Chronic absenteeism by state and school

In the average U.S. public school, 26.5% of students were chronically absent in 2022-23, missing 10% or more of their school days; 14,799 of 86,089 reporting schools (17%) were above 40%. By state, the average school ranged from 50.4% in Alaska to 15.2% in New Jersey.

EDFacts 2022-23 · schools open in 2024-25 with 50+ students; state figure is the mean of reporting schools · method

Chronic absenteeism, average school by state, 2022-23AK 50%; AL 22%; AR 22%; AZ 42%; CA 29%; CO 32%; CT 18%; DC 40%; DE 25%; FL 32%; GA 25%; HI 37%; IA 21%; ID 20%; IL 27%; IN 22%; KS 21%; KY 28%; LA 20%; MA 21%; MD 30%; ME 27%; MI 34%; MN 24%; MO 20%; MS 26%; MT 34%; NC 28%; ND 18%; NE 17%; NH 24%; NJ 15%; NM 41%; NV 35%; NY 35%; OH 30%; OK 20%; OR 42%; PA 22%; RI 29%; SC 24%; SD 18%; TN 23%; TX 20%; UT 29%; VA 18%; VT 25%; WA 35%; WI 21%; WV 32%; WY 31%AK: 50%AK50%ME: 27%ME27%WI: 21%WI21%VT: 25%VT25%NH: 24%NH24%WA: 35%WA35%ID: 20%ID20%MT: 34%MT34%ND: 18%ND18%MN: 24%MN24%IL: 27%IL27%MI: 34%MI34%NY: 35%NY35%MA: 21%MA21%OR: 42%OR42%NV: 35%NV35%WY: 31%WY31%SD: 18%SD18%IA: 21%IA21%IN: 22%IN22%OH: 30%OH30%PA: 22%PA22%NJ: 15%NJ15%CT: 18%CT18%RI: 29%RI29%CA: 29%CA29%UT: 29%UT29%CO: 32%CO32%NE: 17%NE17%MO: 20%MO20%KY: 28%KY28%WV: 32%WV32%VA: 18%VA18%MD: 30%MD30%DE: 25%DE25%AZ: 42%AZ42%NM: 41%NM41%KS: 21%KS21%AR: 22%AR22%TN: 23%TN23%NC: 28%NC28%SC: 24%SC24%DC: 40%DC40%OK: 20%OK20%LA: 20%LA20%MS: 26%MS26%AL: 22%AL22%GA: 25%GA25%HI: 37%HI37%TX: 20%TX20%FL: 32%FL32%
Chronic absenteeism, average school by state, 2022-23AK 50%; AL 22%; AR 22%; AZ 42%; CA 29%; CO 32%; CT 18%; DC 40%; DE 25%; FL 32%; GA 25%; HI 37%; IA 21%; ID 20%; IL 27%; IN 22%; KS 21%; KY 28%; LA 20%; MA 21%; MD 30%; ME 27%; MI 34%; MN 24%; MO 20%; MS 26%; MT 34%; NC 28%; ND 18%; NE 17%; NH 24%; NJ 15%; NM 41%; NV 35%; NY 35%; OH 30%; OK 20%; OR 42%; PA 22%; RI 29%; SC 24%; SD 18%; TN 23%; TX 20%; UT 29%; VA 18%; VT 25%; WA 35%; WI 21%; WV 32%; WY 31%AK: 50%AK50%ME: 27%ME27%WI: 21%WI21%VT: 25%VT25%NH: 24%NH24%WA: 35%WA35%ID: 20%ID20%MT: 34%MT34%ND: 18%ND18%MN: 24%MN24%IL: 27%IL27%MI: 34%MI34%NY: 35%NY35%MA: 21%MA21%OR: 42%OR42%NV: 35%NV35%WY: 31%WY31%SD: 18%SD18%IA: 21%IA21%IN: 22%IN22%OH: 30%OH30%PA: 22%PA22%NJ: 15%NJ15%CT: 18%CT18%RI: 29%RI29%CA: 29%CA29%UT: 29%UT29%CO: 32%CO32%NE: 17%NE17%MO: 20%MO20%KY: 28%KY28%WV: 32%WV32%VA: 18%VA18%MD: 30%MD30%DE: 25%DE25%AZ: 42%AZ42%NM: 41%NM41%KS: 21%KS21%AR: 22%AR22%TN: 23%TN23%NC: 28%NC28%SC: 24%SC24%DC: 40%DC40%OK: 20%OK20%LA: 20%LA20%MS: 26%MS26%AL: 22%AL22%GA: 25%GA25%HI: 37%HI37%TX: 20%TX20%FL: 32%FL32%
