Alaska · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Alaska

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Alaska, 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 Alaska schools listed here average 77.5% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

77.5%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 98.2%
highest rate (Revilla Jr/Sr High School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Revilla Jr/Sr High School Ketchikan	110	Critical	98.2%
2	Kotzebue Middle/High School Kotzebue	299	Critical	98.0%
3	Glennallen Jr/Sr High School Glennallen	86	Critical	96.5%
4	Tuluksak School Tuluksak	133	Critical	96.2%
5	Two Rivers School Fairbanks	67	Critical	94.0%
6	Eben Hopson Middle School Utqiagvik	214	Critical	93.9%
7	Hooper Bay School Hooper Bay	364	Critical	93.1%
8	North Star Elementary Anchorage	317	Critical	91.2%
9	Aqqaluk High/Noorvik Elementary Noorvik	212	Critical	90.6%
10	Tikigaq School Point Hope	230	Critical	90.4%
11	Fireweed Academy Homer	104	Critical	90.4%
12	Dr. Etheldra Davis - Fairview Elementary School Anchorage	337	Critical	88.1%
13	Nikiski North Star Elementary Kenai	214	Critical	87.9%
14	Alak School Wainwright	138	Critical	87.7%
15	Mountain View Elementary Anchorage	230	Critical	87.0%
16	Tukurngailnguq School Stebbins	239	Critical	85.8%
17	Bethel Regional High School Bethel	410	Critical	85.4%
18	Craig Elementary Craig	82	Critical	85.4%
19	Davis-Ramoth School Selawik	252	Critical	85.3%
20	Naknek Elementary Naknek	54	Critical	85.2%
21	Pilot Station School Pilot Station	193	Critical	84.5%
22	Clark Middle School Anchorage	713	Critical	84.4%
23	William H. Seward Elementary School Seward	205	Critical	84.4%
24	Willow Crest Elementary Anchorage	294	Critical	84.0%
25	Nunaka Valley Elementary Anchorage	193	Critical	82.4%
26	Chinook Elementary Anchorage	365	Critical	82.2%
27	Riverbend Elementary Juneau	290	Critical	82.1%
28	Lake Otis Elementary Anchorage	264	Critical	81.8%
29	Juneau Community Charter School Juneau	71	Critical	81.7%
30	Chevak School Chevak	320	Critical	81.6%
31	Walter Northway School Northway	59	Critical	81.4%
32	Northwood Abc Anchorage	255	Critical	80.8%
33	William Miller Memorial School Napakiak	78	Critical	80.8%
34	Palmer High School Palmer	616	Critical	80.7%
35	Ocean View Elementary Anchorage	285	Critical	80.7%
36	Mountain Village School Mountain Village	185	Critical	80.5%
37	Dena'ina Elementary School Wasilla	396	Critical	79.3%
38	Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science Kenai	205	Critical	79.0%
39	Houston High School Big Lake	337	Critical	78.6%
40	River City Academy Soldotna	79	Critical	78.5%
41	Barrow High School Utqiagvik	259	Critical	78.4%
42	George Morgan Sr. H.S. Kalskag	64	Critical	78.1%
43	Burchell High School Wasilla	200	Critical	77.5%
44	Buckland School Buckland	224	Critical	77.2%
45	North Star Elementary Kodiak	161	Critical	77.0%
46	Togiak School Togiak	198	Critical	76.3%
47	Ketchikan Charter School Ketchikan	190	Critical	76.3%
48	Salcha Elementary Fairbanks	59	Critical	76.3%
49	Lathrop High School Fairbanks	788	Critical	75.8%
50	Nome Elementary Nome	306	Critical	75.8%
51	Russian Jack Elementary Anchorage	254	Critical	75.2%
52	Seward Middle School Seward	104	Critical	75.0%
53	Houston Middle School Houston	318	Critical	74.8%
54	Hunter Elementary Fairbanks	332	Critical	74.4%
55	Akiak School Akiak	135	Critical	74.1%
56	Anthony a. Andrews School St. Michael	112	Critical	74.1%
57	West Homer Elementary Homer	211	Critical	73.9%
58	St Paul School St. Paul	61	Critical	73.8%
59	Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat Bethel	261	Critical	73.6%
60	Razdolna School Homer	74	Critical	73.0%
61	Airport Heights Elementary Anchorage	240	Critical	72.9%
62	Tudor Elementary Anchorage	303	Critical	71.9%
63	Swanson Elementary Palmer	348	Critical	71.6%
64	Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School Savoonga	236	Critical	71.6%
65	Ticasuk Brown Elementary Fairbanks	351	Critical	71.5%
66	Gladys Wood Elementary Anchorage	267	Critical	71.5%
67	Lake Hood Elementary Anchorage	185	Critical	71.4%
68	Chapman School Anchor Point	168	Critical	71.4%
69	Akiachak School Akiachak	254	Critical	71.3%
70	Nuiqsut Trapper School Nuiqsut	143	Critical	71.3%
71	Craig Middle School Craig	52	Critical	71.2%
72	Big Lake Elementary Big Lake	362	Critical	71.0%
73	Abbott Loop Elementary Anchorage	248	Critical	71.0%
74	Woodriver Elementary Fairbanks	342	Critical	70.8%
75	Brevig Mission School Brevig Mission	163	Critical	70.6%
76	Effie Kokrine Charter School Fairbanks	139	Critical	70.5%
77	Yakutat School Yakutat	74	Critical	70.3%
78	June Nelson Elementary Kotzebue	302	Critical	70.2%
79	Spring Hill Elementary Anchorage	291	Critical	70.1%
80	Aniguiin School Elim	90	Critical	70.0%
81	Ambler School Ambler	60	Critical	70.0%
82	Fred Ipalook Elementary Utqiagvik	494	Critical	69.8%
83	Taku Elementary Anchorage	258	Critical	69.8%
84	Mt. View Elementary Kenai	449	Critical	69.5%
85	Arctic Light Elementary Fort Wainwright	361	Critical	69.5%
86	Marshall School Marshall	128	Critical	69.5%
87	Rocky Mountain School Goodnews Bay	72	Critical	69.4%
88	Sterling Elementary Sterling	114	Critical	69.3%
89	North Pole Elementary North Pole	312	Critical	68.9%
90	Emmonak School Emmonak	236	Critical	68.6%
91	Whaley School Anchorage	298	Critical	68.5%
92	Nikiski Middle/Senior High School Nikiski	276	Critical	68.5%
93	Willow Elementary Willow	127	Critical	68.5%
94	Sit Eeti Shaanax - Glacier Valley School Juneau	322	Critical	68.3%
95	Alpenglow Elementary Eagle River	278	Critical	68.3%
96	Teeland Middle School Wasilla	643	Critical	68.1%
97	Aniak Jr/Sr High School Aniak	50	Critical	68.0%
98	Point Higgins School Ketchikan	204	Critical	67.6%
99	Wrangell High School Wrangell	71	Critical	67.6%
100	Mendenhall River Community School Juneau	308	Critical	67.5%

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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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