Carbondale Reporter

The truancy rate at Herrin High School rose to 12 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 93 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 766 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	1	6	9
2016	4	10	10
2017	5	9	11
2018	8	15	11
2019	12	13	13

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