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Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School reports 11% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School rose to 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a North Egypt News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 saw a chronic truancy rate of 9 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 145 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
3
4
10
94
93
94
2014
1
3
9
95
94
95
2015
9
9
9
94
93
94
2016
9
9
10
93
94
94
2017
11
9
11
94
94
94

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