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Geff Elementary School reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Geff Elementary School rose to 24 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Geff CCSD 14 saw a chronic truancy rate of 24 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 100 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Geff Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
0.0
0.0
9
97
97
95
2015
0.0
0.0
9
96
96
94
2016
0.0
0.0
10
97
97
94
2017
21
21
11
96
96
94
2018
24
24
11
96
96
94

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