Carbondale Reporter

The truancy rate at Lewis School rose to 29 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Carbondale Esd 95 saw a chronic truancy rate of 26 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 268 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.