Sangamon Sun

The truancy rate at U.S. Grant Middle School rose to 29 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 91 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 569 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 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	18	17	9
2016	12	14	10
2017	17	20	11
2018	12	16	11
2019	29	31	13

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