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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Dekalb High School reports 5% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Dekalb High School fell to 5 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Dekalb CUSD 428 saw a chronic truancy rate of 6 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,789 students in the 2016-17 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.

Dekalb High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
18
8
10
93
95
94
2014
14
7
9
94
95
95
2015
33
12
9
93
94
94
2016
20
10
10
93
94
94
2017
5
6
11
91
94
94

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