Chronic absenteeism in Alabama public schools

The Pathway in Mobile had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Alabama school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 82.0% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Alabama school reported 22.4%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 38 of the 100 schools listed were at 50% or more.

EDFacts chronic absenteeism 2022-23 · schools open in 2024-25 with 50+ students · method

Chronically absent students, highest Alabama schools, 2022-23The Pathway 82.0%; Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet 71.3%; JacksonOlin High School 68.6%; Booker T Washington Middle School 66.8%; Mobile County Training Middle School 66.8%; Mattie T Blount High School 65.9%; Nixon Elementary School 65.1%; Bessemer City High School 63.2%; John L Leflore Magnet School 62.5%; Davis Elementary School 62.3%; Alabama 22.4%.0255075100The Pathway82.0%Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet71.3%JacksonOlin High School68.6%Booker T Washington Middle School66.8%Mobile County Training Middle School66.8%Mattie T Blount High School65.9%Nixon Elementary School65.1%Bessemer City High School63.2%John L Leflore Magnet School62.5%Davis Elementary School62.3%Alabama 22.4%
Chronically absent students, highest Alabama schools, 2022-23The Pathway 82.0%; Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet 71.3%; JacksonOlin High School 68.6%; Booker T Washington Middle School 66.8%; Mobile County Training Middle School 66.8%; Mattie T Blount High School 65.9%; Nixon Elementary School 65.1%; Bessemer City High School 63.2%; John L Leflore Magnet School 62.5%; Davis Elementary School 62.3%; Alabama 22.4%.0255075100The Pathway82.0%Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet71.3%JacksonOlin High School68.6%Booker T Washington Middle School66.8%Mobile County Training Middle School66.8%Mattie T Blount High School65.9%Nixon Elementary School65.1%Bessemer City High School63.2%John L Leflore Magnet School62.5%Davis Elementary School62.3%Alabama 22.4%
Chronically absent students, highest Alabama schools, 2022-23The Pathway 82.0%; Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet 71.3%; JacksonOlin High School 68.6%; Booker T Washington Middle School 66.8%; Mobile County Training Middle School 66.8%; Mattie T Blount High School 65.9%; Nixon Elementary School 65.1%; Bessemer City High School 63.2%; John L Leflore Magnet School 62.5%; Davis Elementary School 62.3%; Alabama 22.4%.050100The Pathway82.0%Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet71.3%JacksonOlin High School68.6%Booker T Washington Middle School66.8%Mobile County Training Middle School66.8%Mattie T Blount High School65.9%Nixon Elementary School65.1%Bessemer City High School63.2%John L Leflore Magnet School62.5%Davis Elementary School62.3%Alabama 22.4%
Chronically absent students, highest Alabama schools, 2022-23The Pathway 82.0%; Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet 71.3%; JacksonOlin High School 68.6%; Booker T Washington Middle School 66.8%; Mobile County Training Middle School 66.8%; Mattie T Blount High School 65.9%; Nixon Elementary School 65.1%; Bessemer City High School 63.2%; John L Leflore Magnet School 62.5%; Davis Elementary School 62.3%; Alabama 22.4%.050100The Pathway82.0%Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet71.3%JacksonOlin High School68.6%Booker T Washington Middle School66.8%Mobile County Training Middle School66.8%Mattie T Blount High School65.9%Nixon Elementary School65.1%Bessemer City High School63.2%John L Leflore Magnet School62.5%Davis Elementary School62.3%Alabama 22.4%

