West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Jacksonville Middle School fell to 10 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 Jacksonville SD 117 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 704 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	11	18	10
2017	14	12	11
2018	10	15	11
2019	13	17	13
2020	10	10	10

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