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Schools across Madison County ranks 17th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Madison County had the 17th highest truancy rate of 19.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Bernard Long Elementary School had the highest truancy rate among 72 schools in Madison County - 76.7%, while Grantfork Upper Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 96%.

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 Madison County schools enrolled 38,164 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90.3% 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 Madison County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Bernard Long Elementary School76.7
Madison Senior High School68.7
Frohardt Elementary School54.1
Maryville Elementary School53.6
Wilson Elementary School50
Madison Junior High School49.6
Mitchell Elementary School48
Granite City High School47.4
Grigsby Intermediate School46.6
Eunice Smith Elementary School41.2
Alton High School41
North Elementary School39.4
Gilson Brown Elementary School38
Lovejoy Elementary School37.4
Lewis and Clark Elementary School36.3
East Elementary School36
Coolidge Junior High School35.9
Alton Middle School35.9
West Elementary School31.1
Civic Memorial High School29.4
Eastwood Elementary School27.7
Collinsville High School23.4
Bethalto East Primary School21
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School19.8
Dorris Intermediate School19.1
East Alton Middle School18.2
Venice Elementary School17.2
Kreitner Elementary School16.8
Roxana Senior High School16.5
Lewis-Clark Junior High School15.6
Collinsville Middle School15
East Alton-Wood River High School14.7
Lewis-Clark Elementary School14.5
South Primary School13.5
Roxana Junior High School12
Edwardsville High School11.8
Central Intermediate School10.2
Twin Echo Elementary School9.4
Caseyville Elementary School9
Meadowbrook Intermediate School8
Lincoln Middle School6.1
Parkside Primary School6
Highland High School5.1
John A. Renfro Elementary School4.9
Highland Middle School4.5
Triad High School4.3
Liberty Middle School3.3
Triad Middle School3
Silver Creek Elementary School1.9
Daily attendance rates in Madison County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Grantfork Upper Elementary School96
Alhambra Primary School95.5
Highland Primary School94.9
Highland Elementary School94.8
Highland Middle School94.7
Marine Elementary School94.7
South Primary School94.5
St. Jacob Elementary School94.4
Parkside Primary School94.3
Roxana Junior High School94.2
Albert Cassens Elementary94.1
C.A. Henning School94
Central Intermediate School93.9
Kreitner Elementary School93.9
Goshen Elementary School93.9
LeClaire Elementary School93.8
Glen Carbon Elementary School93.8
Liberty Middle School93.7
Hamel Elementary School93.7
Maryville Elementary School93.7
Columbus Elementary School93.6
Worden Elementary School93.6
Triad Middle School93.6
John A. Renfro Elementary School93.4
Silver Creek Elementary School93.3
Lincoln Middle School93.1
Venice Elementary School93
Jefferson Elementary School93
Caseyville Elementary School92.9
Webster Elementary School92.9
Triad High School92.9
Woodland Elementary School92.7
Meadowbrook Intermediate School92.7
Midway School92.7
Summit Elementary School92.5
Bethalto East Primary School92.2
Hartford Elementary School92.1
N.O. Nelson Elementary School92.1
Twin Echo Elementary School92.1
Dorris Intermediate School91.7
Lewis-Clark Elementary School91.6
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School91.6
Edwardsville High School91.6
Eastwood Elementary School91.3
Lewis-Clark Junior High School91.2
Roxana Senior High School91.1
Highland High School91.1
Collinsville Middle School91
East Alton-Wood River High School90.8
East Alton Middle School90.3
Collinsville High School89.8
Civic Memorial High School89.5
Madison Junior High School88.9
Lewis and Clark Elementary School88.7
Lovejoy Elementary School88.7
North Elementary School88.7
East Elementary School88.5
Frohardt Elementary School88.4
Wilson Elementary School88.3
West Elementary School88.1
Coolidge Junior High School87.7
Eunice Smith Elementary School87
Gilson Brown Elementary School87
Alton Middle School86.9
Bernard Long Elementary School86.8
Maryville Elementary School86.1
Grigsby Intermediate School85.7
Mitchell Elementary School85.2
Alton High School84.5
Granite City High School82.6
Madison Senior High School82.1
Prather Elementary School75.1

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Lewis-Clark Elementary SchoolGrantfork Upper Elementary SchoolCaseyville Elementary SchoolNorth Elementary SchoolHamel Elementary SchoolTwin Echo Elementary SchoolLeclaire Elementary SchoolColumbus Elementary SchoolMidway SchoolRoxana Junior High SchoolCollinsville High SchoolGilson Brown Elementary SchoolAlton Middle SchoolMaryville Elementary SchoolBethalto East Primary SchoolFrohardt Elementary SchoolWilson Elementary SchoolHartford Elementary SchoolN.o. Nelson Elementary SchoolMitchellLewis-Clark Jr High SchoolGranite City High SchoolEdwardsville High SchoolGlen Carbon Elementary SchoolMadison Junior High SchoolNorth Elementary SchoolGoshen Elementary SchoolEunice Smith Elementary SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolWorden Elementary SchoolParkside Primary SchoolSilver Creek Elementary SchoolKreitner Elementary SchoolLewis And Clark Elementary SchoolLewis-Clark Junior High SchoolAlbert Cassens ElementaryMitchell Elementary SchoolMeadowbrookMidway SchoolEast Alton Middle SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolCivic Memorial High SchoolEast Alton-Wood River High SchoolAlton High SchoolMeadowbrook Intermediate SchoolCollinsville Middle SchoolTriad Middle SchoolHighland High SchoolHighland Middle SchoolEastwood Elementary SchoolAlhambra Primary SchoolHighland Primary SchoolSouth Primary SchoolLewis-Clark Elementary SchoolAlhambra Primary SchoolCentral Intermediate SchoolVenice Elementary SchoolEast Elementary SchoolLovejoy Elementary SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolCaseyville Elementary SchoolMaryville Elementary SchoolWebster Elementary SchoolWest Elementary SchoolPrather Elementary SchoolLiberty Middle SchoolSt. Jacob Elementary SchoolWilbur Trimpe Middle SchoolHamel Elementary SchoolDorris Intermediate SchoolRoxana Sr High SchoolMaryville Elementary SchoolSummit Elementary SchoolCoolidge Junior High SchoolSilver Creek ElementaryJohn A. Renfro Elementary SchoolEast Alton-Wood River High SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolRoxana Senior High SchoolGranite City High SchoolGrigsby Intermediate SchoolMeadowbrook Intermediate SchoolMadison Senior High SchoolLincoln Middle SchoolHartford Elementary SchoolBernard Long Elementary SchoolEastwood Elementary SchoolMarine Elementary SchoolC. A. Henning SchoolLovejoy Elementary SchoolTriad High School

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