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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Williamson County suffered a truancy rate of 11.4%

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Carterville Intermediate School Principal Dr. Tom Webb (2023) | Carterville Intermediate School

Carterville Intermediate School Principal Dr. Tom Webb (2023) | Carterville Intermediate School

Students in Williamson County schools were truant 11.4% 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 9,748 students enrolled in Williamson County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 1,110 students were absent throughout the year.

The dropout rate in the county was 5.1%, 1.8% 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.

Williamson County Chronic Truancy Rates Over 2 Years

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

SchoolsNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Adams School243-
Carterville High School6209.3%
Carterville Intermediate School5098.5%
Carterville Junior High School36913%
Crab Orchard Elementary School327-
Crab Orchard High School153-
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School68318.8%
Herrin High School66319.6%
Herrin Middle School50015.6%
Jefferson Elementary School3567.5%
Jefferson Elementary School270-
Johnston City High School32017.3%
Lincoln Elementary School127-
Lincoln Elementary School4864.1%
Longfellow Elementary School24911.6%
Marion High School1,13319.7%
Marion Junior High School74311.5%
North Side Primary Center49110.1%
Tri-C Elementary School70214.3%
Washington Elementary School4854.7%
Washington Middle School3198.5%

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