Meredosia-Chambersburg High School had the highest truancy rate among 18 schools in Morgan County - 27.7%, while Eisenhower Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 95.4%.
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 Morgan County schools enrolled 4,105 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92.1% 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.
| School | Chronic truancy rates (%) |
|---|---|
| Meredosia-Chambersburg High School | 27.7 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 26.5 |
| Jacksonville High School | 22 |
| Jacksonville Middle School | 18.4 |
| Waverly Junior and Senior High School | 15.3 |
| Washington Elementary School | 13 |
| Waverly Elementary School | 6.5 |
| School | Daily attendance rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Eisenhower Elementary School | 95.4 |
| South Jacksonville Elementary School | 95.1 |
| Triopia Grade School | 94.9 |
| Triopia Junior-Senior High School | 93.8 |
| Franklin Elementary School | 93.7 |
| Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School | 93.6 |
| North Jacksonville School | 93.4 |
| Waverly Elementary School | 92.8 |
| Washington Elementary School | 92.4 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 91.8 |
| Franklin Junior/Senior High School | 91.8 |
| Jacksonville Middle School | 91.8 |
| Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School | 91.6 |
| Franklin East Grade School | 90.9 |
| Jacksonville High School | 90.1 |
| Waverly Junior and Senior High School | 88.1 |
| Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High School | 85.7 |
| Meredosia-Chambersburg High School | 81.9 |
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