South Cook News

The truancy rate at Whittier Elementary School fell to 30 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 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 14 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 254 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	40	12	10
2017	26	11	11
2018	49	25	11
2019	55	39	13
2020	30	14	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	94	94
2017	94	93	94
2018	93	93	94
2019	92	93	94
2020	93	96	95