Edwards County High School reports 7% truancy rate

Education Daily Wire Sep 12, 2021

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The truancy rate at Edwards County High School fell to seven percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Education Daily Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Edwards County CUSD 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 282 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Edwards County High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

Year	School	District	State
2016	5	3	10
2017	4	2	11
2018	4	3	11
2019	8	4	13
2020	7	4	10

Edwards County High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

Year	School	District	State
2016	96	95	94
2017	95	96	94
2018	95	95	94
2019	95	95	94
2020	95	96	95

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