Schools
Contrasts In Burr Ridge's Teacher Absenteeism
One local district's absenteeism was on the high side, while another was the lowest in the area.
![At Burr Ridge District 180, 40 percent of teachers were absent at least 10 days last school year, according to the state. Meanwhile, no teachers were missing that often at Pleasantdale District 107.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/23697275/20231207/101300/styles/patch_image/public/teacher-absenteeism___07101035701.jpg)
BURR RIDGE, IL – Burr Ridge School District 180's teacher absenteeism rate was on the high side last year. Another local district's rate was the lowest in the area.
Patch reviewed the rates in 30 area districts.
Last school year, 40 percent of teachers at Burr Ridge District 180 were absent for at least 10 days, according to the Illinois Report Card website.
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By contrast, none of the teachers at Pleasantdale District 107 fell into that category. The rate was 33 percent at Gower School District 62.
Statewide, the absenteeism rate was 36 percent.
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Meanwhile, Hinsdale School District 86 had one of the highest rates in the area, at 47 percent missing at least 10 days. Lyons Township High School's rate was 20 percent.
Under state law, the rate does not include absences for professional development, leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, long-term disability or parental leave.
The U.S. Department of Education sees teacher attendance as a leading indicator of student achievement. Teachers with regular attendance provide continuity of instruction and attention to individual students, according to the Illinois Report Card.
"The National Bureau of Economic Research has shown that when teachers are absent for 10 days or more, student outcomes decrease significantly," the report card said. "Teacher absence results in loss of instruction time for students, as well as financial concerns to the district when substitutes must be employed."
School district | % of teachers with 10 or more absences |
Addison 88 | 18% |
Bensenville 2 | 37% |
Berkeley 87 | 37% |
Burr Ridge 180 | 40% |
Butler 53 | 27% |
Cass 63 | 33% |
Center Cass 66 | 30% |
Darien 61 | 26% |
Downers Grove 99 | 33% |
Elmhurst 205 | 40% |
Fenton 100 | 39% |
Gower 62 | 33% |
Hillside 93 | 44% |
Hinsdale 86 | 47% |
Hinsdale 181 | 38% |
La Grange 102 | 40% |
La Grange 105 | 47% |
La Grange Highlands 106 | 42% |
Leyden 212 | 34% |
Lombard 44 | 52% |
Lyons Township High | 20% |
Maercker 60 | 29% |
Mannheim 83 | 52% |
Pleasantdale 107 | 0% |
Proviso 209 | 15% |
Salt Creek 48 | 54% |
Villa Park 45 | 40% |
Western Springs 101 | 10% |
Westmont 201 | 36% |
Source: Illinois Report Card, 2022-2023
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