Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Highland Park High School rose to 12 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Twp HSD 113 saw a chronic truancy rate of eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 1,878 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 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	0.3	0.2	10
2017	0.3	0.2	11
2018	0	0.1	11
2019	8	5	13
2020	12	8	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	96	96	94
2017	95	96	94
2018	95	96	94
2019	94	95	94
2020	95	96	95