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Monday, November 25, 2024

A. J. Katzenmaier Academy reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at A. J. Katzenmaier Academy rose to 24 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The North Chicago SD 187 saw a chronic truancy rate of 34 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 402 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

A. J. Katzenmaier Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
8
9
10
93
91
94
2014
6
13
9
92
93
95
2015
11
17
9
94
92
94
2016
14
25
10
94
92
94
2017
24
34
11
94
92
94

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