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Schools across Shelby County had 90th highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Shelby County had the 90th highest truancy rate of 3.7% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Shelbyville High School had the highest truancy rate among 13 schools in Shelby County - 12.4%, while Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 95.8%.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five % 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 Shelby County schools enrolled 2,843 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93.8% 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.

Chronic truancy rates in Shelby County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Shelbyville High School12.4
Central A&M High School12.1
Windsor Junior and Senior High School9.8
Moulton Elementary School4.9
Daily attendance rates in Shelby County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School95.8
Cowden-Herrick Grade School95.5
Windsor Elementary School95.3
Main Street Elementary School95.1
Moulton Elementary School95
Gregory Intermediate School94.9
Stewardson-Strasburg High School94.1
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School93.5
Windsor Junior and Senior High School93
Central A&M Middle School92.6
Bond Primary School92.5
Shelbyville High School91.6
Central A&M High School89.8

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