Carbondale Reporter

The truancy rate at Lincoln Elementary School fell to 0 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 97 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Johnston City CUSD 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of six percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 140 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 97 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	2	2	10
2017	3	7	11
2018	1	7	11
2019	1	9	13
2020	0	6	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	94	94
2017	95	94	94
2018	95	94	94
2019	96	94	94
2020	97	96	95