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Steger Primary Center reports 15% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Steger Primary Center rose to 15 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 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Steger SD 194 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 342 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Steger Primary Center chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
6
6
10
95
95
94
2014
7
6
9
95
95
95
2015
6
9
9
94
94
94
2016
8
11
10
94
94
94
2017
15
12
11
93
94
94

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