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Morgan Park High School reports 79% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Morgan Park High School rose to 79 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 84 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 1,267 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 84 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Morgan Park High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
58
28
9
86
93
95
2015
66
27
9
86
94
94
2016
59
32
10
88
94
94
2017
75
34
11
86
93
94
2018
79
31
11
84
93
94

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