Macon Reporter

The truancy rate at Thomas Jefferson Middle School rose to 38 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 88 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 482 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 88 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	33	10	9
2016	19	15	10
2017	18	20	11
2018	36	25	11
2019	38	29	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	91	92	94
2016	91	92	94
2017	91	92	94
2018	89	91	94
2019	88	90	94