Macon Reporter

The truancy rate at Oak Grove Accelerated School rose to 29 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 91 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 29 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 280 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	0.3	10	9
2016	12	15	10
2017	19	20	11
2018	21	25	11
2019	29	29	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	92	92	94
2016	94	92	94
2017	93	92	94
2018	92	91	94
2019	91	90	94