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Deland-Weldon Middle School reports 17% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Deland-Weldon Middle School rose to 17 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 Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 36 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.

Deland-Weldon Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
0.0
13
9
93
95
95
2015
0.0
1
9
91
94
94
2016
3
14
10
92
94
94
2017
0.0
5
11
93
94
94
2018
17
13
11
92
93
94

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