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East Alton-Wood River High School reports 10% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at East Alton-Wood River High School rose to 10 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 East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 561 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.

East Alton-Wood River High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
11
11
9
91
91
95
2015
10
10
9
92
92
94
2016
13
13
10
93
93
94
2017
9
9
11
91
91
94
2018
10
10
11
91
91
94

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