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Belle Alexander Elementary School reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Belle Alexander Elementary School rose to 16 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Kewanee CUSD 229 saw a chronic truancy rate of 21 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 253 students in the 2018-19 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.

Belle Alexander Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Belle Alexander Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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