Dupage Policy Journal

Schools among DuPage County had the 72nd highest truancy rate of 6.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Fenton High School had the highest truancy rate among 232 schools in DuPage County - 30.7%, while Park View Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 96.4%.

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 DuPage County schools enrolled 140,706 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93.1% 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 (%)
Fenton High School	30.7
Greenbrook Elementary School	29.8
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	29.3
Blackhawk Middle School	27.8
Burr Ridge Middle School	25.9
Addison Trail High School	23.7
Jefferson Middle School	21.6
Wesley A. Johnson School	21.3
Tioga Elementary School	20.5
Community High School	20.4
Spring Wood Middle School	19.8
Stevenson School	18.9
Hinsdale South High School	18.8
Army Trail Elementary School	18.6
Downers Grove South High School	16.6
Glenbard East High School	16.1
Churchill Elementary School	15.9
Fullerton Elementary School	15.6
C.E. Miller Elementary School	15.5
Wood Dale Junior High School	15
Lincoln Elementary School	14.4
North Elementary School	14.2
Indian Trail Junior High School	14.1
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	13.8
Willowbrook High School	13.7
Maercker Elementary School	12
Schafer Elementary School	11.8
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	11.4
Westview Elementary School	11.4
Edgewood Elementary School	11.3
Butterfield Elementary School	11.1
Lake Park Elementary School	10.8
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	10.7
Lisle High School	10.6
Hadley Junior High School	10.6
Leman Middle School	10.2
Westmont High School	10.1
York Community High School	10
Holmes Elementary School	10
Waterbury Elementary School	10
Glenbard South High School	10
Pioneer Elementary School	9.8
Oakbrook Elementary School	9.7
Manor Hill Elementary School	9.5
Erickson Elementary School	9.3
Jackson Middle School	9.1
Goodrich Elementary School	9.1
Downers Grove North High School	9
York Center Elementary School	9
Westmont Junior High School	9
Willow Creek Elementary School	9
John L. Sipley Elementary School	9
Glenbard North High School	8.9
Glenn Westlake Middle School	8.8
Hinsdale Central High School	8.7
Waubonsie Valley High School	8.7
Westview Hills Middle School	8.5
Wesley Elementary School	8.4
John E. Albright Middle School	8.4
Raymond Benson Primary School	8.4
Glen Crest Middle School	8.4
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	8.3
Lake Park High School	8.1
J.T. Manning Elementary School	8.1
Eisenhower Junior High School	8.1
Churchville Middle School	7.6
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	7.4
Park View Elementary School	7.4
Monroe Middle School	7.3
Briar Glen Elementary School	7.2
Mark DeLay School	7.2
Glenbard West High School	7.1
Dujardin Elementary School	6.9
Ardmore Elementary School	6.9
Madison Elementary School	6.8
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	6.8
William F. Murphy Elementary School	6.7
Westfield Elementary School	6.6
Stratford Middle School	6
Stone Elementary School	5.8
Arbor View Elementary School	5.8
Ardmore Elementary School	5.7
Lace Elementary School	5.6
Hubble Middle School	5.6
Wheaton North High School	5.6
F.E. Peacock Middle School	5.4
Park View Elementary School	5.4
Glen Hill Primary School	5.4
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	5.1
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	5.1
Currier Elementary School	5
Fischer Middle School	4.9
Naperville North High School	4.7
Western Trails Elementary School	4.7
Francis Granger Middle School	4.7
Metea Valley High School	4.7
Georgetown Elementary School	4.7
Meadowview Elementary School	4.6
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	4.5
Jay Stream Middle School	4.5

School	Daily attendance rate (%)
Park View Elementary School	96.4
Clifford Crone Middle School	96.1
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	96
Patterson Elementary School	96
Spring Brook Elementary School	95.9
Edison Elementary School	95.9
Prairieview Elementary School	95.9
Whittier Elementary School	95.7
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	95.7
Field Elementary School	95.6
Butler Junior High School	95.6
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	95.6
Gordon Gregory Middle School	95.6
Brook Forest Elementary School	95.5
Lincoln Elementary School	95.4
Lowell Elementary School	95.4
Whittier Elementary School	95.4
Emerson Elementary School	95.4
Hawthorne Elementary School	95.3
Herrick Middle School	95.3
Benjamin Middle School	95.3
Butterfield Elementary School	95.3
Madison Elementary School	95.3
The Lane Elementary School	95.3
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	95.2
Holmes Elementary School	95.2
Wiesbrook Elementary School	95.2
Briar Glen Elementary School	95.2
Lester Elementary School	95.1
Scullen Middle School	95.1
Bower Elementary School	95.1
Jefferson Elementary School	95.1
Pierce Downer Elementary School	95.1
Lakeview Junior High School	95
Robert Clow Elementary School	95
Indian Knoll Elementary School	95
Hawthorne Elementary School	95
Hillcrest Elementary School	95
Jackson Elementary School	95
May Watts Elementary School	95
Still Middle School	95
Wayne Builta Elementary School	94.9
Westfield Elementary School	94.9
Madison Elementary School	94.9
Meadow Glens Elementary School	94.9
Kingsley Elementary School	94.9
Westview Hills Middle School	94.8
Fry Elementary School	94.8
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	94.8
Brookdale Elementary School	94.8
J.T. Manning Elementary School	94.8
Evergreen Elementary School	94.8
Arbor View Elementary School	94.8
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	94.8
Longfellow Elementary School	94.7
Sandburg Middle School	94.7
Westmont Junior High School	94.7
Bryan Middle School	94.7
Oak Elementary School	94.7
Park View Elementary School	94.7
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	94.7
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	94.6
Currier Elementary School	94.6
River Woods Elementary School	94.6
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	94.6
Madison Elementary School	94.6
Edison Middle School	94.6
Emerson Elementary School	94.6
Turner Elementary School	94.6
Monroe Elementary School	94.6
Lincoln Elementary School	94.5
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	94.5
Walker School	94.5
Wegner Elementary School	94.5
Fairmount Elementary School	94.5
Francis Granger Middle School	94.5
Franklin Middle School	94.5
Meadowview Elementary School	94.5
Prospect Elementary School	94.5
Gower Middle School	94.5
Clarendon Hills Middle School	94.4
Highlands Elementary School	94.4
Manor Hill Elementary School	94.4
Kennedy Junior High School	94.4
Kingsley Elementary School	94.4
Prairie Elementary School	94.4
Glen Crest Middle School	94.4
Highland Elementary School	94.3
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	94.3
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	94.3
Pioneer Elementary School	94.3
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	94.3
Churchville Middle School	94.2
Forest Glen Elementary School	94.2
Maercker Elementary School	94.2
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	94.2
Hinsdale Middle School	94.1
Willow Creek Elementary School	94.1
Neuqua Valley High School	94.1
Stone Elementary School	94.1