Carbondale Reporter

The truancy rate at Herrin Middle School fell to one 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 95 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 four percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 507 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 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	18	10	10
2017	13	9	11
2018	21	15	11
2019	18	13	13
2020	1	4	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	93	94	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	93	94	94
2019	94	94	94
2020	95	95	95