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Zenon J. Sykuta School reports 41% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Zenon J. Sykuta School fell to 41 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 90 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 33 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 343 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 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
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
2018
41
33
11
90
92
94