The schools average daily attendance rate was 89 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Cairo USD 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of 31 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.
The school enrolled 168 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 89 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.
Cairo Jr/Sr High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
43
22
10
90
92
94
2014
68
58
9
90
91
95
2015
64
59
9
90
91
94
2016
71
60
10
89
92
94
2017
41
31
11
89
92
94
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