Macon Reporter

The truancy rate at Clinton Elementary School rose to 10 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Clinton CUSD 15 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 512 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 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	3	4	9
2016	1	3	10
2017	2	3	11
2018	3	4	11
2019	10	10	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	93	94
2016	95	93	94
2017	94	94	94
2018	94	94	94
2019	95	94	94