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Evanston Township High School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Evanston Township High School rose to 13 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Evanston Twp HSD 202 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 3,285 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Evanston Township High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
11
11
10
95
95
94
2014
9
9
9
96
96
95
2015
10
10
9
95
95
94
2016
12
12
10
95
95
94
2017
13
13
11
95
95
94

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