Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Hoopeston Area High School fell to 14 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 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 saw a chronic truancy rate of eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 315 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 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	4	5	10
2017	2	7	11
2018	2	5	11
2019	20	15	13
2020	14	8	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	91	94	94
2017	91	93	94
2018	91	92	94
2019	91	92	94
2020	93	94	95