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Metropolis Elementary School reports 18% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Metropolis Elementary School rose to 18 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Massac Ud 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 527 students in the 2017-18 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.

Metropolis Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
11
6
9
94
94
95
2015
12
6
9
93
93
94
2016
7
6
10
93
94
94
2017
15
13
11
93
93
94
2018
18
12
11
92
93
94

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