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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Peoria High School reports 60% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Peoria High School fell to 60 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 86 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 33 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,357 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 86 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
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
2018
60
33
11
86
92
94

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