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Thomas Paine Elementary School reports 89% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Thomas Paine Elementary School rose to 89 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Urbana SD 116 saw a chronic truancy rate of 26 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 328 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Thomas Paine Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
4
9
9
95
93
95
2015
6
11
9
95
92
94
2016
5
13
10
95
92
94
2017
5
12
11
95
93
94
2018
89
26
11
94
92
94

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