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Hawthorn Middle School South reports 4% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Hawthorn Middle School South rose to four percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Hawthorn CCSD 73 saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 724 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Hawthorn Middle School South chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Hawthorn Middle School South daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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