McHenry Times

The truancy rate at Mchenry East High School fell to 14 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 94 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 nine percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 684 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	6	6	10
2017	7	5	11
2018	7	5	11
2019	15	10	13
2020	14	9	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	91	90	94
2017	91	90	94
2018	89	90	94
2019	92	92	94
2020	94	94	95