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Grigsby Intermediate School reports 18% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Grigsby Intermediate School rose to 18 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 91 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 897 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Grigsby Intermediate School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
7
10
9
93
92
95
2015
13
12
9
91
91
94
2016
15
14
10
91
91
94
2017
17
17
11
91
90
94
2018
18
18
11
91
89
94

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