East Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Richland County Middle School rose to five percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a East Central Reporter 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 Richland County CUSD 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of seven percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 486 students in the 2018-19 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 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	3	1	9
2016	1	1	10
2017	2	3	11
2018	4	3	11
2019	5	7	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	95	94	94
2016	95	94	94
2017	95	94	94
2018	95	94	94
2019	95	95	94