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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Air Force Academy High School reports 54% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Air Force Academy High School fell to 54 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 91 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 261 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Air Force Academy High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
28
28
9
92
93
95
2015
36
27
9
92
94
94
2016
48
32
10
91
94
94
2017
65
34
11
89
93
94
2018
54
31
11
91
93
94

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