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2023-24 School Year: Chronic truancy rate at KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One Academy fell to 40.7%
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The chronic truancy rate at KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One Academy fell to 40.7% 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 43.8%.

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 1,025 students enrolled in KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One Academy at the time had an attendance rate of 94.2%.

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.

KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One Academy Chronic Truancy Rates Over 4 Years
20212022202320240%20%40%60%34%42%54%52%43%45%40%48%KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One AcademyChicago Public School District 299
KIPP Chicago Charter School - KIPP One Academy Attendance Rates 6-Year Trend
School YearStudents EnrolledDaily Attendance RateChronic Truancy
20241,02594.2%40.7%
202398593.1%43.8%
20221,00991.7%54.6%
202196992.2%34.2%
202087698.5%-
201965197.6%-