East Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Richland County Middle School fell to three 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 96 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 six percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 465 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 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	1	1	10
2017	2	3	11
2018	4	3	11
2019	5	7	13
2020	3	6	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	94	94
2017	95	94	94
2018	95	94	94
2019	95	95	94
2020	96	96	95