Sangamon Sun

The truancy rate at Feitshans Elementary School rose to 43 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Springfield SD 186 saw a chronic truancy rate of 31 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 92 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	28	17	9
2016	19	14	10
2017	23	20	11
2018	23	16	11
2019	43	31	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	92	92	94
2016	93	93	94
2017	93	92	94
2018	92	92	94
2019	92	91	94