Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Thomasboro Grade School rose to 22 percent during the 2019-20 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 Thomasboro CCSD 130 saw a chronic truancy rate of 22 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 169 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	10	10	10
2017	2	2	11
2018	14	14	11
2019	15	15	13
2020	22	22	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	94	94
2017	94	94	94
2018	93	93	94
2019	92	92	94
2020	92	92	95