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Parrish Elementary School reports 36% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Parrish Elementary School rose to 36 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 92 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 29 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 462 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Parrish Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
37
19
9
92
94
95
2015
37
30
9
92
93
94
2016
32
24
10
93
94
94
2017
31
26
11
93
93
94
2018
36
29
11
92
92
94

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