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Carl Sandburg Middle School reports 22% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Carl Sandburg Middle School rose to 22 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a NW Illinois News 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 Freeport SD 145 saw a chronic truancy rate of 23 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 580 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.

Carl Sandburg Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015369
2016111510
2017111511
2018121411
2019222313

Carl Sandburg Middle School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015949394
2016939394
2017939394
2018939394
2019939394

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