The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Meridian CUSD 101 saw a chronic truancy rate of 15 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 125 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.
Meridian High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | 12 | 10 |
| 2017 | 20 | 21 | 11 |
| 2018 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 38 | 33 | 13 |
| 2020 | 24 | 15 | 10 |
Meridian High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| 2017 | 94 | 93 | 94 |
| 2018 | 91 | 92 | 94 |
| 2019 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| 2020 | 94 | 95 | 95 |
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