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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Marseilles Elementary School reports 42% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Marseilles Elementary School rose to 42 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Marseilles Esd 150 saw a chronic truancy rate of 42 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 576 students in the 2016-17 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 94 percent.

Marseilles Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
22
22
10
95
95
94
2014
33
33
9
95
95
95
2015
38
38
9
95
95
94
2016
41
41
10
95
95
94
2017
42
42
11
95
95
94

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