Sangamon Sun

The truancy rate at Mount Pulaski Elementary School fell to four percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 saw a chronic truancy rate of eight percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 357 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	14	11	9
2016	2	3	10
2017	10	9	11
2018	14	13	11
2019	4	8	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	95	94	94
2016	96	95	94
2017	93	93	94
2018	96	95	94
2019	96	95	94