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Bryant Elementary School reports 49% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Bryant Elementary School rose to 49 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Harvey SD 152 saw a chronic truancy rate of 39 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 380 students in the 2018-19 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.

Bryant Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
201516129
201671210
201721111
201892511
2019493913

Bryant Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015949494
2016939494
2017929394
2018929394
2019929394

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