South Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Ben-Gil Elementary School rose to 12 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 95 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 625 students in the 2018-19 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 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	9	11	9
2016	6	7	10
2017	15	11	11
2018	9	10	11
2019	12	19	13

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