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Dr Bessie Rhodes School Global Studies reports 7% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Dr Bessie Rhodes School Global Studies rose to seven percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Evanston CCSD 65 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 270 students in the 2018-19 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.

Dr Bessie Rhodes School Global Studies chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Dr Bessie Rhodes School Global Studies daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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