Although absenteeism is still higher than normal, attendance is improving in the school system this week, as more students are getting back in the classrooms after a bout with sickness.
Attendance Supervisor Clay Farler told WJLE Tuesday morning that system-wide, 288 students were out of school Tuesday (today), down from 327 students who were out of school Monday, 472 on Friday and 360 on Thursday.
Farler says on a typical school day, about 5% of the student population or approximately 148 students would be absent. He says the goal is to have at least a 95% attendance rate every day. As of Tuesday, it’s at 90.25%
The following are the numbers of students absent at each school on Friday compared to Monday and Tuesday.
DCHS: Tuesday (today) 100 absent; Monday 117 absent; Friday 244 absent
DeKalb Middle School: Tuesday (today) 53; Monday 60 absent; Friday 81 absent
Northside Elementary: Tuesday (today) 59; Monday 63 absent; Friday 66 absent
Smithville Elementary School: Tuesday (today) 42; Monday 43 absent; Friday 55 absent
DeKalb West School: Tuesday (today) 34; Monday 44 absent; Friday 24 absent
Meanwhile Farler reports that enrollment in the DeKalb County School system is 2,954 as of today (Tuesday)
The enrollment breaks down as follows:
DCHS- 826 students
DeKalb Middle School- 514
Northside Elementary School- 595
Smithville Elementary School-592
DeKalb West School- 427
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