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Caroline Sibley Elementary School reports 18% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Caroline Sibley Elementary School rose to 18 percent during the 2017-18 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 Dolton SD 149 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 646 students in the 2017-18 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.

Caroline Sibley Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
0.0
0.2
9
94
94
95
2015
1
1
9
93
94
94
2016
10
6
10
94
95
94
2017
15
9
11
94
94
94
2018
18
14
11
93
95
94

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