Murphysboro High School reports 17% truancy rate

The truancy rate at Murphysboro High School rose to 17 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Education Daily Wire 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 Murphysboro CUSD 186 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 599 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.