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Oak Park and River Forest High School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Oak Park and River Forest High School rose to 21 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Oak Park - River Forest SD 200 saw a chronic truancy rate of 21 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 3,393 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Oak Park and River Forest High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
20164410
20173311
20186611
20197713
2020212110

Oak Park and River Forest High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2016929294
2017929294
2018929294
2019949494
2020939395

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