Galesburg Reporter

The truancy rate at West Central High School rose to 19 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five 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 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 232 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	9	6	9
2016	12	8	10
2017	12	9	11
2018	15	12	11
2019	19	12	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	92	94	94
2016	92	94	94
2017	90	93	94
2018	90	93	94
2019	90	93	94