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Centennial High School reports 15% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Centennial High School fell to 15 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 89 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Champaign CUSD 4 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,429 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 89 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Centennial High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
19
9
10
91
93
94
2014
18
9
9
91
94
95
2015
28
12
9
89
93
94
2016
19
11
10
90
93
94
2017
15
12
11
89
93
94

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