McLean County Times

The truancy rate at Pontiac High School fell to eight 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Pontiac Twp HSD 90 saw a chronic truancy rate of eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 672 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	1	1	10
2017	1	1	11
2018	3	3	11
2019	12	12	13
2020	8	8	10

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