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Wilcox Elementary School reports 10% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Wilcox Elementary School fell to 10 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 94 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 288 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Wilcox Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
3
6
9
94
93
95
2015
16
17
9
94
92
94
2016
10
14
10
95
93
94
2017
11
20
11
95
92
94
2018
10
16
11
94
92
94

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