DeKalb Times

The truancy rate at Dekalb High School rose to 29 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Dekalb CUSD 428 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 1,774 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	33	12	9
2016	20	10	10
2017	5	6	11
2018	7	9	11
2019	29	19	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	94	94
2016	93	94	94
2017	91	94	94
2018	90	93	94
2019	90	92	94