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 Decatur SD 61 saw a chronic truancy rate of 29 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.
The school enrolled 316 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.
Michael E. Baum Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 25 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 29 | 13 |
Michael E. Baum Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 92 | 94 |
| 2016 | 94 | 92 | 94 |
| 2017 | 94 | 92 | 94 |
| 2018 | 93 | 91 | 94 |
| 2019 | 93 | 90 | 94 |
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