Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 Principal Dr. Daniel Hylbert (2023) | Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 Principal Dr. Daniel Hylbert (2023) | Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
There were 3,799 students enrolled in Iroquois County districts in the 2021-22 school year, of which 290 students were absent throughout the year.
The districts located in the county had a dropout rate 6.7%, which was 4.1% higher than the year before.
Across the county, Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 suffered the most truancy issues (11%) in the 2021-22 school year. Meanwhile, Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 successfully recorded the lowest truancy rate in the region (4.1%).
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 Iroquois 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 | 904 | 11% |
| Donovan Community Unit School District 3 | 267 | 10.2% |
| Milford Area Public Schools District 124 | 509 | 9.8% |
| Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 | 841 | 8.3% |
| Central Community Unit School District 4 | 948 | 5.8% |
| Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 | 264 | 4.1% |
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