Illinois Valley Times

The truancy rate at DePue High School fell to 14 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 Depue USD 103 saw a chronic truancy rate of seven percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 108 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	15	9	10
2017	12	22	11
2018	12	6	11
2019	18	12	13
2020	14	7	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	93	95	94
2017	90	94	94
2018	93	95	94
2019	94	96	94
2020	95	96	95