After increasing in the wake of COVID-19, chronic absenteeism remains a problem at both Naperville-area school districts, according to the newly released 2023 Illinois Report Card. Per the annual review from the Illinois State Board of Education, 16.9% of students at Naperville District 203 were chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, up 12.4% from five years prior. Over the same .
In DuPage County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Truancy is a persistent issue in many schools across the United States, with some students regularly skipping classes and falling behind in their studies.
Schools among DuPage County had the 72nd highest truancy rate of 6.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.