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Roanoke-Benson High School reports 8% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Roanoke-Benson High School rose to eight percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 163 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Roanoke-Benson High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Roanoke-Benson High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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