Peoria Standard

The truancy rate at Pekin Community High School rose to 24 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 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Pekin Csd 303 saw a chronic truancy rate of 24 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 1,821 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	6	6	9
2016	6	6	10
2017	7	7	11
2018	7	7	11
2019	24	24	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	92	92	94
2016	91	91	94
2017	90	90	94
2018	90	90	94
2019	90	90	94