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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Robertson Charter School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Robertson Charter School rose to 21 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Decatur SD 61 saw a chronic truancy rate of 25 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 328 students in the 2017-18 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 94 percent.

Robertson Charter School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
9
10
9
95
93
95
2015
0.3
10
9
95
92
94
2016
0.0
15
10
95
92
94
2017
1
20
11
96
92
94
2018
21
25
11
93
91
94

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