West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Western High School rose to five percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Western CUSD 12 saw a chronic truancy rate of three percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 133 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	7	6	10
2017	2	4	11
2018	4	4	11
2019	4	5	13
2020	5	3	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	92	94	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	92	94	94
2019	94	95	94
2020	95	96	95