IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
There were 3,740 students enrolled in Saline County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 388 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 7.3%, which was 2.5% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 suffered the most truancy issues (20.7%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (6.8%).
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 Saline 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 | 1,116 | 20.7% |
| Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2 | 448 | 12.2% |
| Galatia Community Unit School District 1 | 415 | 8.2% |
| Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 | 1,761 | 6.8% |
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