McLean County Times

The truancy rate at Heyworth Junior-Senior High School fell to two percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a McLean County Times 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 Heyworth CUSD 4 saw a chronic truancy rate of two percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 398 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	11	6	9
2016	5	4	10
2017	5	3	11
2018	3	2	11
2019	2	2	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	98	98	94
2016	97	98	94
2017	98	98	94
2018	99	98	94
2019	95	96	94