West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Pleasant Hill High School fell to 13 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 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 77 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	11	6	10
2017	11	7	11
2018	28	12	11
2019	24	9	13
2020	13	5	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	92	94	94
2017	92	94	94
2018	91	94	94
2019	90	94	94
2020	93	96	95