East Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Lawrenceville High School fell to 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

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

The school enrolled 329 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 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	6	3	10
2017	9	6	11
2018	9	5	11
2019	12	5	13
2020	11	5	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	93	94	94
2017	92	93	94
2018	92	93	94
2019	98	95	94
2020	93	95	95