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Hardin County Elementary School reports 12% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Hardin County Elementary School fell to 12 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Hardin County CUSD 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 289 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Hardin County Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
41
38
9
93
92
95
2015
14
14
9
93
93
94
2016
13
11
10
93
93
94
2017
22
18
11
92
92
94
2018
12
12
11
94
93
94

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