LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 Principal Dr. Steven Wrobleski (2023) | LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 Principal Dr. Steven Wrobleski (2023) | LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
There were 14,467 students enrolled in LaSalle County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 1,550 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 5.9%, which was 1.9% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Streator Township High School District 40 suffered the most truancy issues (24%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Community Unit School District 2 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (4%).
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 LaSalle 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Streator Township High School District 40 | 816 | 24% |
| LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 | 1,213 | 23.3% |
| La Salle Elementary School District 122 | 885 | 19.6% |
| Streator Elementary School District 44 | 1,477 | 18.3% |
| Ottawa Elementary School District 141 | 1,748 | 13.6% |
| Mendota Township High School District 280 | 503 | 11.5% |
| Marseilles Elementary School District 150 | 517 | 10.7% |
| Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | 1,013 | 10% |
| Ottawa Township High School District 140 | 1,260 | 9.3% |
| Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 | 186 | 7.5% |
| Peru Elementary School District 124 | 937 | 6.5% |
| Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 | 466 | 5.8% |
| Earlville Community Unit School District 9 | 375 | 5.5% |
| Seneca Township High School District 160 | 383 | 4.8% |
| Community Unit School District 2 | 638 | 4% |
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