Chronic absenteeism, average school by state, 2022-23AK 50%; AL 22%; AR 22%; AZ 42%; CA 29%; CO 32%; CT 18%; DC 40%; DE 25%; FL 32%; GA 25%; HI 37%; IA 21%; ID 20%; IL 27%; IN 22%; KS 21%; KY 28%; LA 20%; MA 21%; MD 30%; ME 27%; MI 34%; MN 24%; MO 20%; MS 26%; MT 34%; NC 28%; ND 18%; NE 17%; NH 24%; NJ 15%; NM 41%; NV 35%; NY 35%; OH 30%; OK 20%; OR 42%; PA 22%; RI 29%; SC 24%; SD 18%; TN 23%; TX 20%; UT 29%; VA 18%; VT 25%; WA 35%; WI 21%; WV 32%; WY 31%AK: 50%AKME: 27%MEWI: 21%WIVT: 25%VTNH: 24%NHWA: 35%WAID: 20%IDMT: 34%MTND: 18%NDMN: 24%MNIL: 27%ILMI: 34%MINY: 35%NYMA: 21%MAOR: 42%ORNV: 35%NVWY: 31%WYSD: 18%SDIA: 21%IAIN: 22%INOH: 30%OHPA: 22%PANJ: 15%NJCT: 18%CTRI: 29%RICA: 29%CAUT: 29%UTCO: 32%CONE: 17%NEMO: 20%MOKY: 28%KYWV: 32%WVVA: 18%VAMD: 30%MDDE: 25%DEAZ: 42%AZNM: 41%NMKS: 21%KSAR: 22%ARTN: 23%TNNC: 28%NCSC: 24%SCDC: 40%DCOK: 20%OKLA: 20%LAMS: 26%MSAL: 22%ALGA: 25%GAHI: 37%HITX: 20%TXFL: 32%FL
Chronic absenteeism, average school by state, 2022-23AK 50%; AL 22%; AR 22%; AZ 42%; CA 29%; CO 32%; CT 18%; DC 40%; DE 25%; FL 32%; GA 25%; HI 37%; IA 21%; ID 20%; IL 27%; IN 22%; KS 21%; KY 28%; LA 20%; MA 21%; MD 30%; ME 27%; MI 34%; MN 24%; MO 20%; MS 26%; MT 34%; NC 28%; ND 18%; NE 17%; NH 24%; NJ 15%; NM 41%; NV 35%; NY 35%; OH 30%; OK 20%; OR 42%; PA 22%; RI 29%; SC 24%; SD 18%; TN 23%; TX 20%; UT 29%; VA 18%; VT 25%; WA 35%; WI 21%; WV 32%; WY 31%AK: 50%AKME: 27%MEWI: 21%WIVT: 25%VTNH: 24%NHWA: 35%WAID: 20%IDMT: 34%MTND: 18%NDMN: 24%MNIL: 27%ILMI: 34%MINY: 35%NYMA: 21%MAOR: 42%ORNV: 35%NVWY: 31%WYSD: 18%SDIA: 21%IAIN: 22%INOH: 30%OHPA: 22%PANJ: 15%NJCT: 18%CTRI: 29%RICA: 29%CAUT: 29%UTCO: 32%CONE: 17%NEMO: 20%MOKY: 28%KYWV: 32%WVVA: 18%VAMD: 30%MDDE: 25%DEAZ: 42%AZNM: 41%NMKS: 21%KSAR: 22%ARTN: 23%TNNC: 28%NCSC: 24%SCDC: 40%DCOK: 20%OKLA: 20%LAMS: 26%MSAL: 22%ALGA: 25%GAHI: 37%HITX: 20%TXFL: 32%FL

Share of students chronically absent, average school

  • 15.2% to under 20.4%
  • 20.4% to under 23.9%
  • 23.9% to under 27.6%
  • 27.6% to under 33.7%
  • 33.7% and up

