Schools across Jo Daviess County had 96th highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

By Chicago City Wire

May 28, 2023

Schools among Jo Daviess County had the 96th highest truancy rate of 2.5% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Warren Junior and Senior High School had the highest truancy rate among 17 schools in Jo Daviess County - 14%, while Galena Middle School had the highest attendance rate - 95.8%.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five % 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 Jo Daviess County schools enrolled 3,109 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94.3% 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 Jo Daviess County during 2021-2022 school year

School	Chronic truancy rates (%)
Warren Junior and Senior High School	14
Warren Elementary School	13.1
River Ridge High School	8.1
East Dubuque High School	7.7

Daily attendance rates in Jo Daviess County during 2021-2022 school year

School	Daily attendance rate (%)
Galena Middle School	95.8
Scales Mound Junior High School	95.4
Stockton Elementary School	95.4
Scales Mound Elementary School	95.3
River Ridge Elementary School	95.2
Galena Primary School	95.2
River Ridge Middle School	95
Stockton Middle School	95
Galena High School	94.5
Warren Elementary School	93.7
Stockton Senior High School	93.7
East Dubuque Junior High	93.7
Warren Junior and Senior High School	93
East Dubuque Elementary School	93
East Dubuque High School	93
River Ridge High School	92.6
Scales Mound High School	92.3