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Gavin South Middle School reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Gavin South Middle School rose to 16 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 Gavin SD 37 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 360 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.

Gavin South Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
10
6
10
94
95
94
2014
23
13
9
94
95
95
2015
11
9
9
95
94
94
2016
14
10
10
94
94
94
2017
16
13
11
94
94
94

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