South Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Gillespie High School rose to 25 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Gillespie CUSD 7 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 376 students in the 2018-19 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 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	18	11	9
2016	9	7	10
2017	9	11	11
2018	12	10	11
2019	25	19	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	94	94
2016	94	95	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	93	94	94
2019	92	94	94