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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Kane County suffered a truancy rate of 19.2%

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Thompson Middle School Principal Matt Clark (2023) | Thompson Middle School

Thompson Middle School Principal Matt Clark (2023) | Thompson Middle School

Students in Kane County schools were truant 19.2% of the time in the 2021-22 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The truancy rate was higher than the previous school year.

There were 110,118 students enrolled in Kane County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 21,143 students were absent throughout the year.

The dropout rate in the county was 2%, 0.1% lower 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.

Kane County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 2 Years

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

SchoolsNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Abbott Middle School63644.6%
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School3817.6%
Algonquin Middle School44119.4%
Alice Gustafson Elementary School4873.1%
Anderson Elementary School4182.7%
Bartlett Elementary School47113.4%
Bartlett High School2,36437.6%
Batavia Senior High School1,8716%
Beaupre Elementary School15819.1%
Bell-Graham Elementary School480-
Benavides STEAM Academy31012.7%
C.F. Simmons Middle School81819%
C.I. Johnson Elementary School38813.9%
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School63011.8%
Cambridge Lakes Charter School65915.2%
Canton Middle School42325.7%
Carpentersville Middle School1,13438.5%
Centennial School49611.8%
Central High School1,32713.7%
Central Middle School3642.7%
Century Oaks Elementary School46330.1%
Channing Memorial Elementary School36141.7%
Clinton Elementary School44212.7%
Coleman Elementary School60830.8%
Corron Elementary School543-
Country Trails Elementary School633-
Creekside Elementary School49826.7%
Davis Primary School3484.6%
Delacey Family Education Center245-
Dundee Highlands Elementary School34710%
Dundee Middle School1,14527.5%
Dundee-Crown High School2,49046.7%
East High School4,09218.8%
Eastview Elementary School40011.1%
Eastview Middle School7349.6%
Edna Rollins Elementary School4879.4%
Elgin High School2,66453.5%
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School361-
Ellis Middle School67639.1%
Fabyan Elementary School228-
Fearn Elementary School4804.7%
Ferson Creek School566-
Fox Meadow Elementary School4268.2%
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy2716.3%
Freeman Elementary School51043.4%
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School42813.2%
Garfield Elementary School27935.2%
Gary D. Wright Elementary School88716.9%
Geneva 304 Early Learning Center93-
Geneva Community High School1,6791.4%
Geneva Middle School North592-
Geneva Middle School South596-
Gilberts Elementary School7069.3%
Glenbrook Elementary School48918.4%
Golfview Elementary School39024%
Goodwin Elementary School33139.5%
Grace McWayne Elementary School3285%
Greenman Elementary School50256.7%
H.C. Storm Elementary School321-
Hall Elementary School52714%
Hampshire Elementary School44911.1%
Hampshire High School1,87318.8%
Hampshire Middle School74321.1%
Hanover Countryside Elementary School35311.8%
Harriet Gifford Elementary School38030.2%
Harrison Street Elementary School388-
Harry D. Jacobs High School2,00522.6%
Hawk Hollow Elementary School35311.4%
Heartland Elementary School316-
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School89313.2%
Herget Middle School6319.8%
Heritage Elementary School39725.2%
Highland Elementary School55335.9%
Hill Elementary School54657.3%
Hillcrest Elementary School41925.1%
Hilltop Elementary School50121.1%
Hoover Wood Elementary School3497.4%
Horizon Elementary School52021.2%
Howard B. Thomas Grade School6894.3%
Huff Elementary School49031.2%
J.B. Nelson Elementary School3769%
Jefferson Middle School58119.7%
Jewel Middle School57914.7%
John C Dunham Stem Partnership School122-
John Gates Elementary School3998.2%
K.D. Waldo Middle School92713.5%
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary512-
Kaneland Harter Middle School9362.8%
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School441-
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School410-
Kaneland McDole Elementary School431-
Kaneland Senior High School1,3234.3%
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School4626.5%
Kenyon Woods Middle School88021.3%
Kimball Middle School60734.5%
L.D. Brady Elementary School28612.4%
Lake In The Hills Elementary School46112.8%
Lakewood School76134.8%
Larkin High School2,11757.7%
Larsen Middle School65735.1%
Laurel Hill Elementary School39235.8%
Liberty Elementary School50512.2%
Liberty Elementary School74411.6%
Lily Lake Grade School263-
Lincoln Elementary School218-
Lincoln Elementary School47221.4%
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School45816.8%
Lords Park Elementary School55325.8%
Louise White Elementary School355-
Lowrie Elementary School36722.1%
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School37620.9%
McCleery Elementary School53451.8%
McKinley Elementary School33227%
Meadowdale Elementary School41527.2%
Mill Creek School413-
Munhall Elementary School497-
Nature Ridge Elementary School53216.5%
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School54817.7%
Nicholson Elementary School28649.8%
Norton Creek Elementary School445-
Oak Park Elementary School4279.8%
Oakhill Elementary School39313.9%
Olney C. Allen Elementary School65322.2%
Ontarioville Elementary School42028.8%
Otter Creek Elementary School63619.4%
Parkview Elementary School36127%
