West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Jacksonville High School rose to 27 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 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Jacksonville SD 117 saw a chronic truancy rate of 17 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 970 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 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	13	8	9
2016	50	18	10
2017	19	12	11
2018	22	15	11
2019	27	17	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	91	94	94
2016	93	94	94
2017	91	93	94
2018	90	93	94
2019	90	93	94