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Burr Oak Academy reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Burr Oak Academy rose to 16 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 Calumet Public SD 132 saw a chronic truancy rate of 9 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 361 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.

Burr Oak Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
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
2018
16
9
11
93
94
94

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