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Barack Obama School Of Leadership And Stem reports 52% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Barack Obama School Of Leadership And Stem rose to 52 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 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Park Forest SD 163 saw a chronic truancy rate of 39 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 435 students in the 2018-19 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.

Barack Obama School Of Leadership And Stem chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Barack Obama School Of Leadership And Stem daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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