The truancy rate at Serena High School fell to three 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 95 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Serena CUSD 2 saw a chronic truancy rate of two percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 213 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.
Serena High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Serena High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 94 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2020 | 95 | 96 | 95 |
