Sangamon Sun

The truancy rate at Jefferson Middle School rose to 52 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 87 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 541 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 87 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	22	17	9
2016	29	14	10
2017	47	20	11
2018	30	16	11
2019	52	31	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	89	92	94
2016	89	93	94
2017	87	92	94
2018	87	92	94
2019	87	91	94