East Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Charleston Middle School fell to five 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Charleston CUSD 1 saw a chronic truancy rate of nine percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 368 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	4	7	10
2017	6	8	11
2018	5	10	11
2019	10	11	13
2020	5	9	10

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