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99.4% chronic truancy rate during 2023-24 school year at YCCS - Association House High School
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

The chronic truancy rate at YCCS - Association House High School rose to 99.4% during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

In the previous year, the school saw a chronic truancy rate of 97.5%.

Countywide, YCCS - Association House High School had the highest chronic truancy rate among the 1,270 schools in the county in the 2023-24 school year (99.4%), while Victor J. Andrew High School had the lowest (1.4%).

For comparison, the average chronic truancy rate in Illinois public schools is 20%.

Overall, the 99 students enrolled in YCCS - Association House High School at the time had an attendance rate of 53.5%.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5% or more of school days per year without an acceptable excuse.

Data from the State Board of Education may not always equal 100%.

Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state funding formula.

YCCS - Association House High School Chronic Truancy Rates Over 4 Years
20212022202320240%40%80%120%85%42%100%52%97%45%99%48%YCCS - Association House High SchoolChicago Public School District 299
YCCS - Association House High School Attendance Rates 6-Year Trend
School YearStudents EnrolledDaily Attendance RateChronic Truancy
20249953.5%99.4%
20237564.4%97.5%
20229846.8%100%
202113063.1%85.2%
202015576.3%-
201912959.7%-