Parkwood Elementary School30024.6%
Perry Elementary School28564.4%
Prairie Knolls Middle School7634.2%
Prairie View Grade School599-
Prairieview Elementary School31510.4%
Richmond Intermediate School3725.6%
Ridge Circle Elementary School45924.9%
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School47931.9%
Rose E. Krug Elementary School25720.4%
Saint Charles East High School2,0698.2%
Saint Charles North High School1,9117.5%
Sam Rotolo Middle School1,1785.5%
Schneider Elementary School359-
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School37315.1%
Smith Elementary School40921.2%
South Elgin High School2,91032.7%
Spring Trail Elementary School33710.8%
Streamwood High School1,75742.1%
Sunnydale Elementary School34422%
Sycamore Trails Elementary School6238.2%
Tefft Middle School96243.9%
Thompson Middle School1,2563.3%
Timber Trails Elementary School34220.7%
Wasco Elementary School451-
Washington Elementary School36932%
Washington Middle School62914.5%
Wayne Elementary School34214.1%
West Aurora High School3,63524.8%
West Aurora Learning Center226-
Western Avenue Elementary School333-
Westfield Community School1,30910.1%
Wild Rose Elementary School526-
Willard Elementary School24822.1%
Williamsburg Elementary School454-
Wredling Middle School1,3796.8%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Hawk Hollow Elementary SchoolJewel Middle SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolGates Elementary SchoolKaneland John Stewart Elementary SchoolHilltop Elementary SchoolLincoln Prairie Elementary SchoolGeneva 304 Early Learning ProgramK D Waldo Middle SchoolKaneland John Shields Elementary SchoolCountry Trails Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolFred Rodgers Magnet AcademyHampshire Elementary SchoolHampshire High SchoolMcCleery Elementary SchoolGoodwin Elementary SchoolElgin High SchoolSpring Trail Elementary SchoolChanning Memorial Elementary SchoolTefft Middle SchoolMabel O. Donnell Elementary SchoolKimball Middle SchoolFabyan Elementary SchoolLords Park Elementary SchoolWestern Avenue Elementary SchoolNorton Creek Elementary SchoolJefferson Middle SchoolEllis Middle SchoolSam Rotolo Middle SchoolWredling Middle SchoolTimber Trails Elementary SchoolGary D. Wright Elementary SchoolLiberty Elementary SchoolCanton Middle SchoolFox Meadow Elementary SchoolKaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolDundee-Crown High SchoolEast High SchoolWild Rose Elementary SchoolBrady Elementary SchoolSunnydale Elementary SchoolSchneider Elementary SchoolBartlett Elementary SchoolElgin Math and Science Academy Charter SchoolFreeman Elementary SchoolWasco Elementary SchoolCentral High SchoolWestfield Community SchoolDavis Primary SchoolPrairieview Elementary SchoolGeneva Middle School NorthHeritage Elementary SchoolAlice Gustafson Elementary SchoolH.c. Storm Elementary SchoolCentennial SchoolHanover Countryside Elementary SchoolSycamore Trails Elementary SchoolAlgonquin Middle SchoolPerry Elementary SchoolLowrie Elementary SchoolLouise White Elementary SchoolAllen Elementary SchoolDundee Highlands Elementary SchoolSouth Elgin High SchoolLakewood SchoolCentral Middle SchoolGeneva Community High SchoolWashington Middle SchoolBatavia High SchoolRollins Elementary SchoolHerget Middle SchoolOtter Creek Elementary SchoolHarry D. Jacobs High SchoolHoover Wood Elementary SchoolHall Elementary SchoolOntarioville Elementary SchoolC.f. Simmons Middle SchoolNature Ridge Elementary SchoolClinton Elementary SchoolKenyon Woods Middle SchoolBardwell Elementary SchoolPrairie Knolls Middle SchoolDundee Middle SchoolOakhill Elementary SchoolCorron Elementary SchoolCowherd Middle SchoolSt. Charles East High SchoolCarpentersville Middle SchoolW.s. Beaupre Elementary SchoolLarkin High SchoolCentury Oaks Elementary SchoolHoward B. Thomas Grade SchoolHuff Elementary SchoolPrairie View Grade SchoolKenneth E. Neubert Elementary SchoolEastview Middle SchoolAbbott Middle SchoolSt. Charles North High SchoolJohnson Elementary SchoolGilberts Elementary SchoolGolfview Elementary SchoolLaurel Hill Elementary SchoolKrug Elementary SchoolDieterich Elementary SchoolWillard Elementary SchoolLake In The Hills Elementary SchoolMill Creek SchoolHarrison Street Elementary SchoolAlgonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolColeman Elementary SchoolKaneland Harter Middle SchoolThompson Middle SchoolAurora Hill Elementary SchoolGarfield Elementary SchoolSmith Elementary SchoolHermes Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolGlenbrook Elementary SchoolMcKinley Elementary SchoolLily Lake Grade SchoolParkwood Elementary SchoolJ.b. Nelson Elementary SchoolLarsen Middle SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolBartlett High SchoolHorizon Elementary SchoolHeartland Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolRidge Circle Elementary SchoolFearn Elementary SchoolNicholson Elementary SchoolWilliamsburg Elementary SchoolRichmond Intermediate SchoolMunhall Elementary SchoolDelacey Family Educ CtrHillcrest Elementary SchoolStreamwood High SchoolGreenman Elementary SchoolKaneland McDole Elementary SchoolJohn C. Dunham Stem Partnership SchoolCambridge Lakes Charter SchoolWayne Elementary SchoolGrace McWayne Elementary SchoolOak Park Elementary SchoolWest Aurora Learning CenterBell-Graham Elementary SchoolHarriet Gifford Elementary SchoolSleepy Hollow Elementary SchoolGeneva Middle School SouthMeadowdale Elementary SchoolAnderson Elementary SchoolHampshire Middle SchoolFerson Creek SchoolBenavides Steam AcademyLiberty Elementary SchoolWest Aurora High SchoolEastview Elementary SchoolRonald D.o. Neal Elementary School

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