Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Deland-Weldon High School rose to 17 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 saw a chronic truancy rate of nine percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 67 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	2	1	9
2016	44	14	10
2017	10	5	11
2018	13	13	11
2019	17	9	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	94	94
2016	94	94	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	92	93	94
2019	92	94	94