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Schools across Henry County had 47th highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Henry County had the 47th highest truancy rate of 9.1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Kewanee High School had the highest truancy rate among 25 schools in Henry County - 39.8%, while Cambridge Community Grade School had the highest attendance rate - 96.1%.

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 Henry County schools enrolled 7,710 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93.5% 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 Henry County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Kewanee High School39.8
Central Elementary School23
Central Junior High School22.9
Irving Elementary School22
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School19.7
Belle Alexander Elementary School19.5
Neponset Grade School14.8
Colona Grade School10.9
Geneseo High School9.6
Wethersfield Elementary School6.8
Geneseo Middle School5.1
Orion High School3.9
Daily attendance rates in Henry County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Cambridge Community Grade School96.1
Annawan Grade School96.1
Northside Elementary School95.9
Annawan High School95.8
Millikin Elementary School95.5
C.R. Hanna Elementary School95.2
Southwest Elementary School95.2
Geneseo Middle School95.2
Wethersfield Elementary School94.8
Galva Elementary School94.8
Geneseo High School94.8
Alwood Elementary School93.9
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School93.6
Orion Middle School93.4
Colona Grade School93.3
Belle Alexander Elementary School93
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School92.9
Galva Junior/Senior High School92.6
Central Elementary School92.4
Orion High School92.4
Irving Elementary School92.3
Neponset Grade School91.9
Central Junior High School91
Alwood Middle/High School91
Kewanee High School85.7

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