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

Chronic absenteeism by state

StateRankAverage schoolSchools above 40%Schools reporting
Alaska1st50.4%259356 of 376
Oregon2nd42.4%6701,171 of 1,205
Arizona3rd41.6%9211,755 of 1,941
New Mexico4th40.8%376751 of 792
District of Columbia5th39.5%107224 of 237
Hawaii6th36.7%108281 of 289
New York7th35.4%1,5884,589 of 4,723
Nevada8th35.3%234658 of 667
Washington9th35.1%6862,001 of 2,169
Michigan10th33.7%8052,953 of 3,081
Montana11th33.7%118494 of 498
Colorado12th32.1%4681,693 of 1,777
Florida13th31.7%9743,512 of 3,699
West Virginia14th31.7%129618 of 619
Wyoming15th31.4%66266 of 278
Maryland16th30.3%2921,325 of 1,348
Ohio17th30.1%7863,233 of 3,394
Utah18th29.2%154952 of 993
California19th29.1%1,7749,010 of 9,327
Rhode Island20th29.0%53290 of 301
Kentucky21st27.6%2001,184 of 1,246
North Carolina22nd27.5%3712,574 of 2,607
Maine23rd27.0%63517 of 522
Illinois24th26.9%5763,657 of 3,778
Mississippi25th25.6%90836 of 839
Georgia26th24.9%2372,213 of 2,241
Vermont27th24.8%23270 of 271
Delaware28th24.6%20212 of 220
South Carolina29th24.2%901,148 of 1,166
Minnesota30th23.9%2191,693 of 1,883
New Hampshire31st23.9%53436 of 451
Tennessee32nd22.5%1451,716 of 1,753
Alabama33rd22.4%1061,331 of 1,348
Indiana34th21.9%1671,761 of 1,813
Pennsylvania35th21.8%3142,825 of 2,833
Arkansas36th21.5%521,022 of 1,027
Massachusetts37th21.4%1321,676 of 1,753
Iowa38th20.6%951,226 of 1,260
Kansas39th20.6%891,225 of 1,244
Wisconsin40th20.6%1901,905 of 2,026
Louisiana41st20.4%671,260 of 1,261
Oklahoma42nd20.2%1121,671 of 1,699
Idaho43rd20.0%28623 of 697
Texas44th19.9%4528,070 of 8,395
Missouri45th19.5%1301,997 of 2,160
North Dakota46th18.3%21400 of 415
South Dakota47th18.3%34476 of 490
Virginia48th18.2%211,805 of 1,838
Connecticut49th17.9%34969 of 983
Nebraska50th16.5%43875 of 914
New Jersey51st15.2%572,384 of 2,446

Source: EDFacts 2022-23; schools from NCES CCD 2024-25. Partial: fewer than 80% of the state's 50+ student schools report a rate, so its average describes the reporting schools.

