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Lincoln Community High School reports 11% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Lincoln Community High School rose to 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Lincoln CHSD 404 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 843 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Lincoln Community High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
4
4
10
92
92
94
2014
5
5
9
92
92
95
2015
4
4
9
92
92
94
2016
4
4
10
93
93
94
2017
11
11
11
92
92
94

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