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Niles West High School reports 7% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Niles West High School 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Niles Twp HSD 219 saw a chronic truancy rate of six percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 2,464 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Niles West High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Niles West High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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