Arcola High School had the highest truancy rate among 12 schools in Douglas County - 23.5%, while Atwood-Hammond Grade School had the highest attendance rate - 95.7%.
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 Douglas County schools enrolled 3,281 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93.2% 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 (%) |
|---|---|
| Arcola High School | 23.5 |
| Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School | 12.5 |
| Arcola Elementary School | 8.8 |
| Villa Grove High School | 7 |
| Arthur Grade School | 6.7 |
| East Prairie Middle School | 6.3 |
| Atwood-Hammond Grade School | 5.2 |
| Tuscola High School | 4.5 |
| School | Daily attendance rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Atwood-Hammond Grade School | 95.7 |
| Arcola Elementary School | 94.5 |
| Arthur Grade School | 94.5 |
| East Prairie Middle School | 94.3 |
| North Ward Elementary School | 94.1 |
| Tuscola High School | 94.1 |
| Lovington Grade School | 93.7 |
| Villa Grove Elementary School | 92.4 |
| Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School | 91.6 |
| Villa Grove Junior High School | 91.5 |
| Arcola High School | 90.9 |
| Villa Grove High School | 88.7 |
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