Depue Community Unit School District 103 Principal Dr. Brandi Anderson-Maier (2023) | Depue Community Unit School District 103
Depue Community Unit School District 103 Principal Dr. Brandi Anderson-Maier (2023) | Depue Community Unit School District 103
There were 4,476 students enrolled in Bureau County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 311 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 8%, which was 4.3% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Depue Community Unit School District 103 suffered the most truancy issues (16.9%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (5%).
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 Bureau 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 |
---|---|---|
Depue Community Unit School District 103 | 332 | 16.9% |
Hall High School District 502 | 378 | 15.3% |
La Moille Community Unit School District 303 | 173 | 12% |
Princeton High School District 500 | 499 | 11% |
Princeton Elementary School District 115 | 1,083 | 6.2% |
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 | 616 | 5% |
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 | 960 | 5% |
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