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J. Sterling Morton West High School reports 20% truancy rate

Education Daily Wire Dec 29, 2021

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The truancy rate at J. Sterling Morton West High School rose to 20 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The J S Morton HSD 201 saw a chronic truancy rate of 25 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 3,569 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

J. Sterling Morton West High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
201513169
201671610
2017101711
201891711
2019202513

J. Sterling Morton West High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015909094
2016909194
2017899094
2018899094
2019929294

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