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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Peoria High School reports 66% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Peoria High School rose to 66 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 81 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Peoria SD 150 saw a chronic truancy rate of 29 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,385 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 81 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Peoria High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
53
25
10
83
92
94
2014
49
27
9
83
92
95
2015
41
18
9
81
92
94
2016
34
22
10
84
92
94
2017
66
29
11
81
92
94

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