West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Waverly Junior/Senior High School fell to seven 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 Waverly CUSD 6 saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 165 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	13	4	10
2017	5	3	11
2018	6	4	11
2019	8	4	13
2020	7	4	10

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