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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Burr Oak Academy reports 14% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Burr Oak Academy fell to 14 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 Calumet Public SD 132 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 359 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.

Burr Oak Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
48
29
10
91
94
94
2014
41
23
9
90
93
95
2015
29
20
9
92
94
94
2016
25
15
10
92
94
94
2017
14
11
11
92
94
94

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