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.
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 92.7 percent of teachers stay at Mark Delay School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The Illinois State Board of Education records data concerning faculty salary, retention and attendance because maintaining a stable faculty makes for a better environment for teachers and students, furthering student success, according to the report.
Darien SD 61 full-time faculty members number 112, with a student-teacher ratio of 16-to-1. There are 501 students enrolled at the elementary school.
The average salary for teachers within the district is $68,023, ranking it 336th out of 1096 districts in the state for pay. About 75.9 percent of teachers at the elementary school and 75.9 percent of those in the district were absent 10 days or fewer in 2020, compared to 86.6 percent of teachers in the state.