The truancy rate at New Athens High School fell to six percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The school’s average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The New Athens CUSD 60 saw a chronic truancy rate of two percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 156 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
New Athens High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 23 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
New Athens High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 94 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2020 | 96 | 97 | 95 |
