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J. W. Eater Junior High School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at J. W. Eater Junior High School rose to 21 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 Rantoul City SD 137 saw a chronic truancy rate of 22 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 495 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.

J. W. Eater Junior High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
10
7
9
93
93
95
2015
15
13
9
93
93
94
2016
10
14
10
93
94
94
2017
12
17
11
92
93
94
2018
21
22
11
92
92
94

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