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What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Pike County during 2021-2022 school year?

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Schools among Pike County had the 77th highest truancy rate of 5.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Pleasant Hill High School had the highest truancy rate among 11 schools in Pike County - 34%, while Western Barry Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 93.6%.

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 Pike County schools enrolled 2,346 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91.9% 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 Pike County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Pleasant Hill High School34
Western High School14.5
Griggsville-Perry High School12.2
Pikeland Community School9.1
Western Barry Elementary School5.6
Pittsfield High School4.8
Daily attendance rates in Pike County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Western Barry Elementary School93.6
Western Junior High School93.5
Pittsfield South Elementary School93.4
Pleasant Hill Elementary School93.4
Griggsville-Perry Primary School93
Pikeland Community School91.3
Griggsville-Perry Middle School90.8
Western High School90.4
Griggsville-Perry High School90.3
Pittsfield High School90.2
Pleasant Hill High School88.1

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