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Romeoville High School reports 17% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Romeoville High School rose to 17 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Valley View CUSD 365u saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,886 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Romeoville High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
29
9
10
92
94
94
2014
28
14
9
92
94
95
2015
19
15
9
92
93
94
2016
16
14
10
93
94
94
2017
17
11
11
91
93
94

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