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Maine West High School reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Maine West High School fell to 16 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Maine Township HSD 207 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 2,049 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Maine West High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Maine West High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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2017939394
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