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John Kennedy Middle Grade School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at John Kennedy Middle Grade School rose to 21 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Kankakee SD 111 saw a chronic truancy rate of 24 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 540 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

John Kennedy Middle Grade School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
10
21
9
95
93
95
2015
15
20
9
95
94
94
2016
17
24
10
95
93
94
2017
16
24
11
94
93
94
2018
21
24
11
94
92
94

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