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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Wabash County districts suffered a truancy rate of 14.8%

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Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Students in Wabash County districts had a truancy rate of 14.8% in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. This was an increase over the previous school year's rate of 6.5%.

There were 1,538 students enrolled in Wabash County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 227 students were absent throughout the year.

The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 14.9%, which was 9.2% higher than the year before.

Across the county, Wabash Community Unit School District 348 suffered the most truancy issues (17.9%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Wabash Community Unit School District 348 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (17.9%).

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 Wabash 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.

Truancy vs Attendance Rates in Wabash County Over 2 Years
2020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%Attendance rateTruancy rate

Wabash County Districts Chronic Truancy Rates in 2021-22 School Year
DistrictNo. of students enrolledChronic truancy rates
Wabash Community Unit School District 3481,38017.9%

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