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Jones College Prep High School reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Jones College Prep High School fell to 16 percent during the 2017-18 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 31 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,861 students in the 2017-18 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.

Jones College Prep High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
12
28
9
94
93
95
2015
10
27
9
94
94
94
2016
16
32
10
93
94
94
2017
21
34
11
92
93
94
2018
16
31
11
93
93
94

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