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Kenwood Academy High School reports 26% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Kenwood Academy High School rose to 26 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The City Of Chicago SD 299 saw a chronic truancy rate of 34 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,776 students in the 2016-17 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.

Kenwood Academy High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
42
32
10
89
93
94
2014
35
28
9
92
93
95
2015
30
27
9
92
94
94
2016
25
32
10
93
94
94
2017
26
34
11
93
93
94

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