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Springfield Ball Charter School reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Springfield Ball Charter School rose to 24 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 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Springfield SD 186 saw a chronic truancy rate of 20 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 387 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Springfield Ball Charter School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
0.0
3
10
95
93
94
2014
0.0
6
9
96
93
95
2015
7
17
9
96
92
94
2016
0.0
14
10
96
93
94
2017
24
20
11
96
92
94

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