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Prairie Oak School reports 20% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Prairie Oak School rose to 20 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Berwyn North SD 98 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 865 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Prairie Oak School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
1
5
10
95
95
94
2014
18
9
9
95
95
95
2015
24
12
9
94
94
94
2016
16
11
10
95
95
94
2017
20
14
11
95
95
94

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