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U. S. Grant Middle School reports 12% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at U. S. Grant Middle School fell to 12 percent during the 2017-18 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 Springfield SD 186 saw a chronic truancy rate of 16 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 572 students in the 2017-18 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.

U. S. Grant Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
9
6
9
91
93
95
2015
18
17
9
92
92
94
2016
12
14
10
92
93
94
2017
17
20
11
92
92
94
2018
12
16
11
92
92
94

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