South Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Brownstown High School rose to 18 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 90 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Brownstown CUSD 201 saw a chronic truancy rate of nine percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 80 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 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	4	3	9
2016	3	3	10
2017	5	3	11
2018	10	6	11
2019	18	9	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	95	94
2016	95	96	94
2017	93	95	94
2018	91	94	94
2019	90	94	94