Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Rantoul Twp High School fell to 30 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 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Rantoul Township HSD 193 saw a chronic truancy rate of 30 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 784 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 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	11	11	10
2017	17	17	11
2018	15	15	11
2019	41	41	13
2020	30	30	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	91	91	94
2017	89	89	94
2018	89	89	94
2019	88	88	94
2020	91	91	95