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Whittier Primary School reports 19% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Whittier Primary School rose to 19 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 94 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 308 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Whittier Primary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
16
27
9
94
92
95
2015
12
18
9
93
92
94
2016
10
22
10
95
92
94
2017
12
29
11
94
92
94
2018
19
33
11
94
92
94

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