Chronic absenteeism in Illinois public schools

East St Louis Senior High School in East Saint Louis had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Illinois school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 97.4% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Illinois school reported 26.9%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 100 of the 100 schools listed were at 50% or more.

EDFacts chronic absenteeism 2022-23 · schools open in 2024-25 with 50+ students · method

Chronically absent students, highest Illinois schools, 2022-23East St Louis Senior High School 97.4%; Harlan Community Academy High School 97.1%; Englewood STEM High School 96.5%; Clemente Community Academy High School 95.3%; Phillips Academy High School 95.1%; Manley Career Academy High School 94.4%; Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School 91.4%; North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins 91.4%; Richards Career Academy High School 91.0%; Fenger Academy High School 90.4%; Illinois 26.9%.0255075100East St Louis Senior High School97.4%Harlan Community Academy High School97.1%Englewood STEM High School96.5%Clemente Community Academy High School95.3%Phillips Academy High School95.1%Manley Career Academy High School94.4%Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School91.4%North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins91.4%Richards Career Academy High School91.0%Fenger Academy High School90.4%Illinois 26.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Illinois schools, 2022-23East St Louis Senior High School 97.4%; Harlan Community Academy High School 97.1%; Englewood STEM High School 96.5%; Clemente Community Academy High School 95.3%; Phillips Academy High School 95.1%; Manley Career Academy High School 94.4%; Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School 91.4%; North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins 91.4%; Richards Career Academy High School 91.0%; Fenger Academy High School 90.4%; Illinois 26.9%.0255075100East St Louis Senior High School97.4%Harlan Community Academy High School97.1%Englewood STEM High School96.5%Clemente Community Academy High Sch…95.3%Phillips Academy High School95.1%Manley Career Academy High School94.4%Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High …91.4%North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins91.4%Richards Career Academy High School91.0%Fenger Academy High School90.4%Illinois 26.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Illinois schools, 2022-23East St Louis Senior High School 97.4%; Harlan Community Academy High School 97.1%; Englewood STEM High School 96.5%; Clemente Community Academy High School 95.3%; Phillips Academy High School 95.1%; Manley Career Academy High School 94.4%; Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School 91.4%; North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins 91.4%; Richards Career Academy High School 91.0%; Fenger Academy High School 90.4%; Illinois 26.9%.050100East St Louis Senior High School97.4%Harlan Community Academy High School97.1%Englewood STEM High School96.5%Clemente Community Academy High School95.3%Phillips Academy High School95.1%Manley Career Academy High School94.4%Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School91.4%North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins91.4%Richards Career Academy High School91.0%Fenger Academy High School90.4%Illinois 26.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Illinois schools, 2022-23East St Louis Senior High School 97.4%; Harlan Community Academy High School 97.1%; Englewood STEM High School 96.5%; Clemente Community Academy High School 95.3%; Phillips Academy High School 95.1%; Manley Career Academy High School 94.4%; Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School 91.4%; North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins 91.4%; Richards Career Academy High School 91.0%; Fenger Academy High School 90.4%; Illinois 26.9%.050100East St Louis Senior High School97.4%Harlan Community Academy High School97.1%Englewood STEM High School96.5%Clemente Community Academy High School95.3%Phillips Academy High School95.1%Manley Career Academy High School94.4%Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High Scho…91.4%North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins91.4%Richards Career Academy High School91.0%Fenger Academy High School90.4%Illinois 26.9%

