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Friday, June 27, 2025

Crete-Monee High School reports 23% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Crete-Monee High School fell to 23 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Crete Monee CUSD 201u saw a chronic truancy rate of 15 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,638 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Crete-Monee High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
9
6
9
91
94
95
2015
9
7
9
86
92
94
2016
32
15
10
90
93
94
2017
30
17
11
90
94
94
2018
23
15
11
90
92
94

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