West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Meredosia-Chambersburg High School fell to six 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 Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 saw a chronic truancy rate of two percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 49 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	15	11	10
2017	12	7	11
2018	24	12	11
2019	11	8	13
2020	6	2	10

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