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Zenon J. Sykuta School reports 48% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Zenon J. Sykuta School rose to 48 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Country Club Hills SD 160 saw a chronic truancy rate of 43 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 490 students in the 2016-17 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 94 percent.

Zenon J. Sykuta School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
20
15
10
94
94
94
2014
25
26
9
94
94
95
2015
14
15
9
93
94
94
2016
17
25
10
93
94
94
2017
48
43
11
92
93
94

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