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Granite City High School reports 15% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Granite City High School fell to 15 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 86 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Granite City CUSD 9 saw a chronic truancy rate of 18 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,806 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 86 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Granite City High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
13
10
9
90
92
95
2015
15
12
9
88
91
94
2016
18
14
10
87
91
94
2017
16
17
11
88
90
94
2018
15
18
11
86
89
94

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