IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
There were 5,570 students enrolled in Franklin County in the 2021-22 school year, meaning 793 students were absent throughout the year.
The dropout rate in the county was 8.2%, 3.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School | 94 | - |
| Benton Consolidated High School | 564 | 16.5% |
| Benton Grade School 5-8 | 467 | 19.4% |
| Benton Grade School K-4 | 617 | 12.4% |
| Central Junior High School | 248 | 21.1% |
| Christopher Elementary School | 462 | 5.9% |
| Christopher High School | 233 | 18.7% |
| Denning Elementary School | 434 | 24.3% |
| Ewing-Northern Elementary School | 217 | - |
| Frankfort Community High School | 417 | 25.9% |
| Frankfort Intermediate School | 394 | 15.3% |
| Sesser-Valier Elementary School | 265 | 5.3% |
| Sesser-Valier High School | 184 | - |
| Sesser-Valier Junior High School | 147 | 7.8% |
| Thompsonville Grade School | 214 | 5.9% |
| Thompsonville High School | 99 | - |
| Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School | 251 | 22.1% |
| Zeigler-Royalton High School | 142 | 22.4% |
| Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School | 114 | 35.8% |
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