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Gilson Brown Elementary School reports 23% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Gilson Brown Elementary School rose to 23 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Alton CUSD 11 saw a chronic truancy rate of 22 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 224 students in the 2018-19 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.

Gilson Brown Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Gilson Brown Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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