West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Bushnell-Prairie City High School rose to 16 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 203 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	10	3	9
2016	10	5	10
2017	3	2	11
2018	6	6	11
2019	16	10	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	95	94
2016	94	95	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	93	94	94
2019	94	94	94