Will County Gazette

The truancy rate at Talala Elementary School rose to 19 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Crete Monee CUSD 201u saw a chronic truancy rate of 23 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 273 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 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	15	10
2017	0	17	11
2018	0	15	11
2019	16	20	13
2020	19	23	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	93	94
2017	94	94	94
2018	94	92	94
2019	94	92	94
2020	92	91	95