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Glenwood High School reports 8% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Glenwood High School rose to eight 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 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Ball Chatham CUSD 5 saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 1,395 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Glenwood High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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20172211
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20198513

Glenwood High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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