Mount Vernon School District 80 Principal Mr. Ryan Swan (2023) | Mount Vernon School District 80
Mount Vernon School District 80 Principal Mr. Ryan Swan (2023) | Mount Vernon School District 80
There were 5,488 students enrolled in Jefferson County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 475 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 5.8%, which was 2.7% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 suffered the most truancy issues (20.3%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Woodlawn Unit School District 209 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (2.1%).
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.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 | 1,164 | 20.3% |
| Bluford Unit School District 318 | 374 | 13.5% |
| Mount Vernon School District 80 | 1,554 | 10.8% |
| Field Community Consolidated School District 3 | 246 | 4.9% |
| Summersville School District 79 | 280 | 4.4% |
| Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 | 366 | 3.9% |
| Woodlawn Unit School District 209 | 492 | 2.1% |
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