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Schools across Monroe County had 101st highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Monroe County had the 101st highest truancy rate of 1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Waterloo High School had the highest truancy rate among 12 schools in Monroe County - 4.3%, while Columbia Middle School had the highest attendance rate - 96.9%.

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 Monroe County schools enrolled 4,985 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95.2% 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.

Chronic truancy rates in Monroe County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Waterloo High School4.3
Columbia High School2.2
Daily attendance rates in Monroe County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Columbia Middle School96.9
Columbia High School96.8
Eagleview Elementary School96.2
Parkview Elementary School96
Valmeyer Elementary School95.6
Waterloo Junior High School95
Gardner Elementary School95
Rogers Elementary School94.8
W.J. Zahnow Elementary School94.5
Valmeyer Junior High School94.1
Waterloo High School93.2
Valmeyer High School92.4

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