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

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.