Dupage Policy Journal

The truancy rate at Community HS District 99 - South High School rose to 16 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal 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 CHSD 99 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 2,730 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	13	9	10
2017	12	9	11
2018	7	6	11
2019	13	9	13
2020	16	11	10

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