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Schools across Lake County ranks 27th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

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Schools among Lake County had the 27th highest truancy rate of 14.9% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Waukegan High School had the highest truancy rate among 186 schools in Lake County - 69.4%, while Walden Elementary School had the highest attendance rate - 97.5%.

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 Lake County schools enrolled 120,376 students in the 2021-2022 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92.3% 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 Lake County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolChronic truancy rates (%)
Waukegan High School69.4
Evelyn Alexander School61
Forrestal Elementary School60.3
North Chicago Community High School59.7
Neal Math Science Academy54.6
North Elementary School54.5
A.J. Katzenmaier Academy54
Learn 10 Charter School50.9
Whittier Elementary School47.8
Edith M. Smith Middle School44.4
Miguel Juarez Middle School39.7
John R. Lewis Middle School39.6
Zion Central Middle School39.1
Carman-Buckner Elementary School38.7
Oakdale Elementary School38.7
Round Lake Senior High School37.7
Glen Flora Elementary School37.6
Lakeview School37.3
Robert E. Abbott Middle School36.5
Glenwood Elementary School36.1
Little Fort Elementary School35.3
Washington Elementary School35.2
Beach Park Middle School35.2
Howe Elementary School34.7
Newport Elementary School34.1
Zion-Benton Township High School33
Jack Benny Middle School30.8
W.J. Murphy Elementary School29.8
Lyon Magnet Elementary School29.4
Shiloh Park Middle School29.3
Clearview Elementary School29.2
West Elementary School29.1
Hyde Park Elementary School28.6
Round Lake Middle School27.5
H.R. McCall Elementary School24.3
West Oak Middle School24
Magee Middle School23.7
Round Lake Beach Elementary School23.6
Kenneth Murphy School23.1
Village Elementary School22.7
Beulah Park Elementary School22.4
Oak Crest School22.1
Gavin South Middle School21.8
Raymond Ellis Elementary School21.5
Greenwood Elementary School20.4
Indian Hill Elementary School20.3
Viking School19.5
Grayslake North High School19.2
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School17.7
Stanton School17.3
Highland Park High School16.9
Grant Community High School16.3
John S. Clark Elementary School15.9
Grass Lake Elementary School15.9
Warren Township High School15.2
Barrington High School15.2
Mundelein Consolidated High School15
Wauconda High School14
Peter J. Palombi School13.7
Prairie Trail School13.2
Lotus School13.1
Gavin Central Elementary School13
Sunny Hill Elementary School12.9
Red Oak Elementary School12.2
Roslyn Road Elementary School11.3
Hawthorn Elementary School South11.3
Fremont Elementary School11.2
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East11.1
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School10.9
Adler Park School10.4
Lakes Community High School10.2
Hawthorn Elementary School North10.1
Barrington Middle School - Station Campus10
Countryside Elementary School9.8
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus9.8
Antioch Community High School9.5
Country Meadows Elementary School9.2
Sherwood Elementary School9.2
Oak Terrace Elementary School9.2
Laura B. Sprague School9.1
Fremont Intermediate School9
Fairhaven School8.7
Half Day School8.5
Spaulding Elementary School8.4
Indian Trail Elementary School8.2
Emmons Grade School7.8
Hawthorn Middle School North7.6
Lake Zurich High School7.5
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School7.5
Northwood Middle School7.5
Edgewood Middle School7.5
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School7.5
Wayne Thomas Elementary School7.1
Elmwood Elementary School7.1
Grayslake Central High School7.1
Hawthorn School of Dual Language6.8
Braeside Elementary School6.7
Woodland Elementary School6.4
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus6.4
Avon Center Elementary School6.4
Daily attendance rates in Lake County during 2021-2022 school year
SchoolDaily attendance rate (%)
Walden Elementary School97.5
Ravinia Elementary School96.9
Adler Park School96.4
Half Day School96.1
Deer Path Middle School East96.1
Copeland Manor Elementary School95.9
Braeside Elementary School95.8
Cherokee Elementary School95.7
South Park Elementary School95.7
Red Oak Elementary School95.6
Wilmot Elementary School95.6
Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus95.6
Oak Grove Elementary School95.6
Indian Trail Elementary School95.5
Woodland Primary School95.5
Butterfield School95.5
Kipling Elementary School95.5
Rockland Elementary School95.4
Prairie Crossing Charter School95.4
Lake Forest High School95.3
Seth Paine Elementary School95.3
Hough Street Elementary School95.3
Alan B. Shepard Middle School95.3
Aptakisic Junior High School95.3
Sheridan Elementary School95.2
Sherwood Elementary School95.2
Spencer Loomis Elementary School95.2
Isaac Fox Elementary School95.2
Everett Elementary School95.2
Twin Groves Middle School95.2
Highland Middle School95.1
Oak Terrace Elementary School95.1
Arnett C. Lines Elementary School95.1
Grove Avenue Elementary School95.1
Wayne Thomas Elementary School95
Barbara B. Rose Elementary School95
May Whitney Elementary School95
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School95
Prairie Elementary School94.9
Rondout Elementary School94.8
Ivy Hall Elementary School94.8
Bannockburn School94.8
Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus94.7
Daniel Wright Junior High School94.7
Deer Path Middle School West94.7
Hawthorn Middle School North94.6
Meadowview School94.6
Northwood Middle School94.6
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School94.6
Meridian School94.6
Lake Bluff Elementary School94.5
Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus94.5
Millburn Elementary School94.5
William L. Thompson School94.5
Woodview School94.5
Barrington Middle School - Station Campus94.5
Robert Crown School94.4
Fremont Junior High/Middle School94.4
North Barrington Elementary School94.4
Countryside Elementary School94.3
LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus94.3
LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus94.3
Roslyn Road Elementary School94.3
Hawthorn Middle School South94.3
Woodlawn Middle School94.3
Tripp School94.3
Carl Sandburg Middle School94.2
Charles J. Caruso Middle School94.2
Libertyville High School94.2
Hawthorn Elementary School North94.2
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School94.2
Olive C. Martin School94.2
Greenwood Elementary School94.1
John S. Clark Elementary School94.1
Park West School94.1
Antioch Upper Grade School94.1
Laura B. Sprague School94
Earl Pritchett School94
Park East School94
Millburn Middle School94
Sarah Adams Elementary School93.9
Sunny Hill Elementary School93.9
Emmons Grade School93.9
W.C. Petty Elementary School93.8
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East93.8
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School93.7
Hawthorn Elementary School South93.7
Big Hollow Middle School93.7
Oakland Elementary School93.7
Vernon Hills High School93.6
Frederick School93.6
Fremont Intermediate School93.6
Mechanics Grove Elementary School93.6
Country Meadows Elementary School93.5
Lake Bluff Middle School93.4
Wauconda Grade School93.4
Wauconda Middle School93.4
Woodland Intermediate School93.4
Fremont Elementary School93.4
Edgewood Middle School93.4

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