McLean County Times

The truancy rate at Bloomington High School fell to 22 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Bloomington SD 87 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 1,429 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	8	9	10
2017	7	8	11
2018	6	8	11
2019	31	18	13
2020	22	12	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	91	93	94
2017	91	93	94
2018	91	93	94
2019	89	92	94
2020	92	94	95