Poplar Grove Elementary School Principal Mrs. Heather Walsh (2023) | Poplar Grove Elementary School
Poplar Grove Elementary School Principal Mrs. Heather Walsh (2023) | Poplar Grove Elementary School
There were 8,975 students enrolled in Boone County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 1,512 students were absent throughout the year.
The dropout rate in the county was 5.7%, 2.4% higher than the year before.
Statewide, Hardin County schools suffered the most truancy issues (38.4%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Monroe County schools successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (3.1%).
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.
In 2022, Illinois had more than 1.9 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools across 852 school districts. There were more than 350,000 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 years (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.
Schools | No. of students enrolled | Chronic truancy rates |
---|---|---|
Belvidere Central Middle School | 911 | 12.6% |
Belvidere High School | 1,237 | 36.9% |
Belvidere North High School | 1,391 | 30% |
Belvidere South Middle School | 780 | 15.3% |
Caledonia Elementary School | 406 | 8.4% |
Capron Elementary School | 159 | - |
Lincoln Elementary School | 513 | 9.2% |
Manchester Elementary School | 147 | - |
Meehan Elementary School | 595 | 11.8% |
North Boone High School | 489 | 6.7% |
North Boone Middle School | 237 | 7.8% |
North Boone Upper Elementary School | 239 | 6% |
Perry Elementary School | 240 | 10.7% |
Poplar Grove Elementary School | 247 | 8% |
Seth Whitman Elementary School | 640 | 7.3% |
Washington Academy | 686 | 14% |
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