Illinois Valley Times

The truancy rate at Neponset Grade School fell to eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Kewanee CUSD 229 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 132 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 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	1	15	10
2017	3	11	11
2018	1	15	11
2019	14	21	13
2020	8	11	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	96	94	94
2017	96	93	94
2018	95	93	94
2019	94	91	94
2020	96	95	95