Bensenville School District 2 Principal Dr. Katherine Mccluskey (2023) | Bensenville School District 2
Bensenville School District 2 Principal Dr. Katherine Mccluskey (2023) | Bensenville School District 2
There were 143,128 students enrolled in DuPage County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 9,077 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 1.4%, which was 0.3% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Fenton Community High School District 100 suffered the most truancy issues (30.7%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (0.3%).
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.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DuPage County.
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 3% between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.
| District | No. of students enrolled | Chronic truancy rates |
|---|---|---|
| Fenton Community High School District 100 | 1,397 | 30.7% |
| Community Consolidated School District 180 | 445 | 27.5% |
| Bensenville School District 2 | 1,976 | 23.4% |
| Community High School District 94 | 1,982 | 20.4% |
| Keeneyville School District 20 | 1,325 | 20.2% |
| DuPage High School District 88 | 3,776 | 18.7% |
| Community High School District 99 | 4,808 | 13.2% |
| Addison School District 4 | 3,561 | 12.8% |
| Wood Dale School District 7 | 904 | 12.5% |
| Hinsdale Township High School District 86 | 3,898 | 12.2% |
| Villa Park School District 45 | 3,115 | 11.2% |
| Glenbard Township High School District 87 | 7,788 | 10.6% |
| Maercker School District 60 | 1,307 | 10.1% |
| Westmont Community Unit School District 201 | 1,306 | 9.6% |
| Woodridge School District 68 | 2,739 | 9.6% |
| Salt Creek School District 48 | 485 | 9% |
| Glen Ellyn School District 41 | 3,477 | 9% |
| Lake Park Community High School District 108 | 2,527 | 8.1% |
| Lombard School District 44 | 2,927 | 7.7% |
| Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 | 2,228 | 7.4% |
| West Chicago Elementary School District 33 | 3,468 | 7.2% |
| Darien School District 61 | 1,277 | 7% |
| Itasca School District 10 | 1,000 | 6.8% |
| Bloomingdale School District 13 | 1,354 | 6% |
| Elmhurst School District 205 | 8,164 | 5.6% |
| Lisle Community Unit School District 202 | 1,434 | 5.2% |
| Queen Bee School District 16 | 1,663 | 4.4% |
| Community Consolidated School District 93 | 3,249 | 3.8% |
| Community Unit School District 200 | 11,550 | 3.3% |
| Indian Prairie School District 204 | 25,632 | 2.9% |
| Roselle School District 12 | 666 | 2.7% |
| Cass School District 63 | 791 | 2.2% |
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 16,064 | 1.9% |
| Center Cass School District 66 | 1,084 | 1.3% |
| Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 4,802 | 0.5% |
| Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 3,662 | 0.3% |
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