McHenry Times

The truancy rate at Mchenry East High School rose to 15 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a McHenry Times 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 McHenry CHSD 156 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 700 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	9	6	9
2016	6	6	10
2017	7	5	11
2018	7	5	11
2019	15	10	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	85	88	94
2016	91	90	94
2017	91	90	94
2018	89	90	94
2019	92	92	94