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United Township High School reports 25% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at United Township High School rose to 25 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The United Twp HSD 30 saw a chronic truancy rate of 25 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,665 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

United Township High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
14
14
9
92
92
95
2015
16
16
9
91
91
94
2016
18
18
10
91
91
94
2017
10
10
11
92
92
94
2018
25
25
11
92
92
94

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