Dupage Policy Journal

The truancy rate at Stevenson School rose to 17 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal 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 SD 45 Dupage County saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 230 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	0	1	9
2016	0	1	10
2017	13	8	11
2018	14	5	11
2019	17	14	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	95	94
2016	94	95	94
2017	94	95	94
2018	94	95	94
2019	95	96	94