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Coulterville High School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Coulterville High School fell to 13 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Coulterville USD 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 72 students in the 2016-17 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 94 percent.

Coulterville High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
12
12
10
97
96
94
2014
15
9
9
95
96
95
2015
11
6
9
94
95
94
2016
21
17
10
92
95
94
2017
13
14
11
95
95
94

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