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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Madison County suffered a truancy rate of 19.3%

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Worden Elementary School Principal Nancy Werden (2023) | Worden Elementary School

Worden Elementary School Principal Nancy Werden (2023) | Worden Elementary School

Students in Madison County schools were truant 19.3% of the time in the 2021-22 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The truancy rate was lower than the previous school year.

There were 38,452 students enrolled in Madison County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 7,405 students were absent throughout the year.

The dropout rate in the county was 5%, 1.6% higher than the year before.

Statewide, Hardin County schools suffered the most truancy issues (38.4%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Monroe County schools successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (3.1%).

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.

In 2022, Illinois had more than 1.9 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools across 852 school districts. There were more than 350,000 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 years (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.

Madison County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 2 Years

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Madison County Chronic Truancy Rates by School in 2021-22 School Cycle

SchoolsNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Albert Cassens Elementary463-
Alhambra Primary School159-
Alton High School1,95341%
Alton Middle School1,28335.9%
Bernard Long Elementary School36176.7%
Bethalto East Primary School40921%
C.A. Henning School811-
Caseyville Elementary School3159%
Central Intermediate School36410.2%
Civic Memorial High School75329.4%
Collinsville High School1,92123.4%
Collinsville Middle School93515%
Columbus Elementary School377-
Coolidge Junior High School84935.9%
Dorris Intermediate School92719.1%
East Alton Middle School19418.2%
East Alton-Wood River High School56114.7%
East Elementary School40036%
Eastwood Elementary School42627.7%
Edwardsville High School2,31011.8%
Eunice Smith Elementary School28341.2%
Frohardt Elementary School41154.1%
Gilson Brown Elementary School24938%
Glen Carbon Elementary School337-
Goshen Elementary School432-
Granite City High School1,81347.4%
Grantfork Upper Elementary School83-
Grigsby Intermediate School76546.6%
Hamel Elementary School114-
Hartford Elementary School157-
Highland Elementary School507-
Highland High School9045.1%
Highland Middle School5774.5%
Highland Primary School590-
Jefferson Elementary School84-
John A. Renfro Elementary School5174.9%
Kreitner Elementary School35816.8%
LeClaire Elementary School326-
Lewis and Clark Elementary School32936.3%
Lewis-Clark Elementary School23914.5%
Lewis-Clark Junior High School19815.6%
Liberty Middle School9513.3%
Lincoln Middle School7756.1%
Lovejoy Elementary School24737.4%
Madison Junior High School12549.6%
Madison Senior High School16168.7%
Marine Elementary School131-
Maryville Elementary School38953.6%
Maryville Elementary School351-
Meadowbrook Intermediate School3508%
Midway School125-
Mitchell Elementary School39148%
N.O. Nelson Elementary School323-
North Elementary School57439.4%
Parkside Primary School3216%
Prather Elementary School674-
Roxana Junior High School37712%
Roxana Senior High School51516.5%
Silver Creek Elementary School7281.9%
South Primary School47113.5%
St. Jacob Elementary School216-
Summit Elementary School98-
Triad High School1,2114.3%
Triad Middle School8843%
Twin Echo Elementary School2129.4%
Venice Elementary School8017.2%
Washington Elementary School119-
Webster Elementary School305-
West Elementary School43231.1%
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School55719.8%
Wilson Elementary School39350%
Woodland Elementary School470-
Worden Elementary School283-

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

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

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