Macon Reporter

The truancy rate at Michael E. Baum Elementary School rose to 16 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 93 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 316 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	5	10	9
2016	7	15	10
2017	11	20	11
2018	8	25	11
2019	16	29	13

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