McHenry Times

The truancy rate at Marengo High School rose to 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a McHenry Times 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 Marengo CHSD 154 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 658 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	4	4	10
2017	3	3	11
2018	5	5	11
2019	8	8	13
2020	11	11	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	88	88	94
2017	88	88	94
2018	88	88	94
2019	95	95	94
2020	95	95	95