5
A.O. Marshall Elementary School37.4
Edna Keith Elementary School34.7
Pershing Elementary School33.6
Sator Sanchez Elementary School33.2
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School31.5
Bolingbrook High School31.1
Balmoral Elementary School31.1
Joliet West High School30.7
Orenic Intermediate School30.2
Gompers Junior High School30
Hufford Junior High School29.1
Crete-Monee Middle School28.8
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School28.3
Crete Elementary School27.7
Troy Middle School27.4
Taft Elementary School26.7
Carl Sandburg Elementary School24.6
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School24.2
Ludwig Elementary School23.2
Fairmont School22.1
Plainfield East High School22.1
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School21.5
Chaney-Monge School20.7
Troy Cronin Elementary School20.7
Romeoville High School20.3
Plainfield South High School19.7
Troy Craughwell School19.3
Plainfield High School19.3
Wood View Elementary School18.8
Rockdale Elementary School18.6
Brooks Middle School17.4
Timber Ridge Middle School15.9
Troy Heritage Trail School15.9
Monee Elementary School15.5
Troy Hofer Elementary School15.3
Troy Shorewood School15.1
Aux Sable Middle School14.4
Richland Elementary School14.4
Beecher Junior High School14.2
Skoff Elementary School13.4
Drauden Point Middle School12.9
Reed-Custer High School12.7
Kelvin Grove Junior High School12.6
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School12.4
Beecher Elementary School12.3
Jane Addams Middle School12.2
Beecher High School12.1
John R. Tibbott Elementary School11.9
Plainfield North High School11.6
Independence Elementary School11.1
Talala Elementary School10.6
Indian Trail Middle School10.5
Oster-Oakview School10.5
Jamie McGee Elementary School10.4
Mokena Intermediate School10.4
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School10.1
John J. Lukancic Middle School9.5
Milne Grove Elementary School9.3
A. Vito Martinez Middle School9.2
Mokena Junior High School9.1
Forest Park Individual Education School8.6
Haines Elementary School8.5
Crystal Lawns Elementary School8.3
Mokena Elementary School8.3
John F. Kennedy Middle School8.2
Elwood C.C. School8.2
Oak View Elementary School8.1
Lockport Township High School East7.9
Heritage Grove Middle School6.9
Lakewood Falls Elementary School6.7
Irene King Elementary School6.6
Arnold J. Tyler School6.6
Peotone High School6.5
Pioneer Elementary School6.1
Creekside Elementary School6
Luther J. Schilling School5.8
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School5.8
Meadow View Elementary School5.6
Grand Prairie Elementary School5.6
Bentley Elementary School5.3
Peotone Junior High School5.2
Liberty Junior High School5.1
Taft Grade School4.6
William E. Young School4.2
Wilmington High School4.2
Robert C. Hill Elementary School4.1
Nelson Ridge School4
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School4
Alex M. Martino Junior High School3.8
Indian Trail Elementary School3.4
Central Elementary School3.1
Walker Intermediate School3
Daily attendance rates in Will County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Eisenhower Academy97
Reed Elementary School95.7
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School95.6
Nelson Ridge School95.6
William J. Butler School95.4
Pioneer Path School95.4
Oak Prairie Junior High School95.3
Oster-Oakview School95.3
Alex M. Martino Junior High School95.2
Spencer Pointe School95
Beecher Junior High School95
Union Elementary School94.9
Arnold J. Tyler School94.9
Goodings Grove School94.9
Hadley Middle School94.8
Haines Elementary School94.8
Bentley Elementary School94.8
Three Rivers School94.8
Mokena Intermediate School94.8
Walker's Grove Elementary School94.7
Chelsea Elementary School94.6
N.B. Galloway Elementary School94.6
Summit Hill Junior High School94.6
Grand Prairie Elementary School94.6
Liberty Junior High School94.5
Freedom Elementary School94.5
Beecher Elementary School94.5
Mokena Junior High School94.5
Channahon Junior High School94.4
Charles Reed Elementary School94.4
Ludwig Elementary School94.4
Luther J. Schilling School94.4
Hickory Creek Middle School94.4
Walsh Elementary School94.4
William E. Young School94.4
Wilmington Middle School94.4
Mokena Elementary School94.4
Central Elementary School94.3
Elwood C.C. School94.3
Anna McDonald Elementary School94.3
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School94.2
Lincoln-Way Central High School94.2
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School94.2
Reed-Custer Middle School94.2
Liberty Elementary School94.1
Lincoln Elementary School94.1
Eagle Pointe Elementary School94.1
Taft Grade School94
Wilmington High School93.9
Lincoln-Way East High School93.8
Heritage Grove Middle School93.8
Homer Junior High School93.8
Beecher High School93.8
Lakewood Falls Elementary School93.7
Richard Ira Jones Middle School93.7
Ridge Elementary School93.7
Dr. Julian Rogus School93.7
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School93.7
Richland Elementary School93.7
Crystal Lawns Elementary School93.6
Arbury Hills Elementary School93.6
Laraway Elementary School93.5
Wilson Creek Elementary School93.5
Forest Park Individual Education School93.5
Nelson Prairie School93.5
Pioneer Elementary School93.5
Walker Intermediate School93.4
Wesmere Elementary School93.4
Creekside Elementary School93.3
Indian Trail Middle School93.3
Bruning Elementary School93.3
Meadow View Elementary School93.3
Troy Hofer Elementary School93.3
Troy Shorewood School93.3
Indian Trail Elementary School93.1
Jane Addams Middle School93.1
Manhattan Junior High School93.1
Taft Elementary School93.1
Robert C. Hill Elementary School93
Reed-Custer Elementary School92.9
John F. Kennedy Middle School92.9
Lincoln Way West92.8
Lockport Township High School East92.8
Independence Elementary School92.7
Irene King Elementary School92.7
Drauden Point Middle School92.7
Jamie McGee Elementary School92.7
Reed-Custer High School92.6
Grand Prairie Elementary School92.6
River View Elementary School92.5
A.O. Marshall Elementary School92.5
Troy Craughwell School92.4
Troy Cronin Elementary School92.4
A. Vito Martinez Middle School92.4
Coretta Scott King Magnet School92.3
Woodland Elementary School92.2
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School92.2
Timber Ridge Middle School92.2
Oak View Elementary School92.2
Orenic Intermediate School92.2


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