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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Foreman High School reports 74% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Foreman High School rose to 74 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 85 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 838 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 85 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Foreman High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
60
32
10
85
93
94
2014
46
28
9
87
93
95
2015
44
27
9
88
94
94
2016
44
32
10
89
94
94
2017
74
34
11
85
93
94

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