Metro East Sun

The truancy rate at Granite City High School rose to 19 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Granite City CUSD 9 saw a chronic truancy rate of 21 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 1,821 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	15	12	9
2016	18	14	10
2017	16	17	11
2018	15	18	11
2019	19	21	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	88	91	94
2016	87	91	94
2017	88	90	94
2018	86	89	94
2019	92	92	94