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
| School | Chronic truancy rates (%) |
|---|---|
| Waukegan High School | 69.4 |
| Evelyn Alexander School | 61 |
| Forrestal Elementary School | 60.3 |
| North Chicago Community High School | 59.7 |
| Neal Math Science Academy | 54.6 |
| North Elementary School | 54.5 |
| A.J. Katzenmaier Academy | 54 |
| Learn 10 Charter School | 50.9 |
| Whittier Elementary School | 47.8 |
| Edith M. Smith Middle School | 44.4 |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School | 39.7 |
| John R. Lewis Middle School | 39.6 |
| Zion Central Middle School | 39.1 |
| Carman-Buckner Elementary School | 38.7 |
| Oakdale Elementary School | 38.7 |
| Round Lake Senior High School | 37.7 |
| Glen Flora Elementary School | 37.6 |
| Lakeview School | 37.3 |
| Robert E. Abbott Middle School | 36.5 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 36.1 |
| Little Fort Elementary School | 35.3 |
| Washington Elementary School | 35.2 |
| Beach Park Middle School | 35.2 |
| Howe Elementary School | 34.7 |
| Newport Elementary School | 34.1 |
| Zion-Benton Township High School | 33 |
| Jack Benny Middle School | 30.8 |
| W.J. Murphy Elementary School | 29.8 |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School | 29.4 |
| Shiloh Park Middle School | 29.3 |
| Clearview Elementary School | 29.2 |
| West Elementary School | 29.1 |
| Hyde Park Elementary School | 28.6 |
| Round Lake Middle School | 27.5 |
| H.R. McCall Elementary School | 24.3 |
| West Oak Middle School | 24 |
| Magee Middle School | 23.7 |
| Round Lake Beach Elementary School | 23.6 |
| Kenneth Murphy School | 23.1 |
| Village Elementary School | 22.7 |
| Beulah Park Elementary School | 22.4 |
| Oak Crest School | 22.1 |
| Gavin South Middle School | 21.8 |
| Raymond Ellis Elementary School | 21.5 |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 20.4 |
| Indian Hill Elementary School | 20.3 |
| Viking School | 19.5 |
| Grayslake North High School | 19.2 |
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School | 17.7 |
| Stanton School | 17.3 |
| Highland Park High School | 16.9 |
| Grant Community High School | 16.3 |
| John S. Clark Elementary School | 15.9 |
| Grass Lake Elementary School | 15.9 |
| Warren Township High School | 15.2 |
| Barrington High School | 15.2 |
| Mundelein Consolidated High School | 15 |
| Wauconda High School | 14 |
| Peter J. Palombi School | 13.7 |
| Prairie Trail School | 13.2 |
| Lotus School | 13.1 |
| Gavin Central Elementary School | 13 |
| Sunny Hill Elementary School | 12.9 |
| Red Oak Elementary School | 12.2 |
| Roslyn Road Elementary School | 11.3 |
| Hawthorn Elementary School South | 11.3 |
| Fremont Elementary School | 11.2 |
| New Tech High - Zion-Benton East | 11.1 |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School | 10.9 |
| Adler Park School | 10.4 |
| Lakes Community High School | 10.2 |
| Hawthorn Elementary School North | 10.1 |
| Barrington Middle School - Station Campus | 10 |
| Countryside Elementary School | 9.8 |
| LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus | 9.8 |
| Antioch Community High School | 9.5 |
| Country Meadows Elementary School | 9.2 |
| Sherwood Elementary School | 9.2 |
| Oak Terrace Elementary School | 9.2 |
| Laura B. Sprague School | 9.1 |
| Fremont Intermediate School | 9 |
| Fairhaven School | 8.7 |
| Half Day School | 8.5 |
| Spaulding Elementary School | 8.4 |
| Indian Trail Elementary School | 8.2 |
| Emmons Grade School | 7.8 |
| Hawthorn Middle School North | 7.6 |
| Lake Zurich High School | 7.5 |
| Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School | 7.5 |
| Northwood Middle School | 7.5 |
| Edgewood Middle School | 7.5 |
| Kildeer Countryside Elementary School | 7.5 |
| Wayne Thomas Elementary School | 7.1 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 7.1 |
| Grayslake Central High School | 7.1 |
| Hawthorn School of Dual Language | 6.8 |
| Braeside Elementary School | 6.7 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 6.4 |
| Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus | 6.4 |
| Avon Center Elementary School | 6.4 |
Daily attendance rates in Lake County during 2021-2022 school year
