Dupage Policy Journal

The truancy rate at Glenbard East High School rose to 25 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Glenbard Twp HSD 87 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 2,281 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 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	3	2	10
2017	4	3	11
2018	9	6	11
2019	9	6	13
2020	25	13	10

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