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Proviso West High School reports 19% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Proviso West High School fell to 19 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 81 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 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,850 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 81 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Proviso West High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
25
46
10
81
83
94
2014
19
21
9
82
83
95
2015
20
21
9
83
83
94
2016
20
21
10
82
82
94
2017
19
20
11
81
83
94

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