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Monmouth-Roseville High School reports 15% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Monmouth-Roseville High School rose to 15 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 530 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Monmouth-Roseville High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
5
4
9
92
94
95
2015
10
6
9
92
94
94
2016
16
9
10
92
94
94
2017
9
13
11
93
94
94
2018
15
13
11
93
94
94

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