McLean County Times

The truancy rate at Heyworth Junior-Senior High School fell to one percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a McLean County Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 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 one percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 393 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 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	5	4	10
2017	5	3	11
2018	3	2	11
2019	2	2	13
2020	1	1	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	97	98	94
2017	98	98	94
2018	99	98	94
2019	95	96	94
2020	96	97	95