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Harry D. Jacobs High School reports 5% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Harry D. Jacobs High School fell to five percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The CUSD 300 saw a chronic truancy rate of six percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 2,043 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Harry D. Jacobs High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
20163710
20176711
20187711
2019111213
20205610

Harry D. Jacobs High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2016939494
2017949594
2018959594
2019949594
2020969795

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