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Proviso East High School reports 32% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Proviso East High School rose to 32 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 76 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Proviso Twp HSD 209 saw a chronic truancy rate of 20 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,620 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 76 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Proviso East High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
33
21
9
78
83
95
2015
30
21
9
79
83
94
2016
29
21
10
77
82
94
2017
28
20
11
79
83
94
2018
32
20
11
76
82
94

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