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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Gavin South Middle School reports 18% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Gavin South Middle School rose to 18 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 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 12 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 343 students in the 2017-18 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 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
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
2018
18
12
11
93
94
94

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