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Gallatin High School reports 17% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Gallatin High School rose to 17 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

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

The school enrolled 207 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Gallatin High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Gallatin High School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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