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Springfield Learning Academy reports 71% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Springfield Learning Academy fell to 71 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 67 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 122 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 67 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Springfield Learning Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
19
6
9
70
93
95
2015
42
17
9
74
92
94
2016
44
14
10
71
93
94
2017
74
20
11
70
92
94
2018
71
16
11
67
92
94

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