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Mark Denman Elementary School reports 20% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Mark Denman Elementary School fell to 20 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Danville CCSD 118 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 682 students in the 2017-18 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.

Mark Denman Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
8
10
9
94
93
95
2015
16
12
9
93
92
94
2016
44
16
10
94
92
94
2017
21
18
11
93
92
94
2018
20
19
11
92
91
94

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