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 100 highest rates

SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
East St Louis Senior High SchoolEast Saint Louis1,28897.4%
Harlan Community Academy High SchoolChicago22097.1%
Englewood STEM High SchoolChicago77896.5%
Clemente Community Academy High SchoolChicago74595.3%
Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago46795.1%
Manley Career Academy High SchoolChicago19394.4%
Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High SchoolChicago35591.4%
North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago27691.4%
Richards Career Academy High SchoolChicago34891.0%
Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago31290.4%
Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago32389.5%
Bowen High SchoolChicago27888.9%
Proviso West High SchoolHillside1,87088.8%
Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago45388.8%
Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago23988.3%
The other 85 on the list
SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Lewis Lemon ElementaryRockford37887.3%
Julian High SchoolChicago44086.7%
Elizabeth Morris Elementary SchoolCahokia24686.6%
Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago18386.6%
Kelvyn Park High SchoolChicago57785.4%
Crane Medical Prep High SchoolChicago29585.3%
Legal Prep Academy Charter High SchoolChicago21085.2%
SIU Charter Sch of East St LouisEast Saint Louis9985.2%
Kennedy Middle SchoolRockford39384.5%
Wells Community Academy High SchoolChicago39884.4%
Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago83883.7%
CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago24783.0%
Tilden Career Communty Academy High SchoolChicago28882.9%
Spry Community Links High SchoolChicago8282.7%
Collins Academy High SchoolChicago22882.5%
Orr Academy High SchoolChicago36181.3%
Farragut Career Academy High SchoolChicago49081.1%
University of Illinois High SchoolUrbana31981.0%
Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago25580.1%
Foreman High SchoolChicago65078.7%
Multicultural Arts High SchoolChicago28378.7%
Raby High SchoolChicago12878.7%
North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago25876.7%
McIntosh ElementaryRockford39876.0%
Steinmetz College Prep High SchoolChicago1,23075.4%
Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago41375.4%
Sullivan High SchoolChicago76275.3%
Juarez Community Academy High SchoolChicago1,58575.2%
Manierre Elementary SchoolChicago26975.2%
Uplift Community High SchoolChicago22475.2%
Manual High SchoolPeoria73174.7%
Schurz High SchoolChicago1,24474.4%
Eisenhower High SchoolDecatur90973.8%
School of Social Justice High SchoolChicago26973.7%
Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago53873.6%
Cairo Jr/Sr High SchoolCairo13073.3%
Cahokia High SchoolCahokia85073.1%
Bogan High SchoolChicago71673.0%
Franklin Elementary SchoolDolton25972.8%
Kankakee High SchoolKankakee1,36072.2%
Ellis Elementary SchoolRockford45772.1%
Morgan Park High SchoolChicago1,34971.8%
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolLovejoy6771.8%
Corliss High SchoolChicago43071.7%
Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolCahokia57171.5%
Gage Park High SchoolChicago39271.3%
Curie Metropolitan High SchoolChicago3,09971.2%
Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago32070.6%
Jefferson Middle SchoolSpringfield51770.5%
EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago25569.9%
Hubbard High SchoolChicago1,71069.3%
R K Welsh Elementary SchoolRockford48369.2%
Roosevelt High SchoolChicago1,14469.1%
Spencer Technology Acad Elementary SchoolChicago42768.8%
Trewyn Primary SchoolPeoria37568.8%
Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl CtrChicago25668.8%
Senn High SchoolChicago1,57168.4%
Proviso East High SchoolMaywood1,66368.3%
Mason/Clark Middle SchoolEast Saint Louis54068.0%
North Chicago Community High SchoolNorth Chicago89867.9%
Noble St Chtr-Baker CampusChicago28567.9%
Lanphier High SchoolSpringfield1,11767.4%
Legacy Acad of Excellence CharterRockford23467.4%
Washington Middle SchoolSpringfield51667.2%
Washington G High SchoolChicago1,52067.1%
Gale Elem Community AcademyChicago34567.1%
Riverdahl Elementary SchoolRockford53566.8%
Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago32066.7%
Chicago Vocational Career Acad High SchoolChicago67366.6%
Aspira Charter - Bus and FinChicago42666.1%
Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg PrepChicago52965.9%
YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High SchoolChicago28165.9%
Hope AcademyDecatur50165.7%
Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago1,09565.5%
Annette Officer ElementaryEast Saint Louis36265.5%
MacArthur High SchoolDecatur1,05965.3%
Constance Lane Elementary SchoolRockford62365.3%
Thomas Kelly College PreparatoryChicago1,76265.2%
Bright Elementary SchoolChicago23665.2%
South Shore Intl Col Prep High SchoolChicago62565.0%
Harvard Park Elementary SchoolSpringfield37065.0%
Kennedy High SchoolChicago1,64764.9%
Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elementary SchoolChicago51364.9%
Woodson South Elementary SchoolChicago29864.6%
Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolDecatur41364.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts 2022-23: students absent 10% or more of school days over enrollment. Enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

How many Illinois schools report a rate

3,657 of 3,778 Illinois schools with 50 or more students report a rate (97%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.

More lists for Illinois

  1. 01Chronic absenteeism by state

    The national ranking

  2. 02Public schools in Illinois

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  3. 03Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  4. 04Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  5. 05Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  6. 06Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

Sources

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts Chronic absenteeism by school · 2022-23

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