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Herrin Middle School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Herrin Middle School rose to 21 percent during the 2017-18 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 Herrin CUSD 4 saw a chronic truancy rate of 15 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 489 students in the 2017-18 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.

Herrin Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
7
7
9
94
94
95
2015
6
6
9
93
94
94
2016
18
10
10
93
94
94
2017
13
9
11
93
94
94
2018
21
15
11
93
94
94

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