Macon Reporter

The truancy rate at Dennis Elementary School fell to eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Decatur SD 61 saw a chronic truancy rate of 20 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 457 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	5	15	10
2017	8	20	11
2018	6	25	11
2019	9	29	13
2020	8	20	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	92	94
2017	95	92	94
2018	94	91	94
2019	94	90	94
2020	96	94	95