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 New Athens CUSD 60 saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.
The school enrolled 240 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.
New Athens Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
New Athens Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2016 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
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