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West Central High School reports 15% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at West Central 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 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The West Central CUSD 235 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 241 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

West Central High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
11
8
9
92
94
95
2015
9
6
9
92
94
94
2016
12
8
10
92
94
94
2017
12
9
11
90
93
94
2018
15
12
11
90
93
94

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