Alabama · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Alabama

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Alabama, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 Alabama schools listed here average 57.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 73 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

57.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 98.3%
highest rate (Jacksonolin High School): 73
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Jacksonolin High School Birmingham	713	Critical	98.3%
2	Escambia County Middle School Atmore	278	Critical	91.0%
3	We Putnam Middle Schoolmagnet Birmingham	184	Critical	86.4%
4	Livingston Junior High School Livingston	216	Critical	83.8%
5	Booker T Washington Middle School Mobile	270	Critical	81.5%
6	Mattie T Blount High School Eight Mile	1,058	Critical	75.4%
7	Oakman Middle School Oakman	249	Critical	73.5%
8	Bessemer City High School Bessemer	760	Critical	73.4%
9	Woodlawn High Schoolmagnet Birmingham	750	Critical	71.7%
10	Greenville High School Greenville	526	Critical	71.7%
11	John L Leflore Magnet School Mobile	582	Critical	71.6%
12	Dothan City Virtual School Dothan	226	Critical	71.2%
13	Murphy High School Mobile	1,212	Critical	71.1%
14	Lanier Senior High School Montgomery	798	Critical	71.1%
15	Sheffield Junior High School Sheffield	127	Critical	70.9%
16	Calloway Smith Middle School Mobile	315	Critical	70.5%
17	Semmes Middle School Semmes	1,181	Critical	69.1%
18	Jones Valley Middle School Birmingham	465	Critical	68.6%
19	Chickasaw Middle School Chickasaw	143	Critical	67.1%
20	Huffman High Schoolmagnet Birmingham	1,094	Critical	65.6%
21	Bruce K Craig Elementary School Selma	151	Critical	64.9%
22	Whitley Elementary School Prichard	237	Critical	64.6%
23	George Washington Carver High School Birmingham	570	Critical	64.4%
24	Peter F Alba Middle School Bayou La Batre	443	Critical	64.1%
25	Smith Middle School Birmingham	336	Critical	64.0%
26	Ben C Rain High School Mobile	587	Critical	61.3%
27	Dunbarramer School Ramer	62	Critical	61.3%
28	Wenonah High School Birmingham	670	Critical	61.2%
29	Francis Marion School Marion	413	Critical	61.0%
30	Lillie B Williamson High School Mobile	889	Critical	60.5%
31	Hudson Keight School Birmingham	580	Critical	60.5%
32	Barbour County High School Clayton	297	Critical	60.3%
33	Marbury High School Deatsville	626	Critical	60.2%
34	Faine Elementary School Dothan	326	Critical	60.1%
35	Alma Bryant High School Irvington	1,624	Critical	59.1%
36	Bessemer City Middle School Bessemer	616	Critical	58.4%
37	Lee High School Montgomery	1,282	Critical	58.3%
38	Anniston Middle School Anniston	357	Critical	57.7%
39	Robert C Hatch High School Uniontown	402	Critical	57.0%
40	Bellingrath Middle School Montgomery	583	Critical	56.9%
41	George Hall Elementary School Mobile	244	Critical	56.6%
42	Cf Vigor High School Prichard	620	Critical	56.3%
43	Chisholm Elementary School Montgomery	493	Critical	55.8%
44	Jefferson Davis High School Montgomery	1,587	Critical	55.4%
45	Cl Scarborough Model Middle School Mobile	641	Critical	55.4%
46	Erwin Craighead Elementary School Mobile	380	Critical	55.3%
47	George P Austin Junior High School Linden	77	Critical	54.5%
48	Davis Elementary School Montgomery	533	Critical	54.4%
49	Mobile County Training Middle School Mobile	193	Critical	54.4%
50	Pillans Middle School Mobile	440	Critical	54.3%
51	Chapman Middle School Huntsville	315	Critical	54.3%
52	Linden Elementary School Linden	184	Critical	54.3%
53	Bibb County High School Centreville	428	Critical	54.2%
54	Rogers High School Florence	510	Critical	53.9%
55	Katherine H Hankins Middle School Theodore	771	Critical	53.7%
56	Nixon Elementary School Montgomery	476	Critical	53.4%
57	Barbour County Intermediate School Louisville	227	Critical	53.3%
58	Linden High School Linden	126	Critical	53.2%
59	Sonnie Hereford Elementary School Huntsville	578	Critical	52.8%
60	Mcintyre Comprehensive Academy Montgomery	212	Critical	52.8%
61	Morris Elementary School Montgomery	414	Critical	52.7%
62	Southside Primary School Selma	147	Critical	52.4%
63	Holloway Elementary Mobile	483	Critical	52.2%
64	Eutaw Primary School Eutaw	282	Critical	52.1%
65	Sardis High School Sardis City	546	Critical	52.0%
66	Mary G Montgomery High School Semmes	1,888	Critical	51.9%
67	Southside High School Selma	285	Critical	51.9%
68	The Pathway Mobile	396	Critical	51.5%
69	Midfield High School Midfield	327	Critical	51.4%
70	Fairfield High Preparatory School Fairfield	519	Critical	51.1%
71	Central High School Florence	596	Critical	51.0%
72	Burns Middle School Mobile	568	Critical	50.7%
73	Maryvale Elementary School Mobile	475	Critical	50.1%
74	Wd Robbins Elementary School Prichard	265	High	49.8%
75	Brewbaker Primary School Montgomery	651	High	49.5%
76	West End High School Walnut Grove	370	High	49.5%
77	York West End Junior High School Livingston	159	High	49.1%
78	Center Point High School Center Point	685	High	48.6%
79	Citronelle High School Citronelle	734	High	48.5%
80	Minor Elementary School Birmingham	441	High	48.5%
81	Central Elementary School Tuscaloosa	291	High	47.8%
82	D a Smith Middle School Ozark	388	High	47.7%
83	Mary W Burroughs Elementary School Theodore	404	High	47.5%
84	Columbia High School Huntsville	916	High	47.3%
85	Etowah High School Attalla	453	High	47.2%
86	Central Park Elementary School Birmingham	386	High	47.2%
87	Midfield Elementary School Midfield	377	High	47.2%
88	Continuous Learning Center Mobile	259	High	47.1%
89	Jonesboro Elementary School Bessemer	474	High	46.8%
90	Highland Gardens Elementary School Montgomery	468	High	46.8%
91	Morningview Elementary School Montgomery	434	High	46.8%
92	Lott Middle School Citronelle	427	High	46.8%
93	Capitol Heights Middle School Montgomery	593	High	46.7%
94	Lexington High School Lexington	379	High	46.7%
95	William R Martin Middle School Valley Grande	180	High	46.7%
96	Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff	371	High	46.6%
97	Meadowlane Elementary School Phenix City	155	High	46.5%
98	Goodwyn Middle School Montgomery	717	High	46.0%
99	Spencerwestlawn Elementary School Mobile	428	High	46.0%
100	Clark Elementary School Selma	113	High	46.0%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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