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What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Macon County during 2021-2022 school year?

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Schools among Macon County had the seventh highest truancy rate of 30.3% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Eisenhower High School had the highest truancy rate among 35 schools in Macon County - 80.1%, while Maroa-Forsyth Grade School had the highest attendance rate - 95.7%.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5% 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 Macon County schools enrolled 14,705 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 88.7% 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 Macon County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Eisenhower High School80.1
Hope Academy74.4
MacArthur High School71.8
Stephen Decatur Middle School65.3
Muffley Elementary School63.9
Parsons Accelerated School57.5
Franklin Grove Elementary School50.1
American Dreamer STEM Academy39.6
Argenta-Oreana Middle School39
Michael E. Baum Elementary School37.9
Dennis Elementary School34.5
Argenta-Oreana High School33.6
Robertson Charter School33
Johns Hill Magnet School31.6
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School13.5
South Shores Elementary School12.5
Montessori Academy for Peace11.7
Mt. Zion High School11.1
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School10.7
Sangamon Valley High School9.2
Meridian Middle School8.6
Meridian High School8.4
Warrensburg-Latham High School6.3
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School5.4
Meridian Elementary School3.8
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School3
Mt. Zion Intermediate School2
Daily attendance rates in Macon County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School95.7
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School95.5
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School95.5
Mt. Zion Elementary School95.3
McGaughey Elementary School95.2
Mt. Zion Intermediate School95
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School94.6
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School94.5
Mt. Zion Junior High School94.3
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School94.1
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School94.1
Sangamon Valley Middle School94
Sangamon Valley Primary School93.9
Meridian Elementary School93.8
Meridian Middle School93.8
Argenta-Oreana Middle School93.4
Warrensburg-Latham High School93.2
Montessori Academy for Peace93.1
Mt. Zion High School92.7
Meridian High School92.2
Argenta-Oreana High School91.4
Johns Hill Magnet School91.1
Sangamon Valley High School90.3
American Dreamer STEM Academy90
Dennis Elementary School89.7
Michael E. Baum Elementary School88.7
Robertson Charter School86.5
Parsons Accelerated School86.4
Franklin Grove Elementary School86.1
Muffley Elementary School85.2
South Shores Elementary School83.9
Hope Academy82
Stephen Decatur Middle School81.9
MacArthur High School78
Eisenhower High School70.8

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