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Jacksonville Middle School reports 10% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Jacksonville Middle School fell to 10 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Jacksonville SD 117 saw a chronic truancy rate of 15 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 515 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Jacksonville Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
6
7
9
97
94
95
2015
12
8
9
94
94
94
2016
11
18
10
94
94
94
2017
14
12
11
93
93
94
2018
10
15
11
93
93
94

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