| School | Daily attendance rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Walden Elementary School | 97.5 |
| Ravinia Elementary School | 96.9 |
| Adler Park School | 96.4 |
| Half Day School | 96.1 |
| Deer Path Middle School East | 96.1 |
| Copeland Manor Elementary School | 95.9 |
| Braeside Elementary School | 95.8 |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 95.7 |
| South Park Elementary School | 95.7 |
| Red Oak Elementary School | 95.6 |
| Wilmot Elementary School | 95.6 |
| Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus | 95.6 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 95.6 |
| Indian Trail Elementary School | 95.5 |
| Woodland Primary School | 95.5 |
| Butterfield School | 95.5 |
| Kipling Elementary School | 95.5 |
| Rockland Elementary School | 95.4 |
| Prairie Crossing Charter School | 95.4 |
| Lake Forest High School | 95.3 |
| Seth Paine Elementary School | 95.3 |
| Hough Street Elementary School | 95.3 |
| Alan B. Shepard Middle School | 95.3 |
| Aptakisic Junior High School | 95.3 |
| Sheridan Elementary School | 95.2 |
| Sherwood Elementary School | 95.2 |
| Spencer Loomis Elementary School | 95.2 |
| Isaac Fox Elementary School | 95.2 |
| Everett Elementary School | 95.2 |
| Twin Groves Middle School | 95.2 |
| Highland Middle School | 95.1 |
| Oak Terrace Elementary School | 95.1 |
| Arnett C. Lines Elementary School | 95.1 |
| Grove Avenue Elementary School | 95.1 |
| Wayne Thomas Elementary School | 95 |
| Barbara B. Rose Elementary School | 95 |
| May Whitney Elementary School | 95 |
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School | 95 |
| Prairie Elementary School | 94.9 |
| Rondout Elementary School | 94.8 |
| Ivy Hall Elementary School | 94.8 |
| Bannockburn School | 94.8 |
| Lake Zurich Middle School - North Campus | 94.7 |
| Daniel Wright Junior High School | 94.7 |
| Deer Path Middle School West | 94.7 |
| Hawthorn Middle School North | 94.6 |
| Meadowview School | 94.6 |
| Northwood Middle School | 94.6 |
| Kildeer Countryside Elementary School | 94.6 |
| Meridian School | 94.6 |
| Lake Bluff Elementary School | 94.5 |
| Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus | 94.5 |
| Millburn Elementary School | 94.5 |
| William L. Thompson School | 94.5 |
| Woodview School | 94.5 |
| Barrington Middle School - Station Campus | 94.5 |
| Robert Crown School | 94.4 |
| Fremont Junior High/Middle School | 94.4 |
| North Barrington Elementary School | 94.4 |
| Countryside Elementary School | 94.3 |
| LEARN Charter - Waukegan Campus | 94.3 |
| LEARN Charter - North Chicago Campus | 94.3 |
| Roslyn Road Elementary School | 94.3 |
| Hawthorn Middle School South | 94.3 |
| Woodlawn Middle School | 94.3 |
| Tripp School | 94.3 |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School | 94.2 |
| Charles J. Caruso Middle School | 94.2 |
| Libertyville High School | 94.2 |
| Hawthorn Elementary School North | 94.2 |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School | 94.2 |
| Olive C. Martin School | 94.2 |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 94.1 |
| John S. Clark Elementary School | 94.1 |
| Park West School | 94.1 |
| Antioch Upper Grade School | 94.1 |
| Laura B. Sprague School | 94 |
| Earl Pritchett School | 94 |
| Park East School | 94 |
| Millburn Middle School | 94 |
| Sarah Adams Elementary School | 93.9 |
| Sunny Hill Elementary School | 93.9 |
| Emmons Grade School | 93.9 |
| W.C. Petty Elementary School | 93.8 |
| New Tech High - Zion-Benton East | 93.8 |
| Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School | 93.7 |
| Hawthorn Elementary School South | 93.7 |
| Big Hollow Middle School | 93.7 |
| Oakland Elementary School | 93.7 |
| Vernon Hills High School | 93.6 |
| Frederick School | 93.6 |
| Fremont Intermediate School | 93.6 |
| Mechanics Grove Elementary School | 93.6 |
| Country Meadows Elementary School | 93.5 |
| Lake Bluff Middle School | 93.4 |
| Wauconda Grade School | 93.4 |
| Wauconda Middle School | 93.4 |
| Woodland Intermediate School | 93.4 |
| Fremont Elementary School | 93.4 |
| Edgewood Middle School | 93.4 |
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