States / Connecticut
Chronic absenteeism in Connecticut public schools Bulkeley High School in Hartford had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Connecticut school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 69.7% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Connecticut school reported 17.9%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 14 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 Connecticut schools, 2022-23 Bulkeley High School 69.7%; Weaver High School 69.5%; Hartford Public High School 66.0%; Burr Middle School 58.5%; Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9%; Milner Middle School 54.9%; Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5%; High School In The Community 52.5%; SAND School 52.4%; Wilbur Cross High School 51.9%; Connecticut 17.9%. 0 25 50 75 100 Bulkeley High School 69.7% Weaver High School 69.5% Hartford Public High School 66.0% Burr Middle School 58.5% Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9% Milner Middle School 54.9% Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5% High School In The Community 52.5% SAND School 52.4% Wilbur Cross High School 51.9% Connecticut 17.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Connecticut schools, 2022-23 Bulkeley High School 69.7%; Weaver High School 69.5%; Hartford Public High School 66.0%; Burr Middle School 58.5%; Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9%; Milner Middle School 54.9%; Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5%; High School In The Community 52.5%; SAND School 52.4%; Wilbur Cross High School 51.9%; Connecticut 17.9%. 0 25 50 75 100 Bulkeley High School 69.7% Weaver High School 69.5% Hartford Public High School 66.0% Burr Middle School 58.5% Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9% Milner Middle School 54.9% Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5% High School In The Community 52.5% SAND School 52.4% Wilbur Cross High School 51.9% Connecticut 17.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Connecticut schools, 2022-23 Bulkeley High School 69.7%; Weaver High School 69.5%; Hartford Public High School 66.0%; Burr Middle School 58.5%; Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9%; Milner Middle School 54.9%; Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5%; High School In The Community 52.5%; SAND School 52.4%; Wilbur Cross High School 51.9%; Connecticut 17.9%. 0 50 100 Bulkeley High School 69.7% Weaver High School 69.5% Hartford Public High School 66.0% Burr Middle School 58.5% Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9% Milner Middle School 54.9% Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5% High School In The Community 52.5% SAND School 52.4% Wilbur Cross High School 51.9% Connecticut 17.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Connecticut schools, 2022-23 Bulkeley High School 69.7%; Weaver High School 69.5%; Hartford Public High School 66.0%; Burr Middle School 58.5%; Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9%; Milner Middle School 54.9%; Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5%; High School In The Community 52.5%; SAND School 52.4%; Wilbur Cross High School 51.9%; Connecticut 17.9%. 0 50 100 Bulkeley High School 69.7% Weaver High School 69.5% Hartford Public High School 66.0% Burr Middle School 58.5% Augusta Lewis Troup School 56.9% Milner Middle School 54.9% Burns Latino Studies Academy 54.5% High School In The Community 52.5% SAND School 52.4% Wilbur Cross High School 51.9% Connecticut 17.9%
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The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 Global Communications Academy Hartford 414 49.8% Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (ACT) Willimantic 123 49.3% Stratford High School Stratford 1,150 48.9% Crosby High School Waterbury 1,453 46.9% Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness New Haven 434 46.6% Wish Museum School Hartford 297 46.4% Wexler/Grant Community School New Haven 194 45.7% Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day Hartford 403 45.3% Bassick High School Bridgeport 1,075 45.0% M. D. Fox School Hartford 562 44.4% New London High School New London 605 44.2% Pulaski Middle School New Britain 839 43.8% Explorations Winsted 77 43.0% Smalley Elementary School New Britain 594 42.9% Bunker Hill School Waterbury 445 42.7% New Britain High School New Britain 2,521 41.3% John F. Kennedy High School Waterbury 1,391 40.9% Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School New Haven 408 40.9% Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School New Haven 328 40.7% Great Path Academy at MCC Manchester 336 39.9% Wilbur Cross School Bridgeport 318 39.9% Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School Norwich 447 39.6% A. I. Prince Technical High School Hartford 725 39.5% Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School New Haven 348 38.8% Wilby High School Waterbury 1,196 38.5% Windham Center School Windham 176 38.4% Driggs School Waterbury 410 38.3% Duggan School Waterbury 429 38.0% Slade Middle School New Britian 781 37.9% South Norwalk Elementary School Norwalk 179 37.9% Waltersville School Bridgeport 432 37.7% W. B. Sweeney School Willimantic 212 37.7% West Side Middle School Waterbury 848 37.6% Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School New London 343 37.5% Amistad Academy New Haven 1,105 37.0% Orville H. Platt High School Meriden 1,191 36.9% Walsh School Waterbury 350 36.9% Bunnell High School Stratford 982 36.7% Academy of Science and Innovation New Britain 767 36.5% Rawson School Hartford 198 36.4% Ross/Woodward School New Haven 562 36.2% Hamden High School Hamden 1,609 36.1% New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School New London 268 36.1% Reed School Waterbury 439 36.0% C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet New London 406 36.0% Brennan Rogers School New Haven 203 36.0% M. L. King Jr. Middle School Hartford 184 36.0% Natchaug School Willimantic 234 35.7% Vance Elementary School New Britain 438 35.5% Norwalk High School Norwalk 1,494 35.3% Sprague School Waterbury 344 35.1% Brooklyn Elementary School Brooklyn 469 35.0% Kennelly School Hartford 628 34.9% Hill Central Music Academy New Haven 430 34.8% Paul Laurence Dunbar School Bridgeport 391 34.8% Clinton Avenue School New Haven 446 34.4% Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury 415 34.2% John B. Stanton School Norwich 382 34.2% Naugatuck High School Naugatuck 1,202 33.9% Washington Middle School Meriden 536 33.8% Conte/West Hills Magnet School New Haven 496 33.7% Pathways Academy of Technology and Design East Hartford 359 33.7% Capital Preparatory Magnet School Hartford 580 33.6% Chamberlain Elementary School New Britain 402 33.6% Metropolitan Business Academy New Haven 380 33.6% F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury 416 33.5% Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport 662 33.4% Sport and Medical Sciences Academy Hartford 463 33.4% Harry M. Bailey Middle School West Haven 885 33.2% Putnam High School Putnam 253 33.2% Tourtellotte Memorial High School North Grosvenordale 184 33.2% Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet New Haven 560 33.0% Smith Elementary School New Britain 461 33.0% King/Robinson Magnet School New Haven 412 33.0% Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades New London 133 33.0% Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Windsor 767 32.9% Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu Hartford 110 32.9% Killingly High School Dayville 744 32.7% Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School North Haven 509 32.5% East Hartford Middle School East Hartford 971 32.4% Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy Bridgeport 450 32.4% Hill Regional Career High School New Haven 625 32.3% Turn of River School Stamford 560 32.3% Sanchez School Hartford 311 32.3% Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury 415 32.2%
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 Connecticut schools report a rate 969 of 983 Connecticut 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.