Dupage Policy Journal

Schools among Kane County had the 16th highest truancy rate of 19.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Perry Elementary School had the highest truancy rate among 157 schools in Kane County - 64.4%, while Louise White Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 96.2%.

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 Kane County schools enrolled 108,007 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.6% 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.

School	Chronic truancy rates (%)
Perry Elementary School	64.4
Larkin High School	57.7
Hill Elementary School	57.3
Greenman Elementary School	56.7
Elgin High School	53.5
McCleery Elementary School	51.8
Nicholson Elementary School	49.8
Dundee-Crown High School	46.7
Abbott Middle School	44.6
Tefft Middle School	43.9
Freeman Elementary School	43.4
Streamwood High School	42.1
Channing Memorial Elementary School	41.7
Goodwin Elementary School	39.5
Ellis Middle School	39.1
Carpentersville Middle School	38.5
Bartlett High School	37.6
Highland Elementary School	35.9
Laurel Hill Elementary School	35.8
Garfield Elementary School	35.2
Larsen Middle School	35.1
Lakewood School	34.8
Kimball Middle School	34.5
South Elgin High School	32.7
Washington Elementary School	32
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	31.9
Huff Elementary School	31.2
Coleman Elementary School	30.8
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	30.2
Century Oaks Elementary School	30.1
Ontarioville Elementary School	28.8
Dundee Middle School	27.5
Meadowdale Elementary School	27.2
McKinley Elementary School	27
Parkview Elementary School	27
Creekside Elementary School	26.7
Lords Park Elementary School	25.8
Canton Middle School	25.7
Heritage Elementary School	25.2
Hillcrest Elementary School	25.1
Ridge Circle Elementary School	24.9
West Aurora High School	24.8
Parkwood Elementary School	24.6
Golfview Elementary School	24
Harry D. Jacobs High School	22.6
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	22.2
Lowrie Elementary School	22.1
Willard Elementary School	22.1
Sunnydale Elementary School	22
Lincoln Elementary School	21.4
Kenyon Woods Middle School	21.3
Smith Elementary School	21.2
Horizon Elementary School	21.2
Hampshire Middle School	21.1
Hilltop Elementary School	21.1
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	20.9
Timber Trails Elementary School	20.7
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	20.4
Jefferson Middle School	19.7
Otter Creek Elementary School	19.4
Algonquin Middle School	19.4
Beaupre Elementary School	19.1
C.F. Simmons Middle School	19
Hampshire High School	18.8
East High School	18.8
Glenbrook Elementary School	18.4
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	17.7
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	16.9
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	16.8
Nature Ridge Elementary School	16.5
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	15.2
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	15.1
Jewel Middle School	14.7
Washington Middle School	14.5
Wayne Elementary School	14.1
Hall Elementary School	14
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	13.9
Oakhill Elementary School	13.9
Central High School	13.7
K.D. Waldo Middle School	13.5
Bartlett Elementary School	13.4
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	13.2
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	13.2
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	12.8
Clinton Elementary School	12.7
Benavides STEAM Academy	12.7
L.D. Brady Elementary School	12.4
Liberty Elementary School	12.2
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	11.8
Centennial School	11.8
Hanover Countryside Elementary School	11.8
Liberty Elementary School	11.6
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	11.4
Hampshire Elementary School	11.1
Eastview Elementary School	11.1
Spring Trail Elementary School	10.8
Prairieview Elementary School	10.4
Westfield Community School	10.1
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	10
Herget Middle School	9.8

School	Daily attendance rate (%)
Louise White Elementary School	96.2
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	96.1
Edna Rollins Elementary School	96
H.C. Storm Elementary School	95.9
Heartland Elementary School	95.8
Mill Creek School	95.8
Country Trails Elementary School	95.7
John Gates Elementary School	95.7
Hoover Wood Elementary School	95.6
Grace McWayne Elementary School	95.6
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	95.5
L.D. Brady Elementary School	95.5
Benavides STEAM Academy	95.5
Oak Park Elementary School	95.5
Harrison Street Elementary School	95.4
Beaupre Elementary School	95.4
Prairie Knolls Middle School	95.4
Sam Rotolo Middle School	95.3
Williamsburg Elementary School	95.3
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	95.3
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	95.2
Western Avenue Elementary School	95.2
Fabyan Elementary School	95.2
Prairie View Grade School	95.2
Geneva Middle School South	95.2
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	95
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	95
East High School	95
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	95
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	94.9
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	94.8
Liberty Elementary School	94.8
Lily Lake Grade School	94.8
Geneva Middle School North	94.8
Gilberts Elementary School	94.8
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	94.7
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	94.6
Central Middle School	94.5
Fearn Elementary School	94.5
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	94.4
Centennial School	94.3
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	94.3
Jewel Middle School	94.3
Prairieview Elementary School	94.3
Schneider Elementary School	94.2
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	94.2
Norton Creek Elementary School	94.1
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	94.1
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	94.1
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	94.1
Liberty Elementary School	94
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	94
Eastview Elementary School	94
K.D. Waldo Middle School	93.9
Hall Elementary School	93.8
Spring Trail Elementary School	93.7
Richmond Intermediate School	93.7
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	93.7
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	93.6
Ridge Circle Elementary School	93.6
Hampshire Elementary School	93.6
Wild Rose Elementary School	93.6
Jefferson Middle School	93.6
C.F. Simmons Middle School	93.5
Corron Elementary School	93.5
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	93.5
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	93.4
Horizon Elementary School	93.4
Bartlett Elementary School	93.4
Geneva Community High School	93.4
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	93.3
Herget Middle School	93.3
Westfield Community School	93.3
Wredling Middle School	93.3
Timber Trails Elementary School	93.3
Kaneland Senior High School	93.3
Algonquin Middle School	93.3
Goodwin Elementary School	93.2
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	93.2
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	93.2
Munhall Elementary School	93.2
Bell-Graham Elementary School	93.1
Wayne Elementary School	93
Ferson Creek School	93
Fox Meadow Elementary School	93
Thompson Middle School	93
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	92.9
Hanover Countryside Elementary School	92.9
Washington Middle School	92.9
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	92.9
Wasco Elementary School	92.8
Freeman Elementary School	92.8
McKinley Elementary School	92.8
Hilltop Elementary School	92.6
Eastview Middle School	92.6
Oakhill Elementary School	92.6
Batavia Senior High School	92.5
Central High School	92.3
Davis Primary School	92.3
Golfview Elementary School	92.3