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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Churchill Junior High School reports 43% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Churchill Junior High School rose to 43 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Galesburg CUSD 205 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 485 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Churchill Junior High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
0.0
3
9
96
95
95
2015
4
5
9
95
94
94
2016
6
4
10
95
94
94
2017
39
14
11
95
93
94
2018
43
19
11
94
93
94

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