Carbondale Reporter

The truancy rate at Herrin Middle School fell to 18 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Herrin CUSD 4 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 505 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 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	18	10	10
2017	13	9	11
2018	21	15	11
2019	18	13	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	94	94
2016	93	94	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	93	94	94
2019	94	94	94