The 100 schools with the highest rates

SchoolStateStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Frederick Douglass HighMD53999.8%
Independent Study Sojourner TruthCA48199.7%
Barber Elementary SchoolMI36299.6%
Mclain HS for Science and TechOK73199.6%
Imagine Me Leadership Charter SchoolNY28099.5%
Youth Build Phila CSPA27199.5%
Lincoln MiddleWI30999.5%
Peninsula High (Continuation)CA12399.4%
Riverside AcademyOH19299.4%
Todd County High School - 01SD44799.4%
SIATech Academy SouthCA19499.3%
Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt EducMI14399.3%
Gier Park SchoolMI31699.3%
Emerson School of HospitalityNY39999.2%
Salinas CommunityCA10199.1%
The other 85
SchoolStateStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning ProgramMI13799.1%
Starkweather Academy FiegelMI19499.1%
Hillview High (Continuation)CA14299.0%
North Valley School for Young AdultsCO10299.0%
Dunbar High SchoolDC89299.0%
Herrington SchoolMI31999.0%
Brilla Pax Charter SchoolNY32599.0%
Utica Shale Academy of OhioOH13699.0%
Innovations AcademyOR23299.0%
Liberty High (Continuation)CA17198.9%
Silverado HighCA20098.9%
Martin L King Acad for Excellence AltKY16498.9%
URCEO-Upper Rogue Center for Educational OpportunitiesOR18698.9%
Gateway AcademyMA15698.8%
Mount Auburn Preparatory AcademyOH38198.8%
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory AcademyOH38698.8%
Thurgood Marshall High SchoolOH54898.6%
Gary Middle SchoolIN36598.5%
Denby High SchoolMI46498.5%
Emerson ElementaryMiddle SchoolMI53298.5%
Vista West Continuation HighCA37598.4%
Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the)NY48098.4%
Orange Grove HighCA16298.3%
Dr. John H. Milor High ContinuationCA19098.3%
The School of OneOH26498.2%
John Adams College & Career AcademyOH43798.2%
Dewolf Continuation HighCA18298.1%
Premier H S of LaredoTX13898.1%
Sequoia High SchoolWA14598.1%
Markham ElementaryCA32798.0%
Arts and Technology Academy of PontiacMI85098.0%
Pierson High SchoolAZ11997.9%
Lyons Community SchoolNY36297.9%
Greenburgh AcademyNY13697.9%
Townsend Street ElementaryWI25797.9%
Central HighWI18397.8%
Academy with Community PartnersAZ17097.7%
March Mountain HighCA25597.7%
Lodge Grass High SchoolMT17497.7%
Collinwood High SchoolOH22897.7%
Garfield HighCA22697.6%
Anacostia High SchoolDC24697.6%
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy ElementaryCA18097.5%
AUL DenverCO15697.5%
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 6-8IN25897.5%
North SchoolMI47197.5%
Early Learning CenterWA26697.5%
Sem Yeto Continuation HighCA31197.4%
East St Louis Senior High SchoolIL1,28897.4%
Old Redford Academy HighMI45197.4%
Akiachak SchoolAK25497.3%
Stellar Leadership AcademyFL31297.3%
Browning High SchoolMT63397.3%
Miami SchoolOH13797.3%
Humboldt Middle SchoolKS14497.2%
Edmondson-Westside HighMD91097.2%
Roselawn HighCA18197.1%
Kaiser Early Childhood CenterCA11897.1%
Harlan Community Academy High SchoolIL22097.1%
Matthews AcademyTX14097.1%
Pulaski HighWI1,04197.1%
Red Mesa High SchoolAZ14097.0%
Long Branch Elementary SchoolFL30396.9%
Innovations High SchoolNV14996.9%
Insight School of MichiganMI86296.8%
Bayonne Alternative High SchoolNJ10996.7%
Liberty Grove SchoolsIN22796.6%
Lighthouse Academy South CampusMI21396.6%
Newark Digital AcademyOH24996.6%
AIM High SchoolWA17496.6%
Englewood STEM High SchoolIL77896.5%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolMI45196.5%
Eisenhower SchoolMI16996.5%
PS 7 Samuel SternNY34896.5%
New Valley Continuation HighCA15196.4%
Eminence HighMO12096.4%
Ortega HighCA46396.3%
Pershing High SchoolMI41596.3%
Burns ElementaryMiddle SchoolMI41196.1%
Glenville High SchoolOH33996.1%
Forest View SchoolMI26296.0%
Red Lake Early Childhood CenterMN13796.0%
Evolution Academy BeaumontTX20296.0%
Hi-Mount ElementaryWI16696.0%
Davis-Ramoth SchoolAK25295.9%

Source: EDFacts 2022-23; schools open in 2024-25 with 100 or more students. Many of the highest rates are at alternative, online and re-engagement schools.

Related pages

  1. 01Funding equity by state

    The spread of district spending

  2. 02Each state's list

    Schools with the highest rates by state

  3. 03All rankings

    Size, spending, equity, attendance

Questions about chronic absenteeism

  1. What is chronic absenteeism?
    A student is chronically absent when they miss 10% or more of their school days for any reason, excused or not; in a 180-day year that is 18 days. Schools with high chronic absenteeism rates face significant academic achievement challenges.
  2. What is the national average for chronic absenteeism?
    In the average U.S. public school, 26.5% of students were chronically absent in 2022-23 (EDFacts, 86,089 schools open in 2024-25 with 50 or more students).

Sources

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts Chronic absenteeism by school · 2022-23

Compiled from official source data by .