Fairfield Community High School District 225 Principal Mrs. Jill Fulkerson (2023) | Fairfield Community High School District 225
Fairfield Community High School District 225 Principal Mrs. Jill Fulkerson (2023) | Fairfield Community High School District 225
There were 2,356 students enrolled in Wayne County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 186 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 7.4%, which was 0.9% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 suffered the most truancy issues (24.1%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (4.1%).
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.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wayne County.
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 3% between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.
| District | No. of students enrolled | Chronic truancy rates |
|---|---|---|
| Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 | 78 | 24.1% |
| Fairfield Community High School District 225 | 423 | 15.1% |
| New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 | 189 | 14.9% |
| Fairfield Public School District 112 | 614 | 6.3% |
| Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 | 496 | 6% |
| North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 | 378 | 4.1% |
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