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

The 100 highest rates

SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
The PathwayMobile39682.0%
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetBirmingham75071.3%
JacksonOlin High SchoolBirmingham71368.6%
Booker T Washington Middle SchoolMobile27066.8%
Mobile County Training Middle SchoolMobile19366.8%
Mattie T Blount High SchoolEight Mile1,05865.9%
Nixon Elementary SchoolMontgomery47665.1%
Bessemer City High SchoolBessemer76063.2%
John L Leflore Magnet SchoolMobile58262.5%
Davis Elementary SchoolMontgomery53362.3%
Girard Intermediate SchoolDothan44961.1%
Ben C Rain High SchoolMobile58758.4%
Smith Middle SchoolBirmingham33657.7%
CL Scarborough Model Middle SchoolMobile64157.5%
Fairfield High Preparatory SchoolFairfield51956.7%
The other 85 on the list
SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnetBirmingham18456.2%
Lee High SchoolMontgomery1,28256.0%
Whitley Elementary SchoolPrichard23755.8%
West End Elementary SchoolAltoona39055.6%
Murphy High SchoolMobile1,21255.3%
Holloway ElementaryMobile48355.0%
Lillie B Williamson High SchoolMobile88954.2%
Wenonah High SchoolBirmingham67053.7%
CF Vigor High SchoolPrichard62053.7%
Tarrant High SchoolTarrant59753.7%
Calloway Smith Middle SchoolMobile31553.5%
Hudson KEight SchoolBirmingham58053.1%
West End High SchoolWalnut Grove37051.9%
Dozier Elementary SchoolMontgomery42651.8%
Lott Middle SchoolCitronelle42751.7%
Capitol Heights Middle SchoolMontgomery59351.5%
Grant Elementary SchoolPrichard28551.3%
Erwin Craighead Elementary SchoolMobile38051.0%
Semmes Middle SchoolSemmes1,18150.9%
Bellingrath Middle SchoolMontgomery58350.6%
Citronelle High SchoolCitronelle73450.5%
Selma High SchoolSelma68050.2%
Greenville High SchoolGreenville52650.2%
Linden High SchoolLinden12649.6%
CollinsRhodes Elementary SchoolEight Mile53749.1%
Peter F Alba Middle SchoolBayou La Batre44348.9%
Hayes K8Birmingham69348.6%
Morningside Elementary SchoolMobile48048.6%
Pillans Middle SchoolMobile44048.6%
Forest Hill Elementary SchoolMobile47848.3%
Georgiana SchoolGeorgiana37748.2%
Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolTheodore77148.1%
Central Elementary SchoolHayneville20048.1%
Grand Bay Middle SchoolGrand Bay75147.9%
ChastangFournier Middle SchoolMobile50347.7%
Bessemer City Middle SchoolBessemer61647.3%
Chisholm Elementary SchoolMontgomery49347.3%
Morris Elementary SchoolMontgomery41447.3%
Sardis Middle SchoolSardis City38147.2%
F S Ervin Elementary SchoolPine Hill19747.1%
Southside Primary SchoolSelma14747.0%
Sardis High SchoolSardis City54646.2%
Sumter Central High SchoolYork52646.2%
George Hall Elementary SchoolMobile24446.1%
Parker High SchoolBirmingham94246.0%
Robert C Hatch High SchoolUniontown40246.0%
Acceleration Preparatory AcademyMobile32246.0%
Highland Gardens Elementary SchoolMontgomery46845.9%
Southlawn Elementary SchoolMontgomery39545.8%
Dothan High SchoolDothan1,58845.6%
Burns Middle SchoolMobile56845.5%
Morningview Elementary SchoolMontgomery43445.5%
King ElementaryMontgomery29345.5%
Wilmer Elementary SchoolWilmer44345.2%
Johnson Elementary SchoolMontgomery34045.2%
Dr Robert W Gilliard ElementaryMobile80645.1%
Midfield Elementary SchoolMidfield37745.1%
Southside High SchoolSelma28544.9%
Brilliant SchoolBrilliant25844.7%
Sonnie Hereford Elementary SchoolHuntsville57844.5%
Hayneville Middle SchoolHayneville14444.5%
Jefferson Davis High SchoolMontgomery1,58744.4%
Maryvale Elementary SchoolMobile47544.3%
John Will Elementary SchoolMobile54944.2%
Thompson Elementary SchoolGadsden28844.2%
Leinkauf Elementary SchoolMobile54244.1%
Magic City Acceptance AcademyBirmingham34544.1%
LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational InstituteMontgomery59943.9%
The RBHudson STEAM AcademySelma27943.8%
Meadowlane Elementary SchoolPhenix City15543.8%
Theodore High SchoolTheodore1,21843.7%
WD Robbins Elementary SchoolPrichard26543.7%
Edgewood Elementary SchoolSelma40243.4%
Florence High SchoolFlorence1,10143.3%
Fitzpatrick Elementary SchoolMontgomery38543.3%
Huxford Elementary SchoolAtmore27642.8%
North Mobile County Middle SchoolAxis42242.7%
Linda Nolen Learning CenterPelham7842.4%
J E Turner ElementaryWilmer52942.1%
Lakewood Elementary SchoolHuntsville39741.4%
Columbia High SchoolHuntsville91641.3%
Escambia County High SchoolAtmore39040.9%
Clark Elementary SchoolSelma11340.9%
Calcedeaver Elementary SchoolMount Vernon24040.6%
Brantley Elementary SchoolSelma20440.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts 2022-23: students absent 10% or more of school days over enrollment. Enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

How many Alabama schools report a rate

1,331 of 1,348 Alabama schools with 50 or more students report a rate (99%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.

More lists for Alabama

  1. 01Chronic absenteeism by state

    The national ranking

  2. 02Public schools in Alabama

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  3. 03Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  4. 04Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  5. 05Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  6. 06Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

Sources

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

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