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 Mercer County School District 404 saw a chronic truancy rate of two percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 198 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.
Mercer County Junior High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Mercer County Junior High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 95 | 96 | 94 |
| 2020 | 92 | 94 | 95 |
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