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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Bloomington Junior High School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Bloomington Junior High School fell to 13 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a McLean County Times 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 Bloomington SD 87 saw a chronic truancy rate of 8 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,247 students in the 2017-18 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.

Bloomington Junior High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
16
9
9
93
94
95
2015
15
8
9
92
93
94
2016
15
9
10
92
93
94
2017
14
8
11
92
93
94
2018
13
8
11
